English. Course1

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:

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

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?

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Ex.4 Explain the following terms to your groupmates:

Model: preparatory courses - courses organized by the University to help the applicants to enter the University

full-time department; correspondence department; post-graduate courses; examination session; full-time student; part-time student; undergraduate student; Bachelor of Science; Master of Science; Ph.D; The Candidate of Science; The Doctor of Science; scholarship; term; tuition fee; major.

Ex. 5 Study the table below and present your groupmates a brief story about ASU covering the following points. Make use of the vocabulary items given in the table.

Ex.6 Translate into English:

1. Хотя АГУ был основан сравнительно недавно, он является одним из ведущих университетов нашего города. 2. Выпускники АГУ получают твердую базу во всех сферах знаний. 3. В Университете в настоящее время на дневном, вечернем и заочном отделениях обучаются около 17 тысяч человек. 4. Опытный преподавательский состав Университета, состоящий из академиков, докторов и кандидатов наук, ассистентов, обеспечивает высокий уровень знаний студентов. 5. В университете существует 16

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факультетов, которые готовят специалистов более чем 80 специальностей. 6. Учебный год делится на 2 семестра, каждый из которых заканчивается сессией. 7. Студенты, которые успешно сдают экзамены, получают стипендию. 8. Каждый год сотни молодых специалистов, недавних выпускников АГУ, начинают работать в различных отраслях национальной экономики, культуры, образования, в судах и средствах массовой информации.

Text B

British Universities

There are more than forty universities in Britain, of which 36 are in England, 8 in Scotland, 2 in Northern Ireland and 1 in Wales. The two oldest universities in England are Oxford and Cambridge. These date from the Middle Ages. Oxford is the oldest of these two universities; it is more philosophical, classical, theological. The history of Oxford began in 1249, that of Cambridge - in 1348. Among the English universities Oxford and Cambridge have a special eminence, and they are different from the others.

England had no other universities, apart from Oxford and Cambridge, until the nineteenth century. The universities which were founded between 1850 and 1930, including London University, are known as Redbrick universities (they were called so because that was the favourable building material of the time). They are in London, Durham, Manchester, Birmingham, Leeds, Sheffield, Bristol, Nottingham, etc. The University of London is the largest of them. The division between Oxford and Redbrick is sharp. The division is essentially a class one. Redbrick universities were built to provide a liberal education for the poorer boys and to give technological training. Oxford and Cambridge graduates scorned them.

The universities which were founded after the Second World War are called "the new universities". They are in Staffordshire, Kent, Essex, Lancaster, Sussex, York. Some of them quickly became popular because of their modem approach to university courses.

All British Universities are private institutions. Every university is independent, autonomous and responsible only to its own governing council. Although they all receive financial support from the state, the Department of Education and Science has no control over their regulations, curriculum, examinations, appointment of staff, or the way they spend money. The number and type of faculties differ from university to university. Each university decides each year how many students it supposes to admit. The admission to universities is by examination or selection (interviews). The students receive grants. They have to pay fees and living costs but every student may receive from the local authority of the place where he lives a personal grant which is enough to pay lodging and food unless his parents are rich. Most students take jobs in the summer for about six weeks, but they do not normally do outside work during the academic session.

Students who pass examinations at the end of three or four years of study get Bachelor's degree. The first postgraduate degree is normally that of Master conferred for a thesis based on at least one year's full-time work. Universities are centres of research and many postgraduates are engaged in research for higher degree, usually Doctorates.

The British government does not think to build more new universities. There is a tendency to expand the older ones. The most interesting innovation is the Open University.

Task 1. Answer the questions on the text:

1.How many universities are there in Great Britain?

2.What are the oldest British universities?

3.What Redbrick universities can you name?

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4.Why did "the new universities" quickly become popular?

5.All British universities are private institutions, aren't they?

6.What university degrees do you know?

7.Are universities centres of research?

Task 2. Choose the right word:

1. Oxford is ... of all British universities.

3. The ... to the Universities is by examination or selection.

Task 3. Complete the sentences:

1.The oldest Universities in Britain are....

2.There is a sharp division between....

3.New universities became popular because....

4.Every university is independent, and responsible only to....

5.Students who pass exams after three or four years of studies get....

6.There is a tendency to expand....

Task 4. Insert the right word:

(British, Oxford, Britain, Oxford and Cambridge, the Open University)

There are 47 universities in.... The oldest universities are.... The history of ... began in 1249. These two universities are different from all other ... universities. Redbrick universities were built to give technological training. ... universities are private institutions, but they receive financial support from the state. The British government does not think to build new universities. The most interesting innovation is....

