Студенческая

A		B
1. byword	a) first-year student
2. forge	b) seats
3. bout	c) a well-known saying
4. rending	d) college or university
		building
5. sanity	e)	unhappiness because
		one is	away from
		one‘s home or family
6. stools	f) good mental health
7. hall	g)	tearing;	wrenching
		apart
8. homesickness	h) period
9. fresher	i) make

3. Complete the sentences with the words from the text. See the box.

homesickness	sanity	halls‘	byword
heart-rending	forge		freshers

a)University life …relations that last a long period in your life.

b)Loneliness doesn‘t mean …, it is a psychological problem – inability to share feelings with others.

c)… have got more dangerous time at exam period.

d)Students should take an active part in social life.

e)Every academic course should include first-year modules to avoid …, loneliness, which help students adjust.

f)… authorities should give such an atmosphere for students not to feel isolated by class.

g)Many young people before entering the university think that a … ―University life is just one a big party‖ is true.

4. Read the text again. Which paragraphs express the headline’s idea?

5. Answer the following questions:

a)What is the hope of many people in a university?

b)Why is making friends more difficult at British Universities now?

c)Why does the tutorial system become ineffective?

d)Why do the students feel isolated?

e)Why are feelings a taboo subject at university?

f)What special tragic cases does Ms. Barker refer to?

g)What does a cited student find to be ―the scariest thing about university life‖?

h)What specific groups are vulnerable to loneliness?

i)Why do international students from countries more similar to the UK feel isolated?

j)What UK students are more likely to be lonely?

6.Give the main ideas of the introductory part, the main and the concluding ones.

7.Write out some key-words or –phrases corresponding to the problem “University life isn’t just one big party”.

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

9.Discuss the following problems in pairs (use key-words or –phrases while speaking).

a)Do you believe that university is a place where you will forge friendships that will last a lifetime? Why?

b)Do you think social life to be important at university? Why?

c)Do you find it is necessary to share feelings with your fellow students? Why?

STUDENTS’ PROBLEMS

1. Read the text. Guess the meaning of the words in bold.

TEXT. Students’ Problems

Student life is full of charm and enjoy. But with lots of joys and fun student life also has some challenges and problems. The students of developing countries have lots of problems, as financial problems, poor transportation system, language barrier and many more problems. Some students don‘t get admission in their desired colleges or in desired study programs.

Financial Problems

In many countries education is very expensive due to the shortage of public educational institutes. There is short number of public colleges where students can get free education. Most of students belong to the middle class and they have very limited resources. Parents can‘t

afford easily the expenses of studying their children. Lots of students have to work part time to sponsor their studies themselves. In students life nearly every student usually face financial crisis.

Students usually have to buy books, note books, notes of their course outline and meet transportation expenses. They have to bear some extra expenses for that they can‘t ask to their parents as bunk classes and going out with fellows, buying gifts for their girl friends /boyfriends and many other activities.

Students can cope with these crises very easily by a little effort. There are lots of home tuitions available for university students to teach students for 2 or 3 hours and earn money to meet their expenditures. Students can also do a part time job which is related to their studies this would give them a practical experience of their field. This experience will be helpful in future for getting a job.

Transportation

Traffic is a very common problem of the citizens of many countries. You will see traffic jams on the roads at morning and evening timings. People are packed in the buses like sacks, vehicle's horns never allow you to hear the voice of the person beside you.

Many educational institutes have their own buses to facilitate the students but still there are lots of students who travel through public transports. At morning, people are on their way to offices, school, colleges,

etc. So, there is great rush on the roads and that time there is shortage of public transports on the roads.

Public transporters should provide more vehicles at morning and evening times so that more and more people should be accommodated at rush hour. Government never thinks about the traffic problems of students.

Imposed study programs

Students are not free to choose study program of their own choice. Parents impose a field of study which is not suitable for the child or he couldn‘t feel good to study in that field. This is a very common problem of our society. Student wants to be a journalist or a

photographer but parents select engineering for him. So when he gets admission in engineering college he could not perform better. He feels that he is not fit for this field.

Here parents should think about it and please don‘t impose any study sequence to their children. You should make aware students about the scopes and problems of every field where they have interest and let them choose a study program.

