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2. Give Russian equivalents to the following words and wordcombinations:

secondary education, found a university, learn by heart, study by fits and starts, full-time student, part-time student, be expelled from the university, entrance exams, academic year, attend classes, miss lectures, free of charge, graduate from the university, undergraduate student, time-table, curriculum, catch up with smb, fall behind, apply for admission.

3. Substitute the underlined words with their synonyms.

1.Our University was established in 1937.

2.Many of my group-mates live in a hall of residence.

3.He is said to be a very capable student.

4.The institute of Economics teaches economists, managers, financial workers.

5.I’ve been sitting for examinations for a week already.

6.Our University is one of the oldest higher educational institutions in the Far East.

7.He was dismissed from the university because he had missed s lot of classes.

8.The academic year in British universities consists of 3 semesters.

9.He needs to have extra tuition in physics.

10.She had to work hard not to fail an examination.

11.We have three double periods in our schedule today.

4. Complete the sentences using the words and word-combinations from the box.

Automation, Operation and Telecommunication

Transport and Civil Engineering

Power Engineering

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 have to pay … .

5.Economics, sociology, psychology are … subjects.

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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 the … .

8.In American colleges and universities the students in the first year are сalled …, those in the second year are … , students of the third year are called … and … are the students of the last year.

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.The … Institute 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 the Institute of …

5. 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 different 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.

III.ADDITIONAL READING AND SPEECH PRACTICE EXERCISES

1.Explain the meaning of the following words and word-combinations

full-time student, part-time student, applicant, academic year, semester, vacation, campus, hall of residence, tuition fee, dean, Rector, undergraduate student, (post)graduate student, curriculum, time-table.

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2. Read the text about British university students and then choose the correct answer A, B or C.

At 18, British school-leavers with A-levels can apply for a degree course at university. Most of these courses last for three years, and students must pay all of their own accommodation and living costs, and some of their tuition fees. Since 1990, the government has offered student loans to help the situation. The loans are between ₤3,000 and ₤5,000 per year depending on whether students live with their parents or away from home, and also whether or not they live in London.

Students have to pay back their loans when they leave university, but not until their income reaches ₤10,000 per year. The interest rates are low and there is no deadline for repayment. However, most students find that the loans do not fully meet their needs, so many have to stay in the family home to avoid accommodation costs, or take part-time jobs while they are studying.

1.British degree courses are usually

a)five years long.

b)three years long.

c)two years long.

2.The British government gives loans to help students pay for

a)their education.

b)their living expenses.

c)both.

3.a) Every student receives loans of ₤4,000 per year.

b)Some students receive loans of ₤4,000 per year.

c)No student receives loans of ₤4,000 per year.

4.Students have to pay back their loans as soon as

a)they finish their degree.

b)they get a job.

c)they start earning a certain sum.

5.a) There is always a time limit on the repayment of student loans.

b)There is sometimes a time limit on the repayment of student loans.

c)There isn’t a time limit on the repayment of student loans.

Vocabulary notes:

1.A-level (advanced level) – экзамен по программе средней школы на повышенном уровне, необходимый для поступления в университет

2.degree – звание, (ученая) степень

3.loan – заем, кредит

4.income –доход

5.interest rate – процентная ставка

6.deadline – крайний срок

7.meet one’s needs – удовлетворять потребности

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3. Amanda Jenkins, 20, is a student at the University of Cardiff, her home town, in Wales.

Read Amanda’s diary and answer the questions.

Monday 15th March

Had a big row with mum and dad today. They still treat me like I’m at school even though I’m 20 now. It’s not my fault that I have to live at home.

I would have loved to have gone to university in Scotland – Glasgow or St.Andrew’s – but there’s no way we could have afforded it.

Tuesday 16th March

Went to the job centre today to look for a parttime job. I have to start saving some money for my future – after all, I’ll have a ₤12,000 loan to pay off when I graduate. I’ve got interviews with McDonald’s and a pub, so I can work after my lectures are finished. And then I can do more studying when I finish work.

Wednesday 17th March

Went into the uni library to study, then went to see Kate and Ali in their flat. They’re really lucky – I’m really jealous of my friends who have their own accommodation. But their rent’s ₤120 a week!

Thursday 18th March

Another row with mum. To be honest, I think she resents me being here. She thinks that I’m too old to be living at home. It was OK when she was a student in the 70s. She got a grant from the government, so she had more freedom to choose her university and her accommodation. Anyway, I’ve got my interview at McDonald’s to tomorrow. Perhaps something will come of that.

1. What accommodation does Amanda live in?

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2.What university does she study at?

3.How much money will she owe the government when she leaves

university?