Task 5. Mark the statements that are true.

1. All British universities are private institutions. 2. The admission to the University is by examination or selection. 3. The Department of Education and Science controls appointment of staff. 4. The number and type of faculties is the same at all British universities. 5. Students never work in summer; they work during the academic year. 6. The first postgraduate degree is that of Master. 7. Universities are centres of research.

Task 6. Make a short summery of the text. Do it according to the following plan.

1.The title of the text is...

2.The text is devoted to...

3.It consists of...

4.The first passage deals with...

5.The second (third, forth, etc.) passage deals with...

6.The main idea of the text is…

Text C

Higher Education in the USA

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Higher education in America is provided by colleges and universities. The main difference between a college and a university is that the latter is a collection of colleges each of which specializes in a different field.

American colleges and universities are either private or public. There are nearly 1900 institutes of higher learning in America. Roughly one-third are state institutions, 1,200 are private ones. Only about half of the school children graduate from the university in America and receive a university diploma. College is getting more expensive every year. Not all American families can afford university education.

The American universities offer a wide variety of courses. In the same school a student can specialize in economics, chemistry and physics, Latin and humanities, or in automobile mechanics. During the four-year university program, the student studies four or five major subjects per year. In addition the students usually have classes in physical education, music and art. The first two years are a continuation of secondary education; then a student begins an intensive study of his special field. If a student fails a course, he repeats only that course and not the work of the entire year.

Students are classified as freshmen, sophomores, juniors and seniors. A freshman is a first year student; a sophomore - a second year student; a junior - a third year student and a senior - a fourth year student. All students who have graduated from the senior class and who continue studies at a university are classified as advanced students or graduate students.

At the conclusion of studies a college or university grants a Bachelor's degree. After one or two additional years of studies - a Master's degree. The highest academic degree is the Doctor of Philosophy (PhD). It may take a number of years to complete the original research work necessary to obtain this degree.

College prepares the student for two things: either graduate studies, leading to a master's or doctor's degree, or a job immediately after graduation.

The majority of college graduates have to apply to public and private employment agencies to get any job, which is not an easy thing.

Task 1. Answer the questions:

1. How many institutes of higher learning are there in America?

2.Are there private and state colleges in the USA?

3.Is education getting more expensive every year?

4.When does a student begin an intensive study of his special field?

5.The highest academic degree is Ph.D, isn't it?

Text D

Task 1. Read the text and use it as a pattern to describe your working day.

My Working Day

I am a first-year student of the Economical Faculty of the State University. My parents live in Sochi, so I live in a dormitory together with my roommate and best friend Olya.

Now, let me describe my usual working day. My classes begin at 8:30. So on week-days I have to get up at 7:15. I don't have an alarm clock and usually my roommate, Olya wakes me up and my working day begins. I turn on the radio and do my morning exercises while Olya takes a shower. I don't take a bath in the morning because I don't have enough time for it. I take a cool shower (that's when I completely wake up), brush my teeth. After that I go back to our room and get dressed. I brush my hair and put on a light make-up. Then we have breakfast. Olya makes breakfast every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. I have to serve breakfast on Tuesdays,

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Thursdays and Saturdays. I love to listen to the latest news on the radio while I am eating and Olya prefers light music.

We leave the house around eight and walk to the nearest bus-stop. We live rather close to the University and it usually takes us about ten-fifteen minutes to get there by bus. Sometimes when the weather is fine and we have enough time we walk to the University. It is very healthy to walk much.

The classes begin at 8:30 in the morning and they end at 2 p.m. We have lectures in different subjects. As a rule we have 3 or 4 classes a day. Sometimes it is very hard to wait till they end.

Usually I don't miss my classes because I want to pass my exams successfully. But sometimes I do, especially when the weather is fine and the classes are boring.

At 11:50 we have lunch. That's my favourite time. That is the time to share the latest news and to gossip. My friends and I prefer not to go to the canteen and we often have lunch in a small cafe not too far from the University. At 12:30 we have to be back to our classes. During the working day we also have several short breaks that last for ten minutes.

Occasionally I have to stay at the University till 5 or even 6 o'clock in the evening because I go to the library to get ready for my practical classes or to write a report. As a rule I have no free time on week-days. So by the end of the week I get very tired.

We come home at about 7 o'clock in the evening. We eat supper together and share the news. After supper we wash dishes, drink coffee or tea and watch TV. I prefer old comedies and Olya likes soap-operas or films about travelling. Sometimes Olya and I go for a walk in the park or visit our friends.

At about eleven at night I go to bed. I like to read something before going to bed and Olya likes to listen to some music. Sometimes I fall asleep while I am reading and Olya gets up and switches off the light and says - Good night!

