21. Comment on the following statements:

1. In any nation, the same variety of character types is represented.

2. There’s no such thing as ‘national character’.

3. Face is a letter of recommendation.

4. A beauty lives an easier life.

5. “It is a wise father that knows his own child.” (W.Shakespeare)

22. Look at the network of the topic and tell your groupmates about yourself and your family supplying the necessary information.

good-looking curly

surfing the Internet

HAIR

HOBBIES stocky APPEARANCE

INTERESTS

BUILD NOSE

MY BIOGRAPHY MY FAMILY

OCCUPATION BIRTHPLACE

astudentCHARACTER

AGE

sociable impatient

NATIONALITY

Belarusian to be in one’s teens

Writing Section

II.1. Study the application form carefully and fill it in.

2006-2007 Eurasian Undergraduate

Exchange ProgramAPPLICATION

A program of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, United States Department of State

1. NAME (as written on official documents):

(Family Name) (First Name) (Middle/Patronymic)

2. COUNTRY OF CITIZENSHIP:

3. COUNTRY OF LEGAL Residence:

4. PLACE OF BIRTH:

(City or Town) (Country)

5. DATE OF BIRTH:

(Month) (Day) (Year)

6. GENDER: Male: Female:

7. MARITAL STATUS:  Single     Married     CITIZENSHIP OF SPOUSE (if applicable):

8. CURRENT HOME ADDRESS: Is this a dormitory address?  Yes      No

Street/Building Number: Apartment:

City: Postal Index:

Region or Oblast: Country:

Telephone: ( ) Fax: ( ) Email:

Cell phone (if applicable): _(_________)___________ _______________________________

PERMANENT HOME ADDRESS (IF DIFFERENT):

Street/Building Number: Apartment:

City: Postal Index:

Region or Oblast: Country:

Telephone: ( ) Fax: ( ) Email:

Cell phone (if applicable): ( )_______________________________________________

9. Current academic institution:

FACULTY/DEPARTMENT:

Street:

City: Postal Index:

Country: Telephone: ( ) Fax: ( )

10. PRESENT COURSE YEAR:  First  Second  Third* (*only for students enrolled in 5-year university programs)

11. Expected graduation date (month/year):

12. Current specialization / major in home country: ____

13. Proposed field of study in the us:

Please indicate one specialization below, which most closely matches your current specialization. Unless otherwise noted, all fields of study are offered for first-, second-, and third-year students. If selected as a finalist, applicants may not change their field of study during the program.

Accounting (first-year only)

Agriculture

American Studies

Business

Computer Science (first-year only)

Criminal Justice

Economics (second- and third-year only) Education (second- and third-year only)

Environmental Management

Hospitality Management (first-year only)

International Relations (second- and third-year only)

Journalism and Mass Communications

Law (first-year only)

Political Science

Psychology (first-year only)

Sociology

Signature of applicant ______________________________________________ Date _________