Compare your list with the following one. How many ideas about friends coincide with your list?

A Friend...

(A)ccepts you as you are

(B)elieves in "you"

(C)alls you just to say "HI"

(D)oesn't give up on you

(E)nvisions the whole of you

(F)orgives your mistakes

(G)ives unconditionally

(H)elps you

(I)nvites you over

(J)ust "be" with you

(K)eeps you close at heart

(L)oves you for who you are

(M)akes a difference in your life

(N)ever Judges

(O)ffer support

(P)icks you up

(Q)uiets your fears

(R)aises your spirits

(S)ays nice things about you

(T)ells you the truth

(U)nderstands you

(V)alues you

(W)alks beside you

(X)-plains thing you don't understand

(Y)ells when you won't listen and

(Z)aps you back to reality

13. Discuss the following questions:

1. Do you think friends are more important than family these days?

2. Do you agree with the following humorous quotation?

‘A friend is someone who knows all about you … and still likes you!’

3. Do you think friends should have a lot in common? Is it important to have the same nationality, background, opinions, taste, financial status, religion beliefs etc.

4. Is it difficult to make friends and maintain a friendship? Can a friendship last a lifetime?

14. Make up a dialogue discussing the following points:

Student A asks questions. Student B tells about his/her friend.

§ friendship in your life

§ first friend (still friends?)

§ best friend

§ when, where and why you became friends

§ friend’s qualities

Tell about your friend: describe his/her appearance and character. How much do you have in common with your friend? What do you think about friendship in your life?

MODULE 2

STUDENT'S LIFE, MY UNIVERSITY, STUDYING ABROAD

Part 1 «STUDENT'S LIFE»

 

1. Answer the questions:

1. Why do you study at the University?

2. What is your future profession? Where do you want to work?

3. Do you like to be a student?

4. What subjects do you study at the University?

5. What is the most difficult subject for you?

6. How much are university subjects different from school ones?

7. Do you have free time? Do you have any new interests now?

8. Where do you live now?

2. Read and translate the text:

STUDENT'S LIFE

Now I am a student of the Technical University. It is very important for me, because I want to get a good job and to earn a lot of money in the future, and it is impossible to do without special knowledge. It is very interesting to study at the Technical University but sometimes it is a hard work. It is normal because we are not pupils any more, we are students. Student's life differs from pupil's life.

Our academic year is divided into two terms. We have examinations and credit-tests at the end of each term. So we take exams twice a year. The course of training lasts 5 years.

I am a full-time student. Every day we have three or four lessons. We study at the University 6 or 8 hours a day. In the junior courses we study such subjects as higher mathematics, physics, chemistry, history, English and others. In the senior courses we shall study special subjects.

As for me I live in Krasnoyarsk, it takes me 20 minutes to come up to the University. The students from others places have two ways to solve the problem of living. They can live in the hostel. Rooms in the hostel are very small: beds, table, chair, cupboard and just enough floor for two people standing. The second way is to rent a flat.

The problem of money is very important. Our grant is not enough to live on. Even if you are the kind of student who spends all day in the library, does not smoke or drink alcohol and wear a pair of jeans and a couple of T-shirts for a year, you will find it impossible to live on your grant. So students have to earn money or to ask them from their parents.

I have told you a lot about study at the university, but except study we have time for rest and communication with each other. We have different hobbies and interests. Some of us like to go in for sports. At our University there are many sport circles. Others prefer singing or dancing, visiting theatres and cinema, or just watching TV, or reading books. Tastes differ. I can say that our life at the University is very interesting.

