How similar is university education in your own country? Answer these questions.

1. Do you need to pass examinations before you can go to university?

2. Do some students get a grant to study at university?

3. Is the tuition free if you go to university?

4. Do most students go to university at the age of 18 or 19?

5. Do more students go to university in your country than in Britain?

6. Do most degree courses last three years as in Britain?

7. What is your equivalent of the British BA or BSc?

8. Do you have similar postgraduates’ degrees in your country?

 

4. Match the word combinations:
1. Do a degree	a. do a piece of writing on a subject
2. PhD	b. Bachelor of Arts/Science
3. Library	c. a period of study, usually about ten weeks
4. Write an essay	d. study at university for four or six years
5. BA/BSc	e. a place where you can read and borrow books
6. MA/MSc	f. study a subject for a long time to learn new information
7. Do research	g. Master of Arts/Science
8. Term	h. Doctor of Philosophy
9. Course	k. a number of classes on a subject, e.g. an English course

5. Look at the diagramme. Compare Study in Russia and Study in England. What is the difference and is there any similarity?

6. Translate into English:

 

1. Образование это форма обучения, в которой знания, навыки и ценности группы людей передаются из поколения в поколения.

2. Высшее образование необходимо для развития национальной экономики любой страны.

3. Высшее образование обеспечивается как государственными, так и частными аккредитованными вузами.

 

Read, translate and discuss the text below.

 

Learning foreign languages.

Foreign languages in modern society are necessary for people. There are many reasons why we begin to study foreign languages. One studies foreign language to be able to communicate with other people, others study it for future carrier. If we are planning to travel to other countries we can communicate with people there and understand what they are saying to us.

If we work in any branch of science, we naturally want to read scientific books and journals in other languages to raise our professional level. Making business nowadays also means the ability of speaking foreign languages.

The ability of speaking one or two or even more languages helps people from different countries to develop mutual friendship and understanding. We can also make our intellectual and cultural horizons wider through contacts with people of another culture.

It is also very interesting to read foreign literature in its original form. We can also read foreign newspapers and magazines and understand films in foreign languages without any help and translation.

It is very important to speak at least one foreign language either English or German or French and Spanish or any other one.

There is a saying: the more languages you speak, the more times you are human being.

8. Questions on the text:

1. Are foreign languages necessary for the people nowadays?

2. Why do we begin to study foreign languages?

3. Where can we use our knowledge of foreign language?

4. What are your abilities in English?

5. How many languages do you know?

6. What sayings and proverbs on language do you know?

9. Discuss the problem to make a decision: is it necessary for a future engineer to study a foreign language? Give reasons for your decision. Use the expressions given below:

To express your opinion: I think…; Speaking for myself…: I believe…; I suppose…; I am sure…; In my opinion….

To agree with somebody: Yes, indeed. I quite agree with you. That’s true. You are quite right. I think so too. Certainly. / Sure.

To disagree with somebody: I don’t agree with you. I disagree. I don’t think you’re right. It’s not true. You’re wrong. I don’t think so.

Read pros and cons given below:

PROS CONS

1. Can read foreign scientific research journals	1. It takes a lot of time to study foreign languages
2. Can speak foreign colleagues if necessary	2. Sometimes the results are rather poor
3. Can read foreign books and watch films	3. It is not interesting to study foreign languages
4. Can find more about the world	4. Can turn to a translator if it is necessary
5. Can find a job abroad	5. It is useless in my life

 

10. Translate the proverbs and find Russian equivalents:

1. Never offer to teach fish to swim.

2. You can’t teach an old dog new trick. Don’t teach dog to bark.

3. Failure teaches success.

4. Live and learn.

5. You are never too old to learn.

6. Learn to walk before you run.

7. Fools learn from their mistakes.

8. The more we study, the more we know.

9. Genius must be born, never can be taught.

 

9. Translate from Russian into English:

1. Как правило, у студентов занятия по английскому языку два раза в неделю.

2. Обычно они проходят в языковых кабинетах.

3. В них имеется доска и современное оборудование.

4. На прошлом занятии студенты изучали новый текст, учили слова и делали упражнения.

5. У них также была письменная контрольная работа.

6. Никто не сделал много ошибок, и все получили хорошие и удовлетворительные оценки.

7. Студентам нравится изучать английский язык.

8. Они хотят хорошо говорить по-английски.

9. В институте есть курсы английского языка для всех студентов.

10. Кафедра иностранных языков готовит высококвалифицированных специалистов-переводчиков.

	PART I
Unit II
Kazan State University of Architecture and Engineering

I. Read and remember these words and word combinations:

1. University campus	Университетский городок
2. Underground crossing	Подземный переход
3. Covered bridge	Крытый переход
4. Purpose-built workshop	Специализированная мастерская
5. Well-equipped laboratory	Хорошо оборудованная лаборатория
6. To establish	Основывать, устанавливать
7. A site	Территория, строительная площадка
8. To link (to connect)	Соединять, связывать
9. To get a start in life	Получить путевку в жизнь
10. To imagine	Вообразить, представить
11. To create	Творить, создавать
12. An economic prosperity	Экономическое процветание
13. A forge of highly qualified specialists	Кузница высококвалифицированных специалистов
14. An academic building	Учебное здание (корпус)
15. Students’ health centre	Профилакторий
16. Students’ residence	Студенческое общежитие
17. To have at one’s disposal	Иметь в чьем-то распоряжении
18. To contain	Содержать, вмещать
19.To provide	Обеспечивать
21.Take part in	Принимать участие в
22.Up-to-date	Современный
23.Assistant professor	Доцент
24.Research work	Исследовательская работа
25. In addition to	Кроме, помимо
26. Canteen and café building	Здание столовой и кафе
27.Within easy reach	В пределах легкой досягаемости