English language

30.	that’s settled	-	решено
31.	to be through with	-	быть готовым к чему-либо
32.	never mind	-	не беспокойся, ничего

II. Read, translate and retell the text:

Nick is a student. He studies at the Altai State Technical University. He is in the first year of the full-time department, so he goes to the University every day except Sunday. It takes much effort to study at the University and he tries to keep regular hours. Nick’s classes begin at 8.15. He lives far from the University, so he must get up very early. The alarm clock wakes him up at 6.30 a.m. Sometimes he turns off the alarm and lies in bed until his mother wakes him up again. While his mother wakes him up she is repeating the words: «An early riser is sure to be in luck».

He jumps out of bed, opens the window, does his morning exercises to the music, makes the bed and goes to the bathroom. In the bathroom he shaves, cleans his teeth and washes his face and hands. Sometimes he takes a cold or a warm shower. Then he dries himself on a towel and combs his hair in front of the mirror. Then he goes back to his room and dresses. In some minutes he is ready for breakfast. He usually has a cup of tea or coffee and a sandwich or two. Nick is always in a hurry because he doesn’t want to be late for classes. At 7.30 he leaves home for the University. He usually gets to the University by bus. The bus stop is only a few minutes walk from Nick’s house. It takes him about half an hour to get to the University. So, he comes to the University some minutes before the bell rings. He has enough time to get everything ready for his classes. His days are not like each other because he has a different time-table every day. As a rule he has 2 or 3 lectures and a seminar or a lab. Sometimes there is a gap of 2 hours that comes in between lectures or practical classes and it’s not convenient for both students and teachers. Nick does his best not to miss classes because he knows that missing classes is a sure way to fail at exams. At about 12 o’clock he has a break for lunch. Nick doesn’t go to the canteen he takes a snack in the buffet. After the break classes go on. They are usually over at about 2 o’clock. After classes Nick usually goes home but sometimes he stays in the reading-room to get ready for a seminar. After a day of hard work Nick feels very tired and he hurries home. At home he has dinner and a short rest, then he does his homework and helps his mother about the house. In the evening Nick watches a serial or a detective story on TV. Sometimes he goes out with his friends. Nick goes in for sports. Twice a week he plays volley-ball in the University gym. He returns home at 8 p.m.

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and has supper. When he stays at home in the evening he has supper with his parents. At supper they talk about different sort of things, including plans for the coming day.

At about 12 o’clock Nick goes to bed. You see, Nick is too busy and he always looks forward to the week-end.

III. Read, translate and reproduce the dialogues:

Dialogue 1.

-I got up at 6.30 a.m. And you?

-I got up at 8 a.m.

-Why so late?

-Because I have my classes later than usual.

Dialogue 2.

-Will you help me, please?

-I would if I could. I’ve got a lot of work to do.

-What are you busy with?

-I have got to read and to translate two texts from English into Russian.

-How much time does it take you to do this?

-It’s hard to say. I’ll be busy till the end of the working day.

-What time will you be free?

-At about 6 p.m.

-May I give you a lift?

-It will be very kind of you.

-That’s settled. See you soon.

-Good bye.

-Good bye.

Dialogue 3.

Victor. – Are you through with your homework?

Nick. – Oh, no Victor. I have so many things to do for Monday.

Victor. – But look at you watch. It’s a quarter to twelve. It’s time to go to bed.

Nick. – Never mind. Tomorrow is Sunday. It’s our day-off.

Dialogue 4.

-Hello, Nick! Did you have a good day?

-Not bad! The usual sort of thing. Practical classes, lectures. You know.

-Did you try to take your English exam ahead of time?

-Well, I did. But the teacher advised me to get ready for English better.

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-I see.

-After classes I went to the reading-room. It took me an hour to make an abstract of the paper recommended by our teacher of physics. And then Kate turned up. As usual.

-So, what did you do?

-We had a long talk.

-Oh, yes. What about?

