Oral practice

4.1. Read these sentences spoken by university students. What is each person studying? Explain your answer.

1. We have to know every bone in a person's body.

2. I’m concentrating on the modernist style and the work of Le Corbusier and Frank Lloyd Wright.

3. The way we use fertilizers is much more precise than twenty years ago.

4. We're going to concentrate on Freud and Jung this term.

5. I’ve been reading some books on time management.

6. Expressionism was really a reaction to the work of the Impressionists.

7. We have spent a lot of time on American foreign policy and how it has been affected by various domestic problems.

8. You must know this case - it's one of the most famous in legal history.

4.2. A delegation of Russian students and teachers is going to visit Great Britain. You are asked to tell about some British universities. Present information on:

1) the name of the university;

2) its location;

3) the departments at the university (day-time, evening or corres­pondence);

4) how long the complete course lasts;

5) the number of students at the university;

6) the subjects they study (humanities, technical subjects, sciences);

7) the equipment the university is provided with;

8) the examinations students take and the grants they receive;

9) the students' hostels;

10) what you like and what you don't like about the university.

4.3. How similar is university education in your own country? Answer these questions. If possible, compare your answers with someone else from your own country and/or someone from a different country.

1. Do you need to pass examinations before you can go to university?

2. Do some students get a grant to study at university?

3. Is the tuition free if you go to university?

4. Do most students go to university at the age of 18 or 19?

5. Do more students go to university in your country than in Britain?

6. Do most degree courses last three years?

7. What is your equivalent of the British BA or BSc?

8. Do you have similar postgraduate degrees in your country?

4.4. Read the dialogue and act it with your partner.

PAUL: Hello! Can I speak to Julia?

JULIA: That’s me.

PAUL: It's Paul speaking. How are you?

JULIA: Fine. Thank you. How are things with you?

PAUL: Not bad. I was thinking of going to the cinema this evening. Would you like to come?

JUUA: That'd be lovely. But I'm busy tonight. My parents are expecting some visitors and I've promised to help them. Perhaps some other time.

PAUL: What about tomorrow? I'll try to buy tickets and give you a ring.

JUUA: That's a good idea.

PAUL: Settled then. Bye-bye.

JUUA: Bye-bye.

4.5. Complete the following dialogues.

1) A.: ......... В.: That's me. A.: ......... B.: Fine, thank you, ... A: Not bad.

2) A.:......... В.: That'd be lovely, but... A.:......... В.: I’ll give you a ring.

3)

A.: I was thinking of going to the country. What about Sunday?

B:.....

A.: Settled.

B......