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Tula State University






 

Vocabulary

 

to be founded быть основанным
to increase, v возрастать, увеличиваться
the enrolment of students прием студентов
to be on the staff быть в штате
science, n наука
scientist, n ученый
scientific, adj научный
mathematics, n математика
mathematician, n математик
department, n кафедра, отделение
day (time) department дневное отделение
evening department вечернее отделение
correspondence department заочное отделение
research, n исследовательская работа
to carry out research проводить исследовательскую работу
engineering техника
instrument engineering приборостроение
civil engineering гражданское строительство
to introduce new methods внедрить новые методы
to present /to submit a thesis (pl. theses) защищать диссертацию
post-graduate, n аспирант
post-graduate courses аспирантура
to take post-graduate courses учиться в аспирантуре
to train, v обучать, готовить

e.g. The University trains highly qualified specialists in various branches of science.

 

to work hard at smth. упорно работать над чем-либо

e.g. One has to work hard at a foreign language to know it well.

 

to have a good command of the language хорошо владеть языком
examination /exam (in) экзамен
entrance exam вступительный экзамен
final exam выпускной экзамен
to prepare for an exam готовиться к экзамену
to take an exam держать экзамен
to pass an exam сдать экзамен
to failin an examination провалиться на экзамене
to fail in literature провалиться по литературе
to get profound knowledge получать глубокие знания
to deliver lectures читать лекции
to master, v осваивать
term, n семестр
to be a first year student учиться на первом курсе
to attend (to miss) lectures посещать (пропускать) лекции
to make progress in делать успехи
to do one's best сделать все возможное

 

Names of Faculties.

The Faculty of Mechanics and Control Systems   Факультет механики и систем управления
The Faculty of Cybernetics   Факультет кибернетики
The Faculty of Mining and Civil Engineering   Горно-строительный факультет
The Faculty of Natural Sciences   Естественно-научный факультет
The Faculty of Mathematics and Mechanics   Механико-математический факуль-тет
The Faculty of Production Engineering   Технологический факультет
The Faculty of Economics   Экономический факультет
The Faculty of Arts   Гуманитарный факультет
The Faculty of Medicine   Медицинский факультет
The Faculty of Vocational Training   Факультет профессиональной под-готовки
The Centre of Distant Education   Центр дистанционных форм обуче-ния
The Faculty of Pre-University Education   Факультет довузовской подготовки
The Faculty of Foreign Students   Факультет иностранных студентов

 

 

Names of Subjects

history   descriptive geometry
a foreign language   drawing
physics   strength of materials
mathematics   theoretical mechanics
chemistry   theory of metals
electrical engineering   electronics

Text. Tula State University

Tula State University was founded in 1930. Since that time the number of faculties has increased from 4 to 13 and the enrolment of students from 240 to 2000. Now it is one of the largest education establishments in our country.

Well - known scientists were on the staff at different times: mathematician V.I. Zhivago, chemist F.K. Yerke, Honoured Scientists of the RSFSR F.V. Sedikin and V.F. Bobrov, doctors of sciences D.I. Burtsev, L.N. Litvinov and others.

The University has 13 faculties, including the faculty for those who work and study. The University is housed in 13 blocks, situated in Lenin Avenue, the main street of Tula.

The student population is more than 12000: above 10 thousand students study at the day department and more than 2000 students - at the evening and correspondence departments.

The University has a splendid scientific library for reference and research. It contains more than 1.000.000 books and has 8 reading-rooms and 5 sections.

Graduates can get degrees in 34 specialities in machine-building, instrument-engineering, civil engineering, humanities, economics and medicine areas. Active research is being carried out at the University to find out and introduce new efficient teaching methods.

The University has a number of scientific schools which have got recognition both in our country and abroad.

Professors, Associate Professors and lecturers deliver lectures on various subjects.

At the University there are 10 specialized academic councils on awarding doctor’s and candidate’s degrees. 15 doctor’s and 70 candidate’s theses are annually submitted. Today 120 postgraduates are taking postgraduate courses at the University.

International relations of the University are expanding. Students from abroad have been trained at the University since 1962. They come from Poland, Bulgaria, Viet-Nam, China, India and other countries.

University students and its staff have their own policlinic and sanatorium. A sports complex with play grounds and a gymnasium is available for students as well.

