3. Discussion points.

1. What kind of person is Dita? How would you describe her?

2. Why has she come to the USA?

3. How well has she been coping with her college life?

4. What specific problems is Dita having in adapting to American college life?

5. What kind of person is Sandra, Dita's roommate? How would you describe her?

6. What types of support does Dita's college offer to international students?

7. How important are friends in helping a student adjust to a new life?

8. What steps could Dita take to become more comfortable in the United States?

9. Have you ever been in a similar situation? Give details.

Vocabulary

1. Explain the words underlined in the text. Consult the dictionary for other meanings.

2. Fill in the gaps with the words from ex.1. You can use each word more than once.

1. I told him about the problem but he was totally ___________________________________ .

2. It was a __________________move on their part to open a branch of the business in France.

3. He was prescribed a rather ___________________diet of soup, fish and bread.

4. Going away to college made me more _______________________ .

5. A look of disgust appeared on his face when he saw _________ chips served by the waiter.

6. He is said to be a young man of ___________________ morals.

7. The wine made him ___________________enough to approach her and introduce himself.

8. You have done quite a ____________________ translation. It won’t do.

9. After the meeting a _________________statement was issued. It didn’t arouse any interest.

10. He is used to wearing _________________ shirts and baggy trousers.

11. How can you trust a government that is __________________________to public opinion?

12. On arriving to the inn first of all we got rid of our _____________________ clothes.

13. She marched in here, as ______________________ as brass, and demanded a pay rise.

14. There were a lot of barefoot children with long _________________hair running around.

15. If I may be so _________________as to suggest that he made a mistake in his calculations.

3. Give the Russian equivalents to the following word combinations

1. superior academic achievement __________________________________________________

2. be awarded a full scholarship __________________________________________________

3. to accomplish one’s goal of __________________________________________________

4. a strong sense of moral values __________________________________________________

5. to welcome challenges __________________________________________________

6. in terms of __________________________________________________

7. academic work __________________________________________________

8. once in awhile __________________________________________________

9. be caught up in one’s own world _________________________________________________

10. casual comment __________________________________________________

11. the foreign student adviser __________________________________________________

12. to withdraw from school __________________________________________________

13. to consider smb a failure __________________________________________________