- •Министерство образования и науки Российской Федерации
- •University tutor
- •Insert the right form of the verb «to be»
- •Insert the right form of the verb «to have»
- •Succeeding in College
- •I think that… я думаю, что …..
- •Introducing yourself
- •Introducing someone
- •Introduce your partner to the groupmates and tell them about him/her.
- •Rules of Success: a Message for Students
- •Smile with us
- •Task 1 Read the text and express in your own words the main idea of the text Higher Education in Russia
- •Task 2 Use the information in the text to find answers to the following questions
- •It lacks? Give your own variant of the summary. Summary
- •Vocabulary practice
- •Five advantages of Russian educational system
- •Smile with us
- •Exercise 2
- •Insert by or with into the gaps
- •Higher education in Great Britain
- •Vocabulary practice
- •Insert the right prepositions. Consult the text
- •Introduction
- •Communication
- •Smile with us
- •Grammar exercises Exercise 1 Fill in the gaps with the Modal verbs: can, can’t, could, couldn't
- •Insert into the gaps may, might, to be allowed to/ not to be allowed to
- •Close the door behind you
- •Exercise 6
- •Higher Education in the usa
- •Vocabulary practice
- •Reading
- •Unit system
- •Introduction
- •In pairs, take it in turns to make requests and refuse politely in the following situations
- •3. Would you like to study in a foreign country? Why (not)?
- •Smile with us
- •Value of Higher education
- •Important ones from your point of view
- •If you had the possibility to choose the university what university would you choose among the suggested ones? Give reasons for your choice
- •South Ural State University
- •If you were asked to give the three most striking facts about the university what facts would you choose?
- •Present the information you find to your groupmates using the following scheme:
- •Speaking
- •2. Facts about the university
- •Grammar Exercises
- •Asking for Information
- •Student life at Oxford
- •My Specialty is Computer Science
- •Vocabulary exercises
- •Exercise 1
- •Homework
- •Insert the required form of the verb into the gaps
- •Computer Support Specialists
- •Grammar Tables Степени сравнения имен прилагательных (The Degrees of Comparison of Adjectives)
- •Образование настоящего неопределенного времени
- •Образование Past Simple (Indefinite)
- •Образование Future Simple (Indefinite) Tense Утвердительная форма
- •Вопросительная форма
- •Образование Past Progressive (Continuous)
- •Образование Past Perfect Tense
- •Модальные глаголы can, may, must и их эквиваленты
- •Условные предложения
Grammar Exercises
Exercise 1
Look at what Jenny and Mark hope will happen in the future. Make sentences using If I, …… I will…..
Example: If I don’t go out so much, I will do more work.
Jenny Mark
If I do more work If I stop smoking
– pass my exams – have more money
– go to university – save some money every week
– study how to run a business – rich when I am thirty
– become a businesswoman – have my own business
– earn a large sum of money – make a lot of money
– travel all over the world – retire when I am forty
Exercise 2
What will you do in the following situations? Complete the sentences
If I study hard I will ……
If I get a well-paid job I will ….
If I miss the classes I will ….
If I have a holiday abroad I will ….
If I graduate from the university I will ….
If I fall ill I will ….
If I see my friend has problems I will ….
If I have some free time I will ….
If I see the book I like I will ….
If the weather is fine tomorrow I will ….
It I finish my homework early this evening I will ….
Exercise 3
One of you is going for a holiday to an exotic country. The other sees all the problems. Use the prompts to discuss the problems
Example: A – What will you do if the weather is bad?
B – I will read books and go to discos.
A – you don’t like the food?
– there is nowhere to go in the evening?
– you lose your money?
– you don’t understand the language?
– you don’t know anyone?
– you feel homesick?
– you lose your passport?
Exercise 4
Make up 2 Chain stories. Look at the situations, and then continue these people thoughts
Situation 1
If I don’t finish this work in time, I will not get a promotion.
Situation 2
If I don’t write my essay I will not get a credit in the major.
Situation 3
If I enter Oxford University, I will be the most diligent student.
Communication
Task 1
Make up a dialogue. One of you reads the task on Card 1 and the other reads the task on Card 2. Use the common phrases to ask for the information
Card 1
You are an English student. You are to write an article about a typical Russian University. By chance you happened to visit the South Ural State University. You are to gather as much information as possible. You have heard about this university before and you know that there are such places as School of Physics and Mathematics,
Linguistic Center, “Applicant” center, Gifted Child Center, Open Institute, SUSU Teleradiocenter. Find out where these places are situated in the university and what types of activities they perform.
Card 2
You are an active member of the Students’ Union and you are accustomed to making tours about the university. So it’s natural that you know the most interesting places of the university. Your task is to be very helpful and provide the English student with all the necessary information about the university.
Asking for Information
There is a number of formulas used when asking for information in English. Here are some of the most common
Could you tell me...? Не могли бы вы мне сказать…?
Do you know...? Не знаете ли вы…?
Do you happen to know...? Может быть, вы знаете…?
I’d like to know... Я бы хотел узнать…?
Could you find out...? Не могли бы вы мне объяснить…?
I’m interested in a post office near here. Нет ли тут по близости почты.
I’m looking for.. Я ищу ….
Homework
Task 1
Complete the facts about the South Ural State University using the following phrases: a linguistic center, e–subscriptions, postgraduate courses, information resources, Open Institute, to be founded in, to introduce, an assistant professor.
The South Ural State University ________ 1943 on the basis of two plants.
There is ___________ in our university where you can improve your knowledge of English and get additional qualification.
If you want to continue your education the university offers __________ in more than 70 specialties.
The purpose of the ___________founded on the basis of SUSU is to reach people in distant rural and mountainous areas.
________ allow students to search information using electronic versions of journals.
The administration of the South Ural State University __________ new technologies into the educational process.
A person can apply for a position of __________ if he performs some research and has publications.
Our scientific library is rich in _________ .
Task 2
Translate the sentences from Russian into English
Южно-Уральский Государственный Университет известен в стране благодаря своим выпускникам.
Наш университет был основан в 1943 году.
Если вы хотите подготовиться к поступлению в университет вам нужно посещать курсы в центре “Абитуриент”.
В образовательном процессе активно используются информационные технологии, такие как мультимедийные информационные комплексы.
ЮУрГУ выпустил 115,000 специалистов. 2,100 из них стали кандидатами наук и 440 – докторами наук.
В университете функционирует телерадиоцентр, целью которого является освещение событий, происходящих в университете, создание телепередач о жизни студентов.
При выборе университета, в котором вы хотите учиться, нужно обратить внимание на качество предоставляемых образовательных услуг.
Большое внимание уделяется внеурочной деятельности студентов.
Task 3
Finish the sentences
If I pass my exams successfully I will ….
If I graduate from the university I will …
If I find a well-paid job I will ….
If I earn a lot of money I will …
If I failed my exam I will…
If I don’t come in time for my classes I won’t ….
If I don’t do my homework I won’t …
If I don’t get a diploma I won’t ,,,
If I don’t have enough rest I won’t…
If I don’t go to the library to prepare for the practice I won’t …
Task 4
Read the text and say if it is difficult to study at Oxford