Exercise 4. Scan the text to find the following dates and figures. Which events and facts are they related to?

ЗАЛІЗНИЧНОГО ТРАНСПОРТУ

ГУМАНІТАРНИЙ ФАКУЛЬТЕТ

 

 

Кафедра “Іноземні мови”

 

МЕТОДИЧНІ ВКАЗІВКИ

 

до розмовної теми “Our Academy”

з розвитку комунікативної компетенції

для студентів 1 курсу всіх факультетів

 

(англійська мова)

 

Харків, 2010

Методичні вказівки до розмовної теми з розвитку комунікативної компетенції для студентів 1 курсу всіх факультетів. (англ. мова).-Х: УкрДАЗТ, 2010

 

 

Видання підготовлено відповідно до програми навчальної дисципліни і є складовою частиною навчально-методичного комплексу дисципліни “Англійська мова”.

 

 

Метою цих методичних вказівок є розвиток навичок усного мовлення (діалогічного та монологічного), систематизація та розширення словникового запасу з теми “Моя Академія” у студентів 1 курсу всіх факультетів

Методичні вказівки містять в собі різноманітні передтекстові та післятекстові вправи, спрямовані на закріплення навичок усного мовлення, оволодіння новою лексикою. Методичні вказівки вміщують також ряд вправ творчого характеру, їх рекомендовано виконувати в парі, в групах, усно без підготовки або з попередньою підготовкою.

 

Методичні вказівки розглянуто та рекомендовано до друку на засіданні кафедри “Іноземні мови” 29.01.2010, протокол № 6

Укладачі:

викл. Дзюба О.А., викл. Печій І.О.

 

 

Рецензент:

доц., к.ф.н. С.М. Донець

 

Congratulations! You are no more school leavers, now you are the first-year students of the Ukrainian State Academy of Railway Transport. Introduce yourself to your group-mates and continue your story with a few sentences about the Academy:

I entered the Academy because…

I chose this faculty because…

I want to become (a railway engineer, an economist) because…

I know that our Academy…

I hope that …

 

Exercise 1. Our Academy has a long history and rich traditions. Would you like to know how it all started? Read the text and be ready to answer the questions:

1. Why did Kharkiv become the centre of training railway specialists?

2. How did railway training develop in Kharkiv?

3. Prove with the facts and figures that our Academy is the leading centre of railway education and research.

Our Academy was founded in 1930. But the history of railway education developed together with the rapid spread of railways in the whole world. Railway education in Ukraine is closely connected with the beginning of Kursk-Kharkiv-Azov railway in the 60-s of the 19^th century. So, in 1869 the first railway line appeared in Kharkiv. It gave a new impulse to organize the first railway school for training qualified mechanics which was founded at Kharkiv railway station in 1870. At first it was a plain two-storeyed building. Later in 1901 this station was expanded and considered one of the largest in the Russian Empire. Thus, Kharkiv became the largest railway junction of Southern Railway and, consequently, an important centre of training railway specialists. In 1930 several technical schools and colleges were united to form the Kharkiv Institute of Railway Transport Engineers which opened its doors to the first 432 students.

In 1993 the Institute was given the status of the Academy for great achievements in training railway specialists and doing extensive research work. Since that time our Academy has trained over 70,000 specialists for different branches of railway transport. In 2010 the Academy celebrated its 80^th anniversary. By the way, 80 years means 16 students’ generations which have contributed to developing our railway into the modern complex industry. Among the graduates of our Academy there are ministers, chiefs of railways, heads of the Ukrainian Railway and big enterprises, well-known statesmen and scientists. Here are some of them: M.S. Konarev (the Minister of communication lines of the USSR 1982-1991), G.M. Kyrpa (the Minister of Transport of Ukraine 2002-2004), B.E. Scherbina (the Minister of Oil and Gas Industry of the USSR), V.M. Ostapchuk (the chief of the Southern Railway)

 

Exercise 2. Complete the sentences:

1. Railway education in Ukraine is closely connected with …….

2. The first railway line gave a new impulse to …… which was founded at Kharkiv railway station in 1870.

3. …… were united to form the Kharkiv Institute of Railway Transport Engineers.

4. In 1993 the Institute was given the status of …….

5. Among the graduates of the Academy there are …….

 

Exercise 3. Give the English equivalents to the following word combinations from the text given above:

Швидке розповсюдження залізниць, тісно пов`язане з, новий поштовх, підготовка кваліфікованих механиків, найбільший залізничний вузол, було надано статус, науково-дослідна робота, формування та розвиток, між іншим, серед випускників, начальник залізниці, відомі державні діячі.

