Text e. Our First Examination Session

To be a good doctor in future means to study well at the Institute from the day of admission till the day of graduation.

We must remember that we cannot be bad doctors as we shall be responsible for the protection of people’s health and their lives. Our future work will require deep knowledge and all our abilities.

To achieve these high aims the students of our group decided not to waste (тратить) any time and prepare well for our first examinations at the Institute.

The dean fixed all the dates of our examinations. But in addition to examinations we had some credit tests. The most difficult test was in Physics but we passed it successfully ahead of time. The first examination was in inorganic Chemistry. We consider that this subject is the most difficult of all the subjects in the first year. So we began to work hard to pass it successfully.

The examination began. The students who entered the room took the examination cards and had some time to prepare for their answers. The cards contained all the things studied during the term. Most of the students answered well and got good and excellent marks. It was easier to take the next examination and all the students of our group passed it well.

We were a little tired after the examinations and credit tests but happy that the first session was over. Winter rest at a sports camp was waiting for us.

Class assignments

21. Explain the rules of reading:

hear, heard, ear, earn, learn, deer, cheer, early, clear

22. Give the plural of the following words. Translate them:

that hostel, this mark, that date, this remedy

23. Translafe the following sentences:

1. Это хирург. Это опытный хирург. Этот хирург очень опытный. 2. Это статьи. Это новые медицинские статьи. Эти новые медицинские ста­тьи о болезнях сердца.

24. Turn these sentences into negative and then interrogative:

1. He gave some examples in his lecture. 2.1 read some articles on this subject a week ago. 3. There were some chairs at the entrance to the hall.

25. Answer these questions:

1. Will you haveany credit tests in the middle of the term?2. Are thereany students in your group who get an increased stipend? 3. Will you haveany lectures in addition to practical classes on Saturday?

26. Translafe the following word combinations:

1. самое ценное средство; 2. самое необходимое назначение; 3. более глубокие знания; 4. более ответственный; 5. самая плохая оценка; 6. са­мый лучший отдых; 7. наименьший вред

27. Translate the following sentences:

1. He decided to achieve better results in the second term. 2. In addition to the lecture we must read some articles on this subject. 3. Yesterday he finished his experiment earlier than usual. 4. The doctor fixed the date of the operation for this patient. 5. Their son graduated from the Institute and got an appointment to a village hospital. 6. Last summer we rested longer than usual. 7. The book “The Calling for” by Prof. V. V. Kovanov contains much interesting informa­tion for medical students.

28. Translate into English:

1. При поступлении в медицинский институт молодежь сдает экзаме­ны по нескольким предметам. 2. Врачи обязаны отвечать за здоровье лю­дей. 3. Через сколько лет вы должны закончить институт? 4. После окон­чания института я думаю работать терапевтом. 5. Большинство студентов всегда хорошо готовятся к экзаменам. 6. При исследовании больного врач должен обращать особое внимание на его жалобы (complaints). 7. Этот больной должен находиться в покое, так как у него тяжелое сердечное заболевание. 8. Кроме практических занятий у нас было две лекции. 9. После занятий некоторые студенты пошли в секционную, а остальные в библиотеку, чтобы готовиться к зачету.

29. Memorize the following words. Translate the sentences:

lose [lu:z](lost, lost) vтерять; lost timeпотерянноевремя

1. He was seriously ill and lost five kilograms. 2. You will never gain thelost time.

against [a’geinst]prpпротивHalf of our group wereagainst this idea.

present а присутствующий; настоящий; to be present присутствовать; иметься; at present в настоящее время

1. All the students were present at the lecture in Biology. 2. They are at the hostel at present.

pass [pars] vпроходить,протекать

1. A week passed. 2. The first term willpass soon.

back [baek]advназад;nспина

1. We came back to the hostel at 7 p.m. 2. She stood with herback to the window.

30. Read Text F. Translate it. On the basis of the text fell us about your day:

Text F. My Working Day

Every day I have much interesting and necessary work to do. I always remember that the lost time is never gained and that is why I do not like to waste even a minute.

1. get up early in the morning—at about 7 a.m., do my morning exercises and have a cold rubdown¹. As we are medical students we consider that physical exercises are “a good remedy” for the protection of our health against diseases. We must remember the Latin saying“Mens sana in corpore sano ”¹.

After my breakfast at our canteen I go to the main building of our Institute on foot as it is near our hostel.

Our classes usually begin at 8.30 a. m. In addition to several practical classes we have a lecture or two every day.

On Fridays we usually have a lecture in Physics. Long before its beginning there are always many students in the hall—even the students of the senior courses often attend these lectures. Our new professor is not only a very good specialist in his field of science but also a qualified teacher. He delivers lectures in his own way³and gives us many new and interesting facts about the application of physics in medicine. The professor shows us that at present deep knowledge of this subject will be particularly valuable in our future work. That is why we work hard in physics laboratory and read additional literature on this subject at the library as well.

From the library I usually come back to the hostel. I am often tired but I understand that every day which passes by gives me much valuable and necessary knowledge.

Notes

1. to have a cold rubdown — делать холодное обтирание

2. “Mens sana in corpore sano”. — лат. “В здоровом теле здоровый дух”.

3. in his own way — по-своему

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