Industrial automation – промышленная автоматика

Robotics - работотехника

Plastics - пластмасса

Machine-tools - станки

Metalworking - металлообработка

Figure – фигурка- цифра

Noisy - шумный

To chat – беседовать, болтать

To be equipped with – быть оьорудованным

Up-to-date equipment – современное оьорудование

Carry on - проводить

Research work – исследовательская работа

One-storeyed – одноэтажное

Tasty-вкусный

Affordable – доступная

Add to your active vocabulary:

a) classroom- класс, аудитория

lecture hall- лекционный зал

laboratory- лаборатория

gym (gymnasium)- спортзал

b) semester- семестр

school years-учебный год

course of studies- курс обучения

academy- академия

university – университет

institute –институт

faculty, college, department- факультет

College of physics- факультет физики

Department, chair of … - кафедра

Head of the department, chief of the department, chair (man, woman)- зав. кафедрой

Substitute- заместитель

c) teaching instructor (TI)- преподаватель

professor- профессор

dean – декан

Rector – ректор

Teaching staff, faculty members – преподавательский состав

d) full- time student- студент(ка) дневного отделения

part-time student- студент(ка) “вечерник”

student of distant education-студент(ка) “заочник”

student of preparatory courses-слушатель подкурсов “подкурсник”

undergraduate student- студент 3-4(5) курсов

graduate student-студент 5-6 курсов (магистратура, аспирант)

Ex.3. Read the text and answer the questions.

1. What is the name of your University?

2. Where is it?

3. How many floors has it?

4. What floor is the State and World languages department?

5. What languages do you study?

6. Why do you study them?

7. What faculties does your university have?

8. What is the name of your faculty?

9. What is your speciality?

10. What do you do in your free time?

11. What do you know about your teaching staff?

12. Who is your Rector?

13. How many students enter the University every year?

14. Do you think that your University is popular among youngsters?

15.Why do you think so?

Almaty Technological University Our university is one of the important country’s higher institutions. It is situated on Tole bi street, almost in the centre of the city. It has several buildings. The main building has 13 floors. Our state and world languages department is on the seventh floor.

We study such languages, as Kazakh, Russian, Englisn, German and some

students study Korean and Turkish languages.

We are happy that we study here, because the University has many modern

faculties, which prepare many useful specialists for the different branches of food

and light industry..

The graduate students don’t have any difficulties in finding jobs,because all

specialities are in need of time.

Our life is very interesting.

We have students’youth organization, dancing group, a group of models which are very popular among youngsters. The University also has sport teams. Our football team is very strong. It takes part in many competitions and often wins. Some sportsmen of our University take part in international matches.

Our teaching staff consists of about 400 members. Professors, Doctors of Sciences, Candidates and teaching instructors are among them. Our university is closely connected with different higher institutions of our and foreign countries. Our Economics faculty is very popular. Every year about 1000 students enter the University.. Its specialities are interesting and in need of time now. Our lecture halls, laboratories have up-to-date equipment. We have a modern computer study which was equipped with the help of Japanese government. Technological University won a “Grant” for its scientific and research work. I think that I’m lucky to be a student of this University.

Exercise 4.

Read the text.and translate the first passage.

Polytechnical academy

Let me tell you about my Polytechnical Academy. I am really glad that I study here. It is one of the finest country’s higher educational institutions. Many famous people have graduated from my Academy, and not only engineers or scientists, but many outstanding writers, actors, showmen, and politicians. Studying at our Academy gives a solid background in all spheres of knowledge and prepares for practical work..

Our Academy is quite large and old. It was founded in the 19 century by the famous Russian inventor Vladimir Komarov. First, it was a small department of a large University, but later it was rearranged into an independent institution. Nowadays it is a large school where more than 5,000 students are currently enrolled. About 3,000 are full-time students, like me, and the rest are part time-students. There are also about 150 graduate students. They conduct independent research work and have pedagogical practice.

The course of study at my academy lasts five years. There are many faculties in my academy. Here are some of them: the faculty of industrial automation and robot-ice, the faculty of plastics, the faculty of machine tools and the faculty of metalworking.

Our academy is large and we have several buildings. One of the buildings is for lectures and seminars only. There are many large halls there so that students of 3-4 groups together can fit in there. And that is more than 100 people. The acoustics in such large halls is very good but sometimes it is very noisy when students chat during the lecture.

We have two laboratory buildings which are equipped with up-to-date equipment and students can carry on lab works and conduct various experiments there.. Many students from my group do their own research work.

There are several cafes at the academy. My favourite one is situated in a separate one-storeyed building and people say that this is the oldest canteen or student’s cafe. The food there is tasty and affordable.

There are also several dormitories or hostel buildings where students from other cities live. But you know already that I don’t live in a dormitory—I rent an apartment.

Exercise 5

Answer the questions.

1) When was your University or Academy established?

2) Who is the University headed by?

3) Were there any famous scientists, engineers, politicians, artists among the graduates of your Academy or University?

4) How many people are currently enrolled?

5) What is the most popular faculty in your Academy?

Exercise 6.

Agree or disagree.

a) Larger schools are better than smaller ones.

b) It is impossible to enter the university if you haven’t attended preparatory courses.

c) The best professors are the oldest ones.

d) It is better to live in a dormitory or student’s hostel than to rent an apartment.

e) Professors always know more than students and teaching instructors.

S.S.W (Self Study Work)

Ex 1.Write the sentences using the verbs in the correct form.

1.The mechanic (ask, asks) us a question. 2.The pupils (like, likes) to learn English. 3.The agronomist (know, knows) English very well. 4.Ann (want, wants) to write on the blackboard. 5.Kate (is, are) a good nurse. 6.Students (learn, leans) English, too. 7.We (keep, keeps) pieces of chalk in this box. 8.He (clean, cleans) the blackboard with the duster. 9.We (answer, anwers) our teacher’s questions. 10.We (read, reads) texts at our English lessons.