-Oh, this and that. Things. You know. Then we had a lunch.

-Where did you go? Somewhere nice?

-No, just the cafe round the corner. Then I returned to the University and stayed at the reading-room till 17 (5 p.m.)

-Sounds like a boring day.

-I don’t think so. There is a very good proverb: «Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.»

-I think you are right.

Dialogue 5.

-Pete, you look so tired. You don’t feel well, do you?

-It’s not that. I am really tired. I am going to take my last exam. It’s English.

-Then you have a lot of work to do!

-Sure. I’ve got a small cassette-player and I listen to different texts and dialogues. I read and translate special texts and retell them. I also pay much attention to topics.

-Excuse my curiosity, what mark would you like to have in English?

-You’d better ask me what mark I don’t want to have.

-I know you have been fond of English since your childhood.

-It goes without saying that English is my favourite subject and I don’t want to have «sat» in my credit test book.

-How long does your working day last now?

-From morning till late at night.

-If you go to bed very late, I think it’s very difficult for you to get up early.

-I’m not an early riser, so I get up at 8. I am sorry I must be going. Time presses.

-Good-buy. But don’t forget to have a short rest after hard work. I wish you luck.

-Thank you. See you soon.

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IV. Ask your friend:

•когда он обычно встает в будние дни

•что он делает перед тем, как уйти в университет

•когда он уходит в университет

•как он добирается до университета

•что он делает, как только приходит в университет

•сколько времени продолжаются занятия в университете и когда заканчиваются

•есть ли у него возможность перекусить в университете

•сколько раз в неделю у него уроки англ. языка

•нравится ли ему англ. язык

•что он обычно делает на уроках англ. языка

•когда он остается в университете после занятий

•в какой день он особенно устает, почему

•чем он занимается дома, когда возвращается из университета

•следует ли он пословице: «Никогда не откладывай на завтра то, что можно сделать сегодня».

•когда он ложится спать

V. Act out the situations:

1.Вы встретили своего школьного товарища. Узнайте у него, в каком институте он учится, нравится ли ему учиться, какой предмет ему больше всего нравится. Поинтересуйтесь, в какое время у него начинаются занятия и как часто у них бывает урок английского языка.

2.У твоего друга был очень трудный день. Спросите, сколько у него было лекций и практических занятий, когда закончились занятия, и почему он не пошел домой, а остался заниматься в читальном зале. 3.Ваш друг вчера сдал экзамен по английскому языку. Узнайте у него, было ли трудно сдавать экзамен и, если да, то почему.

Поинтересуйтесь, какую оценку он получил, сколько времени ему потребовалось, чтобы перевести текст и подготовить устную тему. 4.Завтра у вас экзамен по математике. Ваш друг не был на консультации. Он позвонил вам и спросил, в какое время и в какой аудитории будет проходить экзамен, будет ли экзамен устный или письменный. Он также поинтересовался, сколько вопросов будет в одном билете и сколько времени дается на подготовку.

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Higher Education

I .Words and word combinations to be remembered:

1. to be accessible		-	быть доступным
2. to be free of charge		-	быть бесплатным
3. entrance examinations		-	вступительные экзамены
4.	to get (to receive) grants	-	получать стипендию
5.	to be interested in	-	интересоваться чем-либо
6.	to be considered
	(to consider)	-	считаться (считать)
7. a collection of useful facts		-	сумма полезных фактов и
	and theories	-	теорий
8. a process which trains		-	процесс, который учит
	a person to analyse	-	человека анализировать
9. to make decisions		-	принимать решение
10. highly - qualified		-	высококвалифицированные
	specialists		специалисты
	1. for further progress and	-	для дальнейшего прогресса и
	development		развития
12. curriculum		-	учебная программа, план
13. general engineering		-	общетехнические предметы
	subjects
14. specialized subjects		-	специальные предметы
15. computer engineering		-	вычислительная техника
16. science and technology		-	наука и техника
17. to be self-governing		-	самоуправляемый
18. a tutorial system		-	наставническая система
19. to be enrolled into a
	University	-	быть зачисленным
20. to be connected with		-	быть связанным с …
21. a distance education system		-	cистема дистантного
			обучения
22. to remain at one’s job		-	оставаться на работе
23. to be divided into		-	делиться на
24. strength of materials		-	сопротивление материалов
25. elements of machines		-	детали машин
26. advanced knowledge		-	повышенного типа знания
27. to concentrate on		-	сосредотачиваться на …
28. to prepare for		-	готовить(ся) к чему-либо
29. a bachelor’s degree		-	степень бакалавра

