Read the text and translate it into Ukrainian.
UNIT 1. EDUCATION
Part 1. OUR UNIVERSITY
LEAD IN
Can you recognize the building on the picture? Do you know anything from the history of the KPI? How many faculties were there in the KPI when it was founded? How many students studied at the KPI?
Look at the first map of the KPI premises made in 1898. What building can you recognize? What has been changed since that time?
Why have you chosen this university? Has somebody influenced your solution? What was your first impression when you entered the KPI?
4. What factors are important when choosing the university? Think of the following factors and discuss in pairs:
· the size of the university
· university location
· course content
· overall academic reputation
Graduate employment rates
· the quality of the academic facilities (dormitory, IT laboratories, gyms, hospitals, canteens etc.)
Links between the university and employers
5. Discuss in four groups using some useful phrases below:
Group 1. Provide the general information about the education system in Ukraine.
Group 2.List the problems of modern education.
Group 3. Highlight the good points in our education system.
Group 4. Generate the ideas on how can the modern education be improved.
| Useful phrases | |
| · To be honest … | · In my view/opinion … |
| · To tell you the truth… | · My opinion/view is that … |
| · Personally, I think … | · A key factor is … |
| · It would be a nice change if | · One way forward would be … |
| · Maybe we could… | · A lot can be achieved by … |
Read and translate the words and expressions connected with education. Tick the words you already know. Think of any other words related to the university life.
| to apply to | to enter/ to graduate (from) | applicant |
| academic year | schedule/timetable | curriculum |
| courses | term/semester | marks |
| chair | record book | to pass/to fail (exams) |
| dean | evaluation/assessment | campus |
| dean’s office | to conduct/carry out a research | scholarship |
| to acquire knowledge | bachelor’s degree | master’s degree |
| to major in | faculty/department | group monitor |
§READING and VOCABULARY
Study the following words in the box. Make sure you know them. Try to explain each notion.
| department | enrolment | substantial | scientific |
| outpatient | employers | measuring | approximately |
Read the text and translate it into Ukrainian.
The National Technical University of Ukraine “Kiev Polytechnic Institute in brief”
 The Kyiv Polytechnic Institute was founded in 1898. At that time it had four departments: Mechanical, Chemical, Agricultural, and Civil Engineering. The first enrolment constituted 360 students. The leading scientists Dmitri Mendeleev, Nikolai Zhukovsky and Kliment Timiryazev gave substantial scientific and organizational assistance in the founding of the institute. Viktor Kyrpychov was the first rector of the KPI.
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| The university has two campuses the central one being located in Kiev, and the other in town of Slavutych. The Kyiv campus of the university is located near the city center in a park named after the university. | 
Students’ dormitory (1/37 Yangel Street, 1930)
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Greenhouse for the experiments, a garden and a pond (1903)
|  Teachers' buildings (1902)
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| The institute has an outpatient medical department for teaching staff and students. The Institute also considers organized leisure a very important factor in bringing up young specialists. The Knowledge Square is the center of the entire KPI complex, measuring approx. 105 x 100 meters. The Knowledge square is connected to one of the main city streets - Peremohy (Victory) avenue. Meetings, festivals, and graduation ceremonies take place at the square. Various sport facilities also exist at the institute. There are training grounds, soccer fields, volleyball and basketball courts at student use. At present the number of students at the KPI is more than 36,000. Approximately 400 of them are international students. Over 4,500 students graduate from the KPI every year. The diploma is accepted by the European Union. | ||
3. Answer the following questions:
1. When was the KPI founded?
2. What faculties were the first ones in the KPI?
3. What famous scientists are mentioned in the text? Can you name any other famous people, who graduated from the KPI?
4. What facilities for the students are described in the text?
5. What can you tell about the present situation in the KPI?