1. Every year thousands of young people (to finish) secondary schools and (to pass) the entrance exams at different universities and institutes of higher education.
2. If you (not, to attend) classes you (to expel) from the institute.
3. She is in the library now. She (to work) on her final project.
4. When Nina was a student she (to get) only excellent marks for the exams.
5. Next year my daughter (to apply) to the Belarusian State University.
6. When I came into the room the students (to write) a composition.
7. Tomorrow the whole day Jane (to discuss) her project with her scientific supervisor.
26. Find information in the text that proves the statements:
1. Education is a major means of social progress.
2. Higher educational establishments are wide-spread in Belarus.
3. Belarus is a country with a high educational level.
4. Student’s life is never boring.
27. Answer the questions:
1. What role does education play in our society?
2. What is the prime concern of higher educational establishments in Belarus?
3. Who has the opportunity to get higher education in our country?
4. How many state higher educational establishments are there in Belarus?
5. What fields of science do higher educational establishments provide education in?
6. What is necessary to be admitted to a university?
7. Do all higher educational institutions provide free education?
8. How many terms is the academic year in our republic divided into?
9. What do students pass at the end of each term?
10. When do students have their holidays?
11. Do higher schools pay attention to sports activities?
12. What do students work on upon the completion of higher educational institution?
Topic 5 Institute Life
Topical vocabulary
to attend classes (lectures) – посещать занятия (лекции) to be good at – иметь способности к to be strong in a subject – быть сильным по предмету to be weak in a subject – быть слабым в чем-либо class in – урок по credit – зачет to enter an Institute – поступить в институт facilities – условия, удобства faculty – факультет to fail at an exam – провалиться на экзамене to fail in a subject – провалиться по предмету to fall behind the group – отстать от группы | part-time student – студент заочного отделения to read up for an exam – готовиться к экзамену seminar on – семинар по to take an exam – сдавать экзамен to take notes at a lecture – делать записи, записывать лекцию to train – готовить, обучать to work by fits and starts – работать урывками to work regularly – работать регулярно to last – длиться lecture on – лекция по to pass an exam – сдать экзамен full-time student – студент очного отделения |
1. Insert prepositions in the blanks:
A. in, to, up, for, past, of, after, on, at, into, during.
Sarah gets up _ 7 o’clock. She puts her dressing-gown and slippers and goes _ the bathroom. She cleans her teeth, has a shower and goes back _ her room. Then she wakes _ her room-mates and leaves _ the University. Her classes start _ 8. 30 but she usually leaves the hostel _ half _ 7 to drop _ the cafeteria _ breakfast. She usually has a cup _ coffee tea and some sandwiches. She is _ her first year and according _ her timetable she has 3 or 4 classes a day. She always works hard _ her classes and she is very tired _ them.
B. at, on, by, behind, in, up for, up with,of
1. The students _ our group are very good _ English. They work hard _ their pronunciation. 2. When Kate fell _ the group _ Polish everybody was ready to help her. It took her a week to catch _ the group. Now she is very strong _ Polish. 3. Peter makes many mistakes _ his speech. That’s because he works _ fits and starts. 4. Lectures _ Psychology are very popular _ our students. 5. Yesterday we had a lecture _ History, a seminar _ Philosophy and a class _ English. 6. _ the end _ the first term we’ll have three exams. 7. If I pass my exam _ English I’ll be very happy. 8. It’s high time to start reading _ your exams. 9. Don’t miss classes, otherwise you may fail _ English. 10. What subject are you weak _ ?
Mix and match. Put the sentences in logical order.
A | B |
1. I cleaned | a. the light |
2. I went | b. into bed |
3. I set | c. a wash |
4. I switched off | d. my teeth |
5. I had | e. to sleep |
6. I put on | f. the alarm clock |
7. I got | g. my pyjamas |
Mix and match.
A | B |
1. Late at night Jack feels tired and sleepy. Nevertheless he always reads one of his favourite books in bed. | a). It usually takes them 10 minutes to get there on foot. |
2. Nick goes in for swimming, he has his trainings four days a week. | b). You’ll often meet her in the language laboratory listening to different tapes or in the reading-hall working with foreign papers and magazines. |
3. All she can do on Sundays is to sleep till 11 o’clock, watch TV, listen to music and read something in English. | c). Before starting to do his homework for the next day he takes a cold shower. |
4. Mary is especially interested in learning languages. | d) It isn’t necessary for him to do his everyday morning exercises. |
5. Max returns home very tired after his classes. | e) Reading is his hobby. |
6. The hostel isn’t far from their University. | f) By the end of the week she gets very tired. Her only wish is to have a rest. |
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