1. You will fail your exam if you (work by fits and starts, work hard).

2. Kate (is at the top of the group, falls behind the group) in English because she is strong in this subject.

3. Mike has got (good, bad) mark for his test paper as he is very good at English Grammar.

4. The teacher was very angry at the exam because Nick (cribbed, produced an excellent answer).

5. She has been ill for a week and now she (is at the top of the group, falls behind the group).

6. My friend has made a good progress in English because he (works by fits and starts, works hard).

13. Name situations that caused you feel the emotions listed below:

Example: It is boring for me to attend lectures.

14. What do you do if you want:

§ to enter a university

§ to pass exams successfully

§ to be strong in English

§ to know the meaning of the pronounciation of the word “tutorial”

§ to know what subjects you have during the week

§ to make a good report on different types of personality in psychology

Study the table. Make up a story about one day at a university.

16. Complete the sentences:

1. If you work by fits and starts you_. 2. You will fall behind the group if you_. 3. I’m going to the library, I want to_. 4. I am very good at_. 5. I am very weak in_. 6. Our course of studies runs_.7. At the lectures we_. 8. At our seminars we_. 9. If you want to pass your exams successfully you should_. 10. Ann failed in history because she_.

17. Answer the questions:

1. What year student are you? 2. What faculty do you study at? 3. What foreign languages do you study? 4. How many lectures do you have daily? 5. Do you attend them regularly? 6. What is your favourite subject? 7. Are you good at languages? 8. How many exams will you have in summer? In what subjects? 9. Have you ever failed at an exam? In what subject did you fail? 10. Do you work regularly or by fits and starts?

Translate into English.

1. В этом году я поступила в институт. Курс обучения длится 5 лет. 2. Кате хорошо даются иностранные языки. Она самая лучшая студентка в нашей группе. Она регулярно посещает занятия и очень много работает. 3. Какие новые предметы мы будем изучать на втором курсе? 4. Я не помню номера аудитории. Давай посмотрим расписание. 5. Зимой мы сдали четыре экзамена. 6. Он был болен и отстал от группы. 7. Завтра мы сдаем последний зачет. Я думаю, никто не провалится, хотя предмет очень трудный. 8. Мы постоянно конспектируем лекции по психологии. 9. Ты использовал Интернет при подготовке доклада?

Mix and match.

Read the text.

My Institute

I am a student of the Belarusian Institute of Law. It is one of the best higher educational institutions among the non-state ones. It was founded in 1991. The Institute trains lawyers, economists, psychologists, accountants, politologists within the national system of higher education. Thousands of students took the course of education and got the diplomas of state pattern. Many of the graduates from the Belarusian Institute of Law joined the state bodies of ministries and government departments, public prosecutors’ offices, law and order enforcement agencies. A wide range of specialities is available for everyone through the full-time and part-time courses. The institute trains specialists in such branches as law, international law, accounting and audit, psychology and politology.

The institute consists of five faculties, they are: the Faculty of Law, the Faculty of International Law, the External Law Faculty, the Faculty of Economics and Law, and the Polish Higher Humanitarian School.

The department of the Polish Higher Humanitarian School was opened in 2001 and operates successfully within the range of faculties and departments of the institute. It is situated in Partizanski Avenue. The dean of the Polish Higher Humanitarian School is Benkovski Ch. V. The Polish Higher Humanitarian School trains specialists in psychology and foreign languages.

I study at the department of the Polish Higher Humanitarian School. I am a first year part-time student and in future I am going to be a psychologist. The course of study at this department lasts five years. Our academic year begins in autumn. Our classes last from morning till evening. We attend lectures and seminars regularly. We study psychology, history, law, philosophy, English and some other subjects. We take notes at the lectures and prepare for our seminars at home. At our seminars we discuss different questions concerning psychology and law. Our institute is large and we have several buildings. There is a great variety of facilities in our institute. The students work much in the institute laboratories and libraries, computer classes, where they can use modern means of communication such as the Internet. As we want to become good specialists we must pay attention to modern psychological literature. We read many special works in psychology in the Russian and foreign languages. This helps us to gain more experience and to increase our knowledge in the field of psychology. It is not easy to be a part-time student, but we do our best. Twice a year we take our exams and pass credits in different aspects of psychology and other subjects. We should prepare for our exams carefully, as “A good beginning makes a good ending”.