2.2. About myself and my friends

Exercise 1. Answer the questions below.

1. What is your name?

2. How old are you?

3. What do you do?

4. Where do you study?

5. What year are you in?

6. What faculty are you in?

7. What is your speciality?

8. What do you want to become?

Exercise 2. Learn the following words and words combinations?.

secondary school ['sekqndqrI] средняя школа

to finish school with honours = to leave school with honours ['Pnqz] окончить школу с отличием

to enter an institute / university ['entq qn'InstItjHt] поступить в институт / университет

to take economics ["Jkq'nPmIks] изучать экономику

major ['meIGq] n основной предмет специализации; студент, специализирующийся по какому-л. предмету

minor ['maInq] n второстепенный, не основной предмет; а второстепенный; v изучать в качестве второй специальности

speciality ["speSI'xlItI] n специальность; специализация, основное занятие

specialization ["speSqlaI'zeISqn] n специализация

to specialize in smth ['speSqlaIz] = to major in smth специализироваться в какой-л. области

management and administration организация производства и административное управление

to be good at languages / mathematics ['lxNgwIGIz / "mxTI'mxtIks] быть способным к языкам / математике

to support a family [sq'pLt] содержать семью

salary ['sxlqrI] n жалованье, оклад

seminar ['semInR] n семинар

to have an excellent mark in an examination = to get an excellent mark in an examination ['eksqlqnt 'mRk] получать отличную оценку на экзамене

satisfactory ["sxtIs'fxktqrI] а удовлетворительный

term paper ['tE:m 'peIpq] курсовая работа

research [rI'sE:C] n исследовательская работа; а исследовательский; v исследовать

to do research into проводить исследование

researcher [rI'sE:Cq] n исследователь

scientific supervisor ["saIqn'tIfIk 'sjHpqvaIzq] = scientific adviser [qd'vaIzq] научный руководитель

to mix with people [mIks] общаться с людьми

Exercise 3. Read and translate the text below.

University Students

I

Hello! I'm Valery Kotov. I'm 21. I was born in Shakhty in 1989. I'm not married. I live with my parents and my younger brother. My father is a lawyer. My mother is an accountant. My brother is 10 years old. He goes to school. He is in the fourth form.

I finished secondary school with honours. In 2006 I entered a technical university. I study full time. Now I'm a fourth-year student. I study in the Faculty of Humanities and Economics. I take economics. I'm going to be a manager. My specialization is the Economy of Mining Production and Geological Prospecting. I hope to specialize in management and administration in my final year. I do well at the university and get a grant. My favourite subject is management. I'm good at English, too. After graduation from the university I'd like to work as a manager in a mine or in a bank or in a prosperous private company.

II

I've got a friend. His name is Alexander Smirnov. He's twenty-four years of age. Alexander is married. He's got a wife and a daughter. Alexander has to support his family. He works as a shop-assistant in a small shop. His salary is not very high. My friend works on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday. His working day begins at 7.30 a.m. and ends at 4.00 p.m. Alexander is a part-time student at our university. He's in his second year. Alexander takes a course in economics. His specialization is Enterprise Management. He goes to the university twice a week: on Wednesday and Saturday. My friend attends lectures, classes and seminars. After each term he sits examinations. He usually has excellent and good marks in all subjects. Alexander is seldom given satisfactory marks in examinations. He never gets bad marks. His term papers are also very good.

I'm sure he will make a good manager. He hopes to get a good job after graduation.

III

Let me introduce myself. My name is Yelena Maslova. I'm twenty-three years old. I'm from Novocherkassk. I graduated from South Russia State Technical University in 2007. I'm doing a postgraduate course in economics. I study full time. I attend lectures and seminars for postgraduate students. My lecturers and teachers help me to learn modern research methods. I read journals and books on economics and management. My special field is management. It seems very important to me.

The subject of my thesis is Managing Small Business in the Rostov Region. My scientific supervisor is B. V. Petrov, Associate Professor, Candidate of Science (Economics). I dream of defending my thesis and working at the university. I like to mix with people. I'm fond of research work. I want to be a good lecturer.

Exercise 4. Find in the text the equivalents of these words and word combinations.

Студенты, изучающие менеджмент; окончил среднюю школу с отличием; учусь на дневном факультете; изучаю экономику; гуманитарно-экономический факультет; экономика горного производства и геологоразведки; хорошо учусь в университете; продавец; студент-вечерник; управление предприятием; курсовые работы; посещаю лекции и семинары; аспиранты; преподаватели; исследовательские методы.

Exercise 5. Answer the following questions in pairs.

A. 1. How old is Valery Kotov?

2. What does he do?

3. Is Valery a full-time or part-time student?

4. What year is he in?

5. What's his specialization?

6. Does he do well at the university?

B. 1. Where does Alexander Smirnov work?

2. Is his salary high?

3. Has he got a family?

4. Why does he have to combine study with work?

5. Is Alexander in his final year at the university?

6. Is he a good student?

C. 1. Where is Yelena Maslova from?

2. When did she graduate from the university?

3. Why is she doing a post-graduate course?

4. What's the subject of her thesis?

5. Who's her scientific supervisor?

6. What are her plans for the future?

Exercise 6. Speak about yourself.