Active Vocabulary

2. Learn the following words and word-combinations to comprehend the text:

full-time student	студент стаціонару
first-year student	першокурсник
advertising agency	рекламна агенція
to get on	жити в згоді
human resource manager	менеджер з персоналу
weirdie	дивак
to be fond of …	захоплюватися чимось
lark	жайворонок
according to …	згідно з …
saying	прислів’я
slowly but surely	повільно, але впевнено
owl	сова
it usually takes me …	це зазвичай забирає
exhausted	виснажений
to mention	згадувати
teens	вік від 13 до 19 (включно)
pen pal	товариш по листуванню
exception	виняток
to have much in common	мати багато спільного
at least	принаймні
it goes without saying	певна річ

3. 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. Maksym Marchenko is a school boy.

2. He is going to become a student next year.

3. He is fond of computers.

4. Maksym’s Dad works for advertising agency.

5. His Mum is a bit of a workaholic.

6. She works for a big company as a human resource manager.

7. Maksym has got a younger brother.

8. Mykola spends hours practising English.

9. Maksym is living according to the saying “early to bed, early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise”.

10. He always walk to the University.

11. To improve his English Maksym always tries to watch CNN news.

12. Maksym has some pen pals.

13. He has much in common with his pen pal.

4. Study the text and answer the following questions:

1. How old is Maksym Marchenko?

2. Does he study or work?

3. Where does he study?

4. Where does his family live?

5. Is Maksym’s family large?

6. Who is the youngest in the family?

7. Whose job is more interesting?

8. What is Maksym’s father?

9. What is Maksym’s mother?

10. Why does he consider his brother a bit wierdie?

11. How long has Maksym been studying at University?

12. Is he living according to the saying “early to bed, early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise” now?

13. Why is he becoming an owl?

14. What is Maksym’s attitude to the computer?

15. What are the advantages of the computer?

16. How is he improving his English?

17. What is his pen pal’s name?

18. Where does Mike Nilson study?

19. What did Mike ask Maksym to do?

Text B. National University of Water Management and Nature Resources Use

Pre-text Exercises

1. Read the names of the faculties. Give Ukrainian equivalents:

Faculty of Applied Mathematics and Computer-integrated Systems;

Civil Engineering and Architecture Faculty;

Faculty of Ecology and Natural Resources Use;

Faculty of Economics and Entrepreneurship;

Faculty of Management;

Faculty of Water Management;

Hydrotechnical and Hydropower Engineering Faculty;

Faculty of Land Management and Geoinformation;

Mechanical and Heatpower Engineering Faculty.