Вставьте недостающие фразы и прочитайте диалоги по ролям.

1.

– ………………..?

– My name is John.

– ………………..?

– I am 17 years old.

– ………………..?

– I live with my parents.

– ………………..?

– I like to listen to music when I have free time.

– ………………..?

– Most of all I like pop music.

– ………………..?

– Yes, I want to go to the disco now. Let’s go.

2.

– Well, you are our new group mate. What is your name?

– …………….

– My name is Victor. Nice to meet you.

– …………… too.

– And where are you from?

– …………….

– Is it far from here?

– …………….

– Do you study at school?

– …………… in June.

– Did you enter the university in August?

– Yes, …………..

– As for me, I’m a second-year student. Will you go with me? I can show you our university.

– ……………..

1.15. Составьте подобные диалоги на следующие ситуации:

a) вы спрашиваете об увлечениях и интересах своего нового друга;

b) вы поступили в институт и знакомитесь с одним из ваших одногруппников, распросите его о школе и любимых занятиях;

c) ваша подруга знакомит вас со своей сестрой, распросите откуда она и о её семье.

1.16. Напишите мини-рассказ о своём друге, используя модель упражнения 1.12. ( 80-100 слов).

Unit 2

Higher Education in Russia

Прочитайте и изучите слова и словосочетания.

Play an important part/role играть важную роль

Higher education plays an

important part in the development

of any country.

enter a university поступать в университет

Last year we entered the university.

Take an exam сдавать экзамен

At the university all students take exams.

Pass an exam сдать экзамен

I passed my final exams well.

Fail an exam провалить экзамен

Nobody wants to fail exams.

graduate from university закончить университет

My friend graduated from the

university last year.

Graduate (n) выпускник

University graduates receive their degrees.

continue education продолжить образование

As a rule, all school leavers continue

their education.

An academic year учебный год

At the end of an academic year we

take exams.

Get knowledge получать знания

I study at the university in order

to get knowledge.

Basic (adj) базовый, основной

Basis (n) основа

I study on a full-time basis.

Fundamental/basic subject базовый предмет

Mathematics and Physics are fundamental

subjects at our Faculty.

Get a degree получать степень

Our first degree is a Bachelor of Science.

Get a grant получать стипендию

Every month students get grants.

award a degree= give a degree присуждать степень =

Давать степень

The special committee awards degrees.

study=to learn (v) изучать, учить

We study English to know Russian better.

Teach(v) ( give knowledge) обучать

Students study at the university.

Students learn their lessons.

Tutors teach students.

Live in a hostel жить в общежитии

Students from other cities may live

in a university hostel.

2.2. Прочитайте предложения и закончите их, выбрав один из данных вариантов.

1. Universities give us …

a) secondary education.

b) higher education.

c) school education.

2.The academic year usually lasts …

a) 6 months.

b) 12 months.

c) 9 months.

3. Students usually get …

a) grants.

b) salary(money you get once a month for the work).

c) presents.

4. Universities have their own (собственные) …

a) hostels.

b) cottages.

c) flats.

2.3. Прочитайте и поймите основное содержание текста.

Higher Education in Russia

Higher education plays an important role in the development of any country. It provides the country with highly-qualified specialists. It trains people to become teachers, engineers, doctors and other professional workers.

Today higher educational institutions of Russia include over 700 universities, academies, colleges and other educational institutions.

University gives training on a full-time and part-time basis. Tuition is free only for Russian citizens who successfully pass entrance examinations.

The academic year usually lasts 9 months and has 2 terms or semesters. Students take exams at the end of each semester. If the results of the examinations are good students get state grants. Twice a year students have vacations – two weeks (a fortnight) in winter and two months in summer.

The first- and second-year students get knowledge in fundamental sciences such as mathematics, physics, chemistry and humanities, for example, foreign languages, history, philosophy and others.

At the third year students get more advanced knowledge and begin to concentrate on their special interests, that is, their major subjects.

After four years of study students get a Bachelor’s degree. Then students can continue their studies and in a year or two of further study they get a Master’s degree. After graduating from University they may go on with their study and research and get a higher degree.

Universities have their own students hostels and some of them have large and excellent sport centres.

Подберите каждому русскому слову соответствующий английский эквивалент по образцу: 1-a.

1. более высокого уровня a) advanced b) excellent c) fundamental

d) highly-qualified

2. включать a) to evolve b) to include c) to obtain

d) to receive

3. обучение a) education b) training c) tuition

d) studies

4. длиться a) to last b) to become c) to go d) to pass

5. успешный a) excellent b) highly-qualified d) good

d) successful

6. предлагать a) to provide b) to offer c) to train d) to get

Подберите слова или словосочетания из двух колонок так, чтобы получить пары антонимов.

А В

1. to enter University a. to fail an exam

2. part-time b. special

3. to receive c. final exams

4. to pass an exam d. to graduate from University

5. general e. to give

6. entrance exams f. full-time