Friendly meetings with English. Book title: Friendly Encounters with English

PREFACE

WRITTEN WITH LOVE

Lev Uspensky Preface to the 2nd edition

Five years ago, I entitled my review of the first edition of M. A. Kolpakchi’s book “Friendly Encounters with the English Language” as follows: “An Unexpected Book.” The surprise was in the unusual construction and in the peculiar manner in which it was written “ training manual”, rather reminiscent of a confidential conversation between the author and readers on topics related to language learning. All this was decidedly different from the literature of this genre that had caught my eye until then.

The second edition of Friendly Encounters can no longer be called “unexpected.” Rather, the definition of “long-awaited” would have suited it: the success of the book was great, the reviews were excellent, the demand for it exceeded all expectations, and the circulation was not enough for even a small fraction of applicants. Judging the work of M. A. Kolpakchi, first of all, not from the position of a professional philologist, but from the point of view of a person who works a lot in the field of so-called entertaining linguistics, I believe that the best impression of it can be expressed by the words “Written with love” . I put them above this preface.

Many years ago I first encountered such a visible expression of this feeling towards the subject being taught. My math teacher, drawing with chalk on the blackboard the course of the proof of one geometric theorem from A. Kiselev’s textbook, suddenly, moving away from the board, he looked at the drawing with a warm, purely fatherly smile. “Here... You see these little triangles... Like the wings of a bat! - he said tenderly. “It’s them who decide the matter.” No, I did not become a mathematician, but his attitude towards geometry was passed on to me. I loved solving “construction problems.” The beauty of her logic was revealed to me. And now I can prove that theorem without difficulty. This is the form of convincing and convincing effective love for your subject in high degree is also characteristic of the author of Friendly Encounters.

I admit that, flipping through the pages of this book for the first time and stumbling upon the words: “If... first there is a long description of one article, and then the second is told at just as much length, then both articles remain dead... There is no understanding of what each article wants... "(p. 16) - you may think that this is an artificial stylistic device, not a very necessary anthropomorphic metaphor. And after reading the statement: “It is absolutely necessary to become familiar with articles...”, you will probably perceive it also as a “manner of expression.”

You are mistaken: this is not a “technique” or a “manner”. This is exactly how the author feels about what he is doing and what he intends to tell you about. English grammar and those grammatical categories, which make it up, are perceived by him as a living world, like a stage on which tragic and comic plays are performed by unique characters - verbs, nouns, delightful pronouns, mysterious articles, and he wants to convey this direct feeling to you.

For example, the author talks about the “eases” (there are also “difficulties”) of the English language, and he has the right to such stylistic freedom, because the entire book is a free, lively, “heart to soul” interview about the language, and just this confidential “lightness” establishes between him and the readers new type connections of direct and reverse - not the usual textbook, but, say, “entertaining” or “fascinating-educational”, almost research:

“What a terrifying name: Future Perfect Continuous in the Past ! But it’s worth consciously filling in 16 cells several times in a row. active voice (we're talking about about the “lattice diagram.” - L.U.), and the most difficult form will begin to smile sweetly at you - you’ll see!”

Strange: you no longer feel shocked by this amazing humanization of verb tense. You felt that this was not a pretentious invention, not an author’s pose, but the real attitude of a person teaching English to its living, strange for those who do not speak it, and significant phenomena. He himself sees them this way and little by little, with his convinced love, he forces you to consider in the changes and combinations of words of unfamiliar speech that are still alien to you, something close, attractive, tempting...

“Looking back at what we have learned, I would like to think that the students saw in English verbs not a bunch of people required forms, but a living multi-member family, consisting of expressive, active, very diverse characters. The author hopes so, and, admittedly, the reader justifies his hopes. It was this, I would say, selfless love for the English language that allowed M. A. Kolpakchi to achieve in her pedagogical practice those extraordinary results which I have already had the pleasure of reporting in the afterword to the first edition of Friendly Encounters.

The whole point is that for this author countless "tenses" and "voices" English verb, All syntactic constructions They are not dry abstractions from dry grammar courses, but rather living creatures, like the gnomes and elves from Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream.

Here's an example: a voluminous chapter devoted to not even full-fledged meaningful words, and only two articles - definite and indefinite, has the title: “Brothers-articles”. Yes: the author explains to us (p. 77) that by calling articles “brothers”, he only means their ability to form together, as it were, one whole, complementing and replacing each other.

But, unfortunately, when I reach this point, I involuntarily begin to think that M. A. Kolpakchi senses all words and forms with complete conviction English speech with his living wards, like Francis of Assisi, who in his “Fioretti” addressed either “brother fire” or “sister water”. She treats them with gratitude, surprise, and with the good intention of passing on these feelings to you, her student reader.

