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MODULE 3
Рисунок 13. Herzen University
MY UNIVERSITY AND FACULTY
“
Study without desire spoils the
memory, and it retains nothing
that it takes in.”
Leonardo da Vinci
Starting up
Task 1. Discuss these questions
1) What springs to mind when you hear the word ‘university’?
2) What are the good and bad things about universities?
3) Are all of the universities in your country very good?
4) What would you like to study at university?
5) Is it important to go to university?
6) What would happen if all universities closed down?
Task 2. Listen to a radio show about the value of a university education. Choose
the statement that best represents the opinions of the callers
Caller 1
• University education should remain free
so that everyone can benefit from it.
• The cost of university education nowadays
is greater than its value.
• She attributes her success in her career to
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her university education.
• In her experience, going to university was
a mistake which she regrets.
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Caller 2
• University gives intelligent people the opportunity to prove their worth above
others.
• University is only suitable for intelligent people, as only they can engage fully in
debates.
• University provides opportunities to delve deeply into a subject with peers and
experts.
• University gives you excellent study skills which will help you in your career.
Caller 3
• Apprenticeships and college courses should be valued as highly as university
degrees.
• University provides little in the way of practical skills and financial security.
• Young people choose university because apprenticeships are no longer
available.
• Attending university would have allowed him to progress further in his career.
Caller 4
• A university education improves your career chances and broadens your
horizons.
• In many parts of the world, a degree is a necessary pre-requisite in finding a
decent jo
• University gives you the chance to meet interesting people who might offer you
a jo
• University allows young people to leave their home towns, but live in a safe
environment.
Caller 5
• University is only available to the privileged, and that is unfair to poorer members
of society.
• Too many people are going to university these days -not everyone can be a
professional.
• University education has given us politicians and inventors who have made this
country great.
• The insight that professionals developed when they were at university affects the
whole society.
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Vocabulary
Task 1. Choose the most suitable word
1) A complete listing of courses offered will be found in the class ………………..
(schedule / plan).
2) Students must pay all their fees before the start of each ………………………..
(semester / division).
3) At university = At ………………….. (college / PhD).
4) A college or university building containing living quarters for students is called a
dormitory, or “ ………………………………” (dorm / dormitorium) for short.
5) Another way of saying “dormitory” is “student ………………” (residents/
residence).
6) A student from another university who comes to study for one or two semesters is
called an ………………….. (exchange / elite) student.
7) How many ………………... (classes / class) are you taking this semester?
8) What is the short form for “professor”? ………………………. (prof / fessor).
9) A ………. (freshman / starter) is someone in their first year of (an American)
university.
10) A ……………. (senior / leaver) is someone in their final year of (an American)
university.
Task 2. Underline the most suitable word or phrase
1) Jack decided to take a course / session in a hotel management.
2) Sheila always got good marks / points in algebra.
3) After leaving school, Ann studied / trained as a teacher.
4) Peter decided not to go / enter for the examination.
5) My sister learned / taught me how to draw.
6) I can’t come to the cinema I have to read / study for a test.
7) In history we had to learn a lot of dates by hand / heart.
8) I hope your work will improve by the end of course / term.
9) Martin failed / missed his maths exam and had to sit it again.
10) If you have any questions, raise / rise your hand.
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Task 3. Complete each sentence with a word from the box. Use each word once
only
cheat copy memorise pay revise concentrate divide pass punish underline
1. Our teacher used to …………………. us by making us stay behind after school.
2. If you ………………………. twenty-seven by nine, the answer is three.
3. Try to ………………………………. the most important rules.
4. It is difficult to ………..…… attention in a noisy classroom.
5. Pauline tried her best to ……………………… the end of the year examinations.
6. Your work is the same as Harry’s. Did you ………….………. his work?
7. Your mind is wandering! You must ………………………………. more.
8. Helen decided to ……………..….. all her work at the end of every week.
9. It’s a good idea to ………………………………… important parts in red.
10. The teacher saw Jerry trying to ……………….…………….. in the exam.
Task 4. Complete each sentence with a form of do, make or take
1. Have you ……………. exercise 3 yet?
2. I can’t come this afternoon. I’m ……………. an English exam.
3. Jack has ……………. very well this term.
4. I’m afraid that you haven’t ……………. any progress.
5. Sue didn’t know the answer, so she ……………. a guess.
6. You all look tired. Let’s ……………. a break.
7. This is a good composition, but you have ……………. a lot of errors.
8. I think you should ……………. yourself more seriously.
9. The teacher gave a lecture, and the class ……………. notes.
10. Paul finds maths difficult, but he ……………. his best.
Task 5. Complete each sentence with suitable preposition
1. If you have a problem, put ………. your hand.
2. Please pay attention ………. what your teacher says.
3. Mary has a degree ………. Education.
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4. David was punished ………. throwing chalk at the teacher.
