Comprehension questions

1. What university do you study at?

2. When was it founded?

3. What are the oldest faculties of our university?

4. How many students study at the university?

5. Do only full-time students study here?

6. What institute or faculty do you study at?

7. How long does training last?

8. How many semesters are there in the academic year?

9. How often do students take exams?

10. Do they have any vacation?

11. What subjects do the first and second-year students study?

12. When do students begin to take specialized lectures and practical

courses?

13. Where do students get practical training?

14. Can students take part in research activities?

15. What facilities are located on the campus?

16. Do all students pay for their education?

II. Vocabulary practice exercises

1. Find synonyms to the following words and word combinations. Use

your active vocabulary.

found a university, sit for an exam, be enrolled in the university, take an ex-

am, pass an exam, gifted student, hostel, tuition, time-table, extra-mural stu-

dent, graduate student, higher educational institution, train a specialist, be ex-

pelled from the university

2. Find antonyms to the following words and word combinations. Use

your active vocabulary.

full-time student, pass an exam, attend classes, fall behind, engineering

subjects, undergraduate students, enter the university, a graduate, be enrolled

in the university, study hard, final exams

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3. Insert prepositions where necessary.

1. Our university is well-known … high standards of education.

2. The university was set … nearly 70 years ago.

3. I’ve managed to get … entrance exams successfully.

4. I’ve been enrolled … the university this summer.

5. Unfortunately my friend failed … entrance exams.

6. The academic year consists … two semesters.

7. I’m interested … natural sciences.

8. The students have the longest vacation … summer.

9. The academic year begins … September and ends … June.

10. The students study general engineering subjects … the first and second

years.

11. Special attention is paid … practical training.

12. Both teachers and students are involved … research work.

13. There are sports facilities … the campus.

14. I’ll graduate … the university … five years.

15. Those who want to enter the university must apply … admission and

pass entrance exams successfully.

4. Fill in the gaps using your active vocabulary.

1. Revising for the exam I have to learn some formulae and definitions … .

2. I can’t say he is a studious student, he studies … .

3. He missed a lot of classes in physics and fell behind other students. He

must try to … .

4. Many students can’t go to university free of charge, they must pay …

5. Economics, sociology, psychology are … subjects.

6. Physics, higher mathematics, strength of materials, elements of machines

are … subjects.

7. If you forget the number of your classroom you should look at … .

8. In American colleges and universities the students in the first year are

called …, and then …, and … .

9. The … of Foreign Languages is one the oldest one at our university.

10. The graduates of the Institute of … deal with the design of buildings,

bridges, tunnels and other structures.

11. … trains engineers who design and operate systems for generating,

transmitting and distributing electric power.

12. If you want to be a computer engineer you should enter … .