- •Read and remember the pronunciation of the following words:
- •Read and translate the text: astu
- •Remember the following words and word combinations:
- •Remember the following names:
- •Answer the following questions:
- •Read and translate the following text:
- •Institute of Biology and Nature Management
- •Describe your Institute and its faculties, using the following names:
- •Read and translate the text: education
- •Remember the words and word combinations and use them in your own sentences:
- •Insert the missing words:
- •Translate into English:
- •Choose the correct form of the verb “to be”:
- •Choose the correct form of the verb “to have”, “to do”:
- •Make up dialogues on the following topics:
- •Read the following conversations and learn one of them by heart.
- •Read and understand the additional texts without a dictionary and answer some questions: Text 1. Science at the university
- •Text 2. International activity
- •Be ready to speak about Astrakhan State Technical University.
- •Read and translate the following text: the university of minnesota
- •Ask 5 questions to the text.
- •Compare the University of Minnesota and astu. Appendix
- •I. Watch the video “Astrakhan State Technical University as I see it”. Do your best to understand as much as possible. Study the list of the given words to help you:
- •II. Watch the video one more time. Make use of the text given below. Now, answer the following questions:
- •III. Analyze the text. How has Astrakhan State Technical University changed since that time?
Make up dialogues on the following topics:
You are a student of Astrakhan State Technical University. Your friend is a school-leaver. Share your impressions about the university.
You are going to enter Astrakhan State Technical University, but you need some additional information. Consult the Secretary if there is some important information for you.
Read the following conversations and learn one of them by heart.
1. - Have you written your composition, Ben? It’s due today.
Of course. And what about you?
Not yet. I didn’t think it would be so difficult and started it only yesterday.
Well, it will teach you a lesson. Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today, you know.
2. - Paul wouldn’t like to fail in his exam, would he?
Of course he wouldn’t. Who would?
But he hasn’t been working very hard. He thinks he is clever enough to pass his exams without much work, doesn’t he?
Yes, he relies too much on his memory but I doubt it can carry him out when doing physics.
3. - Would you like to go and see Nell today?
Well, I was thinking of learning some English.
Oh, but you can do that tomorrow.
Yes, and I can see Nell tomorrow too.
4. - How about reading up for the entrance exams together?
Fine. And let’s ask Jane to join us too, she has passed her finals with honours.
I don’t mind. But she thinks too much of herself, doesn’t she?
Not in the least. She is a good friend and never refuses to help anybody.
Read and understand the additional texts without a dictionary and answer some questions: Text 1. Science at the university
Scientists who made a valuable contribution to the development of ASTU and gained wide recognition due to their work in the field of science and higher education were given the rank of the «Honorary Professor of ASTU». More than 20 professors of ASTU were awarded this high rank.
There is an Information-and-Publishing Center at the University, which publishes the collections of learned articles both in Russian and English, as well as monographs, manuals and training aids written by the members of the University’s teaching staff.
The University Scientific Library, being a member of the Russian Library Association, is the first — rate University Library in Astrakhan. The library houses some 720 thousand volumes. It stocks scientific, academic and methodology books, collections of abstracts, reference and technical literature, technical documentation, information and bibliographic materials, fiction both in Russian and foreign languages. Annually the Library purchases more than 40 thousand volumes of new editions, over 450 thousand periodicals. The fund of audio and video cassettes and compact computer discs is available at the Library.
The Library has three exchange systems and six specialized reading rooms seating up to 750 readers. The Library provides access to the Internet, to the Electronic Catalogue Library and to the bibliographical databases.