- •Е. А. Таушканова, а. А. Хлызова conversational topics (Part 1)
- •1. Read Text 1a and translate it using Vocabulary. Text 1a. Let me introduce myself
- •Vocabulary
- •Topical vocabulary
- •2. Study Topical Vocabulary and make up sentences using the information from the table.
- •3. Introduce yourself. Use the questions below as a plan.
- •4. In pairs ask your group mates questions about them. Meet as many people as you can. Then describe one of your friends. Use the active vocabulary of the unit.
- •5. Read Text 1b and translate it. Text 1b. My biography
- •6. Answer the following questions.
- •1. Read Text 2a and translate it using Vocabulary. Text 2a. My week day
- •Vocabulary
- •Topical vocabulary
- •2. Write one sentence with each word.
- •3. Study Topical Vocabulary and translate words and word combinations into English.
- •4. Tell about your typical day. Use the questions below as a plan.
- •5. Read Text 2b and translate it. Text 2b. Nick’s usual working day
- •6. Answer the following questions.
- •7. Write about:
- •1. Read Text 3a and translate it using Vocabulary. Text 3a. Ural Federal University
- •Vocabulary
- •Topical vocabulary
- •Text 3b. Functions of the Universities
- •7. Write an essay (300−350 words) about the problems of higher education in our country.
- •1. Read Text 4a and translate it using Vocabulary. Text 4a. Higher education in Great Britain
- •Vocabulary
- •Topical vocabulary
- •2. Read the text and tell about studying at Cambridge University. Text 4b. Cambridge
- •3. Find in text 4b equivalents to the words.
- •4. True or false?
- •5. Read the text about Oxford University and translate it. Text 4c. Oxford today − an Ancient University
- •In the modern world
- •6. Translate into Russian using text 4c.
- •7. Translate into English using text 4c.
- •8. Answer the following questions using text 4c.
- •9. Read the text about higher education in the usa Text 4d. Higher Education in the usa
- •15. Find the information and tell your group mates about one of the most famous universities in the United States. You can use the additional literature, magazines, newspapers or the Internet.
- •16. Use the Internet to find the information on one of the topics about higher education in the uk. Make a presentation or a report to tell the rest of the students about:
- •1. Read Text 5a and translate it using Vocabulary. Text 5a. I want to be an engineer
- •Vocabulary
- •Topical vocabulary
- •2. Translate these sentences into English.
- •3. Study Topical Vocabulary and speak about your future profession. Use the following questions as a plan.
- •4. Read and translate Text 5b into Russian. Text 5b. The future of the engineering profession
- •5. Read and translate Text 5c into Russian. Text 5c. Who do we call a ‘Manager’?
- •6. Answer the questions.
- •7. Discuss with your partner advantages and disadvantages of your future profession.
- •8. Your e-mail friend, a student of a technical university, asks you if it is possible for him to get a job in Russia. Write a letter to him/her describing possibilities of working in our country.
Vocabulary
to graduate from |
выпускаться из |
research work |
исследовательская работа |
outstanding |
видный |
supervision |
наблюдение |
solid background |
основательная база |
up-to-date equipment |
современное оборудование |
anniversary |
годовщина |
to conduct various experiments |
проводить различные эксперименты |
academic staff |
педагогический штат |
affordable |
доступный |
academician |
академик |
dormitory/ hostel |
общежитие |
corresponding member |
член-корреспондент |
athletic grounds |
спортивная площадка |
assistant professor |
доцент |
amateur art |
самодеятельность |
an integral part |
неотъемлемая часть |
remarkable |
выдающийся |
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in spite of |
несмотря на |
Topical vocabulary
to be enrolled |
быть зачисленным в списки студентов |
course of study |
курс обучения |
to be equipped with |
быть оборудованным |
semester / term |
семестр |
classroom |
аудитория |
academic year |
учебный год |
lecture hall |
лекционный зал |
institute |
институт |
laboratory |
лаборатория |
faculty/college/ department |
факультет |
gymnasium |
спортзал |
department / chair of... |
кафедра |
part-time student |
студент вечернего отделения |
full-time student |
студент дневного отделения |
substitute |
заместитель |
rector |
ректор |
dean |
декан |
student of distant education |
студент заочного отделения |
head of the department, chief of the department/chair
|
зав. кафедрой |
undergraduate student |
студент 1−4 курсов
|
teaching instrutor/lecturer |
преподаватель |
graduate student |
студент 5−6 курсов/магистрант аспирант |
teaching staff / faculty members |
преподаватель-ский состав |
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2. Tell about your faculty using the active vocabulary of the unit. You can use the official site of Ural Federal University in the Internet.
3. Speak about Ural Federal University using the following plan.
History of the University.
Academic staff, students' body.
Institutes, faculties and specialities.
Contacts with foreign countries.
Buildings of our university.
Sports and leisure time.
4. Find and add some interesting facts.
1. Who was the first rector?
2. Were there any famous scientists, engineers, politicians, artists among the graduates of your University?
3. How many people are currently enrolled?
4. What is the most popular faculty in your University?
5. Do you agree or disagree with the following statements? Discuss the statements with your partner.
1. Larger schools are better than smaller ones.
2. It is impossible to enter the university if you haven't attended preparatory courses or a tutor.
3. The best professors are the oldest ones.
4. It is better to live in a dormitory or a student hostel than to rent an apartment.
5. Professors always know more than students and teaching instructors.
6. Read Text 3B. Discuss the functions and aims of university education, giving your arguments for or against.