The World Around Us
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И.Д. Латфуллина, Е.Ю. Шутова, Е.Г.Брунова
для студентов I-II курсов естественнонаучных факультетов
Издательство Тюменского государственного университета
2006
РОССИЙСКАЯ ФЕДЕРАЦИЯ МИНИСТЕРСТВО ОБРАЗОВАНИЯ И НАУКИ ФЕДЕРАЛЬНОЕ АГЕНТСТВО ПО ОБРАЗОВАНИЮ Государственное образовательное учреждение высшего профессионального образования «ТЮМЕНСКИЙ ГОСУДАРСТВЕННЫЙ УНИВЕРСИТЕТ»
Кафедра иностранных языков естественных факультетов
И.Д. Латфуллина, Е.Ю. Шутова, Е.Г. Брунова
The World Around Us
Учебно-методическое пособие по разговорной практике для студентов I-II курсов
естественнонаучных факультетов
Издательство Тюменского государственного университета
2006
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И.Д. Латфуллина, Е.Ю. Шутова, Е.Г. Брунова. «The World Around Us».
Учебно-методическое пособие по разговорной практике для студентов I-II курсов естественнонаучных факультетов. Тюмень: Издательство Тюменского государственного университета, 2006. 57с.
Данное пособие предназначено для первого и второго этапов обучения английскому
языку студентов неязыковых специальностей.
Практикум состоит из пяти разделов “Our University”, “Our Institute / Faculty”, “Our Country”, “The Tyumen Region”, “My Native Town”. Каждый раздел включает в себя тексты, упражнения и различные задания, выполнение которых дает возможность студентам развить навыки и умения устного говорения и овладеть языковым материалом по предложенной тематике.
Пособие может быть использовано на занятиях под руководством преподавателя, а также при самостоятельном изучении английского языка.
Рекомендовано к печати кафедрой иностранных языков естественнонаучных факультетов. Одобрено Учебно-методической секцией Ученого совета Тюменского государственного университета.
ОТВЕТСТВЕННЫЙ РЕДАКТОР: Н.В. Войтик, к. пед. н., доцент
Рецензенты: Н.В. Войтик, к. пед. н., доцент кафедры иностранных языков естественнонаучных факультетов О.Э. Сухарева, ст. препод. кафедры иностранных языков МИФУБа
Тюменский государственный университет, 2006
Издательство Тюменского государственного университета, 2006
И.Д. Латфуллина, Е.Ю. Шутова, Е.Г. Брунова
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Contents
UNIT 1 OUR UNIVERSITY……………………………………………….4
UNIT 2 OUR INSTITUTE / FACULTY………………………………….19
UNIT 3 OUR COUNTRY…………………………………………………32
UNIT 4 THE TYUMEN REGION…………………………………………42 UNIT 5 MY NATIVE TOWN………………………………………………49
BIBLIOGRAPHY……………………………………………………………….57
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UNIT 1 |
OUR UNIVERSITY |
1.1Answer the following questions:
1 What do you know about Tyumen State University?
2 Why did you decide to study at Tyumen State University?
3 Do young people try to choose a profession according to their liking? 4 What were your impressions about the first day at the University?
1.2What does a “university” mean? Study the factfile:
The word “university” comes from the Latin word “universitas” meaning “the whole”. Later, in Latin legal language “universitas” meant “a society, guild or corporation”. Thus, in mediaeval academic use the word meant an association of teachers and scholars. The modern definition of a university is “an institution that teaches and examines students in many branches of advanced learning, awarding degrees and providing facilities for academic research”.
1.3Read the following words. Mind reading rules:
Establishment, considerable, decision, branch, opportunity, access, spacious, cataloged, unique, theoretical, knowledge, experience, through, scientific, technology, lawyer, leisure, facilities, museum, archaeology, ethnography, suburbs, Kazakhstan, the Caucasus, environmental, purification, modernization, European, company, industry, undergraduate, proprietary, athletic, elite, employability.
1.4Read the text through and be ready to do the exercises after.
TYUMEN STATE UNIVERSITY
Tyumen State University (TSU) is one of the oldest higher educational establishments in Western Siberia, with the history dating back to 1930. Former Tyumen Teacher’s Training Institute underwent a considerable change. It
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became a University in 1973 according to the government’s decision. Today Tyumen State University is the most powerful educational centre in the region, with a developed network of branches and over 40,000 students.
The University provides excellent opportunities for education in 50 specialities, which number increases each year. The main buildings of the campus are located in the historical centre of the city. Students have access to up-to-date computer classes, spacious lecture halls and classrooms. The university library has over one and a half million volumes that are electronically cataloged. The library is proud of its unique collection of rare books from the 19th and early 20th centuries. In addition to all the information resources available, the students can always use any of the 800 computers connected to the Internet. University courses give students a chance to gain theoretical knowledge and practical experience during their studies.
The multi-level educational system of Tyumen State University allows students to progress through different stages of higher education: high school, bachelor, master, specialist, candidate and doctoral degrees. The University structure includes: an Academic college, which serves students who are completing their secondary education, seven faculties, eight institutes, post graduate courses, the Internet Educational Centre, language teaching centres. The University also has the Information Technology Centre and the Multimedia Laboratory, the Publishing House, two scientific research institutes, the Innovation and Technology Centre. The University’s leisure facilities include four museums (University History, Currency, Archaeology and Ethnography, and Zoology); the Art Gallery; five sport halls; a swimming pool; students’ holiday centres in the suburbs of Tyumen and at the Black Sea.
Now Tyumen State University offers educational services in other cities and regions. At present, it has sixteen branches and nine representative centres in the north of the Tyumen Region and Kazakhstan as well as a field-practice centre on the Black Sea coast in the Caucasus.
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The University conducts a great deal of research, focusing the attention on different problems: development of natural resources, environmental protection, water purification technologies, information technologies, modernization of education, etc. Each year the University holds academic conferences at international, Russian, and regional levels. In April students take part in the
Annual Students’ Scientific Conference where they can present their own researches.
The international activity of the University began in 1988. Since that time a lot has been achieved. The University takes part in different international projects of the European Union. Our partners are more than twenty foreign higher educational institutions of European countries and the USA. As a result, students have an opportunity to improve their education abroad and participate in international projects. Foreign specialists often come to Tyumen to take part in scientific conferences or to teach at our faculties and institutes. The development of international contacts continues to allow the students to widen their horizons and find their place in a globalized world.
The academic year starts in September and lasts till June. It is divided into two terms (semesters), at the end of each term, in January and June, students take their tests and exams. Besides, they write course projects, do practical work in different companies and take part in research expeditions.
If you work hard, you should rest much. There are many activities designed to interest the students. Sport is a major leisure activity. Students of all institutes and faculties participate in a wide variety of sports. There is also a great tradition of organizing many different students’ celebrations and performances at Tyumen State University. Students really enjoy participating in drama, dance and creative writing. Works of more talented students are often displayed within the University.
Anybody can join the students from lots of towns and villages of the Tyumen Region who are attracted by Tyumen’s academic reputation and by the
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stimulating and friendly study environment. The University has an excellent reputation not only in teaching and research but also in its strong links with schools, banks, industry and business. There is a wide range of opportunities for undergraduate, postgraduate study and research in University’s faculties.
Professional knowledge, skills and creative organizational experience gained at TSU permit students to achieve their life goals successfully. Graduates of TSU work in government agencies and controlling bodies at all levels. Additionally, they are in leadership positions at institutions of higher and secondary education and large private and state organizations. We also find out that many of the cultural, artistic and athletic elite of the city and region got diplomas of TSU. Graduates of TSU have enjoyed very high employability rates compared to other higher educational institutions in Tyumen. Tyumen State University has been the first step in the careers of many people. It can be our first step too!
1.5Translate and memorize the following word-combinations:
an educational establishment |
to gain knowledge |
to undergo changes |
to hold the conference |
to progress through different stages |
to widen one’s horizon |
to have access |
to achieve the life goals |
to be proud of |
to be in a leadership position |
to give a chance |
to have an opportunity |
to improve one’s education |
to participate in different projects |
учебное заведение |
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претерпевать изменения |
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чтобы прогрессировать через различные этапы иметь доступ гордиться дать возможность
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, чтобы улучшить свое образование на участие 2 столбик для получения знаний
провести конференцию расширить свой горизонт для достижения жизненных целей
чтобы быть в лидирующие позиции чтобы иметь возможность для участия в различных проектах
1.6Make up your own sentences with the words and word-combinations from activity 1.5.
Model: There are many educational establishments in our town.
1.7Match the words in A with their meanings in B:
A |
B |
1 establishment |
a) grounds of a university or college |
2 considerable |
b) listed in a catalogue |
3 career |
с) ready to be used |
4 government decision |
d) division, department |
5 powerful |
e) fairly great in amount or importance |
6 spacious |
f) being the only one of its kind |
7 campus |
g) institution |
8 electronically cataloged |
h) providing much space, roomy |
9 unique |
i) residential area outside the central part of a |
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town |
10 available |
j) way of making one’s living, profession |
11 suburbs |
k) take part in something |
12 branch |
l) judgment, resolution, decree |
13 to participate |
m) having great power or influence |
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1.8Match the following words and word-combinations in A with their
synonyms in B: |
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A |
B |
1 an educational establishment |
a) to advance all the stages of |
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education |
2 to undergo changes |
b) to realize the life plans |
3 to progress through all the phases |
c) to have a chance |
4 to have access |
d) to broaden one’s outlook |
5 to be proud of |
e) to conduct the meeting |
6 to give a chance |
f)to take part in diverse projects |
7 to have an opportunity |
g) teaching institution |
8 to participate in different projects |
h) to have at one’s disposal |
9 to gain knowledge |
i) to go through |
10 to hold the conference |
j) to progress one’s knowledge |
11 to widen one’s horizon |
k) to offer an opportunity |
12 to achieve the life goals |
l) to feel pleased |
13 to improve one’s education |
m) to get (to acquire) information |
1.9Give the English equivalents for the following words and wordcombinations:
Подвергаться значительным изменениям, развитая сеть филиалов, пройти через все ступени высшего образования, мультимедийные лаборатории, получить теоретические знания и практический опыт, проводить большую научную работу, иметь признание на международном уровне, иметь представительства, расширять границы, совершенствовать знания, получить диплом ТГУ, предлагать образовательные услуги, символизировать международную признательность, дать (иметь) возможность, позволять.
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