The World Around Us

Undergo significant changes, the developed network of branches, to go through all levels of higher education, multimedia laboratories, to gain theoretical knowledge and practical experience, to carry out extensive scientific work, to have recognition at the international level, to have representation, to push the boundaries, to improve the knowledge, get a degree TSU offer educational services, to symbolize the international appreciation, give (have) the opportunity to afford.

1.10 Study the information about studying at a University:

If you want to go (enter) university, you must first pass examinations. Students usually take examinations in three or four subjects, and they must do well to get a place at university.

If you get a place, you don’t have to pay tuition fees (money for teaching). Your education is free of charge. Some students have to pay their tuition fees, but some students need a loan (money you borrow from a bank) to cover the cost of (pay for) university life. Students at university are called undergraduates. A graduate is a person who holds a university degree.

University courses last (continue for) five years.

When people study one subject in great detail (often to find new information), we say they are doing research.

The head of department (also called a “faculty”, but less common in spoken English) at a university is a dean (university official).

Scholarship is grant of money towards education.

Grant is money given for a particular purpose, especially from public funds. A university teacher gives a lecture on (geography, etc.) and the students

take notes.

Students can do an (English, etc.) course in many colleges and universities. At the end of a course, you often have to take / do an exam. You hope to pass your exams. You don’t want to fail your exams.

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If you pass your final exams at university, you get a degree.

■ What do we call:

1 the name we give students during this period at university?

2 the money some students receive if they get a place at university?

3 the study of the subject in great depth and detail, often to get new information? 4 the talks / lessons that students go to while they are at university?

5 a university official who heads a faculty?

1.11Replace the underlined verbs with less formal verbs that have the same meaning in the context:

1 It is very difficult to obtain a place at university.

2 You have to pass exams before you can enter university. 3 He is studying physics, I think.

4 Did she receive a grant for her course?

5 The course continues for five years.

1.12 Fill the gaps with a suitable word:

1 My brother is 20. He is still …… university in York. 2 She has got a degree …… chemistry.

3 He’s …… research …… various types of world climate.

4 Who is the head in your ……?

1.13Read these sentences spoken by university students. What is each person studying?

1 We have to know scientific laws that control the life of a particular type of animal or plant.

2 The way we use fertilizers is much more precise than 20 years ago.

3 The world’s human population is now over five billion and is rising rapidly.

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4 People are beginning to realize that environmental problems are not somebody else’s.

5 Functional analysis as well as the theory of differential variable function spaces was created.

6 The study of light is called optics.

1.14Complete the following sentences:

1 Tyumen State University is one of the……

2 It was given “University Status”…….

3 The University provides……

4 The library is proud of its……

5 The students have the opportunity……

6 Tyumen State University allows students……

7 Within the University there are……

8 TSU has extended its borders and it has……

9 The University began looking for……

10 The students have an opportunity to improve……

11 The development of international contacts allows……

12 The University takes part in……

13 Graduates of TSU work……

14 The professional knowledge and creative experience permit students……

1.15Translate the following sentences into English:

1 ТГУ – это мощный образовательный центр в области.

2 Студенты имеют доступ к современным мультимедийным средствам.

3 Университетская библиотека гордится уникальной коллекцией редких книг.

4 Каждый год университет проводит конференции международного, областного и российского уровня.

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5 Международные соглашения дают студентам возможность улучшать свои знания за рубежом.

6 Студенты принимают участие в международных проектах.

7 Существует много видов деятельности, которые охватывают все студенческие интересы.

8 Знания, полученные в университете, позволяют студентам успешно достигать своих целей.

9 ТГУ – это первый шаг в карьере многих людей.

1. 16 Correspond the names in A with the following numbers in B:

		A	B
1	Institutes		a) 16
2	Faculties		b) 12
3	Specialities		c) 1.5 million volumes
4	Students		d) 4
5	Branches		e) 1
6	Buildings		f) 7
7	Computer classes		g) 157
8	Sport Halls		h) 460
9	Museums		I) 76
10		Art Gallery	j) 40,000
11		Library	k) 5
12		Representative Centres	l) 9
13		Departments	m) 50
14		Professors	n) 8
15		Candidates of Science	o) 50

1.17Read the sentences and decide which word A, B, or C best fits each space.

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Model: The university provides …excellent … opportunity for education.

		A) excellent	B) beautiful	C) heavy
1	Tyumen State University is a …… educational centre for the region.
		A) powerful	B) enormous	C) strong
2	Tyumen’s Institute of Higher Education underwent a …… change.
		A) huge	B) considerable	C) constant
3	The main buildings of the campus are located in the ..… centre of the city.
		A) strange	B) outside	C) historical
4	Students have access to …(1)… computers, …(2).. lecture halls and
	classrooms.
	(1)	A) well-built	B) up-to-date	C) current
	(2)	A) spacious	B) slightest	C) impossible
5	Students can always use one of the 800 computers …… to the Internet.
		A) condensed	B) connected	C) reserved
6	The University gives students …… to gain theoretical knowledge.
		A) chance	B) development	C) projects
7	Tyumen State University offers educational …… in other cities and regions.
		A) expeditions	B) services	C) celebrations
8	The University conducts a great deal of …… work.
		A) problem	B) protection	C) research
9	The University takes part in different …… projects of the European Union.
		A) international	B) successful	C) amusing
10 Students have an opportunity to …… their education abroad.
		A) to increase	B) to store	C) to improve
11 The		development of international contacts allows the students ..…their
	horizons.
		A) to capture	B) to widen	C) to narrow

12 The professional knowledge gained at TSU let the students …… their life goals.

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A) progress

B) undergo

C) achieve

1.18 Answer the questions:

1 When was Tyumen State University founded?

2 What is Tyumen State University now?

3 Where are the main buildings of the University located? How many of them do you know?

4 How many specialities does the University provide?

5 What is the teaching staff of the University?

6 What do the students have at their disposal?

7 How does TSU allow students to progress the education? 8 Who is a graduate?

9 Do the students get scholarships?

10 How many branches does the University have in other cities and regions? 11 When did the University begin looking for the international links?