Speech Patterns and Dialogues

Task l. Practise the following dialogue in pairs and make similar dialogues discussing your University studies.

Universities

Jane What do you do, Mark?

Mark I'm a student but I'm working with Tim for the summer. Jane You won't be here for long, will you?

Mark No. I'll only be here until the end of August and then I'll go home. Jane You won't have a holiday, will you?

Mark Oh, yes, I'll have three weeks' holiday in Wales. I'm going to the Welsh mountains. Jane And then?

Mark Then I'll go to Coventry. Jane Why will you go there?

Mark To study at the University of Warwick. Jane Oh, I'll be very near there.

Mark Where will you be?

Jane I'll be at Birmingham University. What are you going to study?

Mark Economics. I hope to work for an advertising agency one day. And what about you? Will it be your first year?

Jane Yes. I'm doing modern languages. I don't know what I want to be. I think I'd like to be a teacher.

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Mark Do you know what you'll teach?

Jane I'm not really sure ... perhaps I'll teach Spanish.

Murk Do you speak Spanish?

Jane Oh yes. I've studied it for four years.

Mark I can't speak the language but can understand it.

Communicative Activity

Ex. 1 Why have you decided to enter the University? Give reasons to apply to ASU. What influenced your choice? What does higher education mean to you personally? Did your parents influence your choice of the future profession?

Ex.2 Do you agree or disagree with the following statements:

1.Larger schools are better than smaller ones.

2.It is impossible to enter the University if you haven't attended preparatory courses.

3.The best professors are the oldest ones.

4.It is more fun to live in a dormitory or a student hostel than to rent an apartment.

5.Professors always know more than students.

Ex. 3 Do you think that higher education should be free? Do you agree that teachers at the private universities work better because they are paid more? Make up a list of bad and good points of the fee-paying higher education. Divide in groups of 3-4 and then compare your lists.

Ex. 4 Describe your plans for the future. What is your future profession? What speciality do you major in? Name at least 5 character traits that a good representative of your profession should have. What professional skills should he possess?

SHOPPING

Topical Vocabulary

1.shop (Am.E: store) – магазин

2.sale – распродажа

3.stall – рыночный киоск/ларек

4.shop-window – витрина

5.shopping list – список покупок

6.counter – прилавок

7.cash-desk – касса

8.receipt – кассовый чек

9.change – сдача

10.salesman (-woman), shop-assistant – продавец-консультант

11.customer – покупатель

12.consumer – потребитель

13.shopping queue/line – очередь

14.to do the shopping, to go shopping – ходить за покупками

15.bargain – выгодная покупка

16.to buy, to purchase, to shop for – покупать

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17.to pay – платить

in cash – наличными on credit – в кредит

by credit card – кредитной карточкой by cheque – банковским чеком

18.to sell – продавать

19.sales tax – налог с продаж

20.to deliver goods – доставлять товары

21.home-delivery service – служба доставки на дом

22.to display goods – выставлять товары

23.selection/range – выбор, ассортимент

24.to be in/out of stock – быть/отсутствовать в наличии

25.to cost (a cost) – стоить/стоимость

26.to spend money – тратить деньги

27.to waste money – транжирить деньгами

28.to save up – экономить

29.to afford – позволять себе (о деньгах)

30.price/at a price – цена/по цене

at a reduced price – по сниженной цене

high / low / reasonable price – высокая, низкая, разумная цена

How much is it? What’s the price?

31.discount/at a discount – скидка / со скидкой

32.goods and services – товары и услуги

33.cheap – дешевый

34.expensive – дорогой

Types of Shops and Departments

1.department store – универсальный магазин

2.supermarket – супермаркет

3.shopping centre – торговый центр

4.shopping mall – крытый торговый центр, рынок

5.chain store – магазин торговой сети

6.corner shop – магазин на углу

7.discount store – оптово-розничный магазин

8.mail-order firm/TV-shop – фирма «товары почтой»

9.all-round shop – круглосуточный магазин

10.specialty shop – специализированный магазин

11.chemist’s (Am.E.: drugstore) – аптека

12.bookshop – книжный магазин

13.outdoor market – открытый рынок

14.newsagent’s – газетный киоск

15.florist’s / flower shop – цветочный магазин

16.furniture shop – мебельный магазин

17.jeweler’s – ювелирный магазин

18.gift shop – магазин подарков

19.boutique – маленький магазин модной одежды

20.sports shop – спорттовары

21.record shop – магазин звукозаписи

22.stationer’s (Am.E.: stationary) – канцелярский магазин

23.toy shop – магазин игрушек

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