5. I was very good ………. history then I was at school.
6. What’s the answer if you multiply 18 ………. 16?
7. We had to write a composition ………. ‘Our Ideal School’.
8. Please write this ………. your exercise books.
9. You mightn’t understand things even if you learn them ………. heart.
10. When Sue visited Italy, she soon picked ………. the language.
Task 6. Complete the following sentences using one or more than one word
1. People who have ……… from university stand a better chance of finding a good
job.
2. I hope to enroll ……….. …………… a degree in law next year in the UK.
3. There is a lot of competition to get a ……….. ……….. but without it I won’t be
able to afford the universities fees.
4. One of the keys to successful ……….. is knowing where to look for information
and how to judge which information is most current and relevant. Knowing the
best sources of materials is essential.
Task 7. Complete the sentences using the active vocabulary of the unit
Model: He said that …
He said that he had graduated from the university with honours.
or: He said that the curriculum was developed for geniuses.
or: He said that he would enter the university next year.
1. The tutor said that ……………….. .
2. I’ll tell you who ………………….. .
3. We didn’t know either where ……. .
4. He asked us when ………………... .
5. They asked us how many ………….
6. We were sure that ………………... .
Task 8. Learn and remember how to use words in English and translate some
sentences from English into Russian
A)
1. To be sorry for — жалеть / жалеть кого-то: … Are you sorry for me? ...
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2. To be sorry about — сожалеть / жалеть о чем-то: … I’m so sorry about it. I’m
sorry about your losing your job. …
1. Я не поговорил с ним и очень об этом жалею.
2. Они все его жалели.
3. Он очень сожалеет, что вчера не смог прийти.
4. Не жалейте об этом.
5. Мне очень жаль, я не могу остаться здесь сегодня.
6. Я не буду тебя жалеть потому, что ты меня никогда не жалела.
7. Студенты, прогуливающие занятия, всегда просят пожалеть их на экзамене.
Преподавателям очень жаль, но они не будут жалеть ленивых студентов.
B)
It takes — требуется, нужно, необходимо: … How long does it take you to get to the
university? — It takes me half an hour. …
1. Мой однокурсник живет за городом. Ему нужно полтора часа, чтобы добраться
до города.
2. Сколько времени вам понадобилось на то, чтобы сделать доклад? — Мне
потребовалось полчаса.
3. Сколько времени тебе потребуется, чтобы выучить наизусть новую тему? —
Я думаю, мне понадобится полчаса.
4. Нам потребуется полгода, чтобы прийти в форму.
5. Сколько времени тебе требуется, чтобы написать эссе? — Обычно, мне нужно
полтора часа.
C)
1. To leave (left, left) — оставлять, забывать (вещи): … I’m sorry, I’ve left your book
at home. …
2. To forget (forgot, forgotten) — забывать (о факте): … He forgot to tell me about it.
…
1. Вы не должны забывать грамматические правила.
2. Я забыла свой конспект в аудитории.
3. Не забудь учебник дома.
4. Не забудьте взять книги.
5. Мне кажется, я забыл свою ручку здесь. Вы её не видели?
6. Вы забыли зайти к нему вчера или у вас не было времени?
7. Не забывайте старых друзей.
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8. Извините, я забыл перевести этот текст.
9. Где вы оставили зонт. — Я не помню.
10. Кто забыл здесь этот журнал?
D)
1. Very — очень (+прилагательное): … I read a very interesting book. …
2. Very much — очень (после глагола): … It wouldn’t cost you very much. …
1. Вы очень хорошо играете на рояле.
2. Этот фильм очень интересный, и нам он очень нравиться.
3. Я очень хочу навестить своих старых друзей.
4. Сегодня очень хорошая погода.
5. Он не может с тобой разговаривать, он очень болен.
6. Этот дом не очень большой, но очень удобный.
E)
1) To say (said, said) — говорить, произнести, высказывать определенную мысль
(вводит косвенную или прямую речь, дополнительное придаточное
предложение):
He said to me ‘’If you like, I’ll get some tickets for the theatre’’.