In my lifetime I have had to re-read many pedagogical works, in particular philological ones. I’ll say it straight: with almost only biologists (and this was explained by the fact that they deal with living nature), I happened to encounter approximately the same feeling of the warm love of the authors for the studied or “objects” - animals and plants. It is pleasant to observe this in linguistics, although it is sad that it appears here less often than we would like.

“Each article in any phrase, if given the floor, could utter a whole monologue, explaining exactly why it got there, what exactly it means... and how erroneous the phrase would sound if another article were in its place.”

No wizard would undertake to “give the floor to the article,” and so M. A. Kolpakchi, having taken the trouble to speak for these “brothers,” does this with enviable resourcefulness and grace.

In propaganda scientific knowledge A wide range of means is acceptable, including the use of visualization for the sake of conventional images, if they help the audience through concrete ideas to arrive at complex abstractions. Once upon a time, J. Clerk Maxwell did not hesitate to introduce into his deepest physical and mathematical discussions a completely fantastic image of a tiny creature. He sat him at a damper dividing a certain “volume” in two and forced him to open and close it, letting gas molecules through or blocking the path. Such a fictional little man from a fairy tale, introduced into the very core, into the holy of holies of the strictest and the most accurate theories Well, did he interfere with the development of the thoughts of the great physicist or compromise them in the eyes of his colleagues? It didn’t happen at all: in the 30s I myself heard how one of the largest Soviet physicists I once recalled with pleasure and respect the “demon Clerk Maxwell” and set the resourcefulness of the great scientist as an example to his students.

Maria Adolfovna Kolpakchi’s book “Friendly Encounters with the English Language” is simply unique and has no analogues. This small book, in simple Russian language, clearly and intelligibly sets out almost all the basics of the English language. Learning a language using this book becomes an easy and enjoyable experience; there is no feeling that something is incomprehensible or unclear. After I read and studied this book, I got the feeling that I know English!

Read and enjoy learning English!

I would like to bow low In loving memory The Author of this Work!

Friendly meetings with English

PREFACE

WRITTEN WITH LOVE

Lev Uspensky Preface to the 2nd edition

Five years ago, I titled my review of the first edition of M. A. Kolpakchi’s book “Friendly Encounters with the English Language” as follows: “An Unexpected Book.” The surprise was in the unusual structure and in the peculiar manner in which this “textbook” was written, rather reminiscent of a confidential conversation between the author and readers on topics related to language learning. All this was decidedly different from the literature of this genre that had caught my eye until then.

The second edition of "Friendly Encounters" can no longer be called "unexpected." Rather, the definition of “long-awaited” would have suited it: the success of the book was great, the reviews were excellent, the demand for it exceeded all expectations, and the circulation was not enough for even a small fraction of applicants. Judging the work of M. A. Kolpakchi, first of all, not from the position of a professional philologist, but from the point of view of a person who works a lot in the field of so-called entertaining linguistics, I believe that the best impression of it can be expressed by the words “Written with love” . I put them above this preface.

Many years ago I first encountered such a visible expression of this feeling towards the subject being taught. My mathematics teacher, having drawn with chalk on the blackboard the course of the proof of one geometric theorem from A. Kiselev’s textbook, suddenly, moving away from the board, looked at the drawing with a warm, purely paternal smile. “Here... You see these little triangles... Like the wings of a bat!” he said tenderly. “It’s them that decide the matter.” No, I did not become a mathematician, but his attitude towards geometry was passed on to me. I loved solving “construction problems.” The beauty of her logic was revealed to me. And now I can prove that theorem without difficulty. This form of convincing and persuasive effective love for one’s subject is highly characteristic of the author of “Friendly Encounters.”

I admit that, flipping through the pages of this book for the first time and stumbling upon the words: “If... first there is a long description of one article, and then the second is told at just as much length, then both articles remain dead... There is no understanding of what each article wants... "(p. 16) - you may think that this is an artificial stylistic device, a not very necessary anthropomorphic metaphor. And after reading the statement: “It is absolutely necessary to become familiar with articles...”, you will probably also perceive it as a “manner of expression.”

You are mistaken: this is not a “technique” or a “manner”. This is exactly how the author feels about what he is doing and what he intends to tell you about. English grammar and the grammatical categories that make it up are perceived by him as a living world, like a stage on which tragic and comic plays are performed by peculiar characters - verbs, nouns, delightful pronouns, mysterious articles, and he wants to convey this direct feeling to you.

For example, the author talks about the “eases” (there are also “difficulties”) of the English language, and he has the right to such stylistic freedom, because the entire book is a free, lively, “heart to soul” interview about the language, and just This trusting “lightness” establishes a new type of direct and inverse connections between him and the readers - not the usual textbook type, but, say, “entertaining” or “fascinating-educational”, almost research-based:

"What a terrifying name: Future Perfect Continuous in the Past! But it’s worth consciously filling in 16 cells of the active voice several times in a row (we’re talking about a “lattice pattern.” - L.U.), and the most difficult form will begin to smile sweetly at you, you’ll see!”