 

I. Read the text ' Tula State University' and ask your fellow students:

1) when Tula State University was founded; 2) if the University is one of the largest education establishments in our country; 3) where the University is situated; 4) how many blocks the University is housed in; 5) how many faculties the University has; 6) what faculty he (she) studies at; 7) where the dean’s office of his (her) faculty is situated; 8) who is the dean of his (her) faculty; 9) what year student he (she) is; 10) when he (she) entered the University; 11) if he (she) lives in a hostel; 12) how long the training course at the University lasts.

 

II. Name:

a) the people who work and study at the University;

b) the faculties of the University;

c) the subjects studied at the University.


III. Give synonyms for the following word combinations:

 

to be present at lectures; to leave school; to be a first year student; to be absent from lectures; correspondence department; to be housed; education institution.

 

IV. Give antonyms for the following:

 

to attend lectures; to pass an examination; to be good at a subject; to miss lectures; part-time students; final examinations; to enter the University; a fresher.

 

V. Say in English:

 

учиться на втором курсе; быть высококвалифицированным специалистом; делать успехи по физике; читать лекции по математике; поступить в университет; хорошо успевать по иностранному языку; закончить университет; закончить школу; не выдержать экзамен; сделать все возможное; сдать экзамен.

 

VI. Make sure that you can translate the following sentences both ways: from English into Russian and from Russian into English.

 

1. To enter the University one has to pass entrance exams successfully. 1. Чтобы поступить в университет, нужно успешно сдать вступительные экзамены.
2. The University has many professors and highly qualified specialists on its staff. 2. В штате университета много профессоров и высококвалифициро-ванных преподавателей.
3. They deliver lectures on various subjects. 3. Они читают лекции по различным предметам.
4. Those who make progress in science take post-graduate courses. 4. Те, кто делают успехи в науке, учатся в аспирантуре.
5. The academic year is divided into 2 terms. 5. Учебный год в университете де-лится на 2 семестра.
6. At the end of each term students pass credit tests. 6. В конце каждого семестра сту-денты сдают зачеты.
7. The whole course of studies takes 5 or 6 years. 7. Полный курс обучения длится 5 или 6 лет.
8. At the end of the whole course students submit graduation papers. 8. В конце всего курса обучения сту-денты защищают дипломные работы.

 

VII. Correct the statements. Use the following:

Sorry, you are not right.

I’m afraid, you are wrong.

1. Students who are in the first year submit graduation papers. 2. Our University is housed in one block. 3. The University has no professors on its staff. 4. The course of study at the University lasts 2 years. 5. Students do not study drawing at our University. 6. Students take exams twice a term. 7. The academic year is divided into 3 terms. 8. The department of foreign languages is situated in the main block.

 

VIII. Give the definitions.

Example: a fresher

A fresher is a first year student.

A post-graduate, entrance exams, a full-time student, a part-time student, profound knowledge, final exams, a highly qualified specialist.

 

IX. What do you do if (when)

... you are a student on duty?

... your classes are over?

... the academic year is over?

... the term is over?

... you pass your exams successfully?

... you fail in an examination?

 

X. Make up as many sentences as you can:

 

Курс обучения в университете Учебный год Семестр Рабочий день Лекция Каникулы ..........................................................................................................     to last 2 часа 8 часов 4 месяца 10 месяцев 5 лет 2 недели ..........................................................................................................
     
Декан нашего факультета Профессор Левин Хороший лектор Аспирант .......................................................................................................... to deliver lectures on физике нашей специальности химии истории ..........................................................................................................

 

XI. Speak about the faculty you study at. Why have you chosen this particular faculty?

XII. Advertise your university to a group of foreign students. Explain why you’ve become a student of this university.

 

D I A L O G U E S

 

a) Read the dialogues in pairs.

 

I.

A. Where do you study?

B. I study at Tula State University.

A. Do you like the University?

B. Yes, I do.

 

II.

A. My brother is a third-year student.

B. Does he study at Tula State University?

A. Yes, he does. He studies at the Faculty of Economics. And what about you?

B. I study at the Faculty of Cybernetics, I am a first-year student.

 

III.

A. What is your future speciality?

B. My speciality is robotics.

A. Where do industrial robots work?

B. They work in dangerous environments, for example under extreme high or low temperatures.

 

IV.

