Vocabulary notes

Task IV. Learn the following words and word-combinations:

1. Branch філіал, відділення

2. General Engineering Faculty загальнотехнічний факультет

3. Motor-Car and Highway

Engineering Institute автодорожній інститут

4. to reveal виявляти

5. to carry out виконувати

6. full time training навчання на денному відділенні

7. training by correspondence заочне навчання

8. to give the opportunity дати можливість

9. curriculum курс навчання

10. Bachelor бакалавр

11. Master магістр

12. post graduate аспірант

13. to envisage передбачати

14. thorough повний, досконалий

15. defence of a thesis захист дисертації

16. facilities можливості

17. comprehensive всебічний

18. to involve залучати

19. contest конкурс

20. competition змагання, олімпіада

21. prize-winner лауреат

22. participant учасник

23. to devote присвячувати

24. promotion сприяння

25. bilateral agreement двостороння угода

26. to maintain contacts підтримувати контакти

27. to master оволодіти

28. to be engaged займатися

29. activity діяльність

30. club of cheerful and ready-witted КВК

31. to go in for захоплюватися, займатися

32. embrace охоплювати, включати

Task V. Read and translate the topic.

Lutsk National Technical University

Lutsk National Technical University is one of the youngest higher educational establishments of Ukraine. It was founded as the General Engineering Faculty of Kyiv Motor-Car and Highway Engineering Institute in 1966. In 1975 it became the Branch of Lviv Polytechnical Institute and in 1991 it was reorganized into the independent Industrial Institute. In 1997 it has got the highest – the fourth grade of accreditation, the Status of University and in 2008 it has got the status of the National University and at present its name is Lutsk National Technical University.

The University widely opens the way for young people who have the ability to work and reveal much interest to knowledge and mysteries of science.

The University trains specialists for various fields of economy. There is a full time training and training by correspondence at the University, the latter being for those who want to combine their work and study. There is also the Preparatory department for those who want to enter the University.

The students are given the opportunity to choose the curricula and subject courses by themselves. The university programmes are: Bachelor and Master. There is also a Post-graduate programme which envisages thorough training in a chosen speciality. The final result of post-graduating training is the defence of a thesis for a Candidate degree in engineering or economics.

All educational and scientific work is organized and carried out by highly qualified teachers.

The students of the University are involved in research work right from their first year of study. The contest of students’ works, competitions, exhibitions are held annually here. A lot of students are prize-winners of all Ukrainian students’ competitions and participants of international students’ conferences.

The University is a complex of modern lecture and study rooms and well-equipped laboratories. It provides all the conditions and facilities necessary for the comprehensive education and training of future engineers, researchers and scientists.

Foreign languages are taught at all faculties of the University. To read and translate original scientific and technical literature in English, German or French is the main aim of study here.

The University devotes much attention to the promotion of cooperation with institutions of higher education in foreign countries on the basis of bilateral agreements. International contacts are maintained with higher schools in Germany, Poland, Czechia, Slovakia, Belgium.

The students of the University are not only mastering their future profession, but also have a good rest. The University has all necessary facilities for the development of young people’s abilities and for their rest. They organize evening parties with interesting concert programmes prepared by representatives of all faculties. The Club of cheerful and ready-witted is popular not only in our town but also beyond it.

Students go in for different kinds of sports. They have all facilities for this: sports complex embracing 3 gyms, a swimming pool and various sports grounds. The University teams are winners of many town, regional, all-Ukrainian competitions. Sport has become an important part of students’ life.

Exercise 22. Read the following international words and give their Ukrainian equivalents.

technical, history, faculty, institute, polytechnical, industrial, interest, speciality, programme, specialist, result, candidate, economics, complex, laboratory, apparatus, international, conference, basis, method, contact, profession, music, club, concert, popular, sports, regional

Exercise 23. Translate into English.

вищий учбовий заклад, загально-технічний факультет, філіал, автодорожній інститут, індустріальний інститут, здатність працювати, виявляти значний інтерес до знань, наукова робота, поєднувати роботу і навчання, програми підготовки аспірантів, передбачати поглиблене вивчення, захист дисертації, вчений ступінь кандидата, аудиторія, бути оснащеним, забезпечувати всіма умовами, бути залученим до науково-дослідної роботи, конкурси студентських робіт, олімпіада, приділяти багато уваги, на основі двосторонніх угод, обмінюватись досвідом, підтримувати контакти, обмін студентами, оволодіти майбутньою професією, вечори з концертними програмами, клуб веселих і кмітливих, займатися спортом

Exercise 24. Answer the following questions on the text.

1. When does the history of the formation and the development of LNTU begin? 2. What are the landmarks of its history? 3. Who does the University open the way for? 4. What are the University programmes? 5. What does a Post-graduate programme envisage? 6. What is the final result of post-graduating training? 7. What conditions and facilities does the University provide for future engineers? 8. Are the students involved in research work? 9. What countries does the University maintain contacts with? 11. What facilities does the University have for developing the abilities of young people and for their rest?

Task VI. Reproduce the topic in your own words.