Our academy

Our Academy, The Lugansk Academy of Internal Affairs named after the 10^th anniversary of Ukraine's independance, is one of the youngest higher educational institutions in our region. It was founded in 1993. The academy has three faculties which train specialists in operational detection, criminal investigation and economic security activities.

The academic year consists of two terms. At the end of each term the students take several examinations and tests. The course of training at the institute provide the students with the knowledge and skills necessary for their professional activities.

The students take many general and special subjects, such as: philosophy, logics, the Ukrainian and foreign languages, the theory of state and law, the criminal law, criminalistics and others.

Great attention is given to the physical and military training. The students go in for athletics, boxing, wrestling, judo and many other kinds of sport.

There are also corresponding courses in the academy where militia officers can raise their educational level in jurisprudence. Those who combine work and studies are called part-time students. They have reduced working hours and paid leave for examination session.

Vocabulary

the Academy of Internal Affairs	-	академия внутренних дел
education	-	обучение, образование
educational institution	-	учебное заведение
to train	-	готовить, тренировать
to detect	-	разыскивать, раскрывать
detection	-	розыск, раскрытие
crime	-	преступление, правонарушение
criminal	-	уголовный, преступный
security	-	безопасность
activity	-	деятельность
correspondence courses	-	заочное обучение
militia officer	-	офицер милиции, сотрудник право-охранительных органов
to raise	-	повышать, улучшать
level	-	уровень
jurisprudence	-	юриспруденция
to investigate	-	расследовать, исследовать
term	-	срок, период, семестр

Ex. 1. Translate the words and word-combinations given in brackets into English.

1. (Академия внутренних дел) was founded in 1993.

2. The Academy has three ( факультета).

3. There are (курсы заочного обучения) in the Academy.

4. (Учебный год) consists of two terms.

5. The students take many (экзаменов).

Ex. 2. Complete the sentences.

1. I study in the Academy of …

2. The Academy trains specialists in …

3. The militia officers can raise their educational level in ...

4. At the end of each term the students take …

5. The students take many subjects …

Ex. 3. Give the degrees of comparison of the following adjectives.

Find the groups of antonyms.

Short, young, popular, interesting, famous, tall, bad, small, comfortable, polite, good, cold, many, fast, little, low, thick, old, high, difficult, big, warm, narrow, changeable, dirty, serious, progressive, much, wide, long, thin, slow, busy, friendly, clean, easy.

Ex. 4. Put the adjective into the right degree of comparison.

1. My brother is five years (young) than me.

2. The sitting-room is (comfortable) room in our flat.

3. Murder and rape are (serious) crimes.

4. In autumn days get (short) and the nights get (long).

5. Summer is (good) season for holidays.

6. This book is one of (interesting) I have ever read.

7. That street is (long) street in our city.

Ex. 5. Open the brackets and choose the right form of the adjective or adverb.

1. He knows English quite (good, well).

2. Today is а (bad, badly) weather.

3. The Crown Courts try (serious, seriously) cases.

4. Thieves steal things (secret, secretly).

5. Some students took their exams (quick, quickly).

6. The White House is the (official, officially) residence of the US president.

7. He is а very (polite, politely) person.

Ex. 6. Translate the sentences into Russian.

1. There are twelve months in a year.

2. What is there for supper tonight?

3. There was a telegram for you on the table two days ago.

4. There were no any mistakes in your dictation.

5. How many rooms are there in your flat?

6. There is an interesting article in this newspaper.

7. There will be many new subjects next academic year.

Ex. 7. Put the sentences into the plural form.

1. There is a telephone on the table.

2. There was a detective film on TV last week.

3. There is a student in the classroom.

4. There will be an exam next month.

5. There is a library in our city.

Ex. 8. Translate the sentences into Russian. Pay attention to the use of the Continuous Tenses.

1. Listen! The telephone is ringing.

2. The policeman was checking the documents when somebody knocked at the door.

3. At this time tomorrow they will be leaving for Kiev.

4. The students are making projects in the library now.

5. The boys broke the window when they were playing football.

6. The police will be searching the area where they lost the traces of that suspect.

7. Do you realise what you are saying?

Ex. 9. Open the brackets and put the right form of the verb.

1. Where (to be) the senior officer? He (to interview) the witnesses in the next room. He usually (to collect) all the facts himself.

2. Yesterday the police squads (to check) the driving licences in the highways from morning till evening. They (to look for) the serious band of criminals.

3. This court usually (to hear) appeals and (to try) the most serious cases from the courts of appeals and district courts.

4. I (to work) in the library while you (to have dinner) tomorrow. I often (to prepare) for exams there.

5. The police (to search) the crime scene now. The detectives always (to study) every detail of the crime.

Ex. 10. Translate the sentences into Russian. Pay attention to the usage of the modal verbs.

1. The detective took up a position from which he could see what was going around.

2. The policeman ordered that everybody must leave the house.

3. I think I ought to inform the police about this accident.

4. You needn’t trouble yourself.

5. May I use your telephone?

6. I had to come here incognito to avoid publicity.

7. We are to have a lecture and two seminars tomorrow.

Ex. 11. Put the right modal verbs into the sentences.

1. The students … give the books back to the library in time.

2. I … speak two foreign languages.

3. All students … attend classes.

4. … I do this work tomorrow?

5. They … go to the seaside next week.

Ex. 12. Answer the questions.

1. When was the Academy of Internal Affairs founded?

2. How many faculties are there in the Academy?

3. How many terms does the academic year consist of?

4. What do students take at the end of each term?

5. What subjects do the students have in the Academy?

Unit 3

	Text: State structure of Ukraine.
	Grammar: Совершенные времена глагола. Наречия време-ни. Неопределенные времена глагола в страда-тельном залоге.