Text. Our College

We study in Amur Pedagogical College and I would like to say a few words about it. Our college was founded in 2005. It consists of 3 departments. The first department trains teachers of English and Russian, primary and first school teachers. The second department train teachers of arts and drawing and teachers of music. Also there are non-pedagogic specialties: applied arts and design. Our department is number 3. It is multi-special and trains social teachers, specialists in applied informatics and social work. The college is famous for high – quality education and strict discipline.

Our department is situated in 58, Zeyskaya street. It is a three – storeyed building, very well – equipped. On the ground floor there is a gym, an assembly hall and classrooms in , maths, information technology , foreign language, a lecture hall. On the second and the third floor there are also learning classrooms, information technology laboratories and cabinets of supervisors. The college is very clean and light, with lots of flowers. We also have a library on the ground floor.

We go to the college six days a week. Classes begin at 8.15 in the morning. Each lesson lasts 40 minutes. After the fourth lesson we have a 30 -minute lunch break. Every day we have 6 or 8 lessons. In the college we study many different special, humanities and natural subjects: history, philosophy, foreign and Russian languages, physical education and many others. Soicial teachers and teachers of information technology also study pedagogics, psychology and different methodics.

After classes we don’t go home right away. Sometimes we stay at the library to prepare for some lessons or to write a report. We also have well-organized social life and out-of-class activities. Thus, we have different optional courses, sports sections and clubs: an orchestra, a dancing club, a drama club, a youth organization and many others. We also have different subjects’ weeks, conferences, competitions and contests. Every student in our college is busy with research work and writes course and diploma papers. Every year we have creative and research contests, where every student has a chance to take part. Our teachers call this work as “The first steps in science”

Many students live in the hostel. It is a five-storeyed building, standing not far from the academic corp. It is not new, but has all modern conveniences: running cold and hot water, central heating, a shower. The students live in sections, which consist of five rooms. From 2 up to 3 students live in each room. It’s a pity, but the furniture in the hostel is not new, but we try to keep it in order. In the hostel we have a buffet, where we can have lunch or buy something for tea. We also have kitchens with electric stoves, where we can cook dinner or supper.

We are proud of our college and wish it every prosperity.

Exercise1. Say in one word or phrase.

1. An educational institution, giving secondary vocational education.

2. A house where students live.

3. Having many different specialties.

4. A kind of activity in school or a college that takes place after lessons.

5. Additional education.

6. A kind of work, when a student does his experiments and makes conclusions.

7. With good technical, methodical and learning media.

8. Classes outside the schedule.

9. Time to have meals between lessons.

10. A big room or several rooms where books are kept and given to people.

Exercise 2. Ask general and special questions to the following sentences.

1. We study in Amur Pedagogical College.

2. Many students live in the hostel.

3. The college is famous for high – quality education and strict disciple.

4. Every year we have creative and research contests.

5. On the ground floor there is a gym, an assembly hall and classrooms in pedagogic, foreign language, a lecture hall.

6. We go to the college six days a week.

7. Sometimes we stay at the library to prepare for some lessons or to write a report.

8. We also have a library on the ground floor.

9. Classes begin at 8.15 in the morning.

10. Each lesson lasts 40 minutes.

11. . Every day we have 6 or 8 lessons.

Exercise 3. Answer the questions and arrange a discussion.

1. Why did you choose this college?

2. Who helped you with your choice?

3. What do you like in the college best of all?

4. What do you dislike in the college?

5. What would you like to change in the college?

6. Do you take part in out – of – class activity?

7. What other social life would you like to have? Can you suggest your idea?

8. Do you live in the hostel or at home?

9. What would you like to change in the hostel?

Exercise 4. a) Read a list of subjects and translate them into Russian: Information Technology, methodology of social work, philosophy, psychology, foreign language, physical education, Russian, pedagogics, mathematics, statistics, social medicine, technology of social work, computer architecture, project activity, management, economy, discrete mathematics, history, multimedia technology.

b) Insert the subjects into proper columns:

Applied Information Technology	Social Work