И инженерно- технических специальностей

Зеленцова Е.Н.

“Наш университет”

Методические указания

Оренбург, 2008

УДК 802.0 (076.5)

ББК 81.2 Англ я 73

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Рецензент

Кандидат педагогических наук, доцент Богомолова А.Ю.

 

 

3 48 Зеленцова Е.Н.

«Наш университет»: Методические указания по английскому языку. – Оренбург: ОГУ, 2008 – 19с.

Методические указания представляют собой подборку текстов по теме «Университет» и систему упражнений к ним. Они предназначены для студентов 1 курса всех специальностей. Все упражнения рассчитаны на развитие речевых навыков и умений и способствуют достижению основных целей обучения иностранному языку студентов неязыковых специальностей.

 

 

Содержание

Введение……………………………………………………………4

1. Vocabulary………………………………………………………5

2. The history of the Orenburg State University …………………...7

3. Orenburg State University……………………………………….7

4. Faculties of the OSU……………………………………………..9

5. Grammar exercises………………………………………………11

6. Texts for additional reading…………………………………… 13

7. Список использованных источников………………………… 17

 

Введение

Методические указания представляют собой подборку текстов по теме «Университет» и систему упражнений к ним. Они предназначены для студентов 1 курса всех специальностей. Все упражнения рассчитаны на развитие речевых навыков и умений и способствуют достижению основных целей обучения иностранному языку студентов неязыковых специальностей.

 

 

Vocabulary

 

reign царствование

empress императрица

to conceive задумывать

cross-road перекрёсток

at the cross-roads на распутье

route путь, дорога, маршрут

boundary граница

to thrive процветать, преуспевать

diverse разнообразный, разный

to celebrate праздновать, отмечать

chapel часовня

branch филиал, отделение

to pray молиться

prayer молебен

to devote посвящать, уделять

to take place иметь место, происходить, случаться

to arrange устраивать

dean декан

participation участие, соучастие

campus территория университета с учебными и

вспомогательными постройками

full – time department дневное отделение

day – time department

part –time department вечернее отделение

extra mural department

correspondence department заочное отделение

academic year учебный год

to attend посещать

to equip оснащать, оборудовать

device прибор, устройство

access доступ

to include включать

to divided into делить на

to complete завершать, заканчивать

on completion по окончании

highly qualified (skilled) высококвалифицированный

vast обширный

equipment оборудование

appealing привлекательный

feature особенность, признак

hostel общежитие

chair кафедра

dean’s office деканат

post-graduate course аспирантура

graduation thesis (diploma paper) дипломная работа

higher education высшее образование

secondary education среднее образование

course of education (of study) курс обучения

a first-year student первокурсник

a second-year student второкурсник

to make exam держать экзамен

to pass exam сдать экзамен

to fail in exam не выдержать экзамен

to attend lectures посещать лекции

to take notes on a lecture записывать лекцию

to miss lecture пропускать лекцию

get grant получать стипендию

 

1.1 Find equivalents:

a first-year student перекрёсток

on completion деканат

correspondence department посещать лекции

hostel первокурсник

to attend lectures доктор наук

chair по завершении

dean’s office общежитие

cross-road заочное отделение

Doctors of Sciences кафедра

 

1.2 Find antonyms:

to begin to graduate

to enter long

young to give

large new

to open to finish

quick old

short small

old to close

to take slow

 

Find synonymies

new to start

large much

to begin to make

to build to enter

to speak modern

to come into big

to do major

many to construct

main to talk

 

Read the text.

The history of the Orenburg State University

 

Orenburg State University is situated in one of the most amazing cities of Russia. During the reign of the empress Anne (1730-1740) the city was conceived as "a window to Asia", and located at the cross-roads of trade routes between Europe and Asia. There is a geographic boundary between Europe and Asia.

The history of the Orenburg Region is interesting and unique. It is a thriving, ethnically diverse community of over two million people. Orenburg offers numerous places of interest such as museums, theaters, restaurants, parks, etc.