 

VOCABULARY

to be a student of the university to get a good job to earn money special knowledge academic year to study at the university to differ examinations credit-tests term to take exam the course of training to be a full-time student junior courses senior courses subjects it takes me to come up to solve the problem of living hostel to rent a flat to live on grant communication to go in for sports is divided into

быть студентом университета получить хорошую работу зарабатывать деньги специальные знания академический (учебный) год учиться в университете отличаться экзамены зачеты семестр сдавать экзамен курс обучения быть студентом дневного отделения младшие курсы старшие курсы предметы это занимает (о времени) добраться решать проблему жилья общежитие снимать квартиру жить на что-л. стипендия общение заниматься спортом делится на

 

EXERCISES

3. Put in the right words:

 

1) After classes we have... for rest and....

2) I am... of....

3) At our University we have....

4) To study at the Technical University is important for me because....

5) The students have two problems:....

6) Our... year is... into two....

7) The students receive....

8) Very often students... money....

9) We... 6 or 8 hours a day at the University.

10) Students from other places live....

 

4. Complete the sentences in English:

 

1) Students have (специальные предметы) and receive (специальные знания).

2) At the end of each (семестр) students have (экзамены) and (зачеты).

3) In the (младшие курсы) we study a lot of subjects and in the (старшие курсы) we study (специальные предметы).

4) It (занимает) me 20 minutes (добраться до университета).

5) Students can (жить в общежитии) or (снимать квартиру).

6) I prefer to (заниматься спортом).

7) Our (стипендия) is not enough to (жить на нее).

8) Students have time not only for studying but they (имеют время для отдыха и общения).

9) The course of training (длится) 5 years.

10) Students have to (решать проблему жилья и денег).

 

5. Match the words and their definitions:

 

knowledge grant academic year sports club a full-time student exam hostel rest

· the student who goes to the University every day and doesn't work · it is divided into two terms · everything you know · the most terrible thing for the students · money that you receive at the University · the place where people go in for sports · money we get for our work · the place where students from other places live · free time

 

6. Match the synonyms:

share get to job university term opportunity study provide education get

learn higher school semester divide training come up to work receive possibility supply

7. Solve the crossword:

ACROSS:

4. any difficulty

9. a talk to a group of students about a particular subject

10. a period of time in which students are taught about a subject at university

11. a place used for keeping and reading books

12. all the facts that are known about different things

14. to hire

15. a particular ability that involves special training and experience

16. the process of speaking or writing to someone to exchange information or ideas

17. one of the periods of time into which the year is divided for students

 

DOWN:

1. to share

2. to finish university

3. to get

5. knowledge that you need to be good at your future profession

6. a person who studies at a university

7. an educational institution where students study for degrees

8. a building where people living away from home can stay

13. money that a student gets if he/she studies well

18. an important test of your knowledge

8. Translate the text from Russian into English:

 

Моя сестра – студентка. Ей 17 лет. Она учится в университете. Она студентка первого курса. Она изучает математику, английский, физику, а также специальные предметы. Она учится с большим интересом. В университете она получает специальные знания и профессиональные навыки, которые помогут ей получить хорошую работу в будущем. Моя сестра учится хорошо, поэтому ей легко сдавать зачеты и экзамены в конце каждого семестра.

Моя сестра – общительный человек. Она любит ходить на дискотеки и вечеринки с друзьями. Моя сестра увлекается музыкой. Она слушает рок-музыку и часто посещает концерты, поэтому тратит большую часть стипендии на билеты. Кроме того, она занимается спортом. Она хорошо играет в теннис.

Иногда ей нравится оставаться одной дома, особенно когда ей нужно расслабиться. Тогда она смотрит телевизор или читает книги. У нее интересная жизнь.

 

9. a) Unscramble the words. The first letter is a capital one:

 

ewenoldgK

lePsfrnoasoi

uaonctdiE

cmAdacie

roueCs

toanmtIpr

btujeSc

sotncmiEo

nSteudt

guonhE

b) Write a story using all the words you have just guessed.

10. Complete the sentences:

1. It can be difficult to be a student because …

2. Our grant is not enough to …

3. Students from other places have to …

4. Our University provides good sport conditions so …

5. If you miss lessons …

6. Young people enter the University to …