a) Moscow Timiryasev Agricultural Academy is older than my institute.

b) There are four faculties in Timiryasev academy.

c) About 4000 students study at the academy.

d) There is no extra-mural department in the academy.

e) Professors and teachers are engaged in research.

Use the speech patterns:

– You are right. – Вы правы.

– You are mistaken. – Вы ошибаетесь.

– On the contrary. – Напротив.

– You are right to a certain extent. – Отчасти, Вы правы.

Penza State Agricultural Academy was founded in 1951 as an agricultural institute. Since 1995 it has had the status of an academy. Now it is a large-scale institution of higher education and the centre of agricultural science in Penza region.

The academy is headed by the rector. The types of activities are:

1) teaching;

2) research;

3) close cooperation with different farms of Penza region in agricultural production.

There are four faculties in the academy: the faculty of agronomy, the faculty of engineering, the technological faculty and the faculty of economics. About 4000 students study at the full-time and extra-mural departments. More than 200 lecturers work at the academy, among them are doctors of sciences and professors.

The course of studies at the academy lasts five years. The academic year starts in September and ends in June. Classes start at eight o’clock in the morning. Every day the students have three or four double-periods. They take their examinations twice a year. The curriculum includes theoretical studies of special subjects and social sciences and practical training. During the semesters students attend lectures, tutorials, carry out laboratory tests, do practical work.

The students actively participate in the scientific, sport and public life of the academy: they take part in conferences, sport contests, foreign language competitions, concerts. Many students receive grants.

Exercise 1. Read and translate the text.

Exercise 2. Make up a plan to the text.

Exercise 3. Answer the questions.

1) When was Penza agricultural academy founded?

2) Who is the head of the academy?

3) What are the types of activities?

4) What faculties are there in the academy?

5) What specialists does the teaching staff include?

6) Is there an extra-mural department in the academy?

7) How long does the course of studies last?

8) How many double-periods do the students have every day?

9) What do the students do during the semesters?

10) How do students participate in the scientific, public and sport life?

1) I study at …

2) My institute ( academy, university) was founded in …

3) It trains specialists in the sphere of …

4) There are … faculties in … They are…

5) It is headed by …

6) … students study at …

7) The course of studies lasts …

8) The academic year starts … and ends …

9) Every day we have …

10) My favorite subject(s) is (are) …

11) The students are to …

12) The students take part in …

Task 1. Match the English words with their Russian equivalents.

1. For how many years have you been studying English?

2. Are you a success?

3. What are you good at: reading, listening or speaking?

4. Is English grammar difficult for you?

Task 1. Make up sentences to express your thoughts.

Task 2. Match proverbs and sayings with their Russian equivalents.