Our University

M.Auezov South Kazakhstan State University was founded in 1943. Now it has over 60 specialities. Our University is one of the most popular educational establishments in the South Kazakhstan oblast. It is situated in the centre of Shymkent city. Every year hundreds of applicants enter our University.Nowadays it is a large University where more than 20,000 students are currently enrolled.

As a rule, applicants wishing to study at our University must have a school leaving certificate and the result of Unified National Test (UNT).Applicants who get UNT high pass mark result can receive state grants from our Government and their education is free of charge and the others who don’t get grants they will have to pay fees. Studies generally last between four and five academic years and qualify students for various professions. Many well-known scientists teach at our University. We have good libraries and reading-halls and for those who go in for sports there are good gymnasiums and a stadium. The students enjoy all the privilege of our University-there is no fee for the use of reading rooms, libraries and sports and cultural facilities at the University. There are also several hostels where students from other cities live. Our studies begin at 8.00 o’clock, usually we have six hours (periods) a day. Our auditoriums and laboratories are large and light. Our computer classrooms, laboratories are equipped with up-to-date equipment and there students can carry on lab works and conduct various experiments. The academic session begin on the first of September and will end in June. There is also a students’ research society at the University stimulating their creative thinking and scientific work. The students are involved in research work to gain practical skills in their areas of study. Every faculty has its own specialized library, laboratories, workshops and computer centers.

The first- and second-year students study general engineering subjects (общетехнические предметы). In the third year students begin to study specialized subjects.

It is interesting but difficult to study at our University, espe­cially for the first-year students as they do not know yet how to or­ganize their work and time.

Vocabulary:

Applicant-абтуриент-талапкер

currently-в настоящее время-қазіргі таңда

to be enrolled-числиться в списках студентов-студенттер тізімінде тіркелген

a school leaving certificate-свидетельство об окончании школы ( аттестат среднего образования) -мектеп бітіргені туралы куәлік

Unified National Test(UNT)-Единый Национальный Тест- Ұлттық Бірыңғай Тест

pass mark-проходной балл-ЖОО-на түсу үшін жиналатын балл

to receive state grants-получать государственный грант-мемлекеттік грантқа ие болу

free of charge-бесплатно-тегін

to pay fees-платить за обучение –оқу ақысын төлеу

privilege-привилегия-жеңілдік,артықшылық

there is no fee-нет оплаты-тегін

training-подготовка,обучение-дайындық

to require-требовать-талап ету

creative thinking –творческое размышление -шығармашылық ойлау

practical skills-практические навыки-практикалық дағдылар

teaching staff, faculty members — преподавательский состав-оқытушылар құрамы

Exercise 5. Match a word or phrase from A with a word from B to make phrases from the text.

A B

1. creative	a) establishments
2.hundreds of	b) certificate
3.practical	c) scientists
4. receive state	d) equipment
5. a students’ research	e) experiments
6. up-to-date	f) thinking
7. a school leaving	g) society
8.various	h) grants
9.the most popular educational	i) skills
10.well-known	j) applicants

Exercise 6. Solve the confusions and translate

1.eietlisacpsi ___________________

2.tefcairceti ____________________

3.otladeuinca __________________

4.enogvtmnre __________________

5.ptpalcina ___________________

6.cdcaieam ____________________

7.dtrusauimoi __________________

8.ctinssiet _____________________

9.rveticea ______________________

10.aibrlrsie ______________________

Exercise 7.Translate the following sentences into English.

1. Южно- Казахстанский Государственный Университет имени М. Ауэзова был открыт в 1943 году.

2. Он расположен в центре города Шымкент.

3. Обычно учеба начинается в 8.00 и бывает 6 пар в день.

4. Наши аудитории и лабораторные кабинеты большие и светлые.

5. Академическая сессия начинается первого сентября и заканчивается в июне.

6. Многие студенты занимаются исследовательской работой и им необходимы практические навыки в сфере их научных работ.

Exercise 8. Replace in each sentence the underlined verb with other verb with the same meaning.

