
- •Методичні вказівки
- •Передмова
- •Contents
- •Topic: University Life
- •1. Next to each letter write a word, a phrase or a sentence characterizing a student. Follow the example.
- •2. Students’ Vocabulary
- •3. Answer the following questions, based on the information you’ve just got acquainted with:
- •4. Match the words in three columns to make complete sentences.
- •5. Match the words from Students’ Vocabulary with their possible definitions.
- •6. Complete the following sentences with the translation of the words and word combinations from the brackets. All of them were used in previous exercises. The example was done for you.
- •7. Unjumble some words from Students’ Vocabulary.
- •8. Cross out one odd word in each line. The example was done for you.
- •Practice reading and pronouncing the following words.
- •11. Translate the following words and word combinations into English, using the text in the previous exercise.
- •12. Insert prepositions (in, for, of, at, to) if necessary.
- •13. Think of the words that fit the definitions below. All the required words are in the previous 11 sentences.
- •13. Write Luc’s letter to Martin, telling about his university life, subjects, research work, success and difficulties.
- •14. Finish the sentences below with information about yourself and your plans for the future. The first one was done for you.
- •15. Work in pairs.
- •Create the dialogue between Helen’s brother, Josh, and Helen’s friend, Mike.
- •Topic: Ways of Studying
- •1. Read the word combinations from the table below and try to remember them.
- •2. Fill in the gaps with suitable prepositions where necessary. The table from Ex.1 may be helpful for you.
- •4. Match the words with their definitions. University teachers
- •7. Suggest the English versions for the words and word combinations. Write them down (in the infinitive) into the table.
- •8. Fill in the correct form of the verbs in brackets and translate.
- •9. Complete the crossword, using the previous Exercises.
- •Vertical:
- •10. Translate the following phrases into English. All of them you’ve met in the previous exercises.
- •Topic: English Universities
- •4. Skim over1 the text and outline a plan2 of it. Answer the following questions:
- •6. Match the two parts of famous proverbs and sayings. Explain how you understand them. Render them into Ukrainian.
- •Topic: The Academy
- •1. Read and translate the text about the educational institution Volodymyr studies in. Be ready to do exercises after it. My academy
- •2. Imagine, that you are Volodymyr’s friend. Retell this text from the first person.
- •3. Find the English equivalents for the following words and word combinations from the text “My Academy”. The example was done for you.
- •5. Fill in the blanks with the proper words or word combinations according to the text “My Academy”. Circle the correct variant.
- •There are many faculties in my academy. Here are some of them:
- •6. Match the words on the left with their possible definitions on the right.
- •Topic: Oxford University
- •2. Read and the text about Oxford do the instructions after it. Oxford
- •3. Answer the questions.
- •4. Give the headline to each of the three paragraphs of the text “Oxford”.
- •5. Put questions to underlined word combinations. You have to set at least 2 questions to each sentence.
- •6. Complete the dialogue between Pablo, who studies in Botswana University, and Clare, who studies at Oxford, with appropriate questions.
- •7. Read the stories of four people, living in Oxford. What do the four people do? Note if their opinions are positive, negative, or both positive and negative.
- •8. Find out your learning style.
- •Questionnaire
- •Now transfer your scores to the table and add them up.
- •V ocabulary
- •Supplementary. Exercises for Translation
- •1. Translate the sentences from Ukrainian into English.
- •2. Translate the sentences from Ukrainian into English.
- •3. Translate the following sentences from Ukrainian into English:
- •References
4. Match the words with their definitions. University teachers
a dean |
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a deputy dean (замісник декана) |
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a vice-rector (замісник ректора / проректор) |
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an instructor=a university teacher |
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a lecturer |
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a professor |
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teaching stuff=faculty (AE) (педагогічний колектив, викладацький склад) |
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head of a chair (завідуючий кафедрою) |
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a tutor (репетитор, куратор) |
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a rector |
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5.
Complete
the sentences, using the following words: a
rector, a dean, a tutor, deputy deans, a vice-rector, instructors,
professors, lecturers, teaching stuff, university teachers, faculty.
The
first one was done for you.
So many subjects at the university, so many …instructors..., who are all clever, experienced and respectful people.
University’s ……………… consists of approximately 800 ………………………, among them assistant lecturers, instructors, substitute teachers, part-time teachers, senior teachers, associate professors, professors, academicians.
Lectures on specialized technical sciences are usually delivered by ……………., mostly associate professors or professors with broad experience.
A person for the …………..’s post is chosen between two deputy deans, if they both have academic degree.
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n Ukraine ……………… is in charge of a group of freshmen, he/she supervises students’ marks, takes them to exhibitions, museums, theatrical performances, and helps them see eye to eye with other instructors.
There are very few ………………….. at Poltava universities, as it is the highest rank of a university teacher, and it is very difficult to achieve it, having written one more, larger and more innovative thesis.
………….. usually accounts for almost everything at the university, but, as it’s the second person after rector, he/she isn’t usually as famous and popular with students, as the rector himself.
When a dean is away, he is, on a temporary basis, substituted by one of …………………….. .
…………………… represents the university. He speaks to press and deals with other educational establishments.
……………. are the most important people at the university, as they provide educational process.
S PEAKING ACTIVITY
6. Say who:
is the second most important person in a faculty after a dean;
is above heads of chairs, but beyond the rector and vice-rectors;
watches closely the academic performance (академічна успішність) of a group he/she is in charge of and may advise students how to deal successfully with any problems;
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uns the chair and arranges the executive schedule of his/her subordinates;
shares his/her knowledge of a discipline with students;
has already defended his/her doctoral thesis and is highly experienced;
is in charge with public relations, administers the university, including the teaching stuff, students, technical services, accounting department;
lectures dedicated disciplines in front of the audience;