“Looking back at what we have learned, I would like to think that the students saw in English verbs not a bunch of useless forms, but a living multi-membered family, consisting of expressive, active, very diverse characters. The author hopes for this, and, admittedly, the reader justifies him It was this, I would say, selfless love for the English language that allowed M. A. Kolpakchi to achieve in her teaching practice those extraordinary results that I already had the pleasure of reporting in the afterword to the first edition of Friendly Meetings.

The whole point is that for this author, the countless “tenses” and “voices” of the English verb, all syntactic constructions are not dry abstractions from dry grammar courses, but, as it were, living creatures, like the gnomes and elves from Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” .

Here's an example: a voluminous chapter devoted not even to full-fledged meaningful words, but to just two articles - definite and indefinite, has the title: "Brothers-articles." Yes: the author explains to us (p. 77) that, by calling articles “brothers,” he only means their ability to form together, as it were, one whole, complementing and replacing each other.

But, unfortunately, when I reach this point, I involuntarily begin to think that M. A. Kolpakchi, with complete conviction, feels all the words and forms of English speech as his living wards, like Francis of Assisi, who addressed in his “Fioretti” then to “brother- fire", then to "sister water". She treats them with gratitude, surprise, and with the good intention of passing on these feelings to you, her student reader.

In the promotion of scientific knowledge, a wide range of means is permissible, including the use of visualization for the sake of conventional images, if they help the audience through concrete ideas to arrive at complex abstractions. Once upon a time, J. Clerk Maxwell did not hesitate to introduce an absolutely fantastic image of a tiny creature into his deepest physical and mathematical discussions. He sat him at a damper dividing a certain “volume” in two and forced him to open and close it, letting gas molecules through or blocking the path. Such a fictional little man from a fairy tale, introduced into the very core, into the holy of holies of the strictest and most accurate theories, did he hinder the development of the thoughts of the great physicist or compromise them in the eyes of his colleagues? It didn’t happen at all: in the 30s I myself heard how one of the leading Soviet physicists once recalled with pleasure and respect the “demon Clerk Maxwell” and set the resourcefulness of the great scientist as an example to his students.

It seems that the compilers school textbooks It would be high time to start seriously focusing not on traditions dating back to the depths of time, but on the experience of recognized scientists, masters of popularization and scientific propaganda. After all, it is not without reason that words of condemnation have been repeatedly expressed in the press, caused by the depressing scholastic tongue-tiedness of many of our textbooks - alas, even those treating issues of language and literature...

The book, in the form of a friendly conversation with the reader, outlines the most important sections of English language structure V comparison with Russian. 3rd edition updated dial patterns, material about English humor and slang. Book illustrated drawings by artist V. Galba. The popularity and entertaining presentation make the book accessible to everyone who studies or intends to learn English both at various levels of the education system (school, university, courses, clubs), and on one's own.

Year of manufacture: 1978

Publisher: Publishing house Leningrad University
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Friendly meetings with the English language, Kolpakchi M.A., 1978

The book outlines the most important sections of the structure of the English language in the form of a friendly conversation with the reader.

You can shrug your shoulders: every textbook should be written with love! Yes, of course; but it is not always possible for the author to not only visibly express this love, but also to make it “infectious” and convey it to the reader. Many years ago I first encountered such a visible expression of this feeling towards the subject being taught.

The 3rd edition is supplemented with dial diagrams, material about English humor and slang

My mathematics teacher, having drawn with chalk on the blackboard the course of the proof of one geometric theorem from A. Kiselev’s textbook, suddenly, moving away from the board, looked at the drawing with a warm, purely paternal smile. “Here... You see these little triangles... Like the wings of a bat! - he said tenderly. “It’s them who decide the matter.” No, I did not become a mathematician, but his attitude towards geometry was passed on to me.

The book is illustrated with drawings by the artist V. Galba

I loved solving “construction problems.” The beauty of her logic was revealed to me. And now I can prove that theorem without difficulty. This form of convincing and convincing effective love for one’s subject is highly characteristic of the author of “Friendly Encounters.”

The book, in the form of a friendly conversation with readers, sets out the most important sections of the structure of the English language in comparison with Russian. The popularity and entertaining presentation make the book accessible to everyone who is studying or intends to study English, both at various levels of the education system (school, university, courses, clubs), and independently.

Russian Parts of speech that change by case include: nouns, adjectives, numerals, pronouns, and even the impersonal form of the verb - the participle (by analogy with the adjective).
§ 4. Engl. Nouns have only two cases:
1) the Common Case ( common case) - has no endings;
2) the Possessive Case ( possessive case) - expressed by the ending -’s (-s’), used with animate nouns(inanimate as an exception!) and answers whose question? - whose, whose, whose?: grandmother’s armchair - a grandmother’s chair, a bird’s nest - a bird’s nest, the students’ hostel - a student dormitory, bachelor’s life - the life of a bachelor.

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