Make a plan and retell text 1.

	PART I
Unit III
Institutes. Specialties. Courses.

I. Read and re member these words and word combinations:

Text 2.

Kazan State University of Architecture and Building Engineering registers more than 7000 students including full-time students, correspondence students, over 100 post-graduates and some foreign students. Today’s students of our higher school are the future specialists of the most peaceful and authoritative profession on the Earth.

Our University consists of five Institutes: the Institute of Architecture and Design, the Institute of Transport Structures, the Institute of Economics and Business Management in Construction, the Institute of Building Construction, the Institute of Building Technologies, Engineering Systems and Ecology.

Students must attend all the lectures, classes, seminars and laboratory works. The first year students study general engineering subjects. They also study social subjects and foreign languages. The second year students begin to study special subjects. The study of theory and academic process is accompanied by practical training and field trip.

Our University offers a broad range of subjects: higher mathematics, physics, chemistry, building materials, strength of materials, theoretical mechanics, surveying technology, computing, a foreign language, descriptive geometry, history, drawing, basics of architectural design and many others.

The levels of professional qualifications are Bachelor of Science, Certificate of Engineer, Master of Science, and Post-Graduate Courses.

The students acquire knowledge in the following main specialties: architecture and design, building construction, IT in Construction, highway and aerodrome construction, road construction, construction machinery, building technologies, environment conservation, heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC), water supply and sewerage systems, economics and business management in construction, housing and communal services and municipal economy, examination and valuation of real estate, etc.

Examinations and record tests are taken by students twice a year at the end of each term. Final assessment of the student’s performance is based upon the diploma work. Diploma certificate is awarded upon completion of the training course and defense of the diploma design.

Our University is one of the largest universities in our country training highly qualified specialists not only for construction (architects, economists and civil engineers) but also for other branches of industry.

Exercises

Agree or disagree with the statements below using the following expressions