II. Коммуникативная тема:

«Трудовая и общественная деятельность студента».

Модуль: «Учеба в таможенной академии»

Text My Studies at the Academy

Read the text and speak on the educational process at the Customs Academy.

I finished school in 2009. Now I am a 1^st year (full-time) Law student of Rostov Branch of the Russian Customs Academy.

Rostov Branch of the Russian Customs Academy was founded in June 30, 1995. At present Rostov Branch of the Russian Customs Academy is a higher educational institution, which carries out training of specialists in Customs business. About 1000 students study here.

The Academy offers all opportunities for mastering vocational training programs for the following specialties: Customs Business, Economy and Management, Law (Jurisprudence).

The educational process includes fundamental applied mathematics and information technologies, professional use of personal computers, problems of the Customs policy of Russia, Customs business, economics and law. Training is performed by specialists - practice workers of customs institutions, professors, association professors and senior lecturers.

The best of our students and specialists take part in students' conferences and seminars, devoted to the problems of customs. The Academy also holds researches in co-operation with scientific centers of other branches (Moscow, Vladivostok, and St. Petersburg).

I am proud of being a student of the Customs Academy. I am entirely convinced that I have chosen the right way in life. I hope that the Academy will afford us to become skillful specialists. The knowledge I have already got, professionalism which I will gain during the years of work in Customs will help me to do as much as possible for my country.

I like studying at the Academy because it gives a lot of knowledge. There are many subjects necessary for acquiring our professional outlook. Especially I like studying Law, Computers, English, and Customs Control of Transported Goods.

Most of the work is not done in class but in our rooms, libraries or laboratories. There are many clubs and societies for any taste: Law, sporting, dramatic, etc. So many things happen at our Academy that it is impossible to see and all one would wish.

The Family Pattern

Family is very important for us. It gives us a sense of belonging and sense of tradition. Families give us strength and purpose. Our families show where we are. The things we need most deeply in our lives-love, communication, respect and good relationships- have their beginnings in the family.

Families serve many functions. They provide conditions in which children can be born and brought up. Families help educate their members. Parents teach their children values as well as daily skills. They also teach their common practices and customs. Such as respect for elders and celebrating holidays. But the most important job for a family is to give emotional support and security.

Generation Gap

Some people often talk about ‘generation gap’ – gap between the views of the younger generations of teenagers and the views of their parents. But talks about a generation gap are sometimes exaggerated.

When parents and teenagers argue, usually it is about simple things. The most common reason for their arguments is the teenagers’ attitude towards other family members. One more common reason is that parents want their children to help more about the house. The third most common basis for arguments is the quality of teenagers’ schoolwork.

Some other traditional disagreements are over such things as curfew, the friends with whom the young people spend their leisure time (peer pressure).

Task 1. Answer the following questions:

1. What is ‘generation gap’?

2. Do you feel ‘generation gap’ in your family?

3. What are the most common disagreements between parents and children?

4. What can children-parent disagreement lead to?

Task 2. Discuss the parent-child relationship using the following patterns and phrases:

Parents want their children expect their children ask like

to be polite to be intelligent to be kind to be friendly to be honest to be hardworking to be punctual to come home in time to go in for sports not to be rude not to be lazy not to be forgetful not to smoke not to drink strong drinks not to stay up late not to listen to pop music all day long

Children want their parents

to understand them to give them pocket money to buy them all they want to leave them alone to help them with their problems

Task 3. Comment on the proverbs and sayings.

As the tree, so the fruit.

As you sow, you shall mow.

Seven baby sitters can’t say why their only baby lost her eye.

Focus on Grammar

Exercise 4. Open the brackets using Present Simple or Present Continuous.

1. The man who (speak) to a passenger (be) our Customs inspector who (work) at the Customs of the airport.

2. What you usually (do)? – I (be) a student. I (study) at the Customs Academy.

3. Where you (hurry)? – I (hurry) to the railway station. My sister (come) from Moscow.

4. You (hear) the speaker well? – Yes, I (hear) him clearly. I (listen) very attentively, but I (not understand) the main points of his speech.

5. As a rule, it (take) him twenty minutes to get to the Customs Academy.

6. Listen, somebody (knock) at the door.

7. What she usually (do) at the weekend? – She usually (go) to see her friends.

8. Don’t come into the room. My brother (work) there now.

9. Where you (go)? – I (go) to the library to prepare for my seminar.

10. He seldom (stay) at home on Sunday.

Exercise 5. Translate into English.