1. Did you receive a grant? 2. How many exams did you pass be­fore you entered the university? 3. Do you take notes in lectures? 4. Who gives the lecture in history? 5. My friend studies physics. 6. What research did you conduct last semester?

Exercise 9. Insert (вставьте) the verbs to be, to have where necessary:

1. Astana ... the capital of Kazakhstan. 2. There ... many institutes in Almaty. 3. The oldest of them ... National University. 4. Our University ... one of the oldest technological institutes in this coun­try. 5. It ... founded in 1943. 6. It... old and new buildings. 7. There ... laboratories, workshops and libraries in our institute. 8. Every faculty ... its own computer center. 9. Our library ... a great number of books and magazines in all branches of science and technology. 10. Last year we ... at school, next year we ... the second year stu­dents. 11. We ... industrial training in the third year.

Exercise 10. Read the following passages dealing with the functions and aims of university education. Discuss them, giving your arguments for or against. Write a precis-(краткое изложение).

Not every student can hope to become a Galileo; but to be a scientist is not to know what Galileo knew and more, it is to be able to understand, within the limits of one's capacity, how men like Galileo think.

What students will need above all is intellectual skills. They must be trained to think. We teach the humanities because, in these studies, we introduce our pupils to the various ways, good and bad, in which men have thought about the social, moral, political, intellectual, and aesthetic problems of human life; and again, it is not the conclusions that the great thinkers arrived at that matter; it is the ways in which they arrived at them.

The aim, then, is clear .It is not to teach literature, history, or philosophy, but to teach those skills that are required for living. But it is no accident that literature, history, and philosophy have always been the main ingredients of education in the humanities. For these subjects include the main ways in which ( apart from science ) the human mind has manifested itself; it is in these fields that creative imagination, practical wisdom-(мудрость), logical thought, and their opposites have been most obviously and powerfully displayed.

• Prepare a report on one of the suggested topics.

1. M.Auezov South Kazakhstan State University is one of the most popular educational establishments in South Kazakhstan.

2. My University.

3. Academic Year at My University.

4. I am a first-year student.

Use text «Our University» for your topic

Lessons 12-13

My studies at the Institute

Grammar: Порядок слов в утвердительном, вопросительном и отрицательном предложениях

Болымды, сұраулы және болымсыз сөйлемдерде сөздердің қойылу тәртібі (Word order in Affirmative, Interrogative and Negative sentences).

Preliminary exercises

Do exercises from Macmillan English grammar in use.

Exercise 1. Write down alternative questions to the following sentences:

1. Our teacher knows several foreign languages. 2. He has graduated from our University last year. 3. We shall go to Pavlodar next week. 4. They are working in our garden. 5. I have just read this book. 6. I took this book from my friend. 7. He likes reading books. 8. She has many relatives abroad. 9. They were in many countries.

Exercise 2. Put predicate in the negative form.

1. Today our lectures begin at 10 o'clock in the morning. 2. We were school-children last year. 3. We had four entrance exams in summer. 4. Yesterday the first-year students saw the institute labo­ratories. 5. We took all the necessary books from the library. 6.1 got excellent marks for my entrance exams. 7. He knows the meaning of the word «engineering» (техника, машиностроение, инже­нерное дело). 8. The students of our group will meet in the labora­tory. 9. The librarian gave us all the necessary books.

Exercise 3.Before you start Work with a partner. The questions below will certainly help you:

1. Where do you study at?

2. Are you a full-time student?

3. In what department are you?

4. What year (course) are you in?

5. What subjects do you study?

6. When do your classes begin?

7. What lectures do you attend at the University?

8. How many exams will you have in winter?

9. Are there any students’ societies at the faculty? What are they?

10. How can you get to the University?

11. How long does your course run?

12. How many faculties are there at your Institute?

13. When did you enter the Institute?

14. What faculty do you study at?

15. Why foreign languages are a necessity for the students of all specialities of our University?

16. Are you sure in the choice of your future job?

17. Where will you work after graduating from the Institute?

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