MY UNIVERSITY. MY WORKING DAY AT THE UNIVERSITY.

1. Repeat pronunciation of following subjects:

Mathematics [‘mæθi’mætiks], Physics [‘fiziks], Radiophysics, Energetic [ene’d etik], Engineering Graphics [græfiks], automation [o:tә’mei n], Sociology [sou’siolod i], Geography [d i’ogrәfi], Technology [‘tek’nolod i], Data [deitә] Systems [‘sistem], Jurisprudence [‘d u:әris,prudәns], Philology [fi’lolәd i] , Geophysics [d iәo’fiziks], Asia [‘ei∫ә]

2. Read and learn words:

Science [‘sains] - наука, finance [‘fainәns] - финансы, apply [ә’plai] - применять, freshman – первокурсник, academician [ә’kædә,mi∫(ә)n] - академик, access [әk’ses] - доступ, lecturer [‘lekt∫әrә] - лектор, tuition [‘tju:i∫әn] – обучение, board [bo:d] - правление, curriculum [kә’rikjulәm] - расписание, scientific [sain’tifik] - научный, acquire [ә’kwaiә] - получать, knowledge [‘nolid ] – знания, ancient [‘ein∫әnt] - древний , archive [‘a:kaiv] - архив, foreign [‘forin] - иностранный, specialist [‘spe∫әlist] – специалист, governance [‘gΛvәnәns] – управление, open-cast - открытые , underground - подземный, deposits [dә’posits]- залежи, dressing - обогащение, society [sә’saiәti]- общество, testing tools – измерительные приборы, environment [in’vaiәrәement] – окружающая среда, data processing [deitә] – обработка данных.

3. Read and translate the text:

My name is Ivan Petrov and I would like to tell you about My University.

I study at the Kola Branch of Petrazovodsk State University which is located in Apatity, Murmansk region. Our University was founded in 1994. The main University is situated in Petrazovodsk, but our Branch works in mostly cases independently.

Today the Kola Branch has approximately 3000 full-time students and 2000 part-time students. There are 6 faculties: the Faculty of Economics, the Humanitarian Faculty, the Faculty of Informatics and Applied Mathematics, the Faculty of Ecology, the Faculty of Physics and Power Engineering, and the Mining Faculty. There are 25 departments, including the only ones in the Murmansk Region – the department of the North Study and the Nurse Buisness. They are training specialists in the sciences, management, finance and credit, book – keeping, history, the English language, law, sociology, computing, mining, physics, etc. Such a choice of subjects meets the needs of the region. The first lecture delivered to the freshmen students is always dedicated to the development of the Murmansk region and to that of the Far North. From their first day at the University our students come to realize that in five years they will have to apply their knowledge for the benefit of our Murmansk region and the country.

The teaching staff is considered to be the best including teachers, professors, doctors, postgraduates and academicians. All of them are very high qualified and engaged in research work at the Kola Scientific Center.

At present the University campus consists of seven academic buildings and three blocks of students’ residences. There are a lot of lecture-rooms, studies and laboratories, computer centres, libraries, assembly – halls, and canteens. The Kola Branch has a developed educational-and-laboratory base. There are more than 10 computer studies with the access to the Internet. In 2002 a centre of Internet education was opened at the Kola Branch of Petrazovodsk State University.

University teaching combines lectures given by lecturers, practical courses, tuition in small groups and seminars. The course of studies runs 4 or 5 years.

The highest ruling body is the University Academic Board considering all the principal questions of University life. Its meetings take place every month. The Academic Board consists of the Rector, Vice – Rectors, Deans of the Faculties, Heads of the Departments and representatives of the Trade Union organization.

During all these years more than 6,000 students of part-time and students of day-time tuition graduated the University.