12 What are the results of the development of these international contacts? 13 What are the major leisure activities existed at TSU?

14 How long does the course of study last?

15 What opportunities does TSU give to its students in their future life?

1.19Read the text and guess what institutions are located in the sites described in the text. Choose the answer from the list below:

The Institute of State and Law / the Faculty of Biology / the Faculty of Chemistry / the Faculty of Physics / the Faculty of Geography and Ecology / the Institute of Mathematics / the University Administration Building / the Faculty of Philology / the Faculty of Psychology / the Faculty of RomanoGermanic Philology

1 Podaruevskaya Street was named in honour of Prokopy Ivanovitch Podaruev (1818-1900), a patron of the arts (меценат) and the mayor of Tyumen, now the street has another name. In this street, the University occupies a very

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remarkable old building made of red brick that was erected in 1901. Its architecture is notable for strict geometry of decoration. The interior of the building reflects the respect to academic process typical of pre-revolutionary Russia, and evokes self-respect, desire to study and to acquire knowledge. Beautiful cast-iron stairs with Masharov’s manufacture mark decorate it inside.

There is a charming rosary in its premises. The building neighbours several historical monuments belonging to the 18th, 19th centuries and the beginning of the 20th century. Among them Znamensky Cathedral that was built in the 18th century, and nowadays is considered to be one of the most beautiful church buildings in Siberia.

2 The next site is Republic Street, former Tzarskaya Street. Here it is situated another university building, that was constructed in 1964. Nowadays it houses three faculties and the University Publishing house. This building faces the University Information Library Centre and Regional Centre of Internet Education Federation erected in 2001.

3 The former Spasskaya Street involves us into a journey along the buildings that house most of the University faculties, departments and institutes. At the corner of Perekopskaya Street (former Trusovsky Lane) and Lenin Street (former Spasskaya Street) there is another university complex. Students study in the building constructed in 1982. In 1995 the students of two faculties moved into the block designed purposefully for them. This complex neighbours both old buildings of Knyazev's house and Polish Catholic Cathedral of St. Jozeph. It is situated in the very historical part of Tyumen.

4 In 1999, at the corner of two streets, Chelyuskintsev and Lenin, at the very centre of the town, another university building, housing the popular Institute, opened its doors. The facade of this building presents a sort of a huge mirror wall that reflects splendid architectural monuments: Spassky Cathedral, the Palace of Children's Creative Activity, Yankel Shaichik's house. From the point of view of

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the interior planning, halls, corridors and lecture-halls of this Institute are the most remarkable among the whole of the University buildings.

5 Going down Dzerzhinsky Street in the direction to the Tura River you cannot fail to notice an amazing Burkov's House and a wooden two-storied house with a balcony. Both houses were built according to the "modernist' style, as well as the building of another faculty of Tyumen State University, the target of our stroll along Dzerzhinsky Street. From the very beginning, the rooms of this building were designed as classrooms. In 1914, it started as a private technical school. Nowadays, the students of one of the faculties study in this building.

6 Outside historical centre of Tyumen there is another University building that houses one more faculty. It is located in the suburb of Tyumen. It allows to have not only a site for the building itself constructed in 1980 but also a plot of land for an experimental hothouse. If you come into the building you will find yourself among green plants and beautiful flowers. There is also the taxidermy laboratory where you can see stuffed wild animals and birds (чучела зверей и птиц).

1.20 Speak about the University according to the following schemes:

Tyumen Teacher’s Training Institute (1930)

Tyumen State University (1973)

16 branches	practice centres		9 representative centres
Information		language
		teaching
Technology Centre		centres		post graduate
				courses
Internet				8 institutes
Educational
Centre	TSU
Academic				Innovation and
				Technology	17
College
				Centre
2 scientific	Multimedia	Publishing		7 faculties
	Laboratory	House

students’ holiday centres

4 museums

library

Art Gallery

rector

director

dean

professor

undergraduate

Students'

Union

Facilities

a swimming pool

5 sport halls

hostels

technician

STAFF

senior lecturer

lecturer

candidate of Science

Students

postgraduate

full-time

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part-time

ACADEMIC YEAR

2 terms	vacations/
	holidays

TEACHING

	lectures	seminars/discus
		sion groups
		practicals

UNIT 2

OUR INSTITUTE / FACULTY

2.1Say a few words about your studies:

a) where you study; b) what subjects you study; c) your lectures and seminars; d) how many classes you have every day and what they are;

e) how often you write research-papers (essays); f) how long your classes last.

2.2Read the following words and word-combinations correctly:

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