- •И.Д. Латфуллина, е.Ю. Шутова, е.Г.Брунова
- •1.1 Answer the following questions:
- •1.5 Translate and memorize the following word-combinations:
- •1.6 Make up your own sentences with the words and word-combinations from activity 1.5.
- •1.8 Match the following words and word-combinations in a with their synonyms in b:
- •1.9 Give the English equivalents for the following words and word-combinations:
- •1.10 Study the information about studying at a University:
- •1.11 Replace the underlined verbs with less formal verbs that have the same meaning in the context:
- •1.12 Fill the gaps with a suitable word:
- •1.13 Read these sentences spoken by university students. What is each person studying?
- •1.14 Complete the following sentences:
- •1.15 Translate the following sentences into English:
- •1. 16 Correspond the names in a with the following numbers in b:
- •1.17 Read the sentences and decide which word a, b, or c best fits each space.
- •1.18 Answer the questions:
- •1.19 Read the text and guess what institutions are located in the sites described in the text. Choose the answer from the list below:
- •1.20 Speak about the University according to the following schemes:
- •2.4 Read the names of the faculties and specialities:
- •2.6 Match the word-combinations in a with their Russian equivalents in b:
- •2.7 Think over your own sentences with the following words and word-combinations:
- •2.8 Match the words and word-combinations in a with their meanings in b:
- •2.9 Fill in the correct word(s) from the list below to make up a phrase. Use the words only once.
- •2.10 Complete the sentences:
- •2.11 Study the information about exams and education:
- •2 12 What questions could you ask to get these answers?
- •2.13 Answer the following questions:
- •Would you like to…? I’m afraid, I can’t...
- •2.15 Speak about your Institute / faculty. Use the table:
- •3.1 Discuss the following questions:
- •3.2 Read the Geographical names correctly, then complete the table that follows.
- •3.3 Some of these sentences are correct, but some need the (perhaps more than once). Correct the sentences where necessary.
- •3.4 Read through the text and match these headings with the passages:
- •3.5 Memorize the following words and word-combinations. Then find the sentences with them in the text and translate them.
- •3.6 Match the words and word-combinations in a with their synonyms in b:
- •3.7 Give the English equivalents for the following:
- •3.8 Match the adjectives on the left with the corresponding nouns on the right:
- •3.9 Are these statements true (t) or false (f)? If the statement is false, correct it.
- •3.10 Translate into English:
- •3.11 Complete the following sentences using the information from the text:
- •3.12 Answer the following questions:
- •3.13 Study the factfile:
- •3.14 Speak about the country you live in.
- •4.1 Answer the questions:
- •4.2 Read the text through to be ready to do a few exercises after it. The Tyumen Region
- •4.3 Match the words and word-combinations in a with their Russian equivalents in b:
- •4.4 Combine the words in a and b to form phrases:
- •4.5 Think over your own sentences with the words and word-combinations in activities 4.3, 4.4.
- •4.6 Read the passages and number them in the correct order:
- •4.7 Give the Russian equivalents for the following words and word-combinations:
- •4.8 Read these statements about the Tyumen Region. Are they true or false?
- •4.9 Complete the following sentences:
- •4.10 Answer the following questions:
- •4.11 Prove that:
- •4.12 Study the factfile (according to the statistics data of 2002):
- •4.13 Speak about the Tyumen Region.
- •5.1 Pre-text discussion:
- •5.2 Read through the text to be ready to do the exercises after it.
- •5.4 Fill in the correct adjectives (a, b or c):
- •5.5 Say what are the best and the worst things about living in the city. Use the following word-combinations:
- •5.6 Make a list of advantages and disadvantages of living in Tyumen. Give two columns. Use the following adjectives:
- •5.7 Say what features and facilities Tyumen has and hasn’t got.
- •5.8 Complete the dialogues in a suitable way. Fill in the gaps with the following words and word-combinations:
- •5.13 Speak about the city you live in. Bibliography:
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2 12 What questions could you ask to get these answers?
