Replace the phrases in bold with a modal verb phrase. Sometimes there is more than one possible answer.

1. Is it true that cats are able to see in the dark? ______ can ______

2. It’s necessary for you to wear sunscreen when you go to beach. ________

3. It’s impossible for it to be that expensive. I’m sure there is a mistake. ______

4. Do you think it’s the right thing for me to buy Alex a birthday present?______

5. The doctor said I’m not allowed to lift anything heavy. ______________

6. It’s possible that we’ll be a bit late tonight. ________________

7. It’s not necessary for you to join the team if you don’t want to. ___________

8. Frank’s not in his office. I suppose it’s possible that he’s at lunch. _________

9. Come on, put those books away – it’s not a good idea for you to be studying at this time of night. ___________

Complete these sentences so that they are true for you.

1. I can ________________________________________________________

2. I can’t _______________________________________________________

3. Tomorrow I may _______________________________________________

4. This week I ought to ____________________________________________

5. Tomorrow I have to _____________________________________________

6. Tonight I might ________________________________________________

· COMPREHENSION READING

23. Read the following text and do the tasks after the text:

Students These Days

My son, Danny, is in his second year at university studying computing. He’s not enjoying it. He tells me it’s boring and too hard. He says he has to go to too many lectures, and he doesn’t really have enough time to do the essays and projects he has to write. He wants to drop out and apply to do American studies at a different university, but I say he shouldn’t. Last night we had a big argument about it while we were having dinner. “You don’t understand. It was different when you went to university!” he shouted and then he left the house.

Actually, I really do understand and he is right to say things were different when I went to university. Twenty five years ago, being a student in Britain was really easy. We didn’t have to pay anything to study at university. It was completely free. In fact, when I went to university the government actually GAVE me money. And I mean, gave. I got a grant of over two thousand pounds (which was a lot of money in those days) and I was free to spend it, and I never had to pay any of it back at all. Nowadays, lots of students (or their parents!) have to pay two or three thousand pounds for their course. They also have to pay for food, somewhere to live, books, bills and everything else. The government gives you a loan, which you then have to pay back after you graduate. Most people have to get a part-time job while they are studying.

I used to work in the summer holidays, but I didn’t have to get a job during term-time, so I could just concentrate on studying. I say concentrate on studying, but actually a lot of the time we just sat around and chatted to each other, watched French films, read books, went on demonstrations or went to parties. I only had to go to ten hours of lectures each week, so I had lots of time to write my essays and do everything else I wanted to do. And of course, almost all students lived away from home. We had a lot of freedom – we didn’t have to worry about coming home late or bringing friends home, because our parents weren’t there. It was fun and easy.

I. Answer the following questions

1) Does Danny like to study at university? Why?

2) Did students pay to study at university twenty five years ago?

3) How much do students pay nowadays?

4) Did students use to work during term-time?

5) Did students twenty five years ago have more freedom than students nowadays?

II. Choose T (true) or F (false)

1) T F Danny’s mother didn’t want he to change his university.

2) T F When mother went to university the government actually gave her money.

3) T F Most people don’t have to get a part-time job while they are studying.

4) T F Danny’s mother really concentrated on studying.

5) T F Almost all students lived away from home twenty five years ago.

 

UNIT 2.

ROSTOV STATE UNIVERSITY OF CIVIL ENGINEERING

Work in groups. Think of three reasons you have decided to enter our University.

Civil engineering is an interesting profession for me

 

I like to create something

My University has a good reputation

· VOCABULARY