 

Exercise 4. Scan the text to find the following dates and figures. Which events and facts are they related to?

1930 1869 1870 432 1993 70,000 2010 80

Exercise 9. Look through the text. Think about the main points discussed in it. Be ready to retell the text.

Exercise 16. Which of the following can you use to describe the Academy. Write these phrases down and make sentences with them.

Numerous laboratories, modern conveniences, a large swimming pool, postgraduate course, a museum of railway history, dean’s office, sport sections, newspaper “Providnyk”, Art Department, national scientific conferences, scientific and technical libraries, Centre for Business Research, spacious lecture halls.

Supplementary reading

Exercise 24. Read the text “The oldest Universities of England”. Be ready to discuss it paying attention to a new vocabulary:

markedly – явно, помітно

renowned – популярний

resort to – відвідувати

boost – піднесення, підняття

congregate – збиратися

notable – відомий

to wear gowns – носити мантії

campus – територія університету

associated buildings – об’єднані будівлі

scattered – розкиданий

saint – святий

archbishop – архієпископ

pope – папа римський

achievement – досягнення

appropriately – відповідно

the Chancellor – ректор

noteworthy – вартий уваги

 

The University of Oxford

The University of Oxford, located in the city of Oxford, is one of the oldest universities in Europe. It didn’t come into being at once. Oxford had existed as a city for at least 300 years before scholars began to resort to it.

The university was given a boost in 1167 when, for political reasons, Henry II of England ordered all English students at Paris to return to England. Most of the returning students congregated at Oxford and the University began a period of rapid development.

The first college, University College, was founded in 1249 by William of Durham. Other notable colleges include All Souls (founded in 1438), Christ Church (founded in 1546) and Lady Margaret Hall (founded in 1878), which was the first women's college. Since 1974, all but one of Oxford's colleges have changed their statutes to admit both men and women. A characteristic feature of Oxford is that many traditions of the Middle Ages are still current there. One of them is that students have to wear gowns.

Oxford, like Cambridge, differs from many other universities in that there is no central university campus. Instead, the University consists of a large number of colleges and associated buildings, scattered throughout the city. Today Oxford University is comprised of thirty-nine colleges. More than 130 nationalities are represented among a student population of over 18,000. A range of scholarships offer support for international students. Thirty colleges and all halls admit students for both undergraduate and graduate degrees. Each college is practically autonomous with its own set of rules. There is central administration, providing services such as libraries, laboratories, lectures and examination classes.

There have been many famous people who have studied at Oxford University and they include Lewis Carroll, Oscar Wilde, J. R. Tolkien, Indira Gandhi, Baroness Margaret Thatcher, Bill Clinton, Rowan Atkinson (Mr. Bean), and Hugh Grant. All in all, Oxford has produced four British and at least eight foreign kings, 47 Nobel prize-winners, 25 British Prime Ministers, 28 foreign presidents and prime ministers, seven saints, 86 archbishops, 18 cardinals, and one pope.

Oxford's teaching and research is consistently in the top rank nationally and internationally, and is at the forefront of medical, scientific and technological achievement.

The University of Cambridge

The University of Cambridge is one of the world's oldest and most prestigious academic institutions. The story of the Cambridge University begins in 1209 when several hundred students and scholars arrived in the little town of Cambridge after having walked 60 miles from Oxford. These students were all churchmen and had been studying in Oxford at that city's well-known schools. It was a hard life at Oxford for there was constant trouble, even fighting, between the townsfolk and the students. Then one day a student accidentally killed a man of the town. The Mayor arrested three other students who were innocent. In protest, many students moved elsewhere, some coming to Cambridge. And so the new University began. It was the Cambridge University.

Cambridge is situated about 50 miles (80 km) north of London. The university was basically established to study for religious purposes. The earliest teaching sessions of the University were carried out in churches or private houses. This was obviously unsatisfactory, and so the University authorities began to establish buildings for their own use. Some of these early 'schools' still exist on the site known, appropriately, as the 'Old Schools'. During the 14th and 15th Centuries, the University gradually gained its independence from the church, with the Chancellor taking on both religious and civil duties.