1 No, they have to finance their own studies.
2 I’ve been revising / studying for an exam.
3 No, I was ill. I didn’t miss this lecture deliberately.
4 The course of study runs for five years.
5 A student who does well in his/her exams gets a scholarship.
2.13 Answer the following questions:
1 What Institute / faculty do you study at?
2 How many students study at your Institute / faculty?
3 How many departments are there at your Institute / faculty? Name them.
4 What is the teaching staff of the Institute / faculty?
5 Who is the head of your Institute / faculty?
6 Who is responsible for the attendance of lessons and for the students’ progress?
7 What subjects are the students taught?
8 Is it necessary to attend lectures and classes? Why?
9 Who does badly in the exams?
10 What must the student do to acquire much knowledge?
11 What possibilities have the graduates of the Institute / faculty?
12 Are you proud of studying at this Institute / faculty?
13 Why did you choose this Institute / faculty?
Compose short dialogues for the following imaginary situations:
1 Your friend studies at the faculty of Chemistry. He urges you to transfer to this faculty. Reject his proposal and tell him that mathematics (geography, etc.) is your dream.
2 Next year you graduate from the University. Tell your friend what you would like to do in the new year. Remember how interesting it was to study at the University.
3 You are the Director of the Institute of Mathematics and Computer Science. Tomorrow you are going to speak to the first-year students. What would you tell them? What would you wish your future students?
4 You are going to enter the faculty of Ecology and Geography. Your friend is a second-year student of this faculty. Ask him everything about this faculty.
Use the following conversational formulas:
Would you like to…? I’m afraid, I can’t...
Would you mind…(-ing)? Is it necessary (for me) to…?
Why don’t you…? Do I have to…?
I think you should… No, you don’t
I advise you to… That’s (not) a (very) good idea!
You’d better… You shouldn’t do that
That’s (quite) possible Sorry, I don’t know
That’s impossible I have no idea
I (don’t) think so I can’t help you
I doubt it I have doubts about the…
Why don’t we…? I am not at all sure about this
How about …ing? I object to…
I believe (think, feel) that… I wish I could agree with you that…
In my opinion… I want to point out that…
I agree with you I should like to stress the importance of…
I think you are right Have you thought about…?
As far as I know… I’ll try to explain…
You are wrong. You’ve made it quite clear
That’s true. I see / I understand
I prefer / I hope I get the idea of…
2.15 Speak about your Institute / faculty. Use the table:
Tyumen State University
The Institute of Mathematics and Computer Science |
Specialities: ● Mathematics ● Software and Administration of Information Systems ● Applied Computer Science in Economics ●Computer Security |
Departments: ● Mathematical Analyses and Theory of Functions ● Software ● Mathematical Modeling ● Informational Security ● Algebra and Mathematical Logics ● Informational Systems ● Mathematics and Computer Science
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Subjects: ● Algebra ● Mathematical Analysis ● Geometry ● Discrete Mathematics ● Computer Science ● Differential Equations ● Object-Oriented and Visual Programming ● Theoretical Mechanics ● Functional Analysis ● Applied Statistics ● Structures and Algorithms of Computer Data Processing
|
The Faculty of Ecology and Geography |
Specialities: ● Geography ● Geoecology ●Environmental Management ● Social and Cultural Service and Tourism ● Applied Information Science in Geography
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Departments: ● Physical Geography and Ecology ● Ecological Monitoring and Physical Geography (Earth Science) ● Economic and Social Geography and Environmental Management ● Social and Cultural Service and Tourism ●Geoinformational Systems |
Subjects: ● Meteorology ● Hydrology ● Cartography ● Soil Science ● Geology ● Geomorphology ● Ecology ● Customs and Civilization ● Literature ● History ●Historical Monuments and Sights |
The faculty of Biology |
Specialities: ● Biology ● Bioecology
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Departments: ● Human and Animal Anatomy and Physiology ● Zoology and Ichthyology ● Ecology and Genetics ● Botany and Biotechnology of Plants |
Subjects: ● Botany ● Zoology ● Anatomy ● Microbiology ● Biophysics ● Biochemistry ● Soil Science ● Bionics ● Genetics ● Physiology |
The faculty of Chemistry |
Specialities: ● Chemistry
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Departments: ● Organic Chemistry ● Inorganic Chemistry ● Analytical Chemistry ● General Chemistry
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Subjects: ● Chemistry ● Physical Chemistry ● Analytical Chemistry ● Electrochemistry ● Ecological Chemistry ● Organic Chemistry ● Nuclear Chemistry ● Colloidal Chemistry ●Inorganic Chemistry |
The faculty of Physics
|
Specialities: ● Physics ● Thermal Physics
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Departments: ● Theoretical Physics ● Radio Physics ● Mechanics of Multiphase Systems ● Chemical Physics
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Subjects: ● Mechanics ● Electricity ● Principles of Optics ● Magnetism ● Theoretical Physics ● Radiophysics ● Digital Telecommunication Systems and Network ● Physico-Mathematical Methods ● Optics and Spectroscopy |
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