Unit 1 education

Ex.1 Read the following words chains as quick as possible, bearing in mind reading rules. Explain them.

Educational – student – institution – special

Centre – science – scientific – excellent – academic – Colorado – currently – school – ecology – specialty

Research – engineering – environment – variety – special

World – earth – research – energy

Energy – ecology – geology – mineralogy – geophysics – engineering

Name – made – famous – focus – open – most – taught – mind – mining

Best – centre – study – other – some

Ex.2 Read the following word combinations:

Educational institutions; in the world; one of the best known; scientific schools; variety of specialties; understanding of the earth; applied geology; energy and the environment; taught at school.

Ex.3 Read and translate the following words and word combinations, define their part of speech and the way of word building. Translate into Russian:

Name: first name, last name, first name, nickname, nameless, namely, namesake;

Mind: be minded to do smth., make a mind to do smth., I’m very technically minded, minder, mindful, mindless, mindset;

Institution: institute, institutional, institutionalize;

Science: scientific, scientist, scientifically;

Academy: academic (adj.), academic (n);

Environment: environmental, environmental, environmentally.

Ex.4 Read and translate the following text

About my studies

My name is Jack. I am a student. Though there are a lot of mining educational institutions in the world I made up my mind to study at Colorado mining school. It is one of the most famous scientific schools in the world. It is one of the best known research scientific centres in Northern America.

It has excellent academic programs in engineering and applied science, and it specializes and focuses in understanding of the earth, energy and the environment. There is a variety of specialties taught at our school: open-pit and underground mining, environmental engineering, ecology, applied geology, geophysics, mineralogy and others. Currently, it has some 5,500 students.

Vocabulary notes

name, n	имя
mind, n; to mind, v	ум, разум; думать
institution, n	учреждение
research, n; to research, v	научная работа; исследовать
academic, adj.	академический, относящийся к обучению и образованию
the environment, n	окружающая среда

Ex.5 Choose the proper definition to the word on the left from the fight column:

the environment	the process of getting coal or metal from under the ground
school	a school or college that teaches a particular subject or skill
engineer	someone who is trained in science, especially someone whose job is to do scientific research
mining	someone who teaches or does research at a college or university
academy	a university department or a college that teaches a particular subject
scientist	the natural world, including the land, water, air, plants, and animals, especially considered as something that is affected by human activity
academic	someone who designs or builds roads, railways, bridges, mines, or machines or repairs them

Ex.5 Fill in each gap with the proper preposition

1. I graduated ____ university a month ago. I studied ___ Oxford. Last week, I had an interview___ a position ___ mining engineer ___ Rio Tinto. They noticed on my CV that I had very little experience, however, they promised not to hold that ____ me. The interview went well, but I’m not sure I’ll be hired. I was tired, so I had a hard time paying attention ___ the interviewer. Also, I’m a woman, and there are few women in my field. I fear I’ll be discriminated ____ . Hopefully being a woman won’t prevent me ___ having a successful career.

2. Modern mining is an industry that involves the exploration ___ and removal __ minerals ___ the earth, economically and ___ minimum damage ___ the environment. Mining is important because minerals are major sources of energy as well as materials such as fertilizers and steel. Mining is necessary ___ nations to have adequate and dependable supplies ___ minerals and materials to meet their economic and defense needs __ acceptable environmental, energy, and economic costs. Some ___ the nonfuel minerals mined, such as stone, which is a nonmetallic or industrial mineral, can be used directly ___ the earth.

Ex. 6 Give the definition to the scientific disciplines listed in the box. Express your own interest in studying them using the following word phrases:

I’m interested to know more about…,

I am strongly convinced that…,

I find it very useful to know (that)…,

I am sure that future will much depend on research in …because…

Every mining engineer should know that…

I must study … as I think that …

Geophysics Geology Mining Mathematics Mine Surveying

Hydrogeology Paleontology Engineering Physics Metal Processing

Ex.7 Read and translate the following text. Learn the expressions in italics. Tell about your studies at the university. Use the words and word combinations from the text