VI. Look at the following sentences in which the grammatical errors have been underlined. Correct the errors.

1) I am the most young in my family and I very like to have older brothers and sisters.

2) When I will leave school I would like going to university for study business.

3) I didn’t know whose book was it. Then I realized it was her so I have returned it to she.

4) I haven’t got no luggages but I have much books to carry.

5) My money stole while I travelling on the bus.

VII. Change the verbs in brackets to either the Present Simple or the Present Continuous.

1) You can’t see Julia now. She (have) an interview.

2) I won’t go out now as it (rain) and I (not have) enough money for a taxi.

3) Hardly anyone (wear) a hat nowadays.

4) These workmen are never satisfied. They always (complain).

5) This message has just arrived, and the man (wait) in case you (want) to send a reply.

6) I (wish) the prices went up. They (keep) falling off. I (think) many brokers (want) to go on a holiday.

7) Julia and Mr. Jones (have) a long conversation. I (wonder) what they (talk) about.

8) The last train (leave) the station at 2.00.

9) He usually (drink) coffee but today he (drink) tea.

10) It (get) dark. Let’s go home.

VIII. Answer the following questions. Make up a story:

Are you a student (post-graduate student)?

What is your major?

What year graduate student are you?

How many lectures do you have weekly? Subjects?

Do you attend lectures regularly? Do you always take notes?

Are you good at languages?

How many exams will you have in summer? In what subject?

Have you ever failed on an exam?

What research work have you already done?

 

 

UNIT 2

I. Read the article and do the quiz.

HARVARD UNIVERSITY

Harvard University, which celebrated its 350th anniversary in 1986, is the old­est institution of higher learning in the United States.

Founded 16 years after the arrival of the Pilgrims at Plymouth, the University has grown from nine students with a single Master to an enrollment of more than 18,000 degree candidates, including undergraduates and students in 10 gradu­ate and professional schools.

Additional 13,000 students are en­rolled in one or more courses in the Har­vard Extension School.

Over 14,000 people work at Harvard, including more than 2,000 faculties. There are also 7,000 faculty appointments in affiliated teaching hospitals.

Six presidents of the United States - John Adams, John Quincy Adams, Theodore and Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Ru­therford B. Hayes, and John Fitzgerald Kennedy - were graduates of Harvard. Its faculty has produced more than 30 Nobel laureates.

Harvard College was established in 1636 by vote of the Great and General Court of the Massachusetts Bay Colony and was named for its first benefactor, John Harvard of Charlestown, a young minister who, upon his death in 1638, left his library and half his estate to the new institution.

During its early years, the College of­fered a classic academic course based on the English university model but consis­tent with the prevailing Puritan philosophy of the first colonists. Although many of its early graduates became ministers in Puritan congregations throughout New England, the College was never formally affiliated with a specific religious deno­mination. An early brochure, published in 1643, justified the College's existence: «To advance Learning and perpetuate it to Posterity; dreading to leave an illitera­te Ministry to the Churches».

The 1708 election of John Leverett, the first president who was not also a clergyman, marked a turning of the Colle­ge toward intellectual independence from Puritanism.

As the College grew in the 18th and 19th centuries, the curriculum was bro­adened, particularly in the sciences, and the College produced or attracted a long list of famous scholars, including Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, James Russell Lowell, William James, the elder Oliver Wendell Holmes, and Louis Agassiz. Charles W. Eliot, who served as president from 1869 to 1909, transformed the relatively small provincial institution into a modern university.

During his tenure, the Law and Medi­cal schools were revitalized, and the graduate schools of Business, Dental Medicine, and Arts and Sciences were established. Enrollment rose from 1,000 to 3,000 students, the faculty grew from 49 to 278, and the endowment increased from $2.3 million to $22.5 million.

Under President A. Lawrence Lowell (1909-33), the undergraduate course of study was redesigned to ensure students a liberal education through concentration in a single field with distribution of cour­se requirements among other disciplines.

Today, 51 fields of concentration are offered to Harvard College students. The tutorial system, also introduced by Lowell and still a distinctive feature of the Harvard education, offers undergraduates in­formal specialized instruction in their fields.

One of Lowell's most significant ac­complishments was the House Plan, which provides undergraduates with a small-college atmosphere within the larger university. After being housed in or near Harvard Yard during freshman year, students go to 1 of 12 Houses in which to live for the remainder of their undergraduate careers. (The 13th House is designed for nonresident students.) Each House has a resident Master and a staff of tu­tors, as well as a dining hall and library, and maintains an active schedule of athle­tic, social, and cultural events.

 

1. Harvard University got its name due to …

a) its first benefactor.

b) the place where it was situated.

c) its famous graduate.

d) one of the US presidents.

2. The University was established …

a) in the 20^th century.

b) in the 19^th century.

c) in the 18^th century.

d) in the 17^th century.

3. Harvard University has grown from … students to more than 18,000 degree candidates.

a) 9

b) 99

c) 19

d) 199

4. Six presidents of the USA …

a) delivered lectures at Harvard.

b) were graduates of Harvard.

c) sponsored the University.

d) failed to enter Harvard.

5. During its early years the College offered a classic academic course based on …

a) the virtues of the Romans.

b) Anglican morals.

c) nature dialectics.

d) the Puritan philosophy.

6. It was … who transformed the small provincial institution into a modern university.

a) Charles W. Eliot

b) John Leverett

c) A. Lawrence Lowell

d) Neil L. Rudenstine

7. Today … fields of concentration are offered to Harvard College students.

a) about 50

b) more than 50

c) about 100

d) more than 100

8. One of Lowell’s most significant accomplishments was the House Plan, …

a) which provides undergraduates with a small-college atmosphere within the larger university.

b) which provides freshmen with a home atmosphere at the College.

c) which provides freshmen with scholarships for housing.

d) which provides free accommodation for undergraduates.

9. The distinctive feature of Harvard University is …

a) discussion classes.

b) informal instruction.

c) tutorial system.

d) freedom of expression.

10. Harvard’s faculty have produced more than 30 …

a) Nobel laureates.

b) congressmen.

c) US presidents.

d) Doctors of Science.

II. Remember the following words and word combinations and use them in the sentences of your own:

an institution of higher learning, an undergraduate, to be en­rolled in, a curriculum, famous scholars, tutorial system, specialized instruction, a freshman, nonresident students.

III. Explain the difference between:

a) an applicant and a graduate;

b) residential and nonresidential colleges;

c) a scholarship and academic fees;

d) a major and a minor.

IV. Complete the sentences below with prepositions from the box. Some words may be used more than once.

for of in at with on

 

1) I was appalled ____ his behaviour.

2) The cinema was full ____ people.

3) She was thrilled _____ her new toy.

4) Is Amy jealous _____ the new baby?

5) Pisa is famous _____ its leaning tower.

6) He’s involved _____ all the discussions.

7) Are you keen _____ the idea?

8) I’m not at all interested _____ football.

V. Change the verbs in brackets to either the Past Simple or the Past Continuous.

1) I (see) Carol at the party. She (wear) a beautiful dress.

2) I (share) a flat with him when we were students.

3) It (snow) when I (wake) up.

4) I (read) the Economist while my sister (watch) BBC.

5) The lecture had already started when I (arrive), and the professor (write) something on the blackboard.

6) Last night I (listen) to the radio when I suddenly (hear) a scream.

7) I (not/drive) very fast when the accident (happen).

VI. Write a paragraph about the rules you are supposed to obey in a library/ your university/ your office.

UNIT 3