In 2017 TUSUR celebrated its 55th anniversary. The strategic goal of the University is to create a world-class entrepreneurial research university. It could be achieved through the adoption of the best international practices in education and will enable TUSUR University to join the ranks of the leading international universities by 2020.

2.11. Read the text again and answer the questions.

1.When was TUSUR founded?

2.How many faculties are there in TUSUR? What are their names?

3.When was the Faculty of Distant Education founded?

4.When did the university win the contest in accordance with the national program “Education”?

5.What faculty do you study at?

6.What is your future speciality?

7.Universities of what countries does TUSUR cooperate with?

8.What sports are popular in TUSUR?

9.What can students do in their free time?

10.Why is it important to do research work in TUSUR?

2.12.Imagine you are talking to a foreign student. What would you tell him about the university you are studying at?

GRAMMAR

Present Simple Tense

Table 2.1

Present Simple Tense: statements, questions and negative forms

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2.13.Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the

verb.

1.Steve never … about his success. (talk)

2.I always … the teachers’ questions. (answer)

3.She sometimes … late for the first lecture. (come)

4.At the weekend David … a lot of free time. (have)

5.Kelly often … to her parents. (phone)

6.My friends never ... for a walk at night. (go)

7.She ... at six o’clock every morning. (wake up)

8.Ann and Kate ... playing tennis. (like)

9.I ... stamps. (collect)

10.Bob … to be an engineer. (want)

2.14.Make the following sentences negative.

Model: I have some free time on Saturday (weekdays).

I don’t have any free time on weekdays.

1.Fred has a shower every morning (evening).

2.On Sundays my parents go to the countryside (city park).

3.Kelly leaves home at half past eight every day (at half past nine).

4.We do our home work on Sundays (on Saturdays).

5.She does morning exercises every morning (at weekends).

6.Bob gets up early on weekdays (on Sunday).

7.Every Friday they play football in the university gym (basketball).

8.Mary visits her parents on summer holidays (on winter holidays).

9.Jane knows how to ski (to skate).

10.Our volleyball team always wins the competitions (football team).

2.15.Put the questions to the underlined words.

Model: My group-mate knows Physics very well. (What subject) What subject does your group-mate know very well?

1.The students have laboratory works every week. (How often)

2.Ann likes classical music. (What music)

3.They get to the university by bus. (How)

4.Henry leaves home for the university at 8.30. (What time)

5.The students of my group have lunch at the university cafeteria. (Where)

6.Lucy and Helen work a lot. (Who)

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7.Our group has three lectures on Friday. (How many)

8.On Monday my lessons finish at three p.m. (What time)

9.I meet my group-mates every morning in the hall. (Who)

10.Angela comes from Italy. (Where)

2.16.Answer the following questions.

1.Where do you come from?

2.Where do your parents live?

3.Do you do any sports?

4.Does your mother work at weekends?

5.What time do your lessons start?

6.Where do you have lunch?

7.What time do you wake up?

8.When do you do your homework?

9.Dou you have laboratory works every week?

10.Which university subject do you like?

11.What do you do at weekends?

12.How often do you go to the gym?

13.Does your best friend have a car?

14.When do you have session exams?

15.Why do you want to be an engineer?

Present Progressive Tense

Table 2.2

Present Progressive Tense: statements, questions and negative forms

2.17.Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the verb to be.

1.He … working hard at his French.

2.We … having lectures at the moment.

3.I … waiting for my mother near her office.

4.They … visiting the university museum now.

5.David … having an important meeting on Wednesday.

6.My group-mates … preparing for the test in Computer Science.

7.She … planning to get the second higher education.

8.Jack … doing his best to pass session exams with excellent marks.

9.This term the students … taking part in our project.

10.I … working hard to get good results.

2.18.Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the

verb.

1.Henry … now. He … his room. (not sleep; clean)

2.My friends … lunch at the university cafeteria. (have)

3.Steve … at the office today. He … for the report at home. (not work; prepare)

4.At the moment I … to find a well-paid job. (try)

5.My parents … from Italy next Saturday. (come back)

6.His friends … tennis in the sport club. They … exercises at the university gym. (not play; do)

7.She … about the results of her test in Maths. (think)

8.We … to the news. We … an interesting film. (not listen; watch)

9.Is Chris at home? - No, he isn’t. He … in the countryside. (relax)

10.They … English. They … French. (not speak; speak)

2.19.Put the questions to the underlined words.

Model: Tom is living in the hostel at the moment. (Where) Where is Tom living at the moment?

1.He is having a wonderful time in Egypt. (Where)

2.I am planning to finish my project by the end of the week? (What)

3.We are taking books from the library. (Where)

4.Alex is wearing a very smart suit today. (What)

5.She is trying to find a good job now. (Who)

6.They are having two English lessons this week. (When)

7.Ann is talking on the phone with her mother. (Who)

8.My friends are having three exams this term. (How many exams)

9.Right now we are writing a difficult test. (What)

10.Those people are speaking English. (What language)

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