II. Vocabulary practice exercises

1. Find synonyms to the following words and word combinations. Use your active vocabulary.

found a university, sit for an exam, be enrolled in the university, take an ex­am, pass an exam, gifted student, hostel, tuition, time-table, extra-mural stu­dent, graduate student, higher educational institution, train a specialist, be ex­pelled from the university

2. Find antonyms to the following words and word combinations. Use your active vocabulary.

full-time student, pass an exam, attend classes, fall behind, engineering subjects, undergraduate students, enter the university, a graduate, be enrolled in the university, study hard, final exams

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3. Insert prepositions where necessary.

1. Our university is well-known high standards of education.

2. The university was set nearly 70 years ago.

3. I've managed to get entrance exams successfully.

4. I've been enrolled the university this summer.

5. Unfortunately my friend failed entrance exams.

6. The academic year consists two semesters.

7. I'm interested natural sciences.

8. The students have the longest vacation summer.

9. The academic year begins September and ends June.

10. The students study general engineering subjects the first and second years.

11. Special attention is paid practical training.

12. Both teachers and students are involved research work.

13. There are sports facilities the campus.

14. I'll graduate the university five years.

15. Those who want to enter the university must apply admission and pass entrance exams successfully.

4. Fill in the gaps using your active vocabulary.

1. Revising for the exam I have to learn some formulae and definitions

2. I can't say he is a studious student, he studies

3. He missed a lot of classes in physics and fell behind other students. He must try to

4. Many students can't go to university free of charge, they must pay

5. Economics, sociology, psychology are subjects.

6. Physics, higher mathematics, strength of materials, elements of machines are subjects.

7. If you forget the number of your classroom you should look at

8. In American colleges and universities the students in the first year are called , and then , and

9. The of Foreign Languages is one the oldest one at our university.

10. The graduates of the Institute of deal with the design of buildings, bridges, tunnels and other structures.

11. trains engineers who design and operate systems for generating, transmitting and distributing electric power.

12. If you want to be a computer engineer you should enter

5. Give definitions to the following words and word-combinations:

full-time student, part-time student, applicant, academic year, semester, va­cation, campus, hall of residence, tuition fee, dean, Rector, undergraduate stu­dent, (post)graduate student, extra-mural student, curriculum.

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III. Speech practice exercises

1. Agree or disagree with these statements. Give true information about yourself.

1. I'm a second-year part-time student of Far Eastern State Transportation University,

2. Our university is 100 years old.

3. Our university is a large modern higher education institution.

4. Our university trains specialists in medicine and pharmacology.

5. I study at the Institute of Economics; I'm going to become a specialist in finance.

6. I've passed my entrance exams successfully.

7. I am not going to miss classes.

8. I'm good at natural sciences.

9. I don't pay tuition fee; I study free of charge.

10. There are 10 hostels and three buildings for classes on the campus.

11. There are a lot of well-equipped laboratories, workshops and computer centres in the university.

12. The university curriculum is very complicated.

13. I find it very easy to study at the university.

14. We have vacation at the end of each semester.

15. If you don't pass your exams you may be expelled from the university.