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2. Are these statements true or false? If they are false, say why. Use the following phrases:

I can’t agree to this statement because…

Just the contrary…

I think…

To my mind…

1. Mike had a very tight day, so he would only write about MIT’s alumni.

2. MIT deals with IT only.

3. It’s motto is “Mens et Manus ("mind and hand")”

4. The Institute consists of 27 schools.

5. MIT was founded in 1865.

6. It merged with nearby Harvard University in 1900.

7. MIT’s present location is in Cambridge.

8. The first woman student was admitted in 1970.

9. Charles Vest took office as the Institute's 16th president on December 6, 2004.

10. MIT's campus is168-acre (68.0 ha).

11. MIT buildings have both a number and a name.

12. When getting from class to class students usually get cold or wet.

13. Students can live off or in dormitory.

14. Campus includes some notable facilities.

15. Education at MIT is free of charge.

16. The anti-authoritarian nature of the school results in a situation where faculty, upperclassmen, and fellow students are remarkably helpful even to newly arrived freshmen.

17. Students will typically refer to their major by the course number rather than the name.

18. Most of the science and engineering classes do not follow a standard pattern.

19. Over 120,000 people graduated from MIT.

20. MIT alumni have formed 25,800 companies, employing more than three million people.

3. Study the letter and answer the following questions:

1. Where does Mike study?

2. What kind of institution is it?

3. How long do most programs last?

4. How many students study there?

5. How is MIT organized?

History

6. When was MIT founded?

7. Who founded the Institute?

8. Where is MIT located now?

9. When did MIT’s prominence increase?

10. What are MIT’s greatest contributions to the 20th century?

11. When did a strong female presence appear at MIT?

12. What is Charles Vest famous for?

Campus

13. What is MIT’s campus area?

14. How is campus divided?

15. Which buildings are referred to by number and by name?

16. How do students get from class to class?

17. How many dormitories are there?

18. What is the role of tutors and housemasters in the dormitories?

19. Are there any notable campus facilities? What are they?

Undergraduate academics

20. What kind of academic year does MIT include?

21. What are its tuition and fees?

22. How have the classes been characterized?

23. What does the anti-authoritarian nature of the school result?

24. How are students graded in the first semester?

25. How are students graded in the second semester?

26. Are majors numbered or named?

27. What is the standard pattern of classes?

28. What are “bibles”?

29. What does evaluation consist of?

30. How do most classes end?

Alumni

31. How many people consider MIT their Alma Mater?

32. Which prominent names are familiar to you?

33. What did “The Guardian” find out?

Grammar and Vocabulary Exercises

1. Find English equivalents to the following words and word combinations in the texts of the unit:

Першокурсник, другокурсник, стаціонар, закінчити школу, жити в згоді, витрачати час на … , захоплюватися чимось, регулярно щось робити (в минулому), згідно з …, повільно, але впевнено, це зазвичай забирає, маршрутка, мати багато спільного, певна річ, відвідувати заняття, студент, випускник, гуртожиток, семестр, приватний некомерційний заклад, прийняти перших студентів, переживати фінансові проблеми, здобути бездоганну репутацію, об’єднатися з …, в результаті …, призначити на посаду, навчальний корпус, (не) жити в студмістечку, неодружені студенти, сімейні студенти, ядерний реактор, осінь, відсіяти, пристосуватися до регулярного оцінювання, слідувати стандартній схемі, пояснити концепцію(ідею), набір проблем, засвоїти, вирішувати проблему, застосовувати знання, карати, давати роботу.