Reading drills

1. Practise the pronunciation of the following words:

a) stress the first syllable:

wide, choice, course, bachelor, master, doctorate, freshman, sophomore, level, special, junior, senior, almost, major, subject, term, terminal, background, general, candidate, follow, deep;

b) stress the second syllable:

postgraduate, develop, ability, achievement, profession, require, devote, entirely, essential, duration, divide, submit, degree, consider, beyond, specific, philosophy;

c) stress the third syllable:

individual, represent, undergraduate, graduation, baccalaureate.

Text C

Kyiv National Economic University offers a wide choice of programmes and courses for the students: Bachelor’s programmes in economics and management¹, Master’s programmes², postgraduate and doctorate programmes³. They are aimed to develop individual and professional abilities of the students and represent different level of academic achievement.

Bachelor’s degree programmes in economics and management are profession-oriented and require four years of study. The first two years (the freshman⁴ year and sophomore⁵ year) are aimed at providing general education and preparing for more special studies. The last two years (the junior⁶ and senior⁷ years) are devoted almost entirely to the majors. The undergraduates⁸ major in those subjects⁹ which are essential for their future activity.

The academic year¹⁰ is usually nine months duration and is divided into two terms¹¹. The students have an examination session at the end of each term. At the end of their studies they have to submit a graduation paper¹² and take the state examinations¹³. The Bachelor’s degree is usually known as the first degree and may be a terminal qualification. But it is often considered as a background for further specialization, a step toward higher degree.

The Master’s degree programmes require one or two years of study beyond baccalaureate. The Master’s degree candidate follows a rather specific course of study, usually in a single field.

The postgraduate programmes provide a deeper study of philosophy, foreign languages and subjects related to the chosen major and lead to the candidate degree.

Comments

1. Bachelor’s programmes in economics and management — бакалаврськi програми з економiки та менеджменту

2. Master’s programmes — магiстерськi програми

3. postgraduate and doctorate programmes — програми аспірантської та докторської пiдготовки

4. freshman — першокурсник

5. sophomore — другокурсник

6. junior — студент третього курсу

7. senior — старшокурсник

8. undergraduate — студент останнього курсу

9. to major in a subject — вивчати основний предмет

10. academic year — навчальний рiк

11. term — семестр

12. to submit a graduation paper — захистити дипломну роботу

13. to take the state examinations — складати державнi іспити

Vocabulary exercises

1. Use the correct word in the sentences. Change the form of

the words if necessary:

-specialize

1. The students of our University ______________ in various fields of economics. 2. The Bachelor’s degree is often considered as a background for further _________ . 3. Our University trains qualified ___________ for various branches of national economy. 4. There is a wide choice of ___________ at our

University.

-educate

1. Wide ____________ opportunities are opened for young people of our country. 2. The purpose of our University is __________ students to serve in all branches of national economy. 3. Higher ______ in Ukraine is accessible to all. 4. She was a highly _________ woman. 5. My elder sister ________ in France.