1. Я обычно хожу пешком в таможенную академию. Я добираюсь за 10 минут.

2. Какой иностранный язык вы изучаете?

3. Она увлекается танцами и рисованием.

4. Где вы проводите выходные?

5. В свободное время я люблю слушать рок-музыку.

6. Каким видом спорта занимается твой брат?

7. Он всегда читает газету по утрам.

8. Я бы хотела изучать немецкий язык.

9. Мой рабочий день начинается рано.

10. Студенты факультета таможенного дела изучают различные предметы.

Exercise 6. Complete these sentences using did, was, or were.

1. __________ you have a good time?

2. What time __________ you leave?

3. _________ he staying in/at a hotel?

4. What ___________ they doing?

5. What __________ you do then?

6. Why __________ he working late last night?

7. She __________ n’t understand.

8. I __________ n’t having a test at 5 o’clock yesterday.

9. What __________ the students writing?

Exercise 7. Insert the article if necessary.

London

London occupies vast areas on (1) ___north and south banks of (2) ___Thames. London is not only a large city, but it is also (3) ___large seaport. Large ships go up and down the Thames. There are miles and miles of docks along (4) ___banks of the Thames. (5) ___large ocean going vessels bring different goods from many countries thousands of miles away.

(6) ___City of London is (7) ___area with a long history. It is also called (8) ___commercial and financial heart of London. (9) ___West End of London is (10) ___fashionable quarter. One can see (11) ___finest theatres, (12) ___cinemas, concert halls, (13) ___largest museums and shops.

(14) ___East End of London is (15) ___district of markets and docks. It is especially famous as (16) ___centre of the clothing industry. Westminster is (17) ___part of London that has long been connected with royalty and government. Buckingham Palace is (18) ___official residence of (19) ___Queen. Downing Street, 10 is (20) ___official residence of (21) ___Prime Minister.

Exercise 8. Insert the article (the, a, an) if necessary.

1. Excuse me. Could you tell me ____way to ____Customs Academy?

2. Her parents have ____small farm in ____Yorkshire.

3. He missed ____train. That was ____reason he arrived late.

4. Don’t smoke in ____cinema. It’s forbidden.

5. ____ plane didn’t fly because of ____storm.

6. Last year he worked for ____big company in ____Brussels, ____company employs over 4000 people.

7. She sometimes gets ____letters from her friends abroad.

Exercise 9. Choose the correct tense forms of the verbs in brackets.

1. The Customs officer usually (examine) passengers’ baggage.

2. He (read) the passengers’ declarations every day.

3. The Customs officer (look) through the passenger’s Customs form at the moment.

4. My friend (be) a Customs officer.

5. Customs officers still (search) passengers for illegal goods.

6. At first I (register) my luggage.

7. Mr. Grey (put) his suit-case into an X-ray machine now.

8. Last week they (go) to Moscow on business.

Exercise 10. Supply ‘to be going to’ or Present Continuous for these sentences:

1. We (eat) at a restaurant tonight.

2. They (drive) to Manchester tomorrow morning.

3. Who (tell) him the news?

4. Hurry up! We (miss) the train.

5. How many people (arrive) today?

6. I (go) to the seaside next weekend.

7. Who (come) to John’s party later?

8. Our friends (meet) us before the concert yesterday.

9. We (move) into our new house next month.

10. She (visit) Great Britain before.

Exercise 11. Open the brackets using Present Simple or Future Simple.

1. I (not send) the parcel until I (hear) from you.

2. As soon as they (phone) me, I (contact) you.

3. I (see) you before I (fly) to Moscow.

4. They (send) you the money before they (leave).

5. When I (talk) to him, I (give) him the news.

6. She (visit) her parents before she (go) to the airport.

7. I (finish) this when I (be) at the office.

8. She (do) her homework before she (go) out.

9. After I (visit) the hospital, I (go) and see her parents.

10. I (phone) Mary when we (get) to St. Petersburg.

11. I (call) you as soon as we (sign) the contract.

12. He (not do) anything before you (tell) him to.

13. You (be) very surprised when you (meet) him.

Exercise 12. Use the possessive case.

Example: the toys of the children - the children’s toys.

1. The room of the students.

2. The declaration of the passenger.

3. The new club of the workers.

4. The birthday of my sister Ann.

5. The boats of the fisherman.

6. The opinion of the lawyer.

7. The offer of the seller.

8. The conclusion of the expert.

9. The house of my friend.

10. The bag of the tourist.