4. Put the verb into the correct form.
a) Usually we _______________ (to have) classes on the campus, but today we ________________ (to go) to the training airfield.
b) I ________________ (not to come) to the lecture yesterday. I ________________ (not to feel) very well. I hope my friends ________________ (to give) me the notes later.
c) Specialists from our Research Institute _______________(just to finish) the experiment. They ________________ (to work) on it for a month.
d) My telephone _______________ (to ring) while I ______________ (to play) basketball in the sports center. It _______________ (to be) my friend Julie who told me I _______________ (to get) an excellent mark for my presentation.
e) I want to go to this concert tomorrow. I think that I _______________ (to finish) writing my course paper.
f) SSAU _______________ (to cooperate) with Oxford Polytechnic for 10 years by the end of this semester.
g) I _______________ (not to read) the book on history of aviation yet, so I _______________ (do) it all day tomorrow.
h) – What is that noise? What _______________ (to happen)?
- I ________________ (not to know). Maybe the machine _______________ (to break down).
j) Do you know who _______________ (to invent) this kind of engine?
k) I _______________ (to buy) this book last week, but I _______________ (to read) it yet.
l) Annie asked me how to use this machine, She _______________ (never to use) it before, so she _______________ (to know) what to do.
5. Translate the following sentences from Russian into English paying special attention to the verb form,
a) Только квалифицированные специалисты работают в научно-исследовательских институтах нашей страны.
b) Мой брат уже получил степень магистра в университете Канады. Я надеюсь, что через 2 года он будет кандидатом наук.
c) Иностранные партнеры нашего университета включают Технический Университет в Мюнхене, Университет Брэдли в США, и другие. В настоящее время СГАУ развивает сотрудничество с некоторыми ВУЗами Китая.
d) Три года назад в студ.городке руководство университета построило общежитие с превосходными условиями для молодых ученых.
e) Авиапарк университета – это прекрасная база для научных исследований и разработок.
f) Многие выпускники СГАУ в настоящее время работают в конструкторских бюро в России и за рубежом.
6. a) Read the following document about the establishment of Kuibyshev Institute of Aviation.
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High
School Committee of USSR
Moscow
№ 143/M
17
JULY 1942
To
open the Aviation Institute
In
the city of Kuibyshev
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order:
To
open the Aviation Institute in the city of Kuibyshev with 1000
students.
To
begin the work of Kuibyshev Institute of Aviation from 1 October
1942.
To
train in Kuibyshev Institute of Aviation technology engineers
specializing in:
Aircraft
Construction
Aircraft
Engine Construction
To
take 150 first-year students for each specialization in 1942.
To
appoint Soifer A.M. as the director of the Institute from 1
September 1942.
b) Compare the Institute of 1942 with the University of 2010.
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1. Work in groups. Make a presentation of SSAU in the year of 2050. You may speak about the following:
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name
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faculties, specialization
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number of teachers, students
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classrooms, laboratories
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facilities
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extra-curricular activities (students theatre, etc…)
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location
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whatever idea you have
1. Write a paragraph (100-150 words) saying why you have chosen SSAU. Follow the structure:
a) Write a topic sentence.
I have chosen Samara State Aerospace University for several reasons.
b) Give three reasons. Make use of the linking devices for listing:
Firstly,
Besides,
Furthermore,
Then,
The second reason is…
Finally,
c) To each reason give a suitable example. Make use of the linking devices for examplification:
For example,
For instance,
To prove,
d) Finish up your paragraph with a conclusion. Make use of the linking devices for conclusion.
To sum it up,
In conclusion,
To crown it up,