A. When did you finish school?

B. In 1998.

A. And when did you enter the Institute?

B. I entered the Institute a year later.

 

V.

A. Did you pass your winter exams successfully?

B. Unfortunately, I didn’t. I failed in mathematics. Mathematics was always my week point.

 

VI.

A. Hullo, Peter. Glad to see you.

B. Hullo, Bob. How did you spend your holidays?

A. Thanks, very well. I went skiing almost every day. The weather was fine!

 

b) Complete the following dialogues:

 

I.

A. Sorry, but where is the dean’s office of your faculty located?

B....

A. By the way, who is the dean of your faculty?

B....

 

II.

A....

B. I am a first year student.

A....

B. I try to do my best.

 

III.

A. Oh, I see you are a student. What faculty are you at?

B....

A. What foreign language do you study?

B....

 

c) Say in English:

1. Я учусь в Тульском Государственном Университете на факультете кибернетики. 2. Мой брат учится на механико-математическом факультете. 3. Мы изучаем физику, математику, черчение и другие предметы. 4. Я учу иностранный язык, т.к. хочу стать высококвалифицированным специалистом. 5. Наши занятия начинаются обычно в 8 часов. 6. Студенты нашего университета слушают лекции, проводят эксперименты в лабораториях, пишут курсовые работы. 7. Мы сдаем экзамены 2 раза в год. 8. В прошлом семестре я не сдал физику. Физика всегда была моим слабым местом. 9. На каком факультете учится твой друг? 10. Мой брат не принимает активного участия в научно-исследовательской работе. 11. Моя сестра не любит иностранный язык. 12. Мой друг хочет освоить компьютер.

 

J U S T F O R F U N

 

I. Read the following sayings and explain them:

1. Knowledge is power.

2. A man is never too old to learn.

3. Where there is a will there is a way.

4. Live and learn.

 

II. How many English words do you know?

(a game)

Each player must take a large sheet of paper. Write the word “education” on it vertically.

 

  Noun Verb Others
E D U C A T I O N      

 

Try to find words: nouns for the first column, verbs for the second column and other parts of speech for the third one. Mind, the words must begin with the letters that are in the word “education”.

After all the players finish their work, let them read the words in turn. The winner is the player with most words.

 

III. Read the jokes and retell them to your friend.

 

Prof.: “Before we begin the examination are there any questions? ”

Stud.: “What’s the name of this course? ”

 

***

Math. teacher: “Now we find that X is equal to zero”.

Stud.: “Gee! All that work for nothing! ”

___________________

Gee! - восклицание удивления или недовольства

 

 

***

At a college examination a professor said: “Does the question embarrass you? ”

“Not at all, sir, ” replied the student, “not at all. It is the answer that bothers me.”

___________________

embarrass, v - смущать, затруднять

bother, v - тревожить, беспокоить

 

 

***

 

“If the Dean doesn’t take back what he said to me this morning, I am going to leave college.”

“What did he say? ”

“He told me to leave college.”

 

***

 

The professor was delivering the final lecture of the term. He dwelt with much emphasis on the fact that each student should devote all the intervening time preparing for the final examinations.

“The examination papers are now in the hands of the printer. Are there any questions to be asked? ”

Silence prevailed. Suddenly a voice from the rear inquired: “Who is the printer? ”

 

***

 

In one of college classes the professor was unable to stay for the class, so he placed a sign on the door which read as follows: “Professor Blank will be unable to meet his classes to-day.”

Some college lad, seeing his chance to display his sense of humour after reading the notice, walked up and erased the “c” in the word “classes”. The professor noticing the laughter wheeled around, walked back, looked at the student, then at the sign with the “c” erased - calmly walked up and erased the “l” in “lasses”, looked at the flabbergasted student and proceeded on his way.

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wheel around, v - повернуться, обернуться назад

lass, n - девушка

ass, n - осел

flabbergasted, аdj - ошеломленный

proceeded on one’s way - продолжать свой путь


Unit 3

 


Grammar: 1. Past Indefinite (Past Simple) Tense. Active Voice

2. Future Indefinite (Future Simple) Tense. Active Voice

3. The Degrees of Comparison of Adjectives and Adverbs

4. Numerals

Texts: A. American Teenagers and their Free Time

B. Leisure-time Activities

Conversation: My Working Day

 






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