Introductory Unit Reading Comprehension

Section 3 reading comprehension Part 1

Read the text and do the tasks below

LVIV IVAN FRANKO NATIONAL UNIVERSITY

The Ivan Franko National University of L’viv was founded in 1661. In January 1940 it was given the name of I.Franko. On October 11, 1999 the University was given the status of the National University.

At present the University is made up of 17 faculties: Biology, Economics, Geography, Chemistry, Geology, History, Journalism, International Relations, Languages and Literature, Foreign Languages, Mechanics and Mathematics, Applied Mathematics and Informatics, Philosophy, Physics, Law, Electronics, Culture and Arts. They offer two major forms of tuition – full-time and extramural.

An important pedagogical and scientific work is carried out at 100 departments. There are over one hundred laboratories and working units as well as the Computing Centre functioning here. The Zoological, Geological, Mineralogical Museums together with those of Numismatics and Archeology, an Observatory and Botanical Gardens stimulate the interests of students. The University library, with a very rich book depository, is one of the largest in Ukraine.

The Postgraduate Course provides training in more than 90 specialities in the field of the Humanities and Natural Sciences. It is a predominant form of the academic promotion of young scholars.

L’viv University maintains and extends its ties with the higher schools of Hungary, Germany, the USA, Canada, France, Austria, Belgium, Great Britain, Russia, the Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Portugal, Romania, Moldova. Many teachers and students participate in joint exchange programmes.

TASKS

I. Give answers to the following questions on the text

1. When was the University founded?

2. When was it named after I.Franko?

3. When was it given the satus of the National University?

4. How many faculties are there at the University? Can you name them?

5. What else does the University consist of?

6. What forms of tuition does the University offer?

7. How are young scholars promoted at the University?

8. What countries does the University maintain and extend its ties with?

II. Write down the names of the University faculties in alphabetical order

III. Divide the faculties into two groups according to whether they provide study in the Humanities or Sciences

IV. In the crossword below are hidden the names of some University faculties.

Solve the crossword using the clues

Across:

5. the study of past events

6. the study of the way in which money and goods are produced and used

8. you study at the …

9. the science of number, quantity, shape and space

10. the study of the nature and meaning of existence and reality, good and evil

12. the science of the structure of substances and their combinations and reactions

13. Natural …

Down:

1. the science of earth’s form, physical, features, climate, population, etc.

2. the study of the rocks, soil etc that make up the Earth, and of the way they have changed since the Earth was formed

3. editing, writing for newspapers, magazines, television or radio

4. the study of living organisms

7. the branches of learning concerned with art, literature, history, philosophy

11. the study of physical objects and substances, and of natural forces such as light, heat and movement

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