My studying at Izhevsk State Technical University

Nowadays there are many higher educational institutions in Tyumen. But the most popular one is Izhevsk State Technical University. Our University was founded on the first of January, 1953 by the order of Stalin

There are 15 faculties in our University. They are: the Faculty of Philology, Law, Psychology, History, Physical Culture and Sport and so on. As I am a first year student of the Faculty of Physical Culture and Sport I would like to tell you a few words about my faculty. It was founded in 1990. Our students get knowledge in physical culture, anatomy, chemistry, physiology, psychology, foreign languages and so on. Our faculty has 4 gyms, many classrooms, a swimming pool, a library.

There are 3 departments at the University: a day-time department, a correspondence department and a post-graduate department.

Our University has some traditions such as the Days of the faculty, Art Festival "Students Spring" and so on. Every year the University organizes Students Scientific Conference and the students take an active part in the work of the Conference. They have an opportunity to demonstrate the knowledge they get at the University and to win some awards.

The course of studies lasts 5 years. The academic year begins on the first of September and ends in June. The academic year is divided into 2 terms. At the end of each term the students take tests and exams and after that they have holidays.

The students who make good progress in studies get a monthly scholarship. During the term students have to attend lectures, classes and seminars. In case of having some problems students may go to the Dean and solve them. As a rule the students are divided into groups consisting of 25 people. At the beginning of the academic year the Dean of the faculty appoints heads of the groups who are called monitors. They are in charge of studies, attendance of classes and discipline in the group.

The University students have at their disposal all necessary facilities: well-equipped laboratories, a large new library, museums, gyms, snack-bars and canteens.

Our country requires more and more specialists with higher education. The main task of our University is to prepare young specialists for schools, institutions, industry and science.

1. When was TSU founded?

2. How many faculties are there in our University?

3. When was the faculty of physical culture and sport founded?

4. What subjects do students have at this faculty?

5. What departments are there at the University?

6. What traditions does TSU have?

7. What is the aim of Students Scientific Conferences?

8. How long does the course of studies last?

9. How many terms do the students have?

10. What do the students have at the end of each term?

11. What kind of students gets the scholarship?

12. What are the monitors responsible for?

13. What do our students have at their disposal?

14. What is the main task of TSU?

Grammar Past Simple/Present Perfect

Ex.7 Put the verbs into Past Simple:

1. Sam (graduate) from the University two years ago.

2. I (study) at school Ne 29.

3. My favorite subjects (be) physical education and history.

4. He (pass) his sessional exams successfully.

5. She (net miss) classes

6. What you (do) during the lessons of physical education?

7. Who (teach) you English?

8. My friend (get) a scholarship when she (be) a student.

9. What school you (finish)?

10. We (be) very grateful to our school teachers.

Ex.8 Put the verbs into Present Perfect:

1. I (just finish) with my homework.

2. We (already learn) this poem by heart.

3. You (ever be) to London?

4. They (never fail) their exams.

5. He (not come) from the University yet.

6. I (not meet) him since childhood.

7. We (study) at the University for 5 years.

8. I (not see) you for ages!

Ex.9 Choose the correct verb form:

1. Betty wrote/has written her test yesterday.

2. She was/has been to London four times.

3. I don't know this man. I never met/have met him.

4. We travel/have travelled to lots of countries.

5. Mrs. Green worked/has worked in the office for 25 years. And she is still working.

6. I met/have met him in Oxford Street two days ago.

7. She rang/has rung her boss yesterday.

8. Sheila went/has gone to the University already.

9. David saw/has seen this play before.

10. Lorna read/has read the letter already.

Ex.10 Read the text about Britain's Victorian times schools. Do you think old Russian schools were the same? What do you know about them?

In Britain's Victorian times schools were brutal. If you misbehaved, teachers tied a big piece of wood, across your shoulders or you could be put in stocks. Classes had over 70 pupils in them. Parents hated sending their children to school because it meant the children couldn't go out to work. In 1870 school cost a penny a day. In 1891 education became free.

Ex.11 Read the text: