Our University

The Kazan State Agrarian University was founded in 1922. In 2007 it celebrated its 85 anniversary.

Our University is located in four buildings. The main building is situated in the centre of our city. It is a nice three-storey building. The second and third buildings are located on Farm-2.The fourth building is situated in Derbishki. There are 2 faculties and 2 Institutes at our University: the agronomy faculty and forestry faculty, the Institute of Economics and the Institute of Mechanization and Technical Service. There is also a distant learning faculty. Each faculty is headed by its dean and each institute is headed by its director.

There are more than 30 departments and 500 teachers at our University. Professors, candidates of science and assistants give lectures and have lessons and tutorials with students.

There are many well-equipped classrooms and laboratories at our University. The University has also an experimental training farm. About 5000 students learn at our University. Almost all the students live in the hostel.

Our University trains experts in agriculture: agronomists, farm economists and mechanical engineers. Every year about 800 experts in agriculture graduate from our University.

E x e r c i s e s

I. Translate into Russian:

1. We have our lessons and tutorials in well-equipped laboratories.

2. The Kharkov Agriculture Institute was founded in 1816.

3. The Institutes of our republic train many experts for different branches of industry.

4. The Kazan University is located in the centre of our city.

5. There is a distant learning faculty at our University.

6. There are a lot of multistorey buildings in Kazan.

7. Medical science is progressing in our country.

8. Professor Berim gives lectures on mathematics at our faculty.

II. Find the Russian equivalents:

1. to train 1. праздновать

2. well-equipped 2. декан

3. distant learning faculty 3. читать лекции

4. to head 4. главный

5. to graduate (from) 5. годовщина

6. lessons and tutorials 6. этаж

7. dean 7. располагаться

8. science 8. основать

9. department 9. специалист

10. to be located 10. посещать лекции

11. to give lectures 11. руководить, возглавлять

12. to attend lectures 12. заочный факультет

13. storey 13. хорошо оборудованные

14. anniversary 14. наука

15. to found 15. окончить (вуз)

16. main 16. практические занятия и консультации

17. expert 17. готовить

18. to celebrate 18. кафедра

III. Translate into Russian:

to graduate (from), well-equipped classrooms, to give lectures, dean, main, to train experts, department, to found, to have lessons and tutorials, hostel, celebrate, the anniversary, to attend practical classes, a distant learning faculty, to be located (situated).

IV. Fill in the blanks:

The Kazan University … in 1804. In 2004 it … 200th … . It has 8 … . The University … research workers and teachers. (faculties, anniversary, was founded, trains, celebrated)

V. Translate the words in brackets into English:

1. Our University (отметил) its 85th anniversary in 2007.

2. She (читает лекции) on literature.

3. The Kazan University has 61 (кафедру).

4. Our farm (расположено) far from Kazan.

5. The Kazan Veterinary Institute celebrated its 100th (годовщину) in 1973.

6. This assistant (ведет практические занятия) with the second-year students.

7. Our laboratory is (хорошо оборудована).

8. The Moscow Agriculture Academy (готовит) experts in agriculture.

VI. Translate into English:

готовить специалистов сельского хозяйства, основать, декан, праздновать годовщину, заочный факультет, окончить (вуз), проводить практические занятия и консультации, читать лекции, посещать практические занятия, располагаться, главный, общежитие, кафедра.

VII. Answer the questions:

1. When was the Kazan State Agrarian University founded?

2. When did our University celebrate its 85th anniversary?

3. Where is our University situated?

4. What are the Institutes and faculties at our University?

5. Who is each faculty (each Institute) headed by?

6. How many departments (teachers, students) are there at our University?

7. Who gives lectures on chemistry (mathematics, physics) in your group?

8. Who does our University train?

9. How many experts in agriculture graduate from our University every year?

VIII. Translate into Russian (use the dictionary):

The academic year at our University is divided into two terms: the autumn term and the spring term. The autumn term begins from the first of September and lasts till the first week of January. The spring term begins in the middle of February and runs till the middle of June. The students must attend classes of compulsory subjects set out in the timetable. At the end of each term students have to take terminal examinations. After finishing the course of studies the students have to take final examinations and present a work or a design for diploma and defend it.

IX. Retell the text ‘Our University’.