Vocabulary

efficient - квалифицированный

precisely - ровно, точно

principal - директор, ректор

queue - очередь

raw - ряд

refectory - столовая

term - семестр

timetable - расписание

Exercise 1. Answer the following questions:

1. When did the academic year start at Polytechnic?

2. What did the notice say?

3. What did the Principal say to the students?

4. What is the procedure of registration?

5. Where do students have their lunch?

6. Why did they prefer to go to a cafe?

Exercise 2. Are these sentences true or false?

1. Academic year in US starts earlier than in Ukraine.

2. Students usually assemble in the main hall when they have meetings.

3. During the meeting the University authority sit on the platform.

4. Students always have lunch in the refectory.

5. There were only a few students, standing in the long queue for the refectory.

6. The Principal gave students their timetable.

7. The history and organization of the Polytechnic was presented by the Principal.

8. Arthur decided to go to a cafe, but other students stayed in the refectory.

9. The Principal was some minutes late and hurried to the platform.

10. The students had to fill in forms and register before assembling in the main hall.

Exercise 3. Give the English equivalents for:

1. учебный год

2. обращение, речь

3. немного запаздывать

4. целый ряд людей

5. быть довольным

6. краткий исторический очерк

7. давать общие советы

8. на следующий день

9. стоять в длинной очереди

10. та же мысль

Exercise 4. Translate into English:

1. Первый семестр в политехническом институте начинается в конце сентября.

2. Студенты должны собраться в главном зале.

3. В холле было большое объявление, информирующее новых студентов о встрече с директором.

4. Ректор рассказал студентам об организации института и его истории.

5. Обычно после ректора выступает президент студенческого союза.

6. Он рассказал о деятельности Союза и объявил о собрании на следующий день.

7. Все студенты должны зарегистрироваться и встретиться с тьютором.

8. Тьюторы дают студентам их расписание и перечень книг, которые они должны приобрести.

9. Студенты могут обедать либо в столовой, либо в кафе через дорогу.

10. Он немного опоздал, собрание уже началось, но ему удалось найти место в последнем ряду.

Exercise 5. Speaking.

1. Your first day in the academy.

2. The procedure of application.

3. Your tutor, head of the department.

UNIT 9.

Why physical activity is important for you

People need to be active to be healthy. Our modern lifestyle and all the conveniences we've become used to have made us sedentary - and that's dangerous for our health. Sitting around in front of the TV or the computer, riding in the car for even a short trip to the store and using elevators instead of stairs or ramps contribute to our inactivity. Physical inactivity is as dangerous to our health as smoking!

Add up your activities during the day in periods of at least 10 minutes each. Start slowly... and build up. If you're already doing some light activities move up to more moderate ones. A little is good, but more is better if you want to achieve health benefits. Physical activity doesn’t mean only sports – it can include everyday things like walking the dog, planting a garden, playing tag, building a snowman, tobogganing, and even household chores like raking the leaves, or sweeping the garage.

Scientists advise to accumulate 60 minutes of physical activity every day to stay healthy or improve your health. It can reduce the risk of cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, colon and breast cancer, and depression. Moreover adequate levels of physical activity will decrease the risk of a hip or vertebral fracture and help control weight. Time needed depends on effort - as you progress to moderate activities, you can cut down to thirty minutes, four days a week.

Physical activity doesn't have to be very hard to improve your health. This goal can be reached by building physical activities into your daily routine. Just add up in periods of at least ten minutes each throughout the day. After three months of regular physical activity, you will notice a difference - people often say getting started is the hardest part.