Translate from Russian into English. 1 У вас большая семья? 2 Моя семья небольшая: я, жена и ребенок

1 У вас большая семья? 2 Моя семья небольшая: я, жена и ребенок. 3 Ваш сын уже женат? Нет, он еще холост. 4 У моей дочери большая семья: муж, трое детей, и с ними живет еще свекровь. 5 Отец мой хочет, чтобы я получила хорошее образование. 6 У вас много детей м-р Миллер? –У меня? Нет, ведь я еще не женат. Правда я собираюсь жениться. Вообще-то я уже помолвлен. 7 Кто та девушка? Это ваша дочь? – Что вы! Я ведь не так стар. Кроме того я не женат еще. А та девушка, Джеин, моя двоюродная сестра. Правда она намного младше меня. – Вот видите. Я не очень ошибся. Все-таки вы родственники , она очень похожа на вас. 8 Вчера я получил письмо от Кейт, из которого узнал, что у нее родилась дочь. 9 У вас очень необычное имя. –Да, меня назвали в честь известного музыканта, которого очень уважали в нашей семье.

 

Use the complex object in your sentences.

Situation: Jane Mitchell studies at a London Secretarial College. She is a long way from home. Her family want her to do a lot of things.

Model: a good typist

They (the family) want Jane to become a good typist.

Good marks in her tests; (to pass) exams very well; a letter home every week; to eat regularly; with a good family in London; home for holidays; her birthday with her new friends; a good job later; a rich man.

 

LESSON 2

MY UNIVERSITY

  1. Read, translate and think over the following question.

IS HIGHER EDUCATION RIGHT FOR YOU?

 

Higher education is about taking your education to the next level: learning new things and getting to where you want to be.

A higher education qualification could help you take charge of your future by building skills and confidence and opening up new opportunities - whatever stage of life you're at. Even if no one else you know is thinking about going into higher education, it could still be the right choice for you.

What is higher education really like?

Higher education means a lot more than just getting a qualification. It also offers you the chance to meet new people and take advantage of new opportunities.

What is higher education all about?

Unlike school, you're at university or college because you want to be, learning more about a subject or job you're really into. You'll have more control over how and when you study - though it’s up to you to make the most of it.

You'll find higher education challenging - getting used to new ways of learning and thinking may take time - but you'll have a lot of fun along the way. You’ll also have lots of opportunities to experience new things and meet new people.

What you can study

You can study lots of interesting subjects at university or a college offering higher education courses. Most people study one or two subjects, but in a lot of detail.

There are higher education courses in subjects you studied at school, like maths or English. Or there are more unusual options, such as criminology (the study of crime) or software engineering (learning to write computer software - games or other programs). Other courses lead to a specific job: for example, journalism or medicine.

It’s possible to study ‘combined’ courses. For example, someone wishing to follow a career in politics but with an interest in art might study both subjects together.

Studying and social life

Studying

Higher education is a very different experience to school or further education. You are expected to do far more work for yourself. Lectures and seminars will provide guidance, but you’ll need to widen your knowledge through background reading.

Subject staff will offer lots of advice to help you get used to this new way of working. Library staff will be able to help you find the materials you need, and advise on referencing and avoiding plagiarism when it comes to writing essays.

Socialising

Making new friends is a key part of the higher education experience. If you’re worried about fitting in, remember that students from all backgrounds and of all ages go to university and college.

One way to form friendships is through student societies or sports. It’s always easier to bond with someone if you share a common interest. There will probably be a full list of societies available on your students' union website, and you’ll have an opportunity to join up to most at the ‘freshers’ fair’.

Most institutions have a sports centre of their own or an arrangement with the local centre. As a student you’re likely to have access to sports facilities, and you may get a discount on gym membership.

Getting a taste of student life

Most universities and colleges run open days. They’re generally held two or three times a year, allowing members of the public to look around the institution and see what's on offer. Many institutions also offer short courses over the summer period, giving prospective students the chance to get a taste of higher education.

At these events you’ll be able to find out from lecturers and students all the good and bad points of university life, take a tour of the campus and sit in on lectures and seminars.

