Reading comprehension exercises

1. Answer the questions:

1. When was Yaroslavl State Pedagogical University founded?

2. What faculties did it have then?

3. When was it named after the great Russian educationist K.D. Ushinsky?

4. How many faculties are there at the University?

5. How long is the course of studies?

6. What do the students take at the end of each term?

7. Do the students have teaching practice at school?

8. When do the students get their diplomas?

2. Ask your fellow-students the questions to find out:

1. If he likes to study at the University.

2. Why he has chosen this particular faculty.

3. What subjects he is mainly interested in.

4. What changes in the curriculum he would suggest.

5. If he has ever worked with children.

Grammar exercises

1. Form nouns from the following verbs using suffixes where necessary.

• to enter

• to attend

• to appear

• to differ

• to educate

• to graduate

• to examine

• to teach

• to begin

• to train

• to lecture

• to research

2. Form adjectives from the following nouns using suffixes.

• education

• exception

• industry

• centre

• influence

• finance

• pedagogics

• practice

• profession

3. Combine the following words into sentences.

1. Every, applicants, the, for, year, seek, a lot, admission, of, University, to.

2. Schools, trains, of, University, teachers, the, kinds, for, all, students, at, practice, school, have.

3. Year, come, State, every, a lot, Moscow, of, to, University, applicants.

4. Those, from, hostels, may, in, students, University, live, the, who, not, Yaroslavl, are.

5. Students, at, and, studies, graduation, take, end, diplomas, the, get, their, exams, of, the.

Lexical exercises

1. Paraphrase the sentences using your active vocabulary.

1. The Pedagogical educational institution in Yaroslavl was named after K.D. Ushinsky.

2. The academic year is divided into two parts.

3. At the end of each term students take their oral and written exercises.

4. A core curriculum consists of the main subjects.

5. The majority of students get monthly state scholarships.

2. Complete the sentences with the correct words.

1. Many young people after finishing school continue their… .

2. Yaroslavl State Pedagogical University was … in 1908.

3. K.D. Ushinsky was the Great Russian … .

4. The academic year is divided into two … .

5. The majority of students get monthly state … .

3. Form synonyms to the following words.

• higher education institution

• academic program

• teacher

• state grants

• speciality

• learning

• discipline

• to research

4. Translate into English.

1. Педагогический Институт в Ярославле был основан в 1908 году.

2. В 1946 году институт был назван в честь выдающегося русского педагога и ученого К.Д. Ушинского.

3. Сейчас в университете обучаются более 6000 студентов.

4. В конце каждого учебного семестра студенты сдают экзамены.

5. Период обучения составляет 4 или 5 лет, в зависимости от факультета.

6. Во время обучения студенты проводят эксперименты и занимаются научной работой.

7. Практика в школе является обязательной частью учебной программы.

8. В конце обучения студенты сдают выпускные государственные экзамены и получают дипломы.

9. Моя будущая специальность – учитель математики.

10. Этот человек – выпускник педагогического университета.