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30. research	-	исследовательская работа
31. to play an important part in	-	играть важную роль в …
32. an enterprise	-	предприятие
33. interrelate various ideas	-	взаимосвязывать различные
		идеи
34. to determine	-	определять
35. to preserve	-	сохранять
36. to develop	-	развивать
37. value	-	ценность
38. to exchange	-	обмениваться
39. to differ from	-	отличаться от …
40. a tutor	-	наставник, руководитель
		нескольких студентов
41. to suggest	-	предлагать
42. an essay	-	очерк, эссе
43. to set work for smb to do	-	определять работу для кого-
		либо
44. to appoint	-	назначать, определять
45. to carry on research	-	проводить исследование
46. particular subject	-	конкретный предмет
47. to attend lectures	-	посещать лекции
48. merely	-	только, просто
49. to arrange examinations	-	организовывать экзамены
50. to be famous for all over	-	быть известным во всем мире
the world
51. to be given a mark	-	получать оценку
52. on a five point scale	-	по 5 бальной системе
53. to hold classes	-	организовывать занятия
54. to clean up smth	-	выяснять что-либо
55. majority	-	большинство
56. teaching staff	-	коллектив преподавателей
57. to depend on	-	зависеть от
58. to confer a diploma on a
graduate	-	выдавать диплом
59. to award a certificate to	-	выдавать свидетельство об
a graduate	-	окончании
60. a college of education	-	педагогический колледж
61. residential college	-	колледж с общежитием

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II. Read, translate and retell the text:

Higher Education in Russia.

The new academic year has begun. More than a million new students were enrolled into universities and institutes.

In the last several years the number of students in technological institutes has risen. This means that young people are interested in the specialities connected with new branches of science and technology.

At present a new system of education is introduced in our country – a distance education system. This computer system of learning helps working professionals to continue their education while remaining at their jobs. The academic year usually lasts 9 months and is divided into two terms (semesters).

The firstand secondyear students study general engineering subjects such as mathematics, physics, chemistry, mechanics, strength of materials, elements of machines, drawing as well as computer engineering, a foreign language and a number of others.

The third year students get more advanced knowledge and begin to concentrate on their special interests. Specialized study and courses will help students to prepare for their future work.

After four years students will get a bachelor’s degree. Then the students may go on with their studies and in a year or two of further study and research get a master’s degree. After graduating from the university they may go on with their study and research and may get a still higher degree.

Higher education plays an important part in the life of any country as it provides the country with highly-qualified specialists for further development and progress. It trains people to become teachers, engineers, doctors and other professional workers.

The main feature of the educational system in our country is that it is accessible and free of charge for some students. If the results of the entrance examinations are not very good, students pay for their education.

About 75 percent of students receive state grants and 15 percent are sponsored by enterprises. Universities have their own student’s hostels and some of them have large and excellent sport centres.

The higher school today considers education not only as a collection of useful facts and theories but also as the process which trains a person to analyse and interrelate various ideas as well as make decisions.

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Today’s young people will be the specialists of tomorrow in the society with new technology. Their qualification will determine the scientific and technological progress of the country.

Education is a process through which culture is preserved, knowledge and skills are developed, values are formed, and information is exchanged. Education is the way to success.

III. Read, translate and reproduce the dialogues: Dialogue 1.

OLAF: I say, John. What is a tutor?

