2. Match the words from the text with their meaning

hall of residence expenses donation train supervise graduate merchant

to give teaching and practice in a profession to watch and direct the work of other people a person who buys and sells products in large amounts a person who completed his/her studies at university money given as a gift, especially for a good purpose the money used or needed for a purpose a university building where students live

2. Read and tell if the following statements are True or False

1. Tomsk University was the first in Russia.

2. The university was constructed with the money of the Russian government.

3. The first students studied at four faculties.

4. Professor Gezehus was a specialist in physics.

5. Professor Florinsky was the first rector of the university.

6. The first university professors were from Siberia.

7. Today Tomsk State University is a leader in many fields.

2. Finish the phrases according to the information from the text

• Tomsk University was ……

• The construction of university buildings was …..

• The first graduates were ….

• Professor Gezehus was a famous physicist. It was he who …..

• Professor Florinsky did a lot for the university: he …..

• The professors of Tomsk University created schools of thought in …

• Tomsk State University can boast of many successes: for example,

• Many graduates from Tomsk University are successful people because …..

2. What do the following dates mean in the history of Tomsk State University?

1878, 1888, 1898, 1930s, 2010

2. Give a title to each paragraph of the text

2. Find the key words in each paragraph of the text

2. Answer the following questions

1. Why was Tomsk University so important for the history of Russia?

2. Why did the university open its first faculty ten years after its foundation?

3. Who did much for Tomsk State University in its first years?

4. Why is Tomsk University often called ‘a leader in research and science’?

5. Why do many people believe that to study at Tomsk University is a guarantee for future success?

Text Vocabulary

construction hall of residence (AmE dormitory) expenses local merchant to cover donations Faculty of Law to supervise physicist to keep traditions to maintain high standards school of thought field of study national research university to boast of … graduate alumni (ед. ч. alumnus) academia administration

Grammar

Questions in Present and Past Simple Tenses

To form questions

• in the present simple use the auxiliary verb do/ does

Do you study at Tomsk University?

Does the library work today?

When does the excursion to the Museum of Physics start?

REMEMBER:

• The – s ending of the third person singular verb is in the auxiliary does, not the main verb.

• i n the past simple, use the auxiliary verb did

Did you graduate from university last year?

When did the Faculty of Medicine open its doors to its first students?

• with modals simply change the order of the verb and the subject

Students can take part in sport activities organized at the university.

Can students take part in sport activities organized at the university?

REMEMBER:

• Do not use do/ does/ did with the verb be – change the order of the subject and the verb

Are you a professor?

Was the university founded in the 19^th century?

• If who is the subject of the question, we don’t use do/ does/ did

Who became the first rector of the university?

E xercises