V. Word and word combinations to be remembered: to found - основать engineering - машиностроительный agricultural engineering - с/х машиностроение a student body - число студентов a department - отделение to train - готовить, тренировать honored citizen - почетный гражданин full-time - дневной part-time - вечерний extra-mural - заочный distant form of training - дистантная форма подготовки (обучения)  five-point scale - пятибальная шкала an academic year - учебный год a shift - смена the course of studies - курс обучения to take an exam (in) - сдавать экзамен a term - семестр a senior student - старшекурсник research - исследование a state exam - государственный экзамен to celebrate - праздновать a branch - филиал a teaching staff - штат преподавателей to participate - участвовать to collaborate - сотрудничать a bilateral agreement - двусторонний договор student hostel - общежитие для студентов a publishing house - издательство a preventive clinic - профилакторий a skiing lodge - лыжная база haven’t seen you for ages - не видел вас целую вечность to be ill - болеть to fall behind (in) - отстать (по какому-либо предмету) to cope with - справляться с чем-либо as for math - что касается математики to be good at smth - хорошо разбираться в чем-либо ahead of time - досрочно a credit test - зачет as far as I know - как мне известно to be on good terms with smth - хорошо разбираться в чем-то let it be - пусть это будет to idle away - бездельничать to cram - натаскивать (перед экзаменом) lazy-bones - лентяй fortnight - две недели a crib - шпаргалка Zaporozhye engineering institute - Запорожский машиностроительный институт II. Read, translate and retell the text: Altai State Technological University The Altai State Technological University (ASTU) is one of the largest higher institutions of our country. It is also the leading educational, scientific center of the Altai region. Our university was founded in February 1942 on the basis of the Zаporozhye Engineering Institute. It consisted of 2 faculties: the faculty of mechanical engineering and the faculty of agricultural engineering with a student-body of 360 people. In 1959 it became the Altai Polytechnic Institute. In May 1965 the Institute was named after I.I. Polzunov. In 1992 the Polytechnic Institute was transformed into the University. The student-body of ASTU is over 11 thousand people. At present Rector of the Altai Technical University is Vladimir Vasilyevich Jevstigneev, a doctor of Physics and Mathematics, a professor, an honored scientist, a member of the International Academy of High school and the International Academy of Information. There are four forms of training in the University: full-time, part-time, extra-mural and distant. After passing entrance exams successfully, students are enrolled into the University on the competitive basis. The course of studies lasts for five years. Part-time and extra-mural students study for six years. Classes begin in September, they are over in June. Students study in 2 shifts. Student’s work is given a mark on a five point or fifty-point scale. The academic year is divided in 2 terms. After every term students take exams. After every session students have vacations – two weeks in winter and 2 months in summer. Senior students have their practical training in different enterprises of Altai Region. Students who study well get grants or stipends.  Student research work is a natural part of training. Leading scientists of the University act as students scientific advisers. In the final year students write diploma papers and take state exams. On graduation students receive degrees of Bachelor and diplomas of specialist.  There are 14 faculties in our university. Distant education is carried out in many districts of the Altai Region. Among the teaching staff of the University there are 44 Academicians and Corresponding members of the Russian Academies and New York International Academy. There is a post-graduate course in the University. ASTU participates in the Tempus and Intas international programs, collaborates with members of international organizations such as DaaD, ASTR, ACCELS, IREX. It has bilateral agreements with major Universities in USA, Germany, China, the Netherlands and England.  Students of the University have 7 academic buildings, a complex of hostels (including hostel for family students), a big scientific library, a computing centre, a publishing house, a student club, the «Kaleidoscope» student theatre, a preventive clinic, a skiing lodge, sports and rest camp by the river Ob. Faculties of the University: 1) mechanical technological 2) automobile and tractor 3) chemical engineering 4) power engineering 5) civil engineering 6) faculty of food industry 7) physical engineering 8) engineering pedagogic and computer engineering 9) new information technologies and business  10) humanitarian  11) economic engineering 12) military faculty 13) social service and tourism 14) architecture and design III. Read, translate and reproduce the dialogues: Dialogue 1. – Hello. What classroom are we in ? – Hello. I don’t know. Let’s look up the time-table. Here it is. English class, classroom 410, main building. – Oh, goodness. How awful, I thought we had a lecture on history at that time. – What difference does it make? – It does make a difference to me. I planned to do English home-assignment during the lecture. – You are lazy-bone. You are sure to fail in your English if you go on like that. – I bet I shan’t: idle away my time during the term and cram the last fortnight. Goes like clock-work. An excellent method I must say. – It’s no good with language training. I know it from my own experience. Speech skills and habits need hard and regular work. – Well, we’ll see.

