II. A) Read about Jan Muller.

My name's Jan Muller. I'm twenty and I'm single. I have a younger sister, she is a schoolgirl. I am from Germany, and I live in Munich. I am a third-year student at the Engineering Faculty of the Technical University. Apart from this, I'm interested in computers. I'm satisfied with the standard of teaching at the University, and, as a rule, our graduates are highly-qualified specialists. As for me, I'd like to get a well-paid job. That's why I also learn English and have a good command of it.

b) Define true and false sentences.

1. Jan is a postgraduate student.

2. He isn't married.

3. He has two brothers.

4. Jan is from Norway.

5. He studies programming.

6. He speaks two foreign languages.

c) Choose the right option according to the story about Jan Muller.

1. Jan Muller is a … .

a) freshman b) sophomore c) junior student

2. His younger sister studies at….

a) University b) school c) college

3. He is interested in ….

a) computers b) foreign languages c) travelling

4. Jan is a student of ….

a) mechanical engineering b) electrical engineering

c) civil engineering

5. He wants to learn English because he … .

a) is fond of foreign languages b) is interested in computers

c) wants to get a well-paid job

d) Say what you have learned about Jan Muller using the following expressions.

to be … years old	to be interested in
to be married	qualified specialists
to be from	to be good at English
to be a student of	a well-paid job

Activity

I. A) There are a lot of international students at your University. Let's interview one of them, Olexiy Petrenko.

I: Hello. Can you introduce yourself?

A: Yes, sure. My name's Olexiy.

I: Would you, please, say your full name?

A: Actually, Olexiy is my first name. And my surname is Petrenko. So, it's Olexiy Petrenko .

I: You are a foreigner, aren't you?

A: You are wrong. I'm Ukrainian.

I: Where are you from?

A: I'm from the Ukraine.

I: How old are you?

A: I'm nineteen.

I: So, you are an undergraduate student, aren't you?

A: Yes, I am. I am a first-year student. I study cars and lorries.

I: Are you fond of it?

A: Certainly, I am. I'm absolutely crazy about it.

I: Then, good luck, Olexiy. And thank you so much for your answers.

b) Act out the dialogue from ex. I a).

II. There is a new foreign student in your group, Ryan Jones by name. Learn about him as much as you can.

Ryan is eighteen years old

not married

a first-year student

from Ireland

he is a student at the Mechanical Engineering Faculty

III. You are a participant at the International Students Conference in the Netherlands. Your new friends are from Germany, Sweden and Italy. They are all technical students. Make up a conversation with them using the expressions and words from Section A.

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