Студенческая

Институт экономики

и менеджмента

Кафедра иностранных языков

STUDENTS’ LIFE IN RUSSIA AND

ABROAD

Практикум

Новокузнецк

2012

Министерство образования и науки Российской Федерации

Федеральное государственное бюджетное образовательное учреждение высшего профессионального образования

«Сибирский государственный индустриальный университет»

Кафедра иностранных языков

STUDENTS’ LIFE IN RUSSIA AND ABROAD

Практикум для студентов 1 и 2 курсов неязыковых вузов

Новокузнецк

2012

ББК 81.2Англ-9:74.580.43

УДК 811.111:378.18 (075) А90

Рецензент:

А90 Students‘ Life in Russia and Abroad : практикум / Сиб. гос.

индустр. ун-т ; сост : А.А. Атрошкина, Н.Н. Лаптева, Н.В. Лучинина – Новокузнецк: Изд. центр СибГИУ, 2012. – с.

CONTENTS

1.Students‘ Life .............................................................................................

2.Campus Life and Residence Halls in US ..................................................

3.Students‘ Life. Campus Activities .............................................................

4.University of Cambridge .........................................................................

5.University of Oxford...................................................................................

6.Harvard University .....................................................................................

7.Moscow State Institute of International Relations .....................................

8.The Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race ......................................................

9.Old Traditions at Oxford and Cambridge...................................................

10.Students‘ Unions.........................................................................................

11.Student Unionism in the United Kingdom .................................................

12.Student Government in the United States ..................................................

13.Student Union in Russia .............................................................................

14.Student Theatre at Glasgow........................................................................

15.Bedlam Theatre...........................................................................................

16.Language-oriented Extra-curricular Activities in Russian Universities ....

17.University Life isn‘t just One Big Party.....................................................

18.Students‘ Problems .....................................................................................

ВВЕДЕНИЕ

Настоящий практикум предназначен для студентов 1 и 2 курсов очной формы обучения всех направлений бакалавриата, изучающих английский язык в неязыковых высших учебных заведениях.

Выбор тематики практикума ―Студенческая жизнь в России и за рубежом‖ определяется минимумом программы учебной дисциплины «Иностранный язык», в разделе №2: «Я и мое образование», на изучение данной темы отводится 8 аудиторных часов. В связи с тем, что одной из функций иностранного языка есть построение межкультурного общения, поэтому и возникает необходимость в обновлении, систематизации и обобщении сведений по данной теме. В практикуме освещаются основные проблемы студенчества России и зарубежья, вопросы организации внеучебной деятельности студентов, описываются отличительные черты и традиции известных вузов.

Данный практикум предусматривает в основном работу с текстами, которые сопровождаются рядом упражнений, направленных на формирование коммуникативной компетенции у студентов по избранной тематике. Таким образом, задачами данной литературы является обучение студентов чтению текстов на английском языке для извлечения необходимой информации, пополнение студентами их лексического запаса по заданной теме за счет упражнений предполагающих распознавание новой лексики и закрепление изученной ранее, ее активизацию в речи и систематизацию, осуществление контроля понимания прочитанного, а также формирование навыков и умений выразить основное содержание прочитанного текста и, соответственно, мнение об изученной информации в нем. Практикум ―Students‘ Life in Russia and Abroad‖ может быть использован как на аудиторных занятиях, так и для самостоятельной работы студентов.

STUDENTS’ LIFE

1.Read the text. Find Russian equivalents of the following English words or phrases.

a)support, expenses, grant, loan, tuition fee, board, financial aid package, scholarship, hall of residence, campus, fraternity, sorority, rag, homecoming, skip lectures, grade, drop out

b)студенческое землячество, заем, общежитие, стипендия, университетский вечер с участием бывших питомцев, территория университета, субсидия, финансовая помощь, пропускать занятия, исключать, питание, студенческие шествия, оценка, женское землячество, плата за обучение, расходы, поддержка

TEXT. Students’ Life

The popular image or student life is of young people with few responsibilities enjoying themselves and doing very little work. This is often not true. Many older people now study at college or university, sometimes on a part-time basis while having a job and looking after a family. These students are often highly motivated and work very hard.

Younger students are often thought to be lazy and careless about money but this situation is changing. In Britain reduced government support for higher education, means that students can no longer rely on having their expenses paid for them. Formerly, students received a grant towards their living expenses. Now most can only get a loan which has to be paid back. From 1999 they also have to pay £1000 towards tuition fees. In the US students have to pay for tuition and room and board. Many get financial aid package which may include grants, scholarships and loans. The fear of having large debts places considerable pressure on students and many take part-time jobs during the term and work full-time in the vacations.

Many students in Britain go to a university away from their home town. They usually live in a hall of residence for their first year, and then move into digs (=a tented room in a private house) or share a house with other students. They may go back home during vacations, but after they graduate most leave home for good. In the US too, many students attend colleges some distance from where their parents live. They may live on campus in one of the dorms (=halls), or off campus in apartments and

houses which they share with housemates. Some students, especially at larger universities, join a fraternity or sorority, a social group usually with its own house near the campus. Fraternities and sororities often have names which are combinations of two or three letters of the Greek alphabet. Some people do not have a good opinion of them because they think that students who are members spend too much time having parties. Many US colleges and universities encourage an atmosphere of political correctness to try to help students get on together.

In Britain the interests of students are represented by a range of societies, clubs and social activities including sports, drama and politics. One of the highlights (=main events) of the year is rag week, a week of parties and fund-raising activities in support of various charities.

Especially in their first year, US students spend a lot of time on social activities. One of the most important celebrations, especially at universities which place a lot of emphasis on sports, is homecoming. Many alumni (=former students) return to their alma mater (=college) for a weekend in the autumn to watch a football game. During homecoming weekend there are also parties and dances, and usually a parade.