One of the youngest and most dynamically developing universities of Russia – Orenburg State University is situated in the Orenburg Region.

In 1955 Kuybishev’s Industrial Institute opened it’s evening department in Orenburg with the first enrolment of 100 students. The department offered only two degree courses: "Mechanical engineering technology, metal-cutting technology and equipment" and "Electric power supply of industrial and technological complexes".

In 1965 students were offered day-time courses.

In 1971 Orenburg branch of Kuybishev’s Polytechnic Institute got the status of Orenburg Polytechnic Institute.

In 1994 Orenburg Polytechnic Institute became Orenburg State Technical University.

In 1996 Orenburg State Technical University got the status of Orenburg State University on January, 25.

Since 1996 Saint Tatiana’s day (25^th of January) has been celebrated as OSU’s Foundation Day.Saint Tatiana's Day starts with a public prayer at the Chapel of Saint Tatiana. Then OSU Rector gives a briefing to the regional and city mass media about the events that took place at OSU during the previous year. The second half of the day is devoted to the ceremonial meeting of the OSU Academic Council. To crown it all a gala concert is arranged by the Students' Center "Russia" with deans, faculty members and students participation.

 

Tell about the history of the Orenburg State University.

Read the text.

 

Orenburg State University

Nowadays Orenburg State University is one of the biggest classical universities in Russia. It is the largest educational, scientific and industrial center with a powerful development potential.

The university campus is about 291 000 square meters. It consists of about 40 buildings including 16 teaching blocks, 5 hostels, the palace of culture “Russia”, the palace of sport “Penguin”, new fundamental electronic library and many others. The head of the University is Rector.

There are 16 faculties (for example Faculty of natural science, Faculty of information technologies, Faculty of food production, Faculty of architecture and

Civil engineering, Transport Faculty and others); 4 Institutes (Aerospace Institute); 6 regional branches; 5 colleges; 2 lyceums at the OSU. Each Faculty has a number of specialized departments and headed by dean.

The University has a full – time, part –time and correspondence department. It trains specialists in about 120 specialties. The course of study lasts 5-6 years. During the academic year students attend lectures and practical classes and do laboratory works. Most of laboratories are equipped with modern devices and computers. The development of information technologies at the University began nearly 30 years ago with its first computers. Nowadays the number of University computers is up to 1500. Over 80% of computers are used for educational purpose. Over 500 computers have an access to the Internet. The powerful system of network technologies at the OSU includes: Center of Information Technologies, Internet Center, Modern Information Technologies in Education.

The academic year is divided into 2 terms: from September to January and from February to July. At the end of each term student take their tests and examinations. If the results of the examinations are good students get grants. On completion of studies the student presents a graduation thesis (diploma paper) and passes final state examinations. Students take an active part in research works. After graduating from the University students can continue their studies at the post-graduate course.

A highly qualified teaching staff and scientists from the leading research and educational establishments of Russia, vast stock of modern educational literature and equipment, computer rooms and laboratories, huge research potential, active innovation policy are some of the most appealing features of studying at OSU.

 

 

3.1 Answer the following questions:

 

1. What university do you study at?

2. What faculty do you study at?

3. What can you say about University campus?

4. How many faculties and Institutes are there at the University?

5. What departments does the University have?

6. What do students do during the academic year?

7. What can you say about development of information technologies?

8. What is your future specialty?

 

3.2 Look through the text and find English equivalents for the following word combinations:

- научный и промышленный центр

- территория университета

- очное отделение

- заочное отделение

- готовить специалистов

- курс обучения

- посещать лекции и практические занятия

- развитие информационных технологий

- доступ в Интернет

- представлять дипломную работу

- сдавать государственные экзамены

- принимать активное участие

- продолжить обучение в аспирантуре

- высоко-квалифицированный преподавательский состав

- современная образовательная литература