2. I am a student of Kemerovo State University

I entered Kemerovo State University in __________. It is a ___________ university and one of the largest universities in Kemerovo region. It has ____ branches in Kuzbass. According to independent rankings held by various Russian and foreign organisations, it is included into top 100 most popular institutions of higher education. It has got a long and successful history. It was established in _______. On 1 September 2016 the university faculties were consolidated somehow to form 9 big institutes. Though, one faculty still exists. It is __________. In 2017 Kemerovo Technological Institute of Food Industry was attached to the university as one more institute.

The University is headed by the _________. His name is _______. He is assisted by ___ vice-rectors. The first vice-rector is __________, __________ is the vice-rector for educational affairs, _________ is the vice-rector for science and innovations, ___________ is the vice rector for property development. Teaching staff of the University comprises highly qualified people who combine teaching with research work.

To enter Kemerovo State University school-leavers must pass ____________ successfully. Students can choose one of the _____ forms of study: ___________, __________ or ________________. Students are offered degrees at various levels, typically including _______, __________ and doctorates. A _________ degree is awarded after completing _______ years course of study. A _________ degree requires ____ more years after completing a Bachelor’s degree programme.

There are several interesting facilities in the University, such as a __________________.

Nowadays I am a freshman of the Institute of _____________. I am a ____________ student. As I am a resident student I am not given accommodation in the _________. The Institute is headed by _________. This is ______________. She is assisted by some ___________. The deputy director for academic affairs is ______________, deputy director for scientific affairs is _________________, deputy director for educational affairs is _______________. The Institute has _____ directions: _____________, _____________ and _______________. My direction is ____________. There are six ___________ in my Institute. They are __________, __________, ___________, ___________, __________. In future I plan to specialize in the department of _______________.

Moreover, Kemerovo State University holds a great number of festivals of amateur art, and one of well-known student theatres and the prize-winner of many contests.

3. Talk on Globalization

Well, ‘globalization’ has become a kind of catch-all phrase that’s used to describe a process of ever-greater economic integration – a process in which economic events in one place pretty soon have huge implications (big effect) almost everywhere else.

According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the word ‘globalization’ (or ‘globalisation’) was first employed in 1952 by specialists in education. It was not until the 1960s that the term began to be widely used by economists and other social scientists. The term has since then achieved widespread use in the press. Now ‘globalization’ is a commonly used term in economics. It simply means that the world has become integrated economically, socially, politically and culturally through the advances in science, technology and communication.

Globalization is not a new phenomenon. The history of capitalism has been a history of the globalization of production. However, the pace of globalization is faster and faster nowadays.

There are different aspects to it. From the consumers’ point of view, it is an easy access to goods produced abroad. For example, Coca-cola is bought in many different countries of the world. The hamburger you buy in Moscow is exactly the same as the one you buy in New York.

Then, of course, there’s another aspect of it: the integration of markets and the increased volumes of international trade. You’ve got global financial institutions: the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund, the growth of global financial markets. Everybody has heard of the names of huge multinational companies such as Sony, Microsoft, IBM, Toyota, General Electric, etc. Besides, technological developments and the Internet have made communication and travel much easier, so that the world seems to be a smaller place.

There are also cultural aspects of globalization – such as the increasing use of English: about 35 % of the world's mail, telexes,

and cables are in English, approximately 40 % of the world's radio programs are in English. The spread of English as an international language is, of course, a significant and important consequence of globalization.

So, increasingly, it makes sense to say that everything is “globalized”, that the economic barriers between countries have broken down.

If you ask me, ‘What are the the advantages of this global integration?” I would answer your question in the following way. Well, with globalization you have greater efficiency and thus greater wealth. Globalization provided better economic opportunities for many people and many countries in the second half of the 20^th century. Some poor countries lifted themselves out of poverty because of their access to global markets.

Of course, a lot of people would say that globalization is a process in which many countries are winners. And there have been some definite winners. For example, if you’ve got very cheap labour like China, you expand enormously in areas that involve cheap labour. And yet if you’ve got very good technology, like Japan or the USA, you do very well, you are economically successful.

But you know, if there are winners, there are losers as well. National or regional economies which are not competitive or less developed technologically become losers. Globalization can often lead to the destruction of local customs and cultures. Globalization has brought very little real benefit to developing countries; poor countries have become too dependent on foreign investment. We begin to see that economic globalization has come at a heavy price.

In conclusion, I’d like to stress that globalization is inevitable. Companies and governments must use a more balanced approach to it. They should take appropriate steps to deal with matters relating to the financial or economical benefits of globalization. Of course, without forgetting about the social, political or ecological concerns of the world.

I am very happy to take any questions and to thank you very much for listening.