Vocabulary

Task 4. A. Find out the corresponding equivalents for the following Russian words from the text and make up your own sentences with them:

- быть названным в честь кого-либо

- готовиться к экзаменам

- поступить (в университет)

- Тамбовский государственный университет

- научная работа

- студент

- специальность,

- доктор наук

- кандидат наук

- посещать (занятия)

- доступный

- общежитие

- делать домашнее задание

- представить курсовую работу

- длиться

- ректор

- декан

- история отечества

- актовый зал,

- делать все от тебя зависящее

B. Give the Russian equivalents to the following words and expressions. Use the text or a dictionary:

- an academic year

- an academic staff

- a session period

- studies

- the Dean's office

- a lecture (on)

- to lecture (in)

- a lecturer

- a semester

- a credit test

- a theme

- a canteen

- a gym

- a cafeteria

- a buffet

- to take (pass) an examination (in)

- to fail

- to miss classes

- to make a report (on)

- a satisfactory (unsatisfactory, bad, good) mark

- an excellent mark

- after (before) classes

- in class

- to make notes

- natural sciences

- an undergraduate

- a postgraduate

- a subdivision

- a volume

- a fresher

- a sophomore

- Honoured Scientists of Russian Federation

- in writing

- orally

- by heart

Task 5. Give A. synonyms B. antonyms to the following words/expressions:

A. to establish

a course project

an undergraduate

essential

to present

a fresher

to continue

B. to miss classes

local

unimportant

small

to be ashamed (of)

unsuitable

Task 6. A. Match the words with their definitions:

1. Postgraduate	a. A long talk given to a group of people on a particular subject, especially as a method of teaching in universities.
2. Hostel	b. To please someone by providing enough of what they want.
3. Grant	c. Serious study of a subject, that is intended to discover new facts or ideas.
4. Stipend	d. Someone who has formally asked, usually in writing, for a job, university place etc.
5. Applicant	e. A class in which a small group of students meet to study or talk about a particular subject.
6. Seminar	f. An amount of money given to someone, especially by the government for a particular purpose.
7. Lecture	g. To complete your education at high school.
8. To graduate	h. An amount of money paid regularly to someone such as a priest or student as wages or money to live on.
9. Research	i. Somewhere where people, especially people living away from home, can stay and eat fairly cheaply.
10. To satisfy	j. Someone who is studying at a university to get a master's degree or a PHD

B. Try to make up your own definitions of the following words:

student –

university –

participant –

facilities –

library –

exam –

rector –

mark –

homework –