- •Read and remember the pronunciation of the following words:
- •Read and translate the text: astu
- •Remember the following words and word combinations:
- •Remember the following names:
- •Answer the following questions:
- •Read and translate the following text:
- •Institute of Biology and Nature Management
- •Describe your Institute and its faculties, using the following names:
- •Read and translate the text: education
- •Remember the words and word combinations and use them in your own sentences:
- •Insert the missing words:
- •Translate into English:
- •Choose the correct form of the verb “to be”:
- •Choose the correct form of the verb “to have”, “to do”:
- •Make up dialogues on the following topics:
- •Read the following conversations and learn one of them by heart.
- •Read and understand the additional texts without a dictionary and answer some questions: Text 1. Science at the university
- •Text 2. International activity
- •Be ready to speak about Astrakhan State Technical University.
- •Read and translate the following text: the university of minnesota
- •Ask 5 questions to the text.
- •Compare the University of Minnesota and astu. Appendix
- •I. Watch the video “Astrakhan State Technical University as I see it”. Do your best to understand as much as possible. Study the list of the given words to help you:
- •II. Watch the video one more time. Make use of the text given below. Now, answer the following questions:
- •III. Analyze the text. How has Astrakhan State Technical University changed since that time?
МИНИСТЕРСТВО ОБРАЗОВАНИЯ РОССИЙСКОЙ ФЕДЕРАЦИИ
АСТРАХАНСКИЙ ГОСУДАРСТВЕННЫЙ ТЕХНИЧЕСКИЙ УНИВЕРСИТЕТ
Кафедра ИЯГЕНО
Методическая разработка по теме:
«OUR UNIVERSITY»
для студентов 1 курса всех специальностей
Астрахань 2007
Составитель и автор упражнений: асс. каф. «ИЯГЕНО»
Захарова М.М.
Рецензент: доц. каф. «ИЯГЕНО» Акифьева Н.С.
Методическая разработка утверждена и одобрена на заседании кафедры «ИЯГЕНО»
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Настоящая методическая разработка является 3 переизданием методической разработки кафедры ИЯГЕНО «Наш Университет». Она предназначена для изучения английского языка студентами 1 курса всех специальностей.
Данное пособие включает тексты об Астраханском Государственном Техническом Университете, о его Институтах и факультетах, о его научной и международной деятельности. Также данная методическая разработка содержит предтекстовые упражнения и послетекстовые упражнения. Упражнения перед текстом предназначены для чтения наиболее трудных слов и словосочетаний. Система упражнений после текста построена на специальной лексике и направлена на активное усвоение лексики и расширение словарного запаса, на развитие коммуникативных навыков и навыков понимания смыслового содержания прочитанного текста.
Read and remember the pronunciation of the following words:
Growth ['grəuθ]
Picturesque [ֽpıkt∫ə'resk]
Requirements [rı'kwaıəmənt]
Assembly [ə'semblı]
Research [rı'sə:t∫]
Scientists ['saıəntıst]
Increase n ['ınkrı:s]; v[ın'krı:s]
Establishment [ıs'tæblı∫mənt]
Policy ['polısı]
Technology [tek'nolədзı]
Engineering [ֽendзı'nıərıŋ]
Auspices ['o:spısı:z]
Read and translate the text: astu
Astrakhan Technical Institute of Fisheries was founded in 1930. The history of its growth, development and expansion of educational and scientific activity is marked by the Institute’s transforming into Astrakhan State Technical University (ASTU) in 1994.
Astrakhan State Technical University is situated in one of the most picturesque places of our town, not far from the Great Russian River Volga.
A lovely academic town of the University is situated on a beautiful parkland. It occupies 8 teaching buildings with up-to-date lecture halls, well-equipped laboratories, a computing center and libraries rich in books. Various conferences and meetings are held in the Assembly Hall situated in the main building. Here you can also find Director’s, Deans’ and other offices.
The University possesses several halls for residence (dormitories), on the territory of it you can see cafes, shops, a medical aid center and a clubhouse.
Director (or Rector, as it is called in Russia) is at the head of the University, while the work of the Institutes and the faculties is headed by Directors and Deans. The teaching staff of special and academic departments consists of very experienced lecturers and assistants, capable of giving their knowledge and experience to students.
Permanent aspiration of university’s scientists to expand their research provides for the development of the University and increases its role that of an educational establishment and of a scientific center as well. This also results in the growth of teachers’ professional skills and the quality of undergraduate training. The University constantly improves forms and methods of training and offers its teaching staff new opportunities for innovation both in teaching and research. The success of the University’s education policy is confirmed by the fact that among its graduates there are governors, managers of large businesses, world-famous scientists.
At present, the structure of the University includes several Institutes: the Institute of Distance Learning, the Institute of Marine Technologies, Power Engineering and Transport, The Institute of Biology and Nature Management, the Institute of Information Technologies and Communication, The Institute of Economics, The Institute of Oil and Gas. There are several Faculties at the University as well: the Mechanical Faculty, the Faculty of Law; the Faculty of Fisheries, the Faculty of Applicant Preliminary Training, the Faculty of Optional Vocational Training; the Faculty of International Student Preliminary Training, the Faculty of Secondary Vocational Education. Besides, there are several colleges that provide secondary engineering training under the auspices of the University.
The opportunity to host different sports events is provided by excellent sports facilities of the University. They include a sports center with two swimming pools; halls for basketball, volleyball, tennis, acrobatics; a stadium, a gym, a football ground.