Look through each paragraph once again and name the key words, make up sentences of your own with them

Vocabulary exercises

Exercise 1

Match the phrase and its translation

1. as to me	a. интересоваться
2. failure	b. область знаний
3. to specialize in	c. средняя школа
4. environment	d. безусловно, несомненно
5. encounter	e. развлечение
6. to be interested in	f. (окружающая) среда
7. school leaver	g. специализироваться в
	h. что касается меня
8. standard of living 9. maintain	i. управление j. обслуживать k. сложный
10. sophisticated	l. сталкиваться
11. management	m.уровень жизни
12. entertainment	n. неудача

 

Exercise 2

Match the words to make up correct phrases, translate them into Russian

1.computer	a. programs
2.security	b. design
3.application	c. software
4.adult	d. policy
5.support 6.call	e. engineer f. science
7.scientific	g. degree
8.radio equipment	h. life
9.software	i. forwarding

Exercise 3

Match the words with the proper prepositions

1. in terms ___	a. with
2. to be in demand __	b. of
3. with the aid ___	c. in
4. to specialize ___	d. from
5. to cope ___	e. in
6. to graduate ___	f. of

 

Exercise 4

Make up sentences of your own using the vocabulary of exercises 2, 3 and 4.

Exercise 5

Translate into Russian

1. Undoubtedly a strong character is in demand in many companies.

2. A would–be specialist should improve his abilities in the course of five years.

3. It’s important to cope with stress before and after the entrance competitive exams.

4. One has to defend his thesis to get a degree in computer science.

5. Software theory is likely to develop over the time.

6. A freshman is a student in his own right.

 

Grammar exercises

Exercise 1

Read the sentences and identify the types of conditionals. Which refers to the

present/past?

1. If I didn’t know how to handle a firm, I would go bankrupt.

2. If Tom had studied hard he would have passed all the exams.

Exercise 2

Read the sentences. Which expresses an unreal situation in the present? Which expresses regret about the past event?

1. I wish I hadn’t left school (but I did)

2. I wish I earned more money. (but I don’t’)

Exercise 3

Make wishes for the following situations

Example: You lied to your best friend. – I wish I hadn’t lied to my best friend.

1. You failed your exams.

2. You were not patient enough with your mother.

3. You don’t have a well-paid job.

4. You can’t cope with the stressful situation.

5. You are too impressionable.

6. You can’t take control of the situation.

7. Your teacher doesn’t treat all the students equally.

8. You didn’t do your best to perform the task.

 

Exercise 4

Fill in the correct tense

1. If I hadn’t lied to my boss, he __________ (not/fire) me.

2. I wish I ___________ (not/spend) so much money on clothes. Now, I can’t pay the phone bill.

3. If he ___________ (have), he would give us a lift.

4. If she were qualified, she _________ (find) a goof job.

5. If he _________ (find) a job, he wouldn’t ask the money.

6. I wish I _________ (not/have to) work such long hours. Then, I could spend more time with my son.

7. If you keep coming to work late, you __________ (lose) your job.

8. If he had left on time, he ________ (not/be) late for the meeting.

9. If you stopped smoking, you ________ (be) in better health.

10. I wish you _________ (follow) her advice. If you had followed it, you _________ (not/lose) all your money.

 

Exercise 5

Complete the sentences. What would you do in the following situations?

1. If I won one million dollars I would …

2. If I had a magic stick I would …

3. If I were the rector of the SUSU I would....

4. If I had a possibility to study abroad I would...

5. If I were the ruler of the world I would …

6. If I had chosen another speciality I would (wouldn’t) have Ved …

7. If I hadn’t finished school successfully, I would (wouldn’t) have Ved…

 

Discussion

Discuss the following questions in groups of three

1. Which is more exciting to be a freshman or a school leaver?

2. When did you choose your future profession? Was it an easy endeavour to cope with?

3. What is your major?

4. What subjects are you likely to study in the course of five years at the University?

5. What do you think are the main character traits for a highly qualified computer specialist?

6. Do you know any programming languages? Name them.

7. Do you think it is necessary to get a scientific degree?

Homework

Task 1