1. Repent (b) restore (c) repeat (d) request

How to criticize

Q1 Quite honestly I didn't think ....... of the standard of acting in the play.

(a) lot (b) few (c) little (d) much

Q2 If you want my ....... opinion, I thought the food tasted revolting.

(a) honoured (b) honourable (c) honest (d) honour

Q3 To come straight to the ....... I think the management team needs replacing.

(a) summit (b) top (c) topic (d) point

Q4 There are several matters on which I should like to take ....... concerning your report.

(a) outcome (b) outlook (c) issue (d) outing

Q6 I have a long ....... of things I think are wrong, where shall I start?

(a) story (b) description (c) file (d) list

Q7 I'm afraid to tell you that your standard of work has fallen well below what we think is ........

(a) considerable (b) believable (c) acceptable (d) available

Q8 In all honesty if I said that everything was all right, I'd simply be ........

(a) lying (b) laying (c) loading (d) letting

Q9 If you can't improve your level of work, I'm afraid you'll have to look ....... for another job.

(a) anywhere (b) elsewhere (c) nowhere (d) somewhere

Q10 I'm sick and ....... of always having to put right your mistakes.

1. weary (b) exhausted (c) fatigued (d) tired

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International scientific conference

"Innovative education organization technologies in a technical higher education institution: on the way to the new education quality".

March 28-30, 2006

The conference is held with the publication of abstracts and reports.

Specialists of education administration bodies, leaders of higher and secondary education institutions, university instructors and scientific workers, postgraduates, and those working for Doctor's degree, students as well as all other persons interested in the education quality problem are invited to participate in the conference.

The conference aims at the exchange of the work experience on the ensuring of specialists preparation quality.

The problems to be discussed are as follows:

Problems and backgrounds of modern higher education system;

Problems of the creation of unified higher education system ensuring the quality of education;

Problems of entrance of Russian higher education institutions to the world educational space;

Science intensive technologies in the educational process;

Problems of realization of modular rating system controlling student’s progress;

Problems of students independent work organization;

Students training as an important factor of improving professional education quality;

Role of computer systems in the creation of informational environment in a technical higher education institution;

Information technologies of teaching;

The process of commercialization in higher education institutions and the problem of training quality;

Problems of working out graduation projects;

Problems of multilevel training of specialists; Psychological problems of a contemporary specialist training;

Student’s social support;

Health care technologies;

The cycle of economic disciplines in a technical higher education institution;

The cycle of humanitarian disciplines in a technical higher education institution;

Employment problems and the work of young specialists in the native economy;

University educational complex: its problems and perspectives;

The Unified state exam and the quality of student’s admission;

Preparatory work problems;

Problems of further professional training; and others.

The official languages of the conferences are Russian, English and German.

You have the possibility to publish  your abstracts (1-2 pages) or reports (4-6 pages) in the conference collection of scientific works free of charge.

Please, send your reports and abstracts by e-mail to: method_center@gasa.penza.com.ru or postmaster@pgasa.penza.com.ru

ATTENTION:

Dead-line for admission of reports and abstracts - 15th February, 2006

Should you like to make a report during the conference work, inform us as soon as possible to the addresses given above. In this case we shall send you the information concerning participation in the conference and make invitations.

Best wishes,

Organization Committee