Vocabulary:

enter the university поступить в университет

study at the university учиться в университете

freshman (first-year student) первокурсник

receive a credit book получить зачетную книжку

receive a student pass получить студенческий билет

favorite subject любимый предмет

seminar семинар

neighbor сосед(ка)

laundry прачечная

be (am/is/are) at the disposal of быть в распоряжении

non-local иногородний

class занятие, пара

12. Read and complete the sentences using the words from the vocabulary (ex. 1a and ex. 11):

1. After finishing school Peter … … …. .

2. Yesterday all freshmen received their … …. and … …..

3. I study … … … .

4. As a rule we have three … a day.

5. Today I have a … in Biology.

6. Ecology and Geomorphology are my … … .

7. Julia studies in Moscow and lives in a … .

8. We have a … in our hostel.

9. The hostel is … … … … non-local students.

10. My friends and I … … in Natural Sciences.

13. Make up your own sentences using the words form the active vocabulary.

14. Tell your group mates about your study using the conversational phrases.

1. Why did you enter this university?

2. What made you choose this faculty?

3. What are your favorite subjects?

4. Do you like lectures or seminars better? Why?

5. Where do you live?

6. Do you have friends among your group mates? Who are they?

15. Supplementary – Reading for Fun

UNIVERSITY ENTRANCE EXAM - FOOTBALL PLAYER VERSION

(Time Limit: 3 Weeks)

1. What language is spoken in France?

2. Give a dissertation on the ancient Babylonian Empire with particular reference to architecture, literature, law and social conditions -OR- give the first name of Pierre Trudeau.

3. Would you ask William Shakespeare to: (a) build a bridge (b) sail the ocean (c) lead an army or (d) WRITE A PLAY

4. What religion is the Pope? (check only one) (a) Jewish (b) Catholic (c) Hindu (d) Polish (e) Agnostic

5. Metric conversion. How many feet is 0.0 meters?

6. What time is it when the big hand is on the 12 and the little hand is on the 5?

7. How many commandments was Moses given? (approximately)

8. What are people in America's far north called? (a) Westerners (b) Southerners (c) Northerners

9. Six kings of England have been called George, the last one being George the Sixth. Name the previous five.

10. Where does rain come from? (a) Macy's (b) a supermarket (c) Canada (d) the sky

11. Can you explain Einstein's Theory of Relativity? (a) yes (b) no

12. What are coat hangers used for?

13. Explain Le Chatelier's Principle of Dynamic Equilibrium -OR- spell your name in BLOCK LETTERS.

14. Advanced math. If you have three apples how many apples do you have?