Cambridge University is composed of more than thirty constituent colleges. The oldest building is in St John's College but the oldest college as institution is Peterhouse, dates from 1284. Many of the university's buildings, including the most famous one King's College Chapel and two chapels designed by Christopher Wren, are rich in history and tradition. The library houses numerous important collections, and the Fitzwilliam Museum contains noteworthy collections of antiquities.

The University at present has more than 16,500 full-time students. About 17% of the student body is from overseas, coming from over 100 different countries. Because of its high academic reputation, admission to the University is highly competitive, and most overseas students already have a good degree from a university in their own country.

The University also has a worldwide reputation for other aspects of its work. Cambridge University Press (one of the world's oldest and largest publishers) and UCLES (University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate) are world leaders in their respective fields and allow the University to make a direct educational and academic contribution to the lives of millions of people around the world.

Cambridge University is more renowned than its rival for mathematics and natural sciences, and has produced 80 Nobel-prize winners, 13 British Prime Ministers and 8 Archbishops of Canterbury, among others.

The list of illustrious alumni is endless. Among the most famous are Newton, Lord Byron, Charles Darwin, Vladimir Nabokov. The great Russian scientist Pavlov came to Cambridge to receive the degree of the Honorary Doctor of Cambridge. University of Cambridge is known as a great centre of science, where many famous scientists have worked.

 

Key words and phrases

college - The precise usage of the term varies among English-speaking countries. Usually this is an institution of higher education that offers only undergraduate programs and limited graduate programs, but it also can be a separate unit within a university like a college of business or college of arts and sciences. In the context of the university it is also known as Faculty. Often colleges within a university have different admission requirements.

graduate - A student who has completed a course of study, either at high school or university level. A graduate program at a US university is, in British English terms, a postgraduate study program. Graduate study is designed to lead towards a master's or doctorate and generally is open only to students who have completed an undergraduate degree.

undergraduate - In some educational systems, an undergraduate is a post-secondary student pursuing a Bachelor's degree. Students of higher degrees are known as postgraduates (or often simply graduates).

Hall - dormitory: a college or university building containing living quarters for students.

alumnus (plural alumni) MAINLY U.S. - someone who has left a school, college or university after completing their studies there.

UCLES (University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate) - one of the best-known organizations in the world of English Language Teaching and the world's largest and best known educational assessment agencies with examination centers in over 150 countries. Examinations in English as a Foreign Language (EFL) were started at UCLES in 1913, with the Certificate of Proficiency in English (CPE). The First Certificate in English (FCE) was introduced in 1939.

 

Exercise 25. Complete the sentences:

1. England is famous for …….

2.The University of Oxford was given a boost in 1167 when …….

3. Since 1974, all but one of Oxford's colleges have changed their statutes …….

4. A characteristic feature of Oxford is …….

5. …… offer support for international students.

6. There is central administration, providing services such as …….

7. The story of the Cambridge University begins in 1209 when …….

8. …… the University gradually gained its independence from the church.

9. The library houses numerous …….

10. ……, admission to the University is highly competitive, …… in their own country.

11. …… are world leaders in their respective fields and allow the University to make …….

12. The great Russian scientist Pavlov came to Cambridge to …….

Exercise 26. Fill in the table according to the text:

University	The time of foundation	Number of colleges	The oldest college	The most famous college	The main characteristic feature	Outstanding exponents
Oxford
Cambridge

 

Exercise 27. Role play. Work in three groups. Make up presentations about Oxford University, Cambridge University and the Ukrainian State Academy of Railway Transport. Represent them to your group-mates.

 

 

МЕТОДИЧНІ ВКАЗІВКИ

 

до розмовної теми “Our Academy”

з розвитку комунікативної компетенції

для студентів 1 курсу факультетів

 

(англійська мова)

 

 

 

Відповідальний за випуск: викл. Дзюба О.А.,

викл. Печій І.О.

редактор

 

 

Підписано до друку

Формат папіру 60х84 1/16. Папір писальний.

Умовн.-друк.арк.. Обл.-вид.арк..

