• What do you do?

• What year are you in?

• What’s your boss like?

• Do you still keep in touch?

• I’m really good at languages.

READING

3.1. The following phrases were removed from the text. Put them back on their places.

1. while they’re studying

2. it’d be interesting

3. after I graduated

4. and everything else

5. to do American studies at a different university

6. Twenty-five years ago

7. he has to go to too many lectures

8. I wanted to do

STUDENTS THESE DAYS.

My son Danny is in his second year at university studying computing. He’s not enjoying it: it’s boring and too hard. He says (a) ……………… and he doesn’t really have enough time to do the essays and projects he has to write. He wants to drop out and apply (b) …………. Last night we had a big argument about it while we were having dinner. ‘You don’t understand. It was different when you went to university!’ he shouted and then he left the house.

(c) …………, being a student in Britain was really easy. We didn’t have to pay anything to study at university. In fact, when I went to university the government actually GAVE me money. I got a grant of over two thousand pounds and I never had to pay it back. Nowadays, lots of students (or their parents!) have to pay two or three thousand pounds for their course. They also have to pay for food, somewhere to live, books, bills (d) …………. The government gives you a loan which you then have to pay back after you graduate.

Most students have to get a part-time job (e) …………. . I didn't have to get a job during term-time, so I could just concentrate on studying. We sometimes just sat around and chatted to each other, watched French films, read books, went on demonstrations or went to parties. I only had to go to ten hours of lectures each week, so I had lots of time to write my essays and do everything else (f) …….. . And, of course, almost all students lived away from home. We had a lot of freedom - it was fun and easy.

I just chose the course I wanted to do, which was politics and history. I don’t think you can do that now. I know Danny really wants to do American studies, and I’m sure (g) ………, but who would give him a job when he finishes his degree? I went travelling for six months (h) ……….. because it was easy to find work. I got a job in banking very quickly, but he’ll have to pay back the money he’s borrowed. So he needs to get a job which pays good money straight after graduating. That’s why I want him to do his computing degree. It’ll be better for him in the end.

3.2. Comprehension questions.

1. What does Danny think of his course? What does he want to do? What year is he in?

2. Do Danny and his father share the opinion about studying?

3. How was studying different when Danny’s father went to university?

4. How much did the father get as a grant?

5. Why do most students have to work?

3.3. Fill in the missing words.

1. He is in his second year _____ university.

2. He has ___ go to too many lectures.

3. He wants to ________ out.

4. Last night we had a big ______________.

5. I was _______ to spend it.

6. The government gives you a ________ which

you have to pay _______ .

7. Almost all students lived ________ from parents.

8. He’ll have to pay back money he’s _____________.

9. I want him to do his computing _______________.

10. It’ll be better for him ______________.

3.4. Write these words and phrases in Past Simple and give the infinitive of the verbs.

1. Ходили в университет - _______________________

2. Закричал - _________________________________

3. Ушел из дома - ______________________________

4. Дали мне денег - ____________________________

5. Получил грант - _____________________________

6. Пришлось выплачивать - _____________________

7. Сидели и болтали - __________________________

8. Смотрели французские фильмы - ______________ ______________________________________________

9. Жили вдали от дома -________________________

10. Выбрал курс -_______________________________

3.5. Discussion.

Was it easy for you to be a student? (at university, college, school)

Did you have to pay for studying?

Did you have enough free time while studying?

Did you work while studying?

Did you live away from home?

GRAMMAR

Past Simple (V2)

Regular Verbs

V+ -ed: believed, dropped, emigrated, happened, moved, passed, shouted, studied, travelled

Irregular Verbs

Ex. become – became

Know – knew

“to do”

+

I You We They He She

did got went wanted

housework married to university to move house

yesterday. last year. in 1980. a few years ago.

-

I You We They He She

didn’t

do get go want

housework. married. to university. to move house.

?

Did

I you we they he she

do get go want

housework? married? to university? to move house?

“to be”

+ _	I She He (It)	was wasn’t	at work yesterday.
+ _	You We They	were weren’t	at work yesterday.
?	Were	you we they	at work yesterday?
?	Was	I He She	at work yesterday?

3.6. Put the verbs into the past simple.

Tom Stevens 1) ................... (live) in the country on a big farm. He 2) ................ (have) a happy childhood, but he 3) ....................... (want) to see the world. When Tom 4) ............... (leave) school, he 5) ....................... (decide) to join the navy. He 6) ....................... (spend) the next ten years sailing around the world. He 7) ................. (travel) to lots of places and 8) .............. (meet) lots of people. Tom 9) ................ (save) his money and one day he 10) ................ (say) goodbye to the navy. He 11) ................. (go) back to his village, 12) ...................... (buy) a farm of his own, and 13) ..................... (start) work. A year later he 14) ................. (marry) Carla, his school friend, and they 15) ................... (have) three children. Tom and Carla 16) ................. (live) happily on their farm and 17) ...................... (be) lucky enough to have lots of grandchildren.

3.7. Now complete the questions.

1. "Where ....... Tom ........................ as a boy?"

"On a farm."

2. "What .......... he ........................ to do?"

"To see the world."

3. "What ......... Tom ........................ to join?"

"The navy."

4. How many years ........ he ........................ at sea?"

"Ten years."

5. “Where .......... he ......................... when he left the navy?"

"Back to his village."

6. "What .......... he ........................?”

"A farm."

7. "Who ........... he ..............?”

"Carla.

8. "How many children ......... they ..................?

"Three."

3.8. Which verb is missing? Fill in with the correct form (sometimes a negative form is necessary).

move have move die get feel leave leave move decide hate like want se

1. We ____________ to Tokyo because my father __________ a job there.

2. I _____________ Bolton when I ____________ my job. It was easier to find job here.

3. I _____________ here when my husband’s farther ____________. He __________ to live nearer his mum so we could look after her.

4. We ___________ to move because we __________ the area. There was a lot of crime.

5. We had to leave because of the war. We ___________ safe living there.

6. We moved to the country because we ____________ living in a big city. It was too crowded and the children __________ anywhere to play.

7. When ______ you _________ here?

8. Why ________ they ________ Italy?