Swap your gapped sentences and in teams of three fill in the gaps.
I n 5-minutes time a representative from each team, in turn, reports their answers.
Everybody must listen carefully. The student who gapped this sentence must correct the answer. The team who has the most correct answers is the winner.
Listen to this tape once again and correct your mistakes.
T.10
And now listen and check your answers.
Congratulations, you got it right.
Read and listen to the text on p.6.
T.13
Match the following pictures with the parts of the text.
he full name of your Alma Mater?
Why is it called Technical?
How is the name of Yuriy Kondratyuk connected with this higher school?
How many faculties is the university made up of?
How many specialities are the students trained in?
How long does the complete university course last?
When was this institution founded?
What facilities do the students have at their disposal?
Are the students provided with hostel accomodation, sports and recreation facilities?
Do the students pay for tuition?
In teams of four,
Guess which of the definitions of the words printed in bold italics is correct.
Then check your answers with a dictionary. The first one is done for you.
■ 1-a
… adaptation to the transient market conditions…
lasting for a short time only b) technically strong
The students are not yet in residence.
place where one lives b) place where one works
The campus is set in 80000 sq.m.
device with a needle that points to the magnetic north
grounds of a school, colledge or university
… library has a very rich depository.
money deposited in a bank b) place where goods are deposited.
… in the pinery near Poltava.
pine forest b) suburb
His researches have been successful.
a) a testing of knowledge or ability
b) investigation undertaken in order to discover new facts, get additional information.
TEST YOUR READING SKILLS
Read the following words taken from the text on p.6 and check their transcription in a
dictionary. Work in two groups.
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Group B
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1 |
acknowledged |
11 |
facing |
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21 |
achievements |
31 |
facility |
2 |
accreditation |
12. |
financial |
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22 |
architectural |
32 |
licensed |
3 |
academician |
13 |
lycee |
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23 |
attach |
33 |
occasion |
4 |
accept |
14 |
pitch |
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24 |
branch |
34 |
principal |
5 |
campus |
15 |
process |
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25 |
canteen |
35 |
residence |
6 |
chair |
16 |
research |
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26 |
charge |
36 |
scientific |
7 |
civil |
17 |
secure |
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27 |
centenary |
37 |
specialist |
8 |
cultural |
18 |
speciality |
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28 |
course |
38 |
specialization |
9 |
device |
19 |
succeed |
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29 |
doctorate |
39 |
successfully |
10 |
edifice |
20 |
technical |
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30 |
faculty |
40 |
teaching |
Each word above in ex.1 contains letter ‘c’, which can be pronounced in different ways: [k], [s], [ks], [], [t]. Arrange the words into five groups according to their pronunciation and write them down into your copy-books. The first one is already done for you.
Work in groups of three.
[k] |
[s] |
[ks] |
[] |
[t] |
1.acknowledged |
1.civil |
1. accept |
1. academician |
1. chair |
2.___________ |
2.___________ |
2.____________ |
2.____________ |
2.____________ |
3.___________ |
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3.____________ |
3.____________ |
3.____________ |
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5.____________ |
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T.2 Listen to the tape and check your answers. Correct your mistakes if there are some.
Pay your attention to the stress of these words.
Complete the reading rule of the letter ‘c’ and write it down into your copy-books.
Letter c is pronounced as [ ] – before the consonants and before the vowels a, o, u;
[ ] – before the vowels e, i, y; [ ] – in digraph cc + the vowels e, i, y; [ ] – before the
combination of the vowels ia, ie; [ ] – before the letter h (exceptions are the Greek borrowings which are pronounced as [ ] in the words: architectural, mechanical, technical, etc.).
Give your own examples of the pronunciation of the letter ‘c’.
Century, comprise, economics, academy,change, block, etc.
How many words can you make out of “university”?
The minimum number of letters in a word is three and the maximum is nine.
We did the first one for you.
1. envy
2.____ , etc.
DISCUSSION POINT
You have entered the higher educational institution. Being a student of this establishment you have to know certain things about it .
In pairs or small groups discuss the following questions and try to answer them.
What is the full name of your Alma Mater?
Why is it called Technical?
How is the name of Yuriy Kondratyuk connected with this higher school?
How many faculties is the university made up of?
What specialities are the students trained in?
How long does the complete university course last?
When was this institution founded?
What facilities do the students have at their disposal?
Are the students provided with hostel accomodation, sports and recreation facilities?
Do the students pay for tuition?
PRE--READING TASK
Work alone.
Look at the picture. What does it tell you about your institution?
Fill in the columns below with as much information as you can.
W
hat
I
know
about our university.
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What I think I know, but I'm not sure of
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3. What do you want to know from the text?
Write questions about your university like these:
How many students study in our university?
Ask about the following: specialities, faculties, teaching staff, facilities.
COMPREHENSION CHECK
Work in pairs.
Which of your questions did you find the answers to ?.
Did you have any questions that weren't answered ? Can you guess the answers ?
Is there anything in the text that surprises you ?
■ There is a dispensary health resort nearby.
LANGUAGE WORK