Fill in the blanks with the proper words or word combinations according to the text “My Academy”. Circle the correct variant.

1) The course of study in my academy lasts …… years.

a) four;

b) five;

c) six;

d) three.

 

2) The academic year is divided into two terms. At the end of each term students ……

a) pass examinations;

b) have holidays;

c) write their term-papers;

d) do their own research work.

 

3) There are many faculties in my academy. Here are some of them:

a) The Faculty of Industrial Automation and Robotics, the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, the Faculty of Machine Tools and the Faculty of Metalworking;

b) The Faculty of Computerization and Robotics, the Faculty of Plastics, the Faculty of Machine Tools and the Faculty of Woodworking;

c) The Faculty of Machine Automation and Robotics, the Architectural Faculty, the Faculty of Machine Tools and the Faculty of Metalworking

d) The Faculty of Industrial Automation and Robotics, the Faculty of Plastics, the Faculty of Machine Tools and the Faculty of Iron-Working.

 

4) Our academy is large and we have several buildings. One of the buildings is for ………………….

a) laboratory works only;

b) lecturers and seminars only;

c) experimental work only;

d) sports competitions only.

 

5) We have two laboratory buildings which are equipped with …………. equipment.

a) computerized;

b) old-fashioned;

c) up-to-date;

d) automatized.

 

6) Students can carry out lab works and various experiments in ………..

a) university building;

b) laboratory building;

c) lecture halls;

d) campus.

 

7) Students from other cities live in several …………..

a) hotels;

b) dormitories;

c) campuses;

d) laboratory buildings.

 

8) The Polytechnic Academy is one of the finest country’s …………..

a) higher educational institutions;

b) higher schools;

c) universities;

d) secondary schools.

 

9) Studying at our Academy gives a solid ……….. in all spheres of knowledge and prepares for practical work.

a) basis;

b) practice;

c) background;

d) foundation.

 

10) There are about ……………. part-time students in our Academy.

a) 3000;

b) 4000;

c) 2000;

d) 150.

 

11) ……………………. students carry out independent research work and have pedagogical practice.

a) part-time;

b) full-time;

c) graduate;

d) undergraduate.

Match the words on the left with their possible definitions on the right.

1)Institution	a) division ^1 of an academic year
2)background	b) implements^2 used in an operation or activity
3)dormitory	c)person's education, experience, social class, etc
4)term	d)building containing rooms and facilities ^3 for residents ^4
5)academy	e)modern
6)equipment	f)organization or foundation, especially one dedicated to education, public service, or culture
7)up-to-date	g)of good quality, reliable ^5
8)solid	h)school in which a particular skill or profession is taught

1 – division [dɪ'vɪʒ(ə)n] – n – частина

2 – implements ['ɪmplɪmənts] – n, pl – знаряддя, прилади, інструменти

3 – facilities [fə'sɪlɪtɪz] – n, pl – устаткування, обладнання

4 – residents ['rezɪdənt] – n, pl – мешканці

5– reliable [rɪ'laɪəb(ə)l] – adj. – надійний

Topic: Oxford University

SPEAKING ACTIVITY

Pre-reading activity 1. Answer the questions:

1) What’s the name of a famous university city in your country?

2) Would you like to live in a popular university or tourist city? Why? / Why not? Think of some positive and negative points and note them down. The words below may help you.

 

crowded dirty polluted noisy beautiful interesting lively fashionable pleasant

 

3) Do you know where Oxford is?

4) Why is it famous?

5) Would you like to go there? Would you like to study there?

READING ACTIVITY

Read and the text about Oxford do the instructions after it.

OXFORD

Oxfordis the most popular tourist attraction in Britain after London and Stratford-upon-Avon. Oxford is famous for its university, which is the oldest in Britain and the third oldest in Europe.
The university has thirty-five separate ^1 colleges. For many years, only five of these colleges were for women. However, since 1979nearly all the colleges have accepted both men and women.	1 – ['sep(ə)rət] – adj. – окремий, ізольований
Oxford is not only a university city, it is also a market town, where ordinary ^2people live and work. With over one million visitors a year, it is very difficult nowadays for the residents of Oxford to live their daily lives. Sometimes they feel that the city does not belong to them.	2 - ['ɔːd(ə)nərɪ] – adj. – пересічний, звичайний

Answer the questions.

1) What is Oxford?

2) Why is Stratford-upon-Avon more popular, than Oxford? Who is it famous for?

3) Can you guess what two European universities are older, than Oxford?

4) How many colleges does the Oxford University consist of?

5) How many visitors do come to Oxford every year?

6) Why is it difficult for the residents of Oxford to live their daily lives?