4. How much is the rent on her friends’ flat?

5. How was the situation different when her mum was at university?

4. Read and translate the text. Decide if the statements after the text are true or false.

A Student in Economics

(After George Milburn)

Charlie Wintage ran up the steps of the Administrative Building, hurried through the revolving doors and walked down the long hall to the Dean of Men's office. He was ten minutes late. Before he opened the frosted-glass door he took out a pair of amber-coloured spectacles and put them on. Then he went in and handed his summons to the secretary.

«The Dean will see you in a moment», she said. «Please take a chair». Charlie sat down and gave a glance about the office. Three freshmen

were waiting with him. He recognized none of them, so he picked up a weekold copy of a newspaper and started reading it. But the room was warm and he immediately went to sleep. The newspaper slipped down on the floor. His amber-coloured spectacles hid his eyes and no one could see that they were closed. He was awakened by a secretary shaking him.

«Wake up and pay for your bed, old man!» one of the freshmen called and everyone laughed heartily.

«I sort of drowsed off. It's so nice and warm here.» Charlie said apologizing to the secretary.

The Dean of Men got up as he entered and said: «Ah, this is Charlie Wintage, isn't it? How do you like the university by now, Wintage? Eyes troubling you?»

«Pretty well, sir. Yes, sir, a little. I wear these spectacles.»

The secretary brought his folder and the Dean looked through it briefly. «Well, Wintage, I suppose you're anxious to know why I sent for you. The

unpleasant truth is, Wintage, you don't seem to be doing well in your studies. Now, to be quite frank, Wintage, you're on the verge of flunking out. Less than a third of the semester remains, and you have an F grade in English and D grades in Psychology and Military Training. On the other hand, you have an A average in Spanish and В in Economics. Wintage, how do you account for your falling English when you are an A student in Spanish?»

«To tell you the truth, sir, I got behind in my written works in English, and I've never been able to catch up. And I don't really have to study Spanish. My father is a railway section foreman in my hometown and he's always has

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a gang of Mexicans working for him. I've been speaking Spanish ever since I was a kid.»

«How about this В in Economics? That's a fairly high grade.»

«Yes, sir. Our economics professor doesn't give exams. Instead he gives everyone а В until he calls for our term papers. And the grade you get on your term paper is your semester grade. We have to do a lot of outside reading for the term paper. But I'm counting on keeping that В in Economics».

«That's fine, Wintage. But it appears to me that it's high time you were getting busy on some of the other grades too. You made an unusually high grade in your entrance exams. Graduated from high school with honours. What's the trouble, Wintage?»

«I don't know, sir, except I work at night at a cafe». «How many hours do you work?»

«Ten hours, sir. From nine till seven. The cafe stays open all night.» «Very interesting, Wintage. But don't you suppose that it would be

advisable to cut down a bit on this outside work and attend a little more closely to your studies?»

«I couldn't work fewer hours and stay in school, sir. I pay my room rent and I've been paying out on a suit of clothes.»

«Can you arrange for a little financial support from home?»

«No, sir. I'm afraid not. I have two brothers and two sisters at home younger than I am. It wouldn't be right for me to ask my father to send money out of what he makes.»

«I see, but all this is beside the point. We're here to discuss the state of your grades, Wintage. As you must know, any student who turns in less than half his work is automatically suspended from the university and must return to his home. Now one more bad mark and out you'll go, Wintage.»

«I'd hate to have to go back home like that. You know, there not many jobs nowadays, sir.»

«Well, unless you can alter your circumstances, I suggest that you withdraw from the university at once».

«I believe I'll try to stick it through, sir. I'll try to remove the F and D grades and maybe I can luck through on my finals».

1.Charlie Wintage is a high school student.

2.The Dean of Men and Charlie are discussing the state of Charlie’s grades.

3.The Dean of Men thinks that Charlie is doing well in his studies.

4.Charlie has been able to catch up with his written works in English.

5.Charlie has only good marks.

6.Charlie hopes to get an A or a B grade for his Economics term paper.

7.Charlie finished high school with very good marks.

8.Charlie works part-time at a café because he needs some extra money for entertainment.

9.Charlie speaks fluent Spanish because his father is a Mexican.

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10. Charlie’s father works on the railway.

11.Charlie has two elder sisters and two younger brothers.

12.His father sends him money to support him.

13.Charlie may be suspended from the university because he has missed half of his classes.

14.Charlie wants to come back home.

15.Charlie hopes to pass his final exams successfully.

Vocabulary Notes:

1.Dean of Men – преподаватель-воспитатель, ведущий работу среди студентов-мужчин.

2.summons – повестка

3 on the verge of flunking outна грани отчисления

4.A grade – самая высокая оценка в колледже, университете. F grade – самая низкая оценка

5.get behind – отстать, не сделать что-то вовремя

6.catch up – догнать

7.high school (амер.) – средняя школа

8.with honours – с отличием

9.turn in – сдавать

10.be suspended – быть исключенным

11.I can luck through on my finals – я как-нибудь сдам свои выпускные экзамены

5. Agree or disagree with these statements. Give true information about yourself.

1.I'm a second-year part-time student of Far Eastern State Transportation University,

2.Our university is 100 years old.

