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to amount to administration responsibility to run the department to deal with to aсquire skills a double period attendance a permit note to supervisе

составлять ... администрация, руководство обязанность руководить кафедрой иметь дело с приобретать навыки «пара» (как учебное занятие) посещение допуск к занятиям руководить

III. Answer the following questions.

1. When was the Grodno Medical University founded?

2. How many faculties are there at the University? What are they?

3. What qualification do the students get?

4. Who heads the University?

5. Who is responsible for the work of each faculty and department?

6. What staff does the University have?

7. What facilities and buildings does the University have?

8. Where do the students live?

9. How long does the period of studies last?

10. What subjects do the students study during the first two years?

11. What knowledge are the students to acquire in this stage of studies?

12. When do the students start their clinical training?

13. Where are the clinical departments located?

14. What practical skills do they acquire?

15. What subjects do senior students study?

16. How many terms is the academic year divided into?

17. Must all the students attend all classes and lectures regularly?

18. Can the students carry out scientific work in numerous scientific sociеties?

19. Is there a post-graduate training in various medical specializations?

IV. Ask your groupmate:

• how old his (her) Institute (University, college) is;

• what the profile of the University is;

• what training it provides;

• how many faculties there are at the University and what they are;

• how many students study there;

• how long his (her) studies last;

• what subjects (s)he studies;

• what his (her) favourite subject is;

• if there are any foreign students at the University;

• how many times they have clinical training;

• what skills they acquire during clinical training;

• if they can have clinical training abroаd;

• how many terms there are in each academic year;

• if (s)he can start scientific work being a student;

• if (s)he will get a compulsory work appointment or choose a place of work him- (her)self;

• if the University has a preparatory department;

• if there is a correspondence course;

• what graduates do after getting their qualification;

• how often the students have vacation.

V. Find English equivalents for Russian ones:

абитуриент, научный руководитель; учебный план; окончить ВУЗ, получить квалификацию врача; выпуск студентов; первокурсник; заочное отделение; аспирантура; выпускник; оборудование, оснащение; набор студентов; готовить высоко­квалифицированных специалис­тов; факультатив; высшее образование; прaктические навыки; научно-исследовательская работа.

curriculum; freshman; higher education; skills; research (work); enrollment of students; graduation; to train highly qualified specialists; to graduate from, to be qualified as physician; facilities; postgraduate doctoral course; graduate; supervisor; applicant; optional course; correspondence course.