I. Try to answer the following questions. If you can’t, find the meaning of the words after the questions in the dictionary and then try to do it again.

1 .What was your favourite subject at high school? Why did you like it?

2. Which subject didn’t you like? Why not?

3. Why did you decide to enter this University?

4. Do you like to study here?

5. Do you have any problems? Is it difficult for you to study at the University?

Science

Study

First (second, third…)-year student

Teach

Test

Academic

State power University

Lecture

Semester

Subject

Term

Conference

Competition

Examination

II. What does university life mean to you? Find advice in the right column to the statement in the left column.

1. College life means … living away from home.	a. Always ask before you borrow things from your roommate.
2. College life means … sharing a room.	b. Don’t worry if you don’t have any friends at first.
3. College life means … working harder.	c. Don’t worry if you find college work hard at first.
4. College life means … taking care of yourself.	d. Eat sensibly.
5. College life means … making new friends.	e. If you don’t understand something the first time, you can ask your instructor.
6. College life means … having a second chance	f. You are responsible for managing your time now.

III. Read the information below and say whether it is useful or not.

ADVICE

1. College life means … living away from home

You are responsible for managing your time now. Buy a calendar and mark all the important dates and times on it – the start of the semester, the times of classes, the dates of the assignments, the dates of tests.

2. College life means … sharing a room.

Perhaps you have your own bedroom at home, but at college you must share a room.

You do not have to make friends with your roommate, but you must respect him or her.

Always be polite. Always ask before you borrow things from your roommate.

3. College life means … working harder

Don’t worry if you find college work hard at first. It is not a problem with you or your intelligence. All first-year students feel the same.

4. College life means … making new friends.

You will make new friends at college, but it takes time. Don’t worry if you don’t have any friends at first. It is not a problem with you or your personality. All first-year students feel the same.

5. College life means … taking care of yourself.

You must take care of your health. Get enough sleep. Eat sensibly. Work hard, but relax, too, with sports and leisure activities.

6. College life means … having a second chance.

If you don’t understand something the first time, you can:

• Check it out in the library.

• Look it up on the Internet.

• Ask the people in your group.

• Ask your instructor.

• Ask a student advisor.

GRAMMAR

Used to

Used to выражает постоянную привычку в прошлом, которая в данный момент отсутствует. Мы не можем использовать used to, если что-то произошло только один раз.

For example:

My granny used to cook a delicious Sunday dinner.

I didn’t use to like spinach.

Did you use to like green vegetables?

Yes, I did. / No, I didn’t.

A) Correct the wrong sentences.

1. We used to wear school uniforms.

2. She used to arrive late for class.

3. I used to fail my Math exam last Friday.

4. I used to cycle to school every day.

5. Last summer, I used to break my leg.

Be/Get used to

Мы используем be used to , чтобы поговорить о вещах, которые мы не против выполнить, потому что нам они знакомы.

I’m used to office work. (I don’t mind now, but it was strange at first)

When be used to is followed by a verb it takes the ing form.

Мы используем get used tо, чтобы поговорить о процессе ознакомления с чем-то, что является новым.

I quickly got used to working in an office.

B) Compare your life at school and your student’s life now using the abovementioned constructions.

Reading

Why sleep is the best medicine

It’s late at night and you have an important exam in the morning. You’re sitting with your notes and books and you are beginning to feel tired. Should you listen to your mother’s advice and go to bed? Or should you stay up all night and try to learn?

Well, scientists say that our mothers are probably right – it’s best to go to bed early before the exam. Last year in Germany, scientists looked into the effects of sleep on university students. They found out that students who had at least four hours of sleep did better at the exams. It also turned out that the students who had a lot of sleep had better score in IQ tests. So why is sleep good for our brains?

First of all, scientists believe that after a hard day of thinking, our memories are very messy. Sleep helps to tidy up our thoughts and memories and to put everything in the right place again. Because of this, it’s easier to remember facts clearly, which, of course, is important in exams.

When we sleep, our brains also continue thinking about our problems from the day before. We can sometimes come up with the answers to difficult problems after sleeping. There are many examples of this in history.

In the nineteenth century, the chemical structure of benzene was still a big mystery to scientists. The German chemist Friedrich von Kekule worked on this problem for many years. One afternoon, while he was traveling on a London bus, von Kekule fell asleep. He had a strange dream – snakes were coming towards him with their tails in their mouths! When he woke up, von Kekule knew that he had the answer to his problem – the atoms were arranged in a circle like his funny snakes!

But sleep does not only improve our memories and help us to find the answer to problems. Scientists believe that we are more creative after sleep too. Keith Richards, the guitarist of The Rolling Stones, came up with the melody for Satisfaction, their biggest hit, as he was taking a nap in a London hotel room. The Irish writer Bram Stoker also got the idea for his masterpiece Dracula, the classic horror story, while he was sleeping. He ate crabs late at night before going to bed, had some strange nightmares and kept on waking up!

So, take my advice – do you want to remember more in your exams tomorrow? The answer is simple – go to bed early!

Say whether it’s TRUE or FALSE.

1. You should stay up all night ant try to learn before the examination.

2. German scientists found out that students must sleep six hours to feel better at the examination.

3. When we sleep, our brains do not continue thinking.

4. Friederich von Kekule made his discovery when he was sleeping.

5. Sleep improves our memories.

Answer the questions to the text.

1. What did German scientists find out?

2. What does sleep help us to do?

3. What can you say about a German scientist Friedrich von Kekule?

4. What conclusion does the author come to?

Unit 4. Where am I from?