3.Our university is a large modern higher education institution.

4.Our university trains specialists in medicine and pharmacology.

5.I study at the Institute of Economics; I'm going to become a specialist in finance.

6.I've passed my entrance exams successfully.

7.I don’t miss lectures and practical classes.

8.I'm good at humanities and social sciences.

9.I don't pay tuition fee; I study free of charge.

10.I live on the campus.

11.My schedule is very busy and leaves almost no time for fun.

12.The university curriculum is not very complicated.

13.I find it very easy to study at the university.

6. Read and reproduce these dialogues. Make up your own ones.

1. – What do you think of the exams?

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–I think they were deadly easy.

–Maybe they were easy enough for you, but they were much too hard for me.

–Oh, come on. You've probably done better than you think.

2.– Carol, I can see from your face that the results of the exams weren’t exactly what you wanted – am I right?

–Yeah. You know I want to study medicine at Cambridge, and they won’t give me a place unless I’ll get three As and a B.

–And what did you get?

–A in chemistry and biology but only a B in physics and a C in maths.

–What are you going to do now?

–Well, first I’ll get in touch with the university. Perhaps they’ll still accept me – but I don’t think they will, so … I’ll probably take my A levels again next year.

3.– Vicky, what language do you study?

–English.

–What's the most difficult aspect of learning it?

–Well, I'm very embarrassed when we have to speak English in front of the class. Terrible pronunciation and things like that. Also I think listening comprehension is very difficult, because it's always difficult to keep up.

–Yes, studying languages is much harder than studying math or history or something. Especially, if you are not gifted.

4.– How did you do in your informatics test?

–Oh, don't ask!

–Oh, dear. What did you get?

–Twenty percent. I came last. I thought I was going to do really well.

5.– Can you help me with my math homework? We're doing algebra.

–Believe me, I would if I could, but I don't know the first thing about algebra. Sorry.

7. Translate the text about British universities into English.

1.Сегодня в Британии имеются 90 университетов. Их можно разделить на 4 категории: старинные (ancient) университеты; «краснокирпичные» («redbrick») университеты; новые (modern) университеты и Открытый университет (Open University).

2.Термин «старинные университеты» обычно относится к высшим учебным заведениям, основанным в Великобритании и Ирландии до

19века. Это Оксфорд (основан до 1167 г.), Кембридж (1209), университет

St. Andrews (1413), университет Глазго (1451), Эдинбургский

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университет (1583), университет Дублина (1592 – единственный старинный университет за пределами Объединенного Королевства).

3.Все старинные университеты имеют очень высокую репутацию благодаря своим учебным и научным достижениям. Но Оксфорд и Кембридж (их часто называют Oxbridge) – самые знаменитые университеты, постоянно занимающие первое и второе место в списке самых лучших университетов Британии.

4.Эти университеты состоят из колледжей, каждый из которых предлагает студентам широкий ряд учебных предметов. Сам «университет» является административным центром, который организует (arrange) лекции для студентов всех колледжей, проводит (hold) экзамены и присуждает ученые степени (award degrees). Основная форма обучения – лекции и индивидуальные консультации (tutorials).

5.В 19 веке были основаны многие «краснокирпичные» университеты. Их так называли, потому что это был самый популярный строительный материал того времени. Они, в основном, располагались в промышленных центрах, например в Бирмингеме, Манчестере, Ливерпуле, Бристоле, Ньюкасле и др. Самый знаменитый в этой группе – Лондонский университет.

6.Эти университеты во многих отношениях отошли от традиций (departed from the traditions) Оксбриджа и в дальнейшем сконцентрировались на преподавании практических предметов, связанных с техникой (engineering).

7.После Второй мировой войны развитие высшего образования привело к появлению так называемых «новых» университетов. Они очень быстро стали популярными благодаря их современному подходу к

превзошли (out-performed) «краснокирпичные» университеты в области научных исследований.

8.В 1992 г. большинство Британских политехнических колледжей (polytechnics), имевших тесные связи с местной промышленностью и коммерцией, были также преобразованы (incorporated) в университеты.

9.Открытый Университет был основан в 1968 г. Это единственное заведение дистанционного обучения в Британии. (Britain’s single distance-learning institution) и самое большое высшее учебное заведение страны по количеству студентов. Каждый год около 6000 студентов всех возрастов получают здесь различные степени. Уроки и лекции проводятся с помощью специальных ТВ и радио программ или через Интернет. Университет предлагает программы по искусству, математике и информатике, науке и технике, общественным наукам, образованию, здравоохранению и социальному обеспечению (health and social welfare), бизнесу и гуманитарным предметам.

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