Dialogue 2. – Hello. Haven’t seen you for ages. How are you? – Hello. I am well at present. You see, I have been ill for a month and now I have many problems. – Have you any health problems? – No, I haven’t. I have fallen behind in some subjects. Especially, I can’t cope with math. – As for math, I can help you. I am good at math and have passed the exam in math ahead of time. – I shall be very grateful to you. – As far as I know you left school 22 and you are on good terms with English, aren’t you. – Yes, I am. English is one of the first subjects I have passed my credit tests in. I can really give you a helping hand with English. – When shall we start? – I think as soon as possible. Let it be this Saturday 10 a.m. – Agreed. So, good bye. See you on Saturday. – Good bye. IV. Ask your friend: - когда он поступил в университет; - на каком он курсе; - что он знает об истории университета (когда он был основан, политехнический институт, на базе какого института он был открыт, когда политехнический институт был преобразован в университет), сколько студентов обучалось в институте в год его основания (обучается сейчас); - сколько факультетов (общежитий, корпусов) сейчас в университете (было в год его основания); - есть ли филиалы университета в других городах; - чье имя носит университет; - какие формы обучения (отделения) существуют в университете; - платное ли обучение; - есть ли аспирантура в нашем университете. V .Act out the situations: 1. Вы встречаетесь со своими друзьями в последний день экзаменационной сессии. Обсуждаете итоги своей экзаменационной сессии. Один сдал все экзамены и, видимо, будет получать стипендию. У другого - сессия продлена по болезни. 2. Два школьных товарища встретились на вечере, посвященном Дню первокурсника. Они обмениваются новостями: на каких факультетах учатся, трудно ли было поступить в университет, жизнь в общежитии, расписание занятий. 3.Начались каникулы, экзамены сданы, студенты строят планы: где и как можно провести свободное время. Один хочет поправить свое здоровье – с этой целью пойдет в профилакторий, другой думает заняться спортом, будет посещать лыжную базу, готовиться к лыжным соревнованиям. 4.Готовитесь к экзаменам по математике. Обсуждайте со своим другом расписание экзаменов и планируйте, когда и как готовиться к ним.

TEST

1. INSERT “TO BE” OR “TO HAVE” IN THE CORRECT FORM.

1. The metro station and the swimming pool … far from my house.

2. She … two mistakes in pronunciation and phonetics in the test.

3. What country … she from?

4. Her mistakes that she made in the test … awful.

5. They … no time to speak with their neighbours about this aspect.

2. USE PERSONAL, POSSESSIVE OR REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS IN THE CORRECT FORM.

1. Mary and (A) … cousin are spending (B) … holidays in Brighton (C) … have both visited before.

2. Don’t worry about us! We can take care of (D) … .

3. Thank (E) … for the book (F) … gave (G) …, (H) … is very interesting.

4. She looked at (I) … in the mirror and was satisfied.

5. Don’t ask (J) … this question. I don’t know how to answer (K) … .

6. She gave (L) … the book and asked to return (M) … to (N) … next week.

7. We will be very happy if you go on a trip with (O) … .

3. USE THE VERBS IN THE CORRECT FORM.

1. Money (to do) not make you happy.

2. These data (to be) not accurate.

3. No news (to be) good news.

4. Your clothes (to hang) on the chair.

5. The goods (to have) arrived.

6. Mice (to be) domestic animals.

4. USE ARTICLES WHERE NECESSARY.

1. (A) … Johnsons are our next-door neighbours.

2. (B) … London is (C) … capital of (D) … Great Britain, (E) … full name of which is (F) … United Kingdom of (G) … Great Britain and (H) … Northern Ireland.

3. (I) … many European adventures crossed (J) … Atlantic Ocean.

4. (K) … English is not (L) … only language spoken in (M) … Great Britain.

5. (N) … Canada is situated in (O) … northern part of (P) … North America.

6. (Q) … London was founded in (R) … 1^st century BC by (S) … Julius Caesar.

5. TRANSLATE INTO ENGLISH.

1. Главное здание Ярославского государственного педагогического университета расположено на Республиканской улице.

2. Перед тем, как получить статус университета, здание было частным особняком.

3. Особняк был построен Ярославским купцом Карновичем в 1819 году.

4. В 1890 году внуки Карновича из-за финансовых затруднений продали особняк духовному ведомству.

5. Позже в этом здании было учреждено женское епархиальное училище.

6. В начале 20 века женское епархиальное училище было трансформировано в учительский институт.

7. В 1908 году учительский институт был переименован в Ярославский государственный педагогический институт.

8. В 1946 году институт был назван в честь выдающегося русского педагога и ученого К.Д.Ушинского.

9. В 1993 году по решению Министерства образования РФ институту был присвоен статус университета.

10. В 2008 году мы отметили столетний юбилей Ярославского государственного педагогического университета имени К.Д.Ушинского.

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