 

  1. Ann is a student and her American friends who are students too asked Ann to write an article for their local University newspaper “Students life” about her university. Read this article and find the most suitable title for it out of the following.

* WE STUDY AT THE UFA STATE AIRCRAFT TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY

* WHY DO WE STUDY AT THE UFA STATE AIRCRAFT TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY?

* HOW DO STUDENTS SPEND THEIR FREE TIME?

 

My name is Ann. I’m a student of the Ufa State Aircraft Technical University or USATY for short. I’m in my first year at the University so I’m a freshman. I’d like to tell you about the life at the University.

 

Last year I left my secondary school and in summer I took entrance exams in mathematics and physics to enter the university. I have passed all the exams and now I’m lucky to be a student. I study full-time that’s why I’m a full-time student. Most of the students study at day-time departments. But some students who have full-time jobs study at evening and correspondence departments. They are part-time students and students by correspondence.

The university where I study is the biggest university in our republic. There are 7 departments there and it consists of 9 buildings. I study at Informatics and Robotics department so I major in software development. Though it’s rather difficult to study here but I like studying. Every day we attend lectures and practical classes in physics, mathematics, chemistry, history, philosophy, English and others. At lectures we listen to a lector and take notes, sometimes we ask questions and discuss some problems. At practical classes we usually do sums, discus theoretical material got at lectures, sometimes we get marks. At practical classes in English we usually do exercises, ask and answer questions, read, translate and discus texts, also we make up dialogues and work in groups. Sometimes we go to the library to get some extra information. During the big brake we have lunch at the canteen, which is in the third building or we have snacks in buffets.

Most day-time students receive state scholarship and the students who come from other towns are provided with hostel accommodation. Some students who don’t want to live in a hostel rent rooms or flats.

In winter at the end of the term we are going to take exams. If we pass exams we’ll study next term. If we fail exams we’ll read up for exams again and reset them till we pass them. After that we are going to have winter holidays.

  1. What’s the Russian for the following.

The Ufa State Aircraft Technical University, to be a freshman, to leave secondary school, to enter the university, exams in mathematics and physics, to take entrance exams, to pass an exam, read up for an exam, to reset an exam, to study full-time, to study part-time, to study by correspondence, to study at a day-time department, to study at an evening department, to major in, to attend classes in physics, to listen to a lector, to take notes, to discuss problems, to do sums, to get marks, to get some extra information, to have snack, to receive state scholarship, to be provided with hostel accommodation, to rent a room.

4. Answer the following questions:

1. Are you part-time student or full-time student?

2. What year are you in?

3. How long does the period of studies at your university last?

4. What lectures do you attend?

5. What seminars do you have?

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

7. What subjects are you major in?

8. When do you take your tests and exams?

9. What faculties do you have at your disposal?

10. What kinds of specialists does the Ufa State Aircraft Technical University prepare?

 

  1. Now compare your life at the university with Ann’s life. Agree or disagree.

Ann is a student of the USATU andI’m a student of USATU too.

Ann is a student of the USATU butI’m not a student of USATU, I’m a student of MSU.

 

  1. She is in her first year so she is a freshman.
  2. She left her secondary school last year.
  3. She took entrance exams in mathematics, physics to enter the university.
  4. She studies full-time because she studies at a day-time department.
  5. She studies at the Informatics and Robotics Department.
  6. She major in Software.
  7. Every day she attend classes.
  8. Sometimes she goes to the library to get some extra information.
  9. She has lunch at the canteen.
  10. She lives in a hostel.

 

Match the words.

1 награды, знаки отличия a. to enter the university

2 преподавательский состав b. to train specialists

3 общежитие с. a field of research

4 стипендия d. to study at

5 поступить в аспирантуру e. daytime/evening department

6 кафедра f. tuition

7 готовить специалистов g. scholarship

8 дневное/вечерние отделение h. hostel

9 научное исследование I. honours

10 поступить в университет j. teaching staff

11 обучение k. chair

12 учиться в l. scientific research

13 область исследования m. to take a postgraduate course