Insert prepositions (in, for, of, at, to) if necessary.

1) My cousin applied …. Oxford university, but failed.

2) He is doing his research …. the field …. Metal and Wooden Constructions.

3) He was especially good …. such subjects, as Mathematics and Physics.

4) My brother’s main ambition ….. life was ….. go …. university.

5) I was really happy, when I managed …. take a place in Poltava National Technical Yuri Kondratuik University.

6) Now my brother is working …… his thesis.

7) I major … Civil Engineering and make good progress….. my studies.

8) Our family is really proud ……him.

9) Professor Jenkins considered Megan …. a promising researcher ….. future.

10) He was very hard-working and did …. well ……. school.

11) I was working …. my first degree …. 2008, when being a senior.

Think of the words that fit the definitions below. All the required words are in the previous 11 sentences.

E. g.: to study well, to get good mark: to do well;

1) to be unsuccessful at examinations; not to pass an examination or test; to get a bad mark: ___________________________;

2) a person, connected with science; someone, who invents or discovers: _________________;

3) a place where you can study after leaving high school: ______________;

4) a completed course of study in this or that specialization at an institute or a university: ____________________;

5) a dissertation work, that is the result of post-graduate studies: ________;

6) a professional engineering discipline that deals with the design and construction: ___________________;

7) a fourth-year student in a U. S. high school or college: _____________;

8) strong desire to get something: ________________;

9) a famous scientist, the founder of cosmism: _________;

10) a course or area of study, a discipline: ___________;

11) a college or university teacher: __________________;

12) a famous university in England: _________________;

13) to fill in some papers and to hand in some documents in order to enter a university: ________________________;

14) to enter the university: __________________________.

 

Write Luc’s letter to Martin, telling about his university life, subjects, research work, success and difficulties.

 

Massachusetts Hall Cambridge, MA 02138 Harvard University October 24, 2012 Dear Martin, I’m terribly sorry, that I did not write you any letters for almost two months, but I was really busy at the university. As you know, _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ I have almost completed my thesis in the field of Metal and Wooden Constructions, so I still have a lot of papers to cope with. Don’t worry, if there are no messages from me. My best regards to Alice! Yours very sincerely, Luc

 

 

Finish the sentences below with information about yourself and your plans for the future. The first one was done for you.

1) When I finished school, I decided to …… enter the Poltava National Technical Yuri Kondratyuk University….

2) After I handed in all the required papers to the admissions office I became an.………………………………………………....

3) Now I’m in my first year and I’m ………………………………….……..…..

4) Next year I will be a ……………………………….……………...…………..

5) In two years’ time I will be ……………………………………………..….....

6) In my senior year at university I will have to write a …………………………

7) If I am ill, the ………………………marks my absence in the group register.

8) When I finish the PNTU, I will be a ………………………………………….

9) In case I enter the post-graduate studies, I will be a …………………………

10) After I finish the Poltava National Technical Yuri Kondratiuk University, I hope I will ………………………………………………………………..…..

 

SPEAKING ACTIVITY

Work in pairs.

Create the dialogue between Helen’s brother, Josh, and Helen’s friend, Mike.

Josh: you have to ask Mike about the following: required documents; entrance exams; fees; the subjects, Mike studies at his faculty; examinations; duration of the academic year, sports competitions, students’ parties, term-papers; lecturers; optional courses and etc.

Mike: You should answer Josh with as many details, as possible. You may use the next formulas: There is…, There are…, I can say, that…, As far as I know…, You see…, Well, I’m afraid…, Oh, I can’t agree…., I’m not sure…, Yeah, that’s true….

Change the roles.

2) Find out: if (whether) your partner is afraid of exams.

E. g.: Are you afraid of exams? (or You are afraid of exams, aren't you?)

 

1. he was afraid of his (her) entrance exams; 2. the exams were difficult; 3. he passed them well; (change roles) 4. he finished school this year; 5. he took four entrance exams; 6. he has been studying English for 5 years; 7. he will graduate from the University in five or four years; (change roles) 8. he will conduct investigations; 9. he has always been working hard; 10. he will get only good marks; 11. he has written any term-papers already; (change roles) 12. he studied any optional subjects at school; 13. he is interested in mathematics; 14. he will study it in future; 15. he likes to study here.

WRITING ACTIVITIES

 

16. Complete the story about Viktor’s student life with the following words: twice, sophomore, passed, monitor, attend, senior, applied to, scored, finals, number of, junior, managed, admissions offices, freshman, degree, applicant

I was only 16, when I finished school and became an …………….. It was very difficult for me to decide, what university to choose. At last I and my mom handed in my documents to the …………… ………. of Poltava National Technical University, Poltava National Teachers’ Training University and Poltava State Agricultural Academy. I ………… …. the most significant higher educational establishments of Poltava. Then I …………… exams in Mathematics, Physics and Ukrainian language,………….high and was accepted into PNTU and PNTTU. I chose the PNTU and became the ……………. The first course was the most difficult and intense: I had to ……….a lot of lectures on a……………….. ………. different subjects. I spent a lot of time in the reading hall and in university laboratories. Besides, I was appointed a group…………. and had to hold the register. Being a ………………. was a little bit easier, and I even …………….. to visit dancing club in October Street……….. a week. As a …………….., I underwent my summer practice at “Plasticom” Enterprise and was offered to work there part - time. So, when I was a ………….., I often played truant because of my work. Nevertheless, I did well and passed all my ………… successfully, so, in the end, I got honours …………...

 

17. Masha, the editor of the university newspaper “Visnyk PoltNTU”, is interviewing Viktor, PoltNTU’s graduate, about his university studying. Unfortunately, her Dictaphone got wet in the heavy rain yesterday, and part of the conversation was lost. Help Masha to complete the dialogue with the appropriate questions and answers.

 

Masha: Hi, Victor!..........................................................!

Viktor: I’m glad to see you too, Masha!

Masha: Is it true, that …………………………………………………………?

Viktor: Yes, it’s true. I was only 16, when I finished school and became an applicant.

Masha: How did it happen, that you were such a young school-leaver?

Viktor: You see, I was one year younger, than other school-children, when I went to school. I was only ……..years old, not 6, when I became a pupil of school No 3.

Masha: …………………………………………………………………………?

Viktor: Oh, yes, it was really difficult for me to decide, what university to choose.

Masha: As far as I know, you handed in your documents to the admissions offices of several universities at once, did not you?

Viktor: ………………………………………………………………………….

Masha: Why did you apply to Poltava National Technical University, Poltava Teachers’ Training University and Poltava State Agricultural Academy?

Viktor: I applied to …………………………………………………..of Poltava.

Masha: What subjects did you pass exams in?

Viktor: …………………………………………………………………..

Masha: What…………………………………………………………..for you?

Viktor: Hmm…let me think…. Presumably ⁵, the first course was the most difficult for me. I had to attend a lot of lectures on a number of different subjects. Moreover, I spent a lot of time in the reading hall.

Masha: ………………………………………when you became a sophomore?

Viktor: Yes, I had more time, and studying at the university was easier, that in the first year. I even visited dancing club in October Street and sometimes went to Konkord-cinema with my friends.

Masha: Where did you undergo your summer practice, when you were a junior?

Viktor: ………………………………………………………..

Masha: But, nevertheless, you did well and passed all your finals successfully, did not you?

Viktor: Yeah, I even got ……………………………………

Masha: Congratulations! So, Viktor, I want to wish you good luck in your future life! It was a pleasure for me to speak to you!

Viktor: Thank you! …………………………, Masha!

Masha: Bye-bye, Victor

Topic: Ways of Studying

READING ACTIVITY