Read the texts about college one more time and do the following tasks.

1) Find in the texts about college the passages about: a) teachers, b) students. (Прочтите текст «Наш колледж» и найдите абзац, в котором речь идет о: а) преподавателях, б) студентах).

2) Prove from the text that: (Докажите из текста)

1. College has a good interior.
2. Students have an interesting life. Teachers help students.

 

1. Students have an interesting life.
2. Teachers help students.

 

3) Arrange the following sentences in the correct order. (Расположите предложения по порядку).

1. Every year many students graduate from the college.
2. The Yuryevets Agricultural College has a good interior.
3. The college is situated in Titov Street.
4. I am a student of the Yuryevets Agricultural College.
5. College has three departments.

 

4) Make a plan of the text. (Составьте план текста).

 

5) Give the sentence that is logically connected with the following sentences: (Подберите к данным предложениям фразы, логически связанные с ними по смыслу.)

1. I am a student. ………...
2. The college is situated in Titov Street. ………..
3. The college gives secondary specialized education. …………..
4. In college there are three departments. …………….
5. The interior of the college is nice. ……………..
6. The students work hard at college. …………….

 

6) Paraphrase the given sentences. (Перефразируйте эти предложения, сохраняя их смысл).

 

Read the texts once more and choose the statement you like and express your viewpoint by some sentences: (Прочтите текст еще раз и скажите).

1. Why it is good to be a student.
2. Why it is difficult to be a student.
3. Why it is interesting to be a student.

 

I think…

First…

Second …..

For example ….

Even ….

 

8. Introduce yourself and say some sentences about:

a) yourself, b) your college, c) the interior of a college, d) students’ life. (Представьтесь и скажите несколько фраз: а) о себе, б) о вашем колледже, в) об интерьере колледжа, г) о студенческой жизни.

 

Creative tasks.

1) Убедите своего колеблющегося знакомого, который оканчивает школу, поступать в ЮСХК.

2) Расскажите зарубежному гостю о колледже, в котором вы учитесь.

 

 

3) Подготовьте презентацию и проведите экскурсию по колледжу для зарубежных гостей.

 

At the College: Conversations.

13.  Read some dialogues in English and guess who is speaking in each one: a teacher, a student, a librarian, a student on duty? Translate the words – a student’s card, a pass, a dictionary, a traffic jam, a workout room.

I

- Do you study or work?

- I do at the Yuryevets Agriindustrial College, building department.

- What year are you in?

- I am a second-year full-time student? And you?

- I am a first-year student of Ivanovo Economics & Business College.

II

- Good morning! Could you help me? I need some English-Russian dictionaries.

- I’d be glad to. May I see your student’s card, please?

- Of course, here you are.

- That’s OK. How many dictionaries do you want?

- We need 10 for our English lesson.

III

- Sorry, I am late. May I come in, please?

- Come in. But why are you late?

- Oh, some problems with the transport, - a traffic jam.

- Are you ready for the lesson?

- Yes I am.

- So, take your copy-book and show it to me.

IV

- Excuse me, please. Is there a workout room at the college?

- Yes, there is.

- Where is it?

- Go along the corridor and turn to the left.

 

V

 

- Are you a student?

- Yes, I am. I am a first-year student of the Economics and Accounting department.

- Show me your pass, please.

- Here is my student’s card and a pass.

- That’s OK.

 

Act out the dialogue in micro-groups and then change the roles.

Translate these questions from English into Russian and then ask them your group-mate.

1. Ты учишься?

2. Где ты обучаешься?

3. Где находится гардероб (варианты: учительская, мед. пункт, актовый зал, кабинет 25) в колледже?

4. Есть ли в колледже спортзал? (компьютерный класс, библиотека, интернет, мастерская, общежитие).

5. На каком курсе (отделении) ты учишься?

6. Какие предметы ты изучаешь в колледже?

7. Сколько лет длится учеба?

8. Где учится (живет) твой друг?

9. Твой друг живет в общежитии?

10. Сколько отделений в колледже?

11. Какое образование ты получаешь в колледже?

12. Нравится ли тебе учиться в колледже?

Cultural Note

16. Read some information about some of the British colleges and say what you have learned: Welcome to the Newbury College website. At the College, we are committed to high quality learning opportunities to meet the needs of individuals and employers in West Berkshire and the surrounding areas.   The College has a great many facilities and resources to assist with the delivery of a variety of training programmes and we have in the region of 1000 courses on offer. We also provide tailor made programmes to suit individual business needs. If you are hoping to gain a qualification, progress to higher education, improve existing skills for employment, find the right course to meet your staff training needs, or simply learn a new leisure interest - we have a course to meet a very wide range of interests and abilities, both at the College or a range of community venues.   Working in partnership with Reading University, you can also study at Newbury College for a Certificate of Higher Education which counts towards a Degree qualification, and the University also validates our Foundation Degree programmes.   We are proud to have achieved certification in the Training Quality Standard in 2007. Along with IiP and the Matrix award, this award confirms the high standard and quality of training and development that we offer to the business community.   If you would like someone to visit your business and discuss your workforce training needs, please contact the Business Development Office on 01635 845 000.   I hope you find something of interest on our website, and look forward to seeing you at Newbury College in the near future. Dr Anne Murdoch Principal & Chief Executive