Career counseling

After their matriculation examinations students face too much confusion about the selection of their further studies. They don‘t know which one study area is best for them. Most of the students don‘t know the different areas of study rather than Engineering and Medical due

to lack of the counseling. They got admission in these sequences and didn‘t have enough marks because it was not their interest area. So they can‘t get admission in medical or engineering colleges. At that time they are very upset and thinking of their career.

Students should get basic knowledge about any profession before deciding to take it as their future profession. For this purpose they can consult their teachers, parents and friends. The persons which are already attached with that profession are also a great source of information. So you can consult a person which is related to the profession which you want to join in future.

Bookish/Theoretical knowledge

In our colleges and universities students get bookish and theoretical knowledge but to get job they need practical knowledge and skills. In fact, students require theoretical knowledge for their professional growth and development but in job market they need something more.

This problem can be solved very easily by students themselves. Students can join a company or organization during their studies for the experience. This will give you much experience and also professional knowledge which will boost your personality.

Unhealthy environment

Students sometimes have to study in unhealthy and non friendly environment. Students can‘t study at home due to certain reasons as load shedding or have to do some domestic households etc. Some students from other cities face lots of problems of food and residence.

In spite of all these problems and challenges the student life is the best period of everyone‘s life.

2. Link the words in the left column with their dictionary definitions in the right column. Memorize new words.

1. timing	a) practical contact with and observation
	of facts or events
2. expenditure	b) vehicles moving on a road or public
	highway
3. experience	c) make (an action or process) easy or
	easier
4. traffic	d) a state or situation in which something
	needed cannot be obtained in sufficient
	amounts
5. rush hour	e) the action of spending funds
6. to facilitate	f) lack of understanding; uncertainty
7. shortage	g) the choice, judgment, or control of
	when something should be done

8. confusion	h) an act of selecting or making a decision
	when faced with two or more
	possibilities
9. residence	i) a time during each day when traffic is at
	its heaviest
10. choice	j) having knowledge or perception of a
	situation or fact
11. aware	k) a person's home; the place where
	someone lives

3. Find the antonyms. Match a line in A with a line in B.

A	B
expensive	to sell
public	useless
to buy	previous
to ask	always
little	cheap
to earn	bad
helpful	private
never	big
good	similar
further	to spend
different	glad
upset	to answer

4. Find in the text English equivalents of the following Russian words or word-combinations.

Сложная задача, испытание; финансовая проблема; транспортная система; языковой барьер; прием (в учебное заведение); учебная программа; из-за; небольшое количество; бесплатное

образование; принадлежность; средний класс; ограниченные ресурсы; неполный рабочий день; финансовый кризис; дополнительные расходы, издержки; обучение; зарабатывать деньги; практический опыт; область знаний; «пробка» (в уличном движении); транспортное средство; в пути; общая проблема; общество; последовательность; вступительный экзамен; недостаток; основополагающие знания; источник информации; теоретические знания; рынок труда; профессиональные знания; индивидуальность, личность.

5. Match a line in A with a line in B to make a sentence.

1.Parents impose a field of study a) their professional growth which …

2.Many educational institutes have b) financial crises very easily by a

their own …	little effort
3. Student life is full of …	c) is not suitable for the child

4.Students require theoretical d) face lots of problems of food

knowledge for …

and residence

5.Government never thinks about e) charm and enjoy

…

6.Some students from other cities f) buses to facilitate the students

…

7. Students can cope with …

g) the traffic problems of students

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

a)All students get admission in their desired colleges or in desired study programs.

b)Parents can afford easily the expenses of studying their children.

c)Students can do a part time job which is related to their studies.

d)Students should get basic knowledge about any profession before deciding to take it as their future profession.

e)In our colleges and universities students usually get professional knowledge.

f)Students sometimes have to study in unhealthy and non friendly environment.

g) Student life is the best period of everyone‘s life.

7.Give the main ideas of the introductory part, the main and the concluding ones.

8.Retell the text using key-words or –phrases corresponding to the following problems.

a)Financial problems.

b)Poor transportation system.

c)Imposed study programs.

d)Confusion about the selection of further studies.

e)Theoretical knowledge.

f)Unhealthy and non friendly environment.

Составители: Атрошкина Анна Александровна

Лаптева Наталья Николаевна Лучинина Наталья Викторовна

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