He said he liked the city. He says he wants to go to the theatre.
— Pardon. What did you say?
2) To speak (spoke, spoken) — говорить, т.е. уметь / быть способным говорить,
разговаривать, беседовать с кем-либо (to), о чем-либо (about); выступать на
собрании (at):
Did you speak to him about it yesterday?
I can speak English quite well.
Who’s going to speak at the meeting?
3) To tell — рассказывать, сообщать, сказать кому-либо (употребляется при
наличии косвенного дополнения):
He told me the story of his life
They told me what to do.
It’s hard to tell the truth, and easy to tell a lie
4) To talk — говорить, разговаривать, беседовать, говорить с кем-либо (to), о чем-
либо (about):
Stop talking.
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What did they talk about?
He talks too much.
Put into the verbs to say, to speak, to tell, to talk:
1. I’d like to know what they …………. about.
2. Student …………. at the meeting yesterday and …..… us a lot of interesting things.
3. I made a mistake in the last sentence and the teacher asked me to …..… it again.
4. He has already ……….. to you about it, hasn’t he? What did he …?
5. Every time I see my former fellow students we ……… about old times.
6. He ……… that I can …….… French very well.
7. The secretary ……..… that the man who you’d like to ……… to is coming here
tomorrow morning.
Task 9
1. Я тоже не знал, что вы заняты.
2. Он сказал мне, что знает три иностранных языка.
3. Мой однокурсник позвонил мне и сказал, что он болен и не сможет прийти на
урок.
4. Я уверен, что вы успешно сдадите экзаменационную сессию, если будете
упорно работать в течение семестра.
5. Он сказал, что не может сделать эту работу потому, что у него нет времени.
6. Он сказал, что я должен сделать это сразу.
7. Он подтвердил, что он никогда не был в Швеции.
8. Он сказал, что он будет специализироваться в области культурологи.
9. Он сказал, что тема его диссертации связана с рекламой.
10. Преподаватель сказал, что жевать жевательную резинку на занятии и при
общении с людьми — это отвратительно. Каждый студент должен помнить об
этом!
. Translate the sentences from Russian into English
Listening
Task 1. Listen to the information about Cambridge University and tick the
words you hear
Dotted around — spread over a wide area.
Chapel — a small church, or other place of worship.
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Punting — using a pole to steer a small boat.
Cathedral — a very large church.
Tower — a tall building or fortress.
Task 2. Listen and watch the video again and choose the answer you think
correct for each question
1. Cambridge is …
A. one of the Britain’s most modern cities.
B. the third biggest city in England.
C. one of the Britain’s great university cities.
D. one of the Britain’s most northerly cities.
2. Cambridge University has …
A. over 30 colleges.
B. less than 30 colleges.
C. over 40 colleges.
D. only 30 colleges.
3. Who was Trinity College founded by?
A. King Henry the Fifth
B. King Henry the Sixth
C. King Henry the Seventh
D. King Henry the Eighth
4. What is the name of the river which flows through Cambridge?
A. The river Clyde
B. The river Tam
C. The river Cam
D. The river Thames
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5. The Chapel of Pembroke College was designed by Sir Christopher Wren. What other
(very famous) building that he designed was mentioned in the video.
A. St. Paul’s Cathedral
B. St. Peter’s Cathedral
C. The Tower of London
D. Buckingham Palace
Reading
Task 1. Match the words in the first column with their Russian translations in
the second column
1. Foundling Hospital
2. Orphanage
3. illegitimate
4. flesh
5. fledgeling
6. craftsman
7. governess
8. tutor
9. tuition
10. handicapped
11. boarding school
12. nursery
13. curriculum (pl.-curricula)
14. attendance
15. compulsory
16. graduate
17. post-graduation course
18. thesis (pl.-theses)
19. research society
20. trend
to succeed
1. гувернантка
2. интернат
3. воспитательный дом
4. научно-исследовательское общество
5. диссертация, тезис
6. гувернер, куратор, воспитатель,
ведущий практические занятия
7. обучение
8. детский приют
9. ремесленник
10. птенец с физическими недостатками
11. ясли, детский сад
12. тело, плоть
13. незаконнорожденный
14. аспирантура
15. посещаемость
16. учебный план
17. обязательный
18. выпускник
19. направление
20. умственно отсталый
вовлекать
to involve
следовать
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