Как работать с устными темами

Для успешной работы с текстом ( чтение, понимание и его пересказ) рекомендуется следующий алгоритм действий.

1. Внимательно прочтите полностью текст без словаря. Попытайтесь понять общее содержание текста.

2. Для восполнения той информации, которую Вы не поняли при первом прочтении, используйте англо-русский словарь, желательно по Вашей специальности.

3. Из нескольких значений слова выберите то, которое подходит по смыслу. Необязательно выписывать все незнакомые слова. Значение некоторых из них Вы догадаетесь по смыслу из контекста.

4. При подготовке к пересказу текста составьте краткий план. Для этого ещё раз прочтите текст и выпишите ключевые предложения, т.е. те, в которых заключена основная информация. Вы также можете использовать ответы на вопросы к каждому тексту.

5. Перескажите текст, пользуясь составленным Вами планом. Не старайтесь пересказывать текст в том виде, в котором он представлен на бумаге. Старайтесь передать его содержание своими словами, заменяя новые слова синонимами. Избегайте длинных предложений.

6. Старайтесь пересказывать текст в логической последовательности, акцентируя внимание на основную информацию, опуская второстепенную.

Our university

Brest State University was founded in 1945. It was called the Teachers’ Training Institute then. In 1995 it became a university. Its full name is Brest State University named after Alexander Pushkin.

The University occupies several academic buildings: an old building at the crossing of Savetskaya and Mickevich’s Streets, the Sports Complex with gymnasiums, a swimming pool, several lecture halls and tutorial rooms, and a seven-storeyed building in Kasmanautau Boulevard with a canteen, a library, reading halls, laboratories, lecture halls and subject rooms. At the disposal of students there are four hostels, a winter garden, a garden of successive blossoming, an agricultural and biological station. The University has three museums: of biology, of geology, and of physical culture and sport.

The University educates about 4,500 students at the day-time department and about 4,000 students acquire higher education at the correspondence department. There are 12 faculties at the University: Language and Literature, Foreign Languages, Psychology and Pedagogics, Social Pedagogics, Geography, Biology, Mathematics, Physics, Physical Education, History, Law, and Pre-University Preparation. Students are educated in 50 specialities.

Teaching is maintained at a high level. About 600 professors, associate professors and tutors at 55 chairs teach students at the University.

The course of study lasts four-five years. Each year consists of two terms (autumn and spring) with examination periods at the end of each term. The term is divided between theoretical and practical work: students have a few weeks of lectures followed by seminars. When students have seminars they spend a lot of time in the reading room revising the material, fortunately the Internet helps now a lot.

Students do not only study, they are also engaged in various forms of research work. They write course papers and diploma theses, participate in scientific conferences and publish their articles. This work helps them to better understand the subjects they study and the current requirements of the national economy, to see the results of their work put into practice.

Exercise 1. Match the words and their definitions

1. University	a. lodgings for students;
2. Thesis	b. an educational institution offering undergraduate and graduate degrees in a variety of academic areas;
3. Student	c. a faculty member of the highest rank in a university;
4. Hostel	d. a scientific or scholarly investigation;
5. Research	e. a speech on a specific subject, delivered to an audience for information or instruction;
6. Lecture	f. a paper written by a student that develops an idea or point of view;
7. Professor	g. a person who studies at a university.

Exercise 2. Match the word combinations with their Russian equivalents

1. various forms of research work	a. получать высшее образование;
2. participate in scientific conferences	b. заочное отделение;
3. successive blossoming	c. различные формы научно-исследовательской работы;
4. correspondence department	d. принимать участие в научных конференциях;
5. acquire higher education	e. непрерывное цветение.

Exercise 3. Finish the sentences adding the information from the text

1. The full name of our University is … .

2. At the disposal of students there are … .

3. The University educates students at … faculties.

4. Each academic year consists of … .

5. At the University many students are engaged in … .

Exercise 4. Fill in the missing words

dialogues miss manage

classes command oral

complain cope with seminars various

We are to take notes at the lectures and we 1)… it fairly well, unless the lecturer speaks too fast, so that you may find it hard to follow him. Those who 2)… a lecture usually copy up the notes if they wish to be successful in the exam. When we have 3)… we spend a lot of time in the reading room revising the material. We also have English 4)…, where we do all kinds of work. We make up 5)…, talk on 6)… problems, do grammar tests. Regular practice helps us to get a good 7)… of the language. The tutors give us 8)… and written homework. If your homework is carefully done you usually answer well in class. Students sometimes 9)… that they are given too much work, but if you plan your day well you can 10)… it without much difficulty.

Exercise 5. Answer the questions

1. What is the full name of the University you study at? How old is the University?

2. How many students are educated at Brest State University?

3. At what faculty do you study? At what faculties do your friends study?

4. How many specialities are students educated in?

5. What do students have at their disposal at the University?

6. How is teaching maintained at the University?

7. In what way is the academic year organized?