Vocabulary Exercises
Ex.1 Make up nouns from the given verbs:
to enter, to admit, to graduate, to examine, to prepare, to specialize, to expand, to educate
Ex.2 Cross-one-out:
1) academic year, semester, course of studies, student
2) thesis, diploma, report, specialist
3) scholarship, tuition fee, grant, students’ loan
4) management, economist, banking, accounting
5) facilities, lectures, seminars, laboratory classes
6) Bachelor, Master, Professor, Doctor
7) tutor, lecture, teaching instructor, teacher
Ex.3 Match English words and phrases with their Russian equivalents:
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Ex.4 Put the words in the box under the following headings:
higher educational establishments
university facilities
teaching staff
research papers
profession
speciality
academic degrees
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Bachelor economist lecturer thesis library professor assistant diploma laboratory university professor journalist Master teaching instructor sociologist management tutor business law finance computer terminal design Doctor college lecture hall |
Ex.5 What do you call:
1) the money some students receive if they get a place at university?
2) the qualification you get at the end of university?
3) the name we give students during this period at university?
4) teachers at university?
5) students when they have completed their first degree?
6) students studying for a second degree?
7) the study of one subject in great depth and detail, often to get new information?
8) the talks that students go to while they are at university?
Ex.6 Replace the underlined verbs with other verbs that have the same meaning in the context:
1. Who is giving the lecture today?
2. Did she receive a grant for her course?
3. Is it more difficult to obtain a place at university?
4. You have to pass the exams before you can enter university.
5. He's studying physics, I think.
6. I think they're carrying out some research into the cause of asthma.
7. I didn't take any notes in the lecture yesterday.
8. The course goes on for three years.