When social activities take up too much time, students skip lectures (=miss them) or cut class (AmE) and take incompletes (AmE), which means they have to finish their work after the vacation. In the US this has the effect of lowering their course grades, but most US universities expect this behaviour from students and do little to stop it. Students are thought to be old enough to make their own decisions about how hard they work and to accept the consequences. A few students drop out (AmE flunk out) but the majority try hard to get good grades and a good degree.

2.Make some sentences using the given words or phrases. Follow the word-order of the English sentence.

a) ______1___ __________2______________ __________3________

подлежащее сказуемое (гл. в нужной форме) второстепен. члены предлож.

b) ____1___ ________2_____	________3_____	________4______
подлежащее сказуемое (вспом. гл.+not/	сказуемое (смыслов.	второстепен. члены
модальный глагол+not)	глагол)	предложения

living expenses	Motivate	Reduce	social activities
skip lectures	Grant	homecoming	weekend
drop out	tuition fee	Dorm	a part-time basis

3. Which sentence expresses the main idea of the text?

a) Students can rely on a good support from the government for their studying and consider university life to be just one big party.

b)Most students are often highly motivated and work intensively, take an active part in social activities.

c)Social societies and clubs at universities are more important for students than education because they help graduates socialize more easily in their future life.

4. Correct the wrong statements using the text. Give your reasons in 2 or 3 sentences.

a)Students‘ life is imagined as doing little work and entertaining.

b)The authorities lend strong support to students to pay for their tuition and room and board.

c)Loads of students live not far from their home and there is no need to live in a hall of residence.

d)Students don‘t take an active part in social activities and spend a lot of time on various charities.

e)A lot of students drop out because of an active social life at university and try nothing to do.

5.Give the title to each passage of the text to make the plan of it.

6.Write out from the text some key-words or –phrases to each title.

7.Give short retelling of the text into Russian. Its volume shouldn’t exceed 1/3 of the original text.

CAMPUS LIFE AND RESIDENCE HALLS IN US

1. Read the text. Guess the meaning of the words in bold. Check them in your dictionary.

TEXT. Campus Life and Residence Halls in US

Campus housing in the USA is guaranteed for all students, who maintain a 1.8 cumulative grade point average (GPA). Any student whose GPA drops, below a 1.8 may apply for an exception to the policy. If an exception is not granted the student must vacate his/her space in campus housing.

Although one can stroll from one end of campus to the other in just 10 minutes, there are usually many trees and beautiful grassy malls. In addition to classrooms, laboratories and residence halls, campus facilities may include a student center, art gallery, chapel auditorium, bookstore, fitness center, library etc. There is also a satellite to receive international broadcasts and computer labs with free e-mail and Internet access for students.

As a rule campus has several residence halls available for students. University residence halls in the USA can include suites, apartments, or other options. Some residence halls are reserved for females or males while the others are coed by floor. Frequently first year, transfer and upper-class students live in different buildings. Residence halls in US differ in style. There are modular style, balcony style, commons style, corridor style, ramp style and apartment style halls (each apartment consists of two bedrooms and two bathrooms, a living room, a dining area, and a fully equipped kitchen). Suite style halls, which combine the benefits of a traditional residence hall with the apartment-style housing, are mostly popular. These halls are comprised of two bedrooms connected by one bathroom. Residence halls accommodate one-four people per unit, and feature many modern conveniences, such as laundry facilities, computer labs, study rooms, TV lounge and Internet access. Handicapped accessible rooms are available almost in every residence hall; they are located on the ground floor as there are no elevators in four-five storied buildings. Rooms are sparsely furnished, so students may provide the things that will make them feel like at home.

As a rule over 90% of the students live on campus. Residential life at the university cultivates the social, physical, and intellectual development of students by creating a community atmosphere in which growth and responsibility are encouraged and supported by the staff. Residence Hall Staff may consist of several full time professionals who live in the

residence halls: Residence Hall Director, an Assistant Director for First Year Experience, Residence Coordinators and a graduate assistant, Academic Teaming Assistants. Resident Assistants live on every floor being available during business hours, on call in the evenings. They hold regular floor/wing meetings to provide information, discuss planned and potential programming, talk about community standards on the wing provide programs designed to help students make connections and participate in the hall and floor community. Information at the meetings is often vital: what to do to change rooms; how to check out at the end of the semester; how to evaluate your resident assistant; how to go through the room selection process. Academic Teaming Assistants are available for tutoring, and assistance in forming study groups. They also coordinate educational programs and bring faculty members to the residence halls to interact with students outside of the classroom. The front desk of every traditional residence hall is attended from 8:00 am until midnight by a Desk Assistant - a student trained in security and guest procedures, and from midnight until 8:00 am by a Security Officer. Security staff is on duty 24 hours a day in residence halls and across campus.

Dorm life provides the foundation of the social life. Usually campus is alive with an array of theater, dance, and music performances, as well as movies, guest speakers, and the activities of clubs and organizations. Student government, political and community service organizations, newspaper, yearbook, and a pep band are just a few of the student organizations that keep life on campus interesting and fun.

The Department of Housing and Residence Life believes that living in a residence hall is a valuable educational experience. Students learn and refine life skills in an environment, that exposes them to great diversity of lifestyles. The residence hall experience is one that compliments the classroom experience. Students have opportunities to apply what they learn, to question each other, study with each other and attend programs arid activities designed to facilitate learning. The students and staff who reside in the halls create the environment, which all students have a responsibility to respect and contribute to. A GPA requirement is a tool used to reinforce the commitment expected of resident students. The Department of Housing and Residence Life actively promotes responsible decision-making and good learning habits. It is its goal to retain students with a strong interest in contributing to the learning-living environment.