Questions to Text a
Where do you study?
When did you enter the Academy?
Whom does your faculty train?
Is your faculty dean a highly-qualified specialist?
Are you a first-year cadet?
How many students does your study group consist of?
Where are the students of your study group from?
Do you study with a great interest?
When will you take your first examinations?
10. What’s your main duty?
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Text B
The Civil Defence Academy
The Civil Defence Academy is the youngest academy in our country. It is situated not far from Moscow. The date of its foundation is December 9, 1992. The main mission of the Civil Defence Academy is to train specialists for the Emergency Situations Ministry.
The Academy commandant is a colonel-general. He controls the activity of the Civil Defence Academy. Besides, he is responsible for international cooperation of the Academy with the civil defenсe organizations of the other countries.
The Civil Defence Academy is a unique one. It trains both officers and cadets as well as civilian students and international students. In 1998 the Civil Defence Academy opened its doors to the international military students.
One can enter the Academy by entrance examinations. The students of the Academy study eleven months a year and have a month’s leave. In addition, the students spend much time on their self-study without assistance. Their duty is to do all their best to graduate from the Academy successfully and get a higher vocational education.
The Academy has about thirty chairs where competitive specialists work as professors and instructors. Most of them have over twenty-five year’s experience in teaching. They deliver lectures on different sciences and conduct practice classes. Every chair teaches its own subjects.
An Academy’s educational base consists of several buildings with lecture halls, specialized studies, and computerizedlaboratories. The officers, cadets, and students have their classes, lectures and self-preparation work there. There is a specialized foreign language laboratory where students improve their language skills and habits. There is also a modern sports complex where officers, cadets, and students do their sports.
The Civil Defence Academy is young but its perspectives are great. The Academy faces its future with confidence and hope for the best.
Active Vocabulary to Text b
foundation – основание
mission – задача
chair – кафедра
laboratory – лаборатория
subject – предмет
to teach – обучать
to deliver a lecture – читать лекцию
to be situated – находиться
far – далеко
as well as – а также
Questions to Text b
What’s the date of the Civil Defence Academy’s foundation?
Where is the Civil Defence Academy situated?
What’s the mission of the Civil Defence Academy?
Whom does the Civil Defence Academy train?
Does the Civil Defence Academy train international students?
What does the educational base of the Civil Defence Academy consist of?
Is there a specialized language laboratory in the Civil Defence Academy?
How many chairs are there in the Civil Defence Academy?
What subjects do the chairs teach?
10. What’s the main duty of a student?