2.2 Supervisory arrangements of candidate programme training

Read the following text paying attention to the stages of candidate programme training and researching, to the predefence similarities in the RF and abroad. Make up your own glossary to be used for discussing the preliminary defense of your thesis. Write one or two pages describing your experience in the field of research (your reasons for independent study and your plans and current professional responsibilities).

There is a greater need to get research students more involved in researching and teaching process. The large majority of research students of Siberian State University of Railway Engineering are engaged in significant research projects, which develop railway industry and other related areas. Their expert findings contribute significantly to technological progress and economic strategy of RZD Company.

Each novice researcher work in libraries and university laboratories using various types of equipment and railway facilities. They have the right to teach undergraduate students and participate in research expeditions. Undertaking teaching, research students form a useful resource for the university departments though they need support in this role. To make the research students more effective in teaching our University has developed and implemented a scheme to provide training in teaching skills to them.

The research supervisors induct new candidate students into their environment. As supervision requires close personal relationship, the supervisors guide candidate students by hints and tips providing them with firm guidance and feedback. They monitor the progress in fulfilling the individual research plans and control their business trips and teaching loads which can influence their research effectiveness and the quality of their thesis. As new research students start their work typically with little or no experience in doing research and are faced with the necessity of ensuring "breadth" as well as "depth" in their investigation, the experienced supervisors help them by sharing their own experience.

The relevant departments annually evaluate the effectiveness of candidate students’ studies. The junior researchers must present their reports describing the progress being made in preparing the thesis as well as in preparing for the candidate examinations.

Exercise 2.2.1

Answer the following questions.

1. Have you taken part in any research project, which could contribute to technological progress of RZD Company?

2. Have you done any field experiments?

3. What results have been already analyzed by you?

4. What have you already submitted to your research supervisor?

5. Has your research supervisor approved the quality of your results?

6. What has he suggested you as the next stage in your researching?

Exercise 2.2.3

Brush up your knowledge of English Grammar and pay attention to modals. Choose the right answer paying attention to appropriate modal verbs

1. Our faculty is looking forward to meeting you. You ______ come over and deliver a lecture to us this week.

A. ?    must

B. ? may

C. ? will

D. ? shall

2. The public transportation is very convenient in that big city, so there ______ be any difficulty in traveling around

A. ?    shouldn't

B. ? needn't

C. ? mustn't

D. ? wouldn't

3. -- How did you do in the test? -- Not so well. I ______ much better but I misread the directions for writing.

A. ?    could have done

B. ? must have done

C. ? may have done

D. ? will have done will have done

4. -- Did you visit the laboratory? -- No. We ______ it, but we spent too much time at training ground.

A. ?    needn't visit

B. ? might visit

C. ? can't have visited

D. ? could have visited

5. -- Why didn't Tom come to the lecture yesterday? -- He ______ not have wanted to see me.

A. ?    could

B. ? should

C. ? might

D. ? would

6. -- Was he present at the meeting? -- He _____ not have attended it, for he was busy repairing his computer all the time.

A. ?    can

B. ? should

C. ? must

D. ? might

7. -- I'll come to listen to your lecture at 11:00 tomorrow morning. -- I'm sorry, by then my lecture _______ and I ______ reporters in the meeting room.

A. ?    is to end; will meet

B. ? will have ended; will be meeting

C. ? will end; will meet

D. ? will be ended; am going to meet

8. -- You ______ have come in person. An email would have been enough.

A. ?    needn't

B. ? shouldn’t

C. ? mustn’t

D. ? couldn't

9. I _____ to make an airline reservation, but I was so carried away by an interesting conversation that I forgot all about it.

A. ?    should have called

B. ? should have been called

C. ? could be called

D. ? must have called

10. -- Must I come back before 11 p.m.? -- No, you _______.

A. ?    mustn't

B. ? needn't

C. ? don't

D. ? can't

11. He ______ speak English in public.

A. ?    dare not

B. ? is afraid

C. ? daren't to

D. ? is afraid of

12. Is there anything ______ do for you?

A. ?    will I

B. ? I can

C. ? can I

D. ? I will

13. She did not pass the exam. Being a good student, she __________ .

A. ?    may not fail

B. ? shouldn't have failed

C. ? mustn't have failed

D. ? needn't have failed

14. Nick ______ have won a prize. Look! How happy he is!

A. ?    must

B. ? should

C. ? ought to

D. ? would

15. No one saw him at the meeting. He _______ there.

A. ?    couldn't have spoken

B. ? could not speak

C. ? couldn't has spoken

D. ? was unable to speak

16. He __________ pass the exam if he studied harder.

A. ?   would be able to

B. ? can

C. ? will be able to

D. ? could