Vocabulary exercises

Exercise 2. Give Russian equivalents.

1. Internal medicine; 2. research; 3. applicant; 4. higher education; 5. scientific work; 6. famous; 7. to be founded; 8. graduate; 9. educational program; 10. general training

Exercise 3. Give English equivalents.

1. Акушерство; 2. программа обучения; 3. подготовка; 4. абитуриент; 5. ежегодный; 6. выпускник; 7. срок обучения; 8. среднее образование; 9. высшее образование; 10. научная работа

Exercise 4. Match the following words and expressions from column A with those in column B.

A B

1. Internal medicine a. Внутренние болезни

2. Obstetrics b. срок обучения

3. training c. Акушерство

4. education d. подготовка

5. term e. образование

1.	2.	3.	4.	5.

Exercise 5. Translate the sentences from English into Russian.

1. We study at Kazan State Medical University.

2. Kazan State Medical University was reorganized into an independent medical institute in 1930.

3. Our university was founded in 1814 as a faculty of Kazan University.

4. Educational program consists of the general and professional training.

5. Above 4000 students study at Kazan State Medical University.

6. Some departments are equipped with computer labs.

Exercise 6. Make up sentences using the suitable ending from the right-hand column.

1. We are	a. reorganized into an independent medical institute in 1930.
2. Kazan State Medical University is	b. trained there.
3. Kazan State Medical University was	c. first year students.
4. Future doctors, certified nurses, pharmacists and social workers are	d. pass examinations.
5. At the end of each term students	e. very old and famous in Russia.
6. The University is staffed with	f. the highly-qualified professors.

Exercise 7. Fill in the necessary prepositions.

1. We want … be skilled and well-educated pharmaceutist.

2. It was founded … 1814 … a faculty of Kazan University.

3. There were six departments … the Medical faculty: Anatomy, Physiology, Pathology, Surgery, Internal Medicine and Obstetrics.

4. Students are trained … five years.

5. During the lectures we get a lot … interesting and useful information.

Exercise 8. True or False statements.

1. Kazan State Medical University is very old and famous in Russia.

2. Among the founders of the Kazan State Medical University were opthalmologist A. Vishnevsky, psychiatrist P. Lesgaft and N. Mislavsky.

3. Today Kazan State Medical University is not recognized as the Tatarstan’s largest medical center of education and research.

4. Students are trained for five or six years.

5. There are many swimming pools and classrooms at the university.

6. Annual students’ scientific conferences have not become traditional.