Task 6. Find the most general word in each chain.
1) mathematics, history, subject, English.
2) research, practical-training, laboratory work, activity.
3) sport, public life, dancing, students concert, reading, music, disco.
a) – Why, Paul! What a pleasant surprise!
– Hello, Mike. This is a small world! Now I am a first-year student of …
– Let me guess. Are you a student of the faculty of engineering?
– No, I’m not.
– Technological faculty?
– You’re mistaken again.
– Oh, yes. You study at the faculty of economics.
– Right you are.
– My best congratulations!
– Thanks.
b) – Excuse me.
– Yes, What can I do for you?
– Where is the dean’s office?
– Which faculty?
– The faculty of agronomy.
– It is on the first floor to the right.
– Thank you
– Don’t mention it.
c) – How many double periods do you have a day?
– Let me see … On Monday and Friday we have three double periods, on
– Wednesday – five, the rest of the week – four double periods.
– Do you study on Saturday?
– No.
d) – What is your favourite subject?
– It is difficult to say. I like mathematics, informatics, English and some other subjects.
– Are you good at chemistry?
– Not very good, but I find it rather interesting.
– I see.
e) – Hi, Nick! I haven’t seen you at the University for a while. What’s the matter?
– You see, Mike, now I am a student of the extra-mural department.
– Really?
– I work and study. I’ve got married.
– Glad to hear it. Is your wife a student?
– Yes, she is.
Task 8. Find English equivalents for the following phrases in the dialogues:
– Трудно сказать.
– Понятно.
– Рад за тебя (слышать об этом).
– Что случилось?
– Как тесен мир!
– Мои сердечные поздравления!
– Дай подумать.
– Не стоит благодарности.
• What made him (her) choose this profesion;
• His (her) interests;
• His (her) favourite subjects;
• Difficult subject(s) for him.
Timiryasev Agricultural Academy was founded in 1865 as Petrovskaya Academy. It is one of the oldest academies in Russia. In the 19>th century only 300-400 students studied there. Now the number of students has increased to 3000. Many of them come from villages.
The teaching staff includes high-skilled teachers, assistant professors and professors. Scientists of the academy are well-known not only in Russia but in the whole world of agricultural science. There are five faculties in the academy:
– the faculty of agronomy;
– the faculty of economics;
– the faculty of zoo engineering;
– the faculty of horticulture;
– the faculty of agro-chemistry.
In the academy there is an extra-mural department. Not only teachers but many students are engaged in research. They investigate many interesting fields in agriculture: poultry-farming, horse-raising, protected plant-breeding, medicinal plants, agricultural economics and many others.
There are spacious lecture halls, laboratories, a big library, reading-rooms, a computer center in the academy. The students have a good opportunity to study foreign languages because there are well-equipped laboratories for English, German and French there.
Exercise 1. Scan the text and understand its contents.
Exercise 2. Find English equivalents for the following terms in the text:
садоводство, птицеводство, разведение парниковых культур, лекарственные растения, коневодство.
Exercise 3. Arrange the items of the plan in the correct order.
I Research Activities
II The Foundation
III The Faculties
IV The Teaching Staff
V Lecture Halls and Laboratories