Suggest the English versions for the words and word combinations. Write them down (in the infinitive) into the table.

техобслуговування
доцент
висококваліфікований (з великим досвідом)
старший викладач
контролювати, здійснювати нагляд
читати лекції
відповідати за…
контролювати експерименти
науковий ступінь
радити, давати пораду
учбовий процес
асистент, молодший викладач
захистити докторську дисертацію
учбовий заклад

WRITING ACTIVITIES

Fill in the correct form of the verbs in brackets and translate.

1) Freshmen and sophomores rarely ………….. (play) truant, because they worry about their marks.

2) John’s composition was good, but he ……………….. (to make) a lot of mistakes.

3) Professor Jenkins ……….. (to deliver) lectures at Lee University every autumn.

4) Clark wanted to pass this exam, but he didn’t ……………. (to make) an effort.

5) When I was a second-year student, ………. (to have) long holidays and ………..(travel) a lot.

6) Raul ……………… (to neglect) his studies last term. That’s why he ……………. (to fall) behind the group.

7) Juniors and seniors in Poltava National Technical University usually ………….. (listen) to lectures mostly on technical sciences.

8) In summer of 2011 our group ……………….. (to undergo) our practical training at “Poltavastroybyd” enterprise.

9) Never …………… (to put smth. off) your home-assignment for tomorrow, if you can do it today.

10) A lecturer, usually an associate professor or professor, ……………….. (to conduct) lectures for a great number of students.

11) My brother ………………. (to be) very hard-working and did well at school.

12) In 2006 my sister ……………….. (to apply) to Poltava National Technical Yuri Kondratyuk University and ……….. (to become) one of the successful applicants.

13) After my cousin …………….. (to complete) his university degree successfully, she became a post-graduate. Our family ………………… (to be) really proud of her.

14) The reading hall in Poltava National technical Yuri Kondratyuk University ……………………. (to be situated) on the second floor of the central building.

15) Last spring Mrs Johnson …………….. (to defend) her doctoral thesis, and now she ………………… (to be) a professor.

16) Every morning our monitor …………….. (to take) the group register from the dean’s office.

 

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Horizontal:

1. факультет; 2. професор; 3. ректор; 4. куратор; 5. викладач; 6. декан; 7. лектор; 8. замісник декана; 9. академік; 10. внештатний викладач,викладач-дублер; 11. першокурсники (мн.); 12. вузькоспеціалізований

Vertical:

1. проректор; 2. приблизно; 3. досягати, отримувати; 4. ступінь; 5. оцінка; 6. звання, чин

Translate the following phrases into English. All of them you’ve met in the previous exercises.

1)пропускати заняття
2)відставати від групи
3)гарна академічна успішність
4)одержати ступінь бакалавра/магістра
5)повторювати матеріал перед іспитом
6)проректор
7)добре встигати з англійської мови
8)заступник декана
9)готуватися до іспиту
10)журнал групи
11)викладацький склад
12)кандидат на вступ до учбового закладу
13)приймальна комісія
14)здати курсову роботу вчасно (до кінцевого строку)
15)наздогнати групу
16)студент передостаннього (у нас – 4) курсу
17)ректор
18)мати здібності до мов
19)куратор
20)добре володіти французькою мовою
21)студент останнього (у нас – 5) курсу
22)завідуючий кафедрою
23)споріднені предмети
24)погана відвідуваність
25)відділ прийому абітурієнтів, приймальна комісія
26)графік роботи
27)староста групи
28)аспірант
29)студент першого курсу
30)педагогічний склад
31)бути кращим студентом групи
32)студент другого курсу

Topic: English Universities

SPEAKING ACTIVITIES

1. Work in groups. Find out the name of the rector of your university and the chair he works at; the first and the last name of your tutor, his/her chair and the subject he/she conducts; the approximate number of associate professors and professors at your faculty; who the dean and deputy deans of your faculty are and what subjects all of them teach. Who’s your favourite instructor? What’s his/her rank? Why do you like him/her?

2. Pre-reading activity. Write a brief story, using each word: university, subjects, to give lectures, to discuss, hostels, faculty, department, a staff of teachers, students, term-paper, practical training.

3. Pre-reading activity. Answer the following questions:

1) What English universities do you know? What are they famous for?

2) Would you like to study at one of them?

3) Do you think English education is better, than Ukrainian? Why or why not?

READING ACTIVITY

 

4. Skim over ¹ the text and outline a plan ² of it. Answer the following questions:

1) Do English universities usually have faculties or departments?

2) Who helps professors (heads of faculties)?

3) What kind of knowledge do colleges provide?

4) Do English universities admit both sexes?

5) What are the faculties at English universities?

6) What are the types of colleges in England?

7) What departments of English universities can you name?

8) Who gives lectures to students?

9) Who is at the head of each faculty?

10) What do those, who want to become teachers, study and learn at colleges?

	ENGLISH UNIVERSITIES All universities usually have both faculties and departments. The faculties are arts^1, law^2, medicine, science and theology^3. The departments include engineering, economics, commerce^4, agriculture, music and technology^5. At the head of each faculty there is a professor. A staff of teachers called lecturers helps him. Professors and lecturers give lectures to large numbers of students or study with small groups, and here the students have a chance to discuss. All universities admit ^6 men and women, but in some universities there are colleges specially for one sex ^7. Most of the universities provide ^8 hostels for their students. There are many types of colleges in England. There are colleges within universities. There are teachers’ training colleges. There are also technical colleges of various types, colleges of arts and commerce. Colleges give a specialized training. Those who wish to become teachers spend three years at a teachers’ training college. They study various subjects and learn how to teach, and after that they have practical teaching at schools.	1 – [ɑːts] – образотворчий 2 – [lɔː] – юридичний 3 – [θɪ'ɒləʤɪ] – богослов'я 4 – ['kɒmɜːs] – торгівельний (подібний до укр. – фінансово-економічний) 5 – [tek'nɔləʤɪ] – технологічний, технічний 6 – [əd'mɪt] – приймати, допускати 7 – стать 8 – [prə'vaɪd] – надавати, забезпечувати
	WRITING ACTIVITY 5. Find the English equivalents of the following words and word combinations
практика
штат викладачів (професорсько-викладацький склад)
включати
образотворчий коледж
читати лекцію
педагогічний коледж
різноманітні предмети
мати шанс
сільськогосподарський
гуртожиток
провести 3 роки
спеціалізоване навчання
торгівельний (фінансово-економічний) коледж