33. You are a student of the kpi. Make up a story about exams using the suggested words and phrases from the Mini-Dictionary (unit 1).

34. Give the Ukrainian equivalents of the following proverbs and sayings (5 of the suggested) and comment on them.

A fool man can ask more questions in an hour than a wise man can answer in seven years. Don’t teach a fish to swim. Repetition is the mother of learning. No pains – no gains. Live and learn. It’s never too late to learn. Knowledge is power. Better untaught than ill-taught. All things are difficult before they are easy. Money spent on the brain is never spent in vain. One good head is better than a hundred strong hands. To teach the dog to bark. Too much knowledge makes the head bald.

To know everything is to know nothing. Zeal without knowledge is a runway horse. Where there is a will there is a way. Nothing is impossible to a willing heart. What we do willingly is easy. First think then speak. There is no rule without an exception. Soon learnt – soon forgotten. Little knowledge is a dangerous thing. Like teacher, like pupil. He who makes no mistakes, makes nothing. He that knows nothing, doubts nothing.

LISTENING

35. You are going to listen to some information about studies and degrees in Great Britain. Listen and answer the questions.

1. How old are the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge?

2. How many students in percentage are taking scientific and technological studies?

3. What is the term of studying at Britain’s Universities?

4. What kind of work does academic staff devote time to?

36. Choose the correct variant.

1. The number of Britain’s Universities is:

a) about a hundred

b) forty

c) fifty

d) forty-five

2. Most of the universities in G.B. were founded:

a) in the twelfth century

b) in the fifteenth century

c) in the seventeenth century

d) in the nineteenth century

3. About half of all the students of full-time universities in Britain are taking courses:

a) in medicine

b) in arts and social studies

c) in agriculture forestry, architecture, veterinary.

d) in science and technology

37. Listen again and complete the phrases.

1. Courses in sciences are offered by most universities.

2. The Universities concentrate on technology although they also offer a number of courses in social studies, modern languages and other non-technological subjects.

3. Further study or research is required at the modern universities for the degree of Master.

4. University’s teaching combines lectures, practical classes and small group teaching in seminars or tutorials.

WRITING

38. Y ou've decided to place an announcement on the Internet. Write short announcements for the situations described below.

1. You need to rent the cheapest room for a year;

2. You want to get a part-time job;

3. You want to find two students to share a flat.

39. You've decided to write a letter (100 words):

1. to a good friend describing your first impression of the group;

2. to your parents asking to send you some money;

3. to the dean’s office explaining the reason why you missed your classes.

40. R ead the text "From the History of the National Technical University of Ukraine “The Kyiv Polytechnic Institute”" and make a mind map to it. Share your mind map with a partner. Explain how the circles are related to each other.

MIND MAPPING To make a mind map, use a whole sheet of paper, and write your topic in the middle, with a circle around it. Then put the next idea in a circle above or below your topic, and connect the circles with lines. The lines show that the two ideas are related.

P ROBLEM-SOLVING

41. Test yourself (see Problem-Solving, UNIT 1).