Замовлення №. Тираж 700. Ціна

Друкарня ХарДАЗТу,

310050, Харків – 50, пл. Фейєрбаха, 7

 

 

ЗАЛІЗНИЧНОГО ТРАНСПОРТУ

ГУМАНІТАРНИЙ ФАКУЛЬТЕТ

 

 

Кафедра “Іноземні мови”

 

МЕТОДИЧНІ ВКАЗІВКИ

 

до розмовної теми “Our Academy”

з розвитку комунікативної компетенції

для студентів 1 курсу всіх факультетів

 

(англійська мова)

 

Харків, 2010

Методичні вказівки до розмовної теми з розвитку комунікативної компетенції для студентів 1 курсу всіх факультетів. (англ. мова).-Х: УкрДАЗТ, 2010

 

 

Видання підготовлено відповідно до програми навчальної дисципліни і є складовою частиною навчально-методичного комплексу дисципліни “Англійська мова”.

 

 

Метою цих методичних вказівок є розвиток навичок усного мовлення (діалогічного та монологічного), систематизація та розширення словникового запасу з теми “Моя Академія” у студентів 1 курсу всіх факультетів

Методичні вказівки містять в собі різноманітні передтекстові та післятекстові вправи, спрямовані на закріплення навичок усного мовлення, оволодіння новою лексикою. Методичні вказівки вміщують також ряд вправ творчого характеру, їх рекомендовано виконувати в парі, в групах, усно без підготовки або з попередньою підготовкою.

 

Методичні вказівки розглянуто та рекомендовано до друку на засіданні кафедри “Іноземні мови” 29.01.2010, протокол № 6

Укладачі:

викл. Дзюба О.А., викл. Печій І.О.

 

 

Рецензент:

доц., к.ф.н. С.М. Донець

 

Congratulations! You are no more school leavers, now you are the first-year students of the Ukrainian State Academy of Railway Transport. Introduce yourself to your group-mates and continue your story with a few sentences about the Academy:

I entered the Academy because…

I chose this faculty because…

I want to become (a railway engineer, an economist) because…

I know that our Academy…

I hope that …

 

Exercise 1. Our Academy has a long history and rich traditions. Would you like to know how it all started? Read the text and be ready to answer the questions:

1. Why did Kharkiv become the centre of training railway specialists?

2. How did railway training develop in Kharkiv?

3. Prove with the facts and figures that our Academy is the leading centre of railway education and research.

Our Academy was founded in 1930. But the history of railway education developed together with the rapid spread of railways in the whole world. Railway education in Ukraine is closely connected with the beginning of Kursk-Kharkiv-Azov railway in the 60-s of the 19^th century. So, in 1869 the first railway line appeared in Kharkiv. It gave a new impulse to organize the first railway school for training qualified mechanics which was founded at Kharkiv railway station in 1870. At first it was a plain two-storeyed building. Later in 1901 this station was expanded and considered one of the largest in the Russian Empire. Thus, Kharkiv became the largest railway junction of Southern Railway and, consequently, an important centre of training railway specialists. In 1930 several technical schools and colleges were united to form the Kharkiv Institute of Railway Transport Engineers which opened its doors to the first 432 students.

In 1993 the Institute was given the status of the Academy for great achievements in training railway specialists and doing extensive research work. Since that time our Academy has trained over 70,000 specialists for different branches of railway transport. In 2010 the Academy celebrated its 80^th anniversary. By the way, 80 years means 16 students’ generations which have contributed to developing our railway into the modern complex industry. Among the graduates of our Academy there are ministers, chiefs of railways, heads of the Ukrainian Railway and big enterprises, well-known statesmen and scientists. Here are some of them: M.S. Konarev (the Minister of communication lines of the USSR 1982-1991), G.M. Kyrpa (the Minister of Transport of Ukraine 2002-2004), B.E. Scherbina (the Minister of Oil and Gas Industry of the USSR), V.M. Ostapchuk (the chief of the Southern Railway)

 

Exercise 2. Complete the sentences:

1. Railway education in Ukraine is closely connected with …….

2. The first railway line gave a new impulse to …… which was founded at Kharkiv railway station in 1870.

3. …… were united to form the Kharkiv Institute of Railway Transport Engineers.

4. In 1993 the Institute was given the status of …….

5. Among the graduates of the Academy there are …….

 

Exercise 3. Give the English equivalents to the following word combinations from the text given above:

Швидке розповсюдження залізниць, тісно пов`язане з, новий поштовх, підготовка кваліфікованих механиків, найбільший залізничний вузол, було надано статус, науково-дослідна робота, формування та розвиток, між іншим, серед випускників, начальник залізниці, відомі державні діячі.

 

Exercise 4. Scan the text to find the following dates and figures. Which events and facts are they related to?

1930 1869 1870 432 1993 70,000 2010 80