Text 2 Bentley College

Located in Waltham, Massachusetts, Bentley College, the nation’s only business university, has an undergraduate population of about 4,000 students. International students (10%) represent nearly 80 countries. Seven out of 10 students live on campus, choosing among nine residence halls and 15 apartment-style buildings. With its beautiful grounds and buildings, Bentley College represents the best of New England college campuses and provides an inviting atmosphere for study and socializing.

Bachelor of Science degree programs are offered in specific business disciplines: accountancy, accounting information systems, computer information systems, corporate finance and accounting, economics-finance, finance, information design and corporate communication, management, managerial economics, marketing, and mathematical sciences.

Bentley also offers Bachelor of Arts degree programs with majors in English, history, international studies, liberal arts, philosophy, and public policy and social change.

Bentley students learn to use information technology the way business does, as an important tool for planning, producing, marketing, and managing.

Since 1985, all Bentley students have been required to own personal computers. Today, laptops are used for many Bentley courses, with most offering on-line access to syllabi, discussion groups, course assignments, and other materials. A growing communication network gives students access to the library catalogue, centralized computing facilities, e-mail, and the Internet.

Hands-on experience is another key element of Bentley’s academic program. Internships, group consulting projects, service-learning assignments and other opportunities allow students to apply classroom theory in the real worlds of workplace and community.

The Center for Marketing Technology is a “best practices” center for studying the forces that drive buying and selling in a global economy. The Accounting Center for Electronic Learning and Business Measurements introduces students to the technologies that have reshaped the profession of accounting.

Bentley has about 400 full-time and part-time faculty members; 82 % of full-time professors hold doctoral degrees. The average class size is 25 to 30; the student- faculty ratio (соотношение) is 15: 1.

6. Ответьте на вопросы:

1) How many students are there at Bentley College?

2) What is the college campus like?

3) What degree programs are offered at the College?

4) Bentley students learn information technology in a new way, don’t they?

5) What is a key element of Bentley’s academic program?

6) What centres are used for studying marketing and accountancy?

7. Дайте развернутое определение понятиям на русском или английском языке:

college campus –

business disciplines –

corporate finance –

faculty members –

an undergraduate population –

8. Закончите предложения, произведя нужный выбор:

1) Bentley students learn to use information technology	a) e-mail and the Internet.
2) A growing communication network gives students access to	b) many tools and technologies.
3) The Accounting Center introduces students to	c) the way business does.

9. Подготовьте сообщение на английском языке об организации образования в области бизнеса в США.

Part 3

1. Прочтите и запомните значение следующих слов и выражений:

attraction n	привлекательность, притяжение
improve v	улучшать, совершенствовать
power n	способность; возможность; сила; власть
be demanded	быть востребованным
service n	служба; услуга; обслуживание
commerce n	торговля; коммерция
design v	предназначать; задумывать; проектировать
technique n	метод; способ; техника
evaluate v	оценивать
responsibility n	ответственность
enable v	позволять, давать возможность
encompass v	заключать; окружать
flexibility n	гибкость
choice n	выбор
recognise v	признавать
introduce v	вводить, представлять
explore v	изучать; исследовать
enterprise n	предприятие
team n	команда
award n, v	награда; присуждать; награждать
successful a	успешный
dissertation n	диссертация

2. Переведите следующие слова, обращая внимание на суффиксы, характерные для разных частей речи:

completion, academic, understanding, quickly, general, lecturer, supportive.

3. Подберите слова близкие по значению:

1) fundamental a	a) term n
2) enable v	b) attention n
3) semester n	c) study v
4) quickly adv	d) main a
5) allow v	e) business n
6) explore v	f) permit v
7) enterprise n	g) give an opportunity
8) focus n	h) fast adv

4. Соотнесите фразы из левой колонки с их русскими эквивалентами в правой:

1) communication skills	a) благоприятная атмосфера
2) clarity of thought	b) успешное завершение
3) premier qualification	c) с особым вниманием
4) with a particular focus	d) четкость мысли
5) medium sized enterprises	e) учебные модули
6) supportive environment	f) навыки общения
7) experienced lecturers	g) высшая квалификация
8) successful completion	h) предприятия среднего размера
9) taught modules	i) опытные лекторы

5. Прочтите текст и постарайтесь понять его содержание: