Donetsk national university

I. Use the mind-map ‘Donetsk National University’ to tell your partner about its history, facilities for studies and for carrying out research, its staff

A. Start speaking

B. Listen to your partner and help. Add more information

II. School –leavers have to choose the institution to enter and the faculty to study at. In pairs, advertise Donetsk National University or the faculty of mathematics. Use photos of the university above or draw your own pictures. Be creative!

For example: Welcome to Donetsk National University!

It is one the best universities in Ukraine!

The best teachers deliver lectures in Mathematics!

Practice set 6

Inspires students’ enthusiasm for learning

knows the methods of teaching

does not loose his/her temper

loves students

An ideal teacher

Is a well-educated person has a good sense of humor is a polite and a punctual person delivers interesting lectures

I. Work in pairs. Look at this mind-map and then say what qualities and skills you can add

A. (Book closed) Tell your partner about an ideal teacher

B. (Book open) Listen and help your partner

II. Interview your partner about your favorite teacher (in primary or secondary school)

Prepare to answer the following questions:

1. Did you have the teacher you liked best of all?

2. What did he/she teach you?

3. Was he/she an experienced teacher or not?

4. What were his/her good points?

5. Did he/she have any bad points?

6. Did you follow your teacher’s or your parents’ advice to choose Mathematics faculty to study at?

7. Would you like to be a teacher of Mathematics in the future?

8. Name three qualities and skills which are the most important for any teacher.

(1) I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX X (2) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 (1) XX XXX XL XLIX IL L LX LXX LXXX XC (2) 20 30 40 49 50 60 70 80 90 (1) XCIX IC C CC CCC CD D DC DCC DCCC (2) 99 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 (1) CM CMXC M (2) 900 990 1000 (3) 9658 (4)5 kg. (5) 2 (6)2nd (7)+5 (8)-5 (9) a,b,c… (10) (11) 2,4,6,8 (12)1,3,5,7 (13)3,5,7,11 (14) (15) (16) (17) (18) (19) (20)0•357 (21)0•6666…= (22)3+2=5 (23)3-2=1 (24)3•2=6 (25) 6 2=3; 3x2=6

Practice set 7

Numbers

1-26 numbers

1 Roman numerals

2 Arabic numerals

3 abstract number, a four-figure number [8: units; 5: tens; 6: hundreds; 9: thousands] 4 concrete number

5 cardinal number (cardinal)

6 ordinal number (ordinal)

7 positive number (with plus sign)

8 negative number (with minus sign)

9 algebraic symbols

10 mixed number [3: whole number (integer); : fraction]

11 even numbers

12 odd numbers

13 prime numbers

14 complex number [3: real part; : imaginary part]

15-16 vulgar fractions

15 proper fraction [2: numerator, horizontal line; 3: denominator]

16 improper fraction, also the reciprocal of item 15

17 compound fraction (complex fraction)

18 improper fraction [when cancelled down produces a whole number]

19 fractions of different denominations [35: common denominator]

20 proper decimal fraction with decimal point and decimal places [3: tenths; 5: hundredths; 7: thousandths]

21 repeating (recurring) decimal

22-25 fundamental arithmetical operations

22 addition (adding) [3 and 2: the terms of the sum: + plus sign; = equals sign; 5: the sum]

23 subtraction (subtracting); [3: the minuend;-: minus sign; 2: the subtrahend; 1: the remainder (difference)]

24 multiplication(multiplying);[3:the multiplicand ;x: multiplication sign;2:the multiplier;2 and 3:factors;6:the product ]

25 division (dividing); [6: the dividend; division sign; 2: the divisor; 3: the quotient]