VII. Speak about the University you study using the following words and word-combinations:

establishment of higher learning; economist; manager; various fields of national economy; to provide; high quality training; to coordinate; economic and managerial training programmes; contemporary knowledge of economics; to equip students with; excellent professional skills; to transform; commercial school; to found; in the field of industry and trade; prominent scientists; public figures; to make decisions.

Reading drills

1. Practise the pronunciation of the following words:

а) stress the first syllable:

building, hostel, lecture-hall, library, literature, reading-room, specialist, access, entrance, private, different, day-time, marketing, management, banking, graduate, branch, agriculture, ownership, offer;

b) stress the second syllable:

facility, laboratory, prepare, preparatory, computing, collection, per cent, technology, assistance, admit, department, accounting, finance, prefer, enroll, agrarian, combine, canteen, successful;

c) stress the third syllable:

academic, education, correspondence, international, information.

Text B

Kyiv National Economic University is more than 90 years old. It has three academic buildings with all education facilities¹, four hostels and a sport centre. There are well-equipped laboratories and studies², lecture halls and computing centres. The University’s library has the largest collection of literature on economics in Ukraine. The students have free access³ to the library, reading-rooms, laboratories, medical assistance and sport facilities.

More than ten thousand future specialists get their training here. They are admitted to the University⁴ on the basis of their results at the entrance examinations⁵. The students may enroll in day-time, evening or correspondence departments⁶.

At present the University has 7 faculties at the day-time department: marketing, management, international economics and law, accounting, finance, information systems and technologies, and agrarian management. The graduates⁷ of the University work at various branches of industry and agriculture, state and private organizations with different forms of ownership⁸, finance and banking system.

About 50 per cent of young people prefer to combine studies with work⁹. They are admitted to the evening or correspondence departments after passing successfully their examinations¹⁰.

There is also a preparatory faculty¹¹ at the University. It offers programmes aimed to prepare applicants for entrance examinations.

Comments

1. education facilities — навчальне обладнання, умови для занять

2. a study — кабiнет

3. ... have free access ... — можуть безкоштовно користуватися

4. to be admitted to the University — вступити до унiверситету

5. entrance examinations — вступнi іспити

6. to enroll in day-time (evening, correspondence) department — вступити на денне (вечiрнє, заочне) вiддiлення

7. a graduate — випускник вищого навчального закладу

(амер. випускник будь-якого навчального закладу)

to graduate from — закінчувати вищий навчальний заклад

8. with different forms of ownership — з рiзними формами власностi

9. to combine studies with work — поєднувати навчання з роботою

10. to pass examinations — скласти іспити

11. preparatory faculty — тут. факультет довузiвської пiдготовки