JOHN: The Tutorial System is one of the ways in which Oxford and Cambridge differ from all the other English universities. Every student has a tutor and as soon as you come to Oxford one of the first things you do is to go and see your tutor. He, more or less, plans your work, suggests the books you should read and sets work for you to do, for example an essay to write. Each week you go to him in his rooms, perhaps with two or three other students, and he discusses with you the work that you have done, criticizes in detail your essay and sets you the next week’s work.

OLAF: Does the tutor also give lectures? JOHN: Yes, he does.

OLAF: But aren’t lectures given by the professors?

JOHN: Yes, though professors don’t give a great many lectures. They are often appointed not so much to do teaching work as to carry on research in their particular subjects.

OLAF: Can you go to any lecture you like, no matter whether it is by a tutor or professor of your college or not ?

JOHN: Yes. Lectures are organized not by the colleges but by the university, and so any member of the university may attend, for all students are members of a college and of the university.

OLAF: You said that lectures were «organized by the university». Where is the university?

JOHN: It must seem rather strange to you but there isn’t really any university at Oxford as there is, for example, at Manchester or Bristol or Edinburgh. Oxford (like Cambridge) is a collection of colleges, each self-governing and independent. «The University» is merely an administrative body that organizes lectures, arranges examinations, gives degrees, etc. The colleges are the real living Oxford and each has its own character and individuality.

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Dialogue 2.

Masha: I’d like to clear up some things about higher education in England. Alice: I’ll do my best to help you.

Masha: What kind of institutes have you got in England?

Alice: I suppose, by «institutes» you mean educational institutions? We don’t usually call them like that. In Great Britain we have universities and colleges.

Masha: By the way, what is meant by a «residential» college?

Alice: It’s a college with a hostel, which is usually situated on the same grounds as the principal building. All the students live in the hostel, and so do the majority of the teaching staff. There are also many nonresidential colleges, which haven’t got any hostels.

Masha: I see. Now, what is the difference between a university and a college?

Alice: Well, first of all, the curriculum is different: colleges give a specialized training, and at a university the curriculum is wider. University teaching combines lectures, practical classes in scientific subjects and small group teaching in either seminars or tutorials. The last is a traditional feature of the universities of Oxford and Cambridge. The course of studies is longer – three or four years.

Masha: And at a college ?

Alice: It depends on the type of the college. Colleges of education, for example, have a two-year course, sometimes three, if the student is specializing in some particular subject.

Masha: Two years only – and you get your diploma! It’s quick, isn’t it? Alice: Colleges of education, by the way, don’t confer diplomas on their

graduates. They award certificates to them. Diplomas are conferred on graduates of technical colleges.

Masha: What about universities?

Alice: A university graduate will leave with the Degree of Bachelor of Arts, Science, Engineering, Medicine, etc.

Masha: Oh, I see. Thank you for the information.

IV. Ask your friend:

•доступно ли высшее образование в России и бесплатно ли оно.

•как рассматривает высшая школа высшее образование.

•какая новая система обучения введена в настоящее время.

•какие предметы изучаются студентами 1 и 2 курсов.

•когда студенты начинают изучать специальные предметы? Почему (высшее) образование играет важную роль.

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•чем славятся (известны) университеты Оксфорда и Кэмбриджа.

•какую роль играет наставник в процессе обучения студента.

•как организовано обучение в этих двух университетах.

•чем отличается колледж от университета.

V .Act out the situations:

1.Вы студент АлтГТУ, вы хотите узнать у своего английского друга о системе образования в Великобритании.

2.Ваш друг из Англии расспрашивает вас о системе высшего образования в России.

3.Ваш друг собирается поступать в наш университет. Он хотел бы знать: как он может это сделать, и как организовано обучение в университете.

4.Один из вас студент АлтГТУ, другой – студент Кэмбриджа. Обменяйтесь мнениями о ваших университетах.

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