- •Английский язык
- •«Наш институт»
- •Оглавление
- •Our institute phonetic and lexical exercises
- •I. A) Read the following:
- •II. Build up your vocabulary:
- •III. Read the following words and word combinations. Give their Russian equivalents:
- •IV. Match the English words and word combinations given below with their Russian equivalents:
- •V. Express a similar idea by using the synonymic expression “to make up one’s mind”:
- •VI. Intensify the idea of liking by using “to be fond of”:
- •VII. Intensify the idea by using the construction “one can’t help doing smth”:
- •Grammar exercises The Verb. Active Voice.
- •I. Use the Present Simple or the Present Continuous instead of the infinitives in brackets:
- •II. Use the Present Simple, the Present Continuous or the Present Perfect instead of the infinitives in brackets:
- •III. Use the Present Continuous or the Present Perfect Continuous instead of the infinitives in brackets:
- •IV. Use the Past Simple or the Present Perfect instead of the infinitives in brackets:
- •V. Use the required tense (Present and Past Simple, Present and Past Continuous, Present Perfect and Present Perfect Continuous):
- •VI. Use the required tense:
- •VII. Translate the following into English:
- •VIII. Translate the following into English:
- •Reading practice text I.
- •I. Read and translate the text.
- •A Letter.
- •II. Answer the questions to Text I.
- •Text II.
- •I. Read and translate the text. Dialogue.
- •II. Practise the dialogue for test-reading.
- •III. Memorise and dramatize the dialogue. Text III.
- •I. Skim the text to understand what it is about. Time your reading. It is good if you can read it for 8 minutes.
- •Demidov Yaroslavl State University.
- •Text IV.
- •I. Skim the text to understand what it is about. Do the exercise given below. Extra-mural and Evening Education.
- •II. Read the statements and tell whether they are true or false.
- •Text V.
- •I. Read and translate the text. Our Institute.
- •II. Practise the text for test-reading.
- •III. Speak about your Institute.
Text V.
I. Read and translate the text. Our Institute.
The Moscow State Institute of Steel and Alloys is one of the leading higher educational institutions in metallurgy in Russia. Its history is closely connected with the development of the state metallurgical industry.
The Moscow State Institute of Steel and Alloys was formed out of the Moscow Miners’ Academy and founded in 1918. The student body of our institute is 6000. 5000 are students of the Day Department and 1000 are students of the Evening Department.
The main building is situated in Lenin Street.
The branch of the Moscow State Institute of Steel and Alloys was founded in 1992 in Novotroitsk. Our branch is staffed by highly-qualified teachers, professors and research assistants. They do intensive academic and research work: give lectures, seminars; hold exams, tutorials, make laboratory experiments and scientific investigations.
The students of our institute have favourable conditions for studies. Numerous classrooms, lecture-halls, a good library, a diner, a sport ground are at their disposal. The laboratories are well-equipped with up-to-date devices and apparatus.
Many students do research work in the Students’ Research Society and take part in scientific conferences which are held every year.
The academic year is devided into two terms. Exams are held in January and June. The students take exams in all the subjects they study. If a student passes the exam well, he gets a state grant.
In winter and summer students have vacations. The course of study lasts five years. At the end of the five-year course students defend their diploma papers. When the students graduate from the Institute, they get diplomas of the Moscow State Institute of Steel and Alloys.
II. Practise the text for test-reading.
III. Speak about your Institute.