- •Part I higher education in russia
- •I.Read and translate the following words and phrases:
- •II.Join the words in the left-hand column with the words in the right-hand column. Read them out and translate them into Russian.
- •III.Give nouns corresponding to the following verbs, adding the suffixes- (t)ion. Translate the words into Russian:
- •IV. Choose the right English equivalent:
- •V. Read and translate the text. Be ready to discuss it with your partners.
- •VI.Answer the following questions:
- •VII.Agree or disagree with the following statements. Begin your answer with the opening phrases. Give your reasons for or against:
- •Our iniversity
- •I.Read and translate the following international words. Pay attention to the parts of speech.
- •II.Read and remember the following words and phrases:
- •III.Choose the English word that best keeps the meaning of the Russian word:
- •IV.Translate the following phrases:
- •V.Read and translate the text. Be ready to discuss it with your partners.
- •Answer the following questions:
- •VII. Use the correct tense of the verb in the parentheses (round brackets). Mind the agreement between the subject and the predicate.
- •VIII. Ask your fellow students:
- •IX. Agree or disagree with the statements. Give your reasons for or against. Begin your sentences with the following opening phrases and develop them further.
- •X. A) What will you say if:
- •XI. Point out the suffix in the following words and translate them into Russian:
- •XII. Match the left-hand column with the right-hand column and read them out:
- •XIII.Match the following words with their correct definitions on the right:
- •VIII.Match the following words with their correct definitions on the right:
- •XIV. Give English equivalents of the following words and phrases:
- •XV. Ask questions for which the following statements may serve as answers.
- •XVI. Insert prepositions and postverbal adverbs where necessary.
- •XVII.Translate into English:
- •XVIII.Can you find 18 words connected with university and try to explain what these wods are connected with.
- •XIX. Situations.
- •XX. Make up your own dialogues on the topic “astu”. Say a few words about your first impressions (your time-table, teachers, etc.). Part II
- •The internet distance education
- •Higher education in great britain.
- •II Read and translate the text and then be ready to answer the following questions:
- •I Give the English for the following combinations:
- •II Complete the following sentences:
- •III Read the text and then be ready to name what is characteristic of Oxbridge:
- •IV Read and practise the following. Act as interpreter.
- •V.Choose the right answer.
- •Part III
- •Supplementary texts
- •Read the text to yourself and suggest a title
- •Text II Read the text and suggest a title to each paragraph ealing college of higher learning
- •Text III Read the text to yourself and suggest the title
- •Text IV student life and customs
- •Text V Stanford University
- •Text VI university of stirling
- •Text VII moscow state lomonosov university
- •Text VII chn University of Professional Education (chn)
- •Text IX Education for a United Europe
- •Content
- •Part III supplementary texts 23
Answer the following questions:
1. What University do you study at?
2. When was it founded?
3. The University campus covers a large territory, doesn’t it?
4. Why did you enter this University?
5. Who has encouraged you? Your school teacher or your parents (friends)?
6. What can you say about teaching buildings and administrative block?
7. Do you live in Astrakhan? You live in a student’s hostel, don’t you?
8. What was the most difficult exam in your entrance university examinations?
9. Was the competition tough at your University?
10. How many faculties and Institutes are there at your University?
11. Who is at the head of the University?
12. Many experienced lectureres and assitants from many countries of the world are working in ASTU now, don’t they?
13.What is your favourite subject?
14. Is the attendance of lectures and seminars obligatory at your University?
15. Have you got any difficulties with English? Why?
16. Do you pay for your tuition? Do you get state grant?
17. Does your University provide sport facilities for every level?
VII. Use the correct tense of the verb in the parentheses (round brackets). Mind the agreement between the subject and the predicate.
1.Astrakhan State Technical University (to be known) in our region. 2.At the end of each term undergraduates (to get prepared) for the credit tests and exams. 3.Students of all specialities (to have) foreign languages on the curriculum as an obligatory subject in Russia. 4.The real wealth of the University (to be) its teaching staff and students. 5.Students of many faculties must (to learn) English as part of the syllabus for two years. 6.The University course for students (to run) for 5 or 6 years. 7.Chemistry (to come) easy to my brother. 8.It (to be) hard to study at our faculty. 9.She (to have) many classes every day. 10. I (to work) regularly but my friend (to work) by fits and starts.
VIII. Ask your fellow students:
…what subjects he/she studies this year,
what classes he/she attends regularly,
what faculty he/she studies at,
what year student he/she is,
what his/her favourite subject is,
what subject he/she is strong in,
if he/she is good at languages,
what subject he/she is weak in,
if he/she always comes in time for classes,
if he/she has ever failed at an exam,
how many exams he/she will have in winter/in summer,
if he/she lives in a hostel
if he/she goes in for sports
if he/she lives far from the University,
how many lectures he/she has weekly,
if he/she misses classes.
IX. Agree or disagree with the statements. Give your reasons for or against. Begin your sentences with the following opening phrases and develop them further.
Right you are. I am afraid, you are mistaken here.
Quite so. Absolutely correct. It is quite the reverse.
I quite agree to it. On the contrary.
I think, it is right. Just the other way round.
1.I’m getting on (doing) well at university. 2.Our Institute of Fisheries was renamed into University in 1994. 3.I don’t pay for my tuition. 4.Our university is famous for its sport centre (complex) with its outdoor swimming-pool. 5.I live in a student’s hotel. 6.It takes me too much time to get to the University. 7.There is no formula to calculate the volume of a cube. 8.A straight line extends indefinitely only in one direction. 8. I entered this University because my parents have graduated from the same higher educational establishment. 10.I’d like to get an honour degree (get excellent marks for all academic subjects). 11.There are some gaps in my knowledge of organic chemistry/physics.