These questions are designed to get you thinking about the subject at hand: How to be a better translator. Choose the best answer.
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- Discuss or debate the questions below. Remember to support your answers.
- There are many types of sports. Can you name some sports in these categories? Use the words from chart below.
- Kazakhstan's foreign policy will be based on the principles of balance, consistency and pragmatism - E. Idrissov
- Listen to the audio one more time and retell the key information to your partner.
- Read the following questions and circle the best answer.
- Look at the photos. Identify the crime, which they represent. What could be the punishment for it?What should you do to protect yourself from such crimes?
- Richard Mann has been committing crimes since he was a boy.
- Complete the pairs of sentences. Use the Present Perfect in one sentence and the Past Simple in the other.
- Read the text. Predict which words are omitted.
- Look at the case studies below and answer the questions posed with respect to the key criminal elements covered above (e.g. mens rea, actus reus, party to an offence).
- Look at the list of youth crimes and rate each, which is the most serious one?
- Listen to an audio on Dr Christine Goodall, Director of the charity Medics Against Violence, talking about violence as a cause of crime in Scotland.
- Choose consecutive interpreters (to interpret the speakers into Kazakh/Russian)
- Make up about 5-10 questions according to the text and discuss the questions in pairs.
- Written example of narrative tenses in use
- Listen again and make a list of about 5-10 questions
- Answer the questions. Work in groups of 4 or as a class.
- Read the following text and entitle it.
- Discuss in pairs following questions
- Unit 4 culture and the arts in human life
- Play a game “If you had the chance”.
- What do you think of contemporary art now? Have you changed your opinion after reading the texts?
- Must have - Might have - Should have - Can't have
- Zhanar Dungalova Is the New Golden Voice of the Turkic World
- Look at the pictures. What do they show?
- Do you like opera? When was the last time you saw one? Did you enjoy it?
- Work with your partner. Cover the second part.
- English in the press British or American? Find out whether these extracts deal with a British or an American issue.
- Fill in the blanks below with the correct form of the verb in brackets.
- Now divide into groups and find benefits and dangers of television.
- Read the article “Email - a good thing or a bad thing?” and speak about the positive and negative sides of emails or debate
- Read the questions and choose the right answer.
- Modern means of communication have introduced relevant changes in our lives; some believe benefits outweigh disadvantages, others the opposite. Discuss your view and state your opinion.
- Look at the following pictures and discuss with a partner the news items in the radio clip. Can you put the pictures in order that they were mentioned?
- Select one of the following vocabulary acquisition activities.
- Complete the passage below by filling the gaps with the correct forms of thewords in a box below.
- Read the following sample letter
- Uncountable and plural nouns
- Make a list of 5-10 questions and discuss it in pairs.
- Quantifiers: all, every, most
- Listen to the conversation and answer the questions.
- Make a list of 5-10 questions according to the texts and discuss the questions in pairs.
- Student D - Chairman of the Board of Directors and Shareholder of JSC “Allur Group of Companies”.
- Listen to the text and fill in the gaps.
- The qualities of a good translator
- Answer the following questions based on the text.
- Benefits of Being a Translator
- These questions are designed to get you thinking about the subject at hand: How to be a better translator. Choose the best answer.
- Imagine that you are working professional translator and describe your day as a translator.
- Discuss in small groups following question and then share your findings with the class.
What statement do you agree with most?
A) A professional translator is someone who holds a degree in translation.
B) A professional translator is someone whose primary occupation is translator.
C) professional translator is someone who translates for commercial purposes.
The most important quality of a professional translator is?
A) High level translation skills
B) The ability to continuously learn and adapt to new situations
C) The ability to develop and maintain positive working relationships with clients
Which statement best describes your feelings about translator associations?
A) I have a solid client base so don’t see any value in joining an association.
B) I regard them as a valuable source of support and information.
C) Do translator associations exist? I’ve never heard of them before now.
What do think about translators’ profession? Express your attitude towards this question. Do you agree or disagree with the following statements? You have to justify your answers.
Translation is a creative profession and therefore requires talent — you must possess very advanced skills in a foreign language as well as highly developed writing skills in your native language. But, you can’t rely on talent alone. Translators continuously develop their skills, build industry connections, and work hard to establish an excellent reputation.
Key secrets to success: Practice. As Douglas Robinson says in ‘Becoming a Translator’, “the more words, phrases, and whole texts a person has translated, the better a translator that person is likely to be.” Lifelong learning. Attend continuing education courses and seminars to stay on top of your game.
Write an essay of 200 words to the next topic talking about your future profession. Keep the structure of an essay and don’t forget to use linking words. Illustrate your arguments with examples.
“I have made a right choice”
 
- Read the following quotes about translation and translators then discuss as a class.
§ “Writers make national literature, while translators make universal literature.” José Saramago
§ "Translators are the shadow heroes of literature, the often forgotten instruments that make it possible for different cultures to talk to one another, who have enabled us to understand that we all, from every part of the world, live in one world.” Paul Auster
§ “Without translation, we would be living in provinces bordering on silence.” George Steiner
§ "Translation is that which transforms everything so that nothing changes." Grass Günter
§ "All meanings, we know, depend on the key of interpretation" George Eliot
Pre-listening activities
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