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1-WS Check the meaning and pronunciation of the words:
Higher educational institution, establishment, to be evacuated, to be announced, to be converted, to rank among, a modern teaching and research complex, chemistry, mechanics and mathematics, sociology, finance, corresponding department, pedagogical and scientific work, prominent associate professors, outstanding scientists and scholars, compulsory education, well-equipped laboratories, the latest devices, graduation thesis, Bachelors degree, Masters degree, Doctoral degree.
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NIZHNIY NOVGOROD STATE UNIVERSITY
National Research University
Nizhniy Novgorod State University named after N.I. Lobachevsky is a large respected higher educational institution. The history of the university is fascinating. The basis for its establishment was the Russian Polytechnic Institute that up to 1916 was located in Warsaw. After the breaking out of the World War I the Russian Polytechnic Institute was evacuated to the city of Nizhniy Novgorod and in 1918 it was announced to be converted into Nizhniy Novgorod State University. In 2010 the University was awarded the title of National Research University for great achievements in the fields of sciences and humanities.
Nowadays Nizhniy Novgorod University ranks among the best Russias leading universities, being a modern teaching and research complex. There are a lot of faculties and departments at the University and several new ones are being organized each year. The basic ones are the faculties of physics, radio-physics, chemistry, mechanics and mathematics, cybernetics, philology, biology, sociology, law, economics, finance, higher school of applied physics and the preparatory faculty.
There are three types of teaching at the University: day time, part-time and corresponding department. All the pedagogical and scientific work is carried on by numerous chairs headed by prominent professors and associate professors. The teaching staff of the University includes outstanding scientists and scholars. Some of them are members and Corresponding Members of Russian Academy of Sciences.
The University training is based on the scientific principles. Lectures are combined with practical classes in different subjects. Students attend lectures, all of them being compulsory, and make notes of them.
They also have practical classes in the laboratories, which are well-equipped with the Internet system, fax, e-mail and the latest devices.
The academic year is divided into two terms. Apart from lectures, seminars, practical classes, laboratory works, students take credit-tests and exams at the end of each term. Special attention is paid to independent and research work of students. On completion of studies students present graduation theses or take final state examinations.
Schooling used to be free of charge. But there have appeared a lot of commercial groups where students pay tuition fee. The students who receive their education free of charge and who pass their exams successfully get monthly grants!
A multi-level system of higher education is exercised at the University. This system offers programs to study for a bachelors degree; its usually 4 years of studies, then comes masters degree which lasts for two more academic years. The best graduates enter the post-graduate courses and after successful defending their theses get the academic degree of candidate of sciences. All departments of the University also provide wide opportunities for research leading to Doctoral degrees, D.Sc. and Ph.D.
Vocabulary Notes:
3-CA Answer the questions to the text.
4-CA Read the statements and affirm or correct them using the expressions from the box. For more, see Appendix 1
to agree: |
to disagree: |
Exactly so! |
Sorry, you are not right |
Thats quite true! |
Im not sure… |
Im exactly of the same opinion! |
As matter of fact, I dont agree |
I absolutely agree with you! |
Im afraid you are mistaken |
Thats right! |
Just the other way round |
Quite right you are! |
Sorry, it has nothing to do with it |
Absolutely! |
Unless Im mistaken |
5-LA Make up sentences with the following phrases. Use your dictionary if necessary.
to take/ to sit an exam (in sth) to pass a credit-test/ an exam to fail an exam to study free of charge to pay tuition fee to do a master course |
to attend lectures to miss lectures to read/ to deliver/ to give/ to conduct lectures to do research in (a subject) to enter/to take the post graduate course to defend/ to write a thesis |
6-WS Find in the text and write down the English equivalents to the following expressions.
Студент заочного отделения, заведующий кафедрой, доцент, докторская степень, поступить в аспирантуру, защищать диссертацию, представить дипломную работу, сдавать (сдать) выпускные экзамены, аспирант, первокурсник, выпускник, студенты младших курсов, степень магистра, степень бакалавра, плата за обучение, учиться бесплатно, получать стипендию, преподавательский состав, ученый, учебный и исследовательский комплекс.
7-LA Make up sentences of your own using the expressions from 6-WS.
8-WS Supply words and word combinations of the opposite meaning or antonyms.
day time department |
an ordinary scientist |
at the end of the term |
to attend classes |
to stop the war |
on completion of studies |
to fail the exam |
to exclude |
to do a post-graduate course |
graduate |
free |
one-level system |
to pay tuition fee |
together with |
to graduate from the University |
full-time student |
entrance exams |
to pass exams successfully |
9-WS Insert prepositions where necessary.
10-WS Translate the Russian phrases into English.
11-WS Denote the phrases by a single word or a word combination.
12-LA Give definitions to the words below.
a fresher |
a Bachelor |
an undergraduate |
a Master |
a graduate |
a Doctor of sciences |
a post graduate |
a Candidate of sciences |
a thesis (pl. theses) |
a professor |
an associate professor |
a correspondent student |
Philological Department,
NNSU
13-LA Use Text 1 if necessary to speak on the following:
a) some facts from the history of Nizhniy Novgorod State University;
b) the University rating;
c) types of teaching and the teaching staff;
d) degrees awarded at the university;
e) academic activities of NNSU students.
14-LA Give questions to the underlined words.
15-LA Insert used to or would. Translate the sentences into Russian.
EXAMPLE: 1. We used to live in Warsaw. 2. When he was a student he would spend all evenings in the reading hall. |
Note: used to is used to talk about states and actions that were repeated in the past but dont happen now would is used to talk about things that happened regularly in the past |
16-SA Compose the dialogue putting in the missing replies.
John: Hallo, Gordon! Glad to see you. How are you?
Gordon: …
John: So-so! Im not so good. Things leave much to be desired.
Gordon: …
John: You see, I failed my exam in history.
Gordon: …
John: Frankly speaking I have missed a lot of lectures and seminars. And now I need your help.
Gordon: …
John: Did you make notes of all the lectures?
Gordon: …
John: Oh, thank you very much. You are a real friend in need.