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At My College
Alexei is going to leave school in a year, but he realizes that he must start thinking about further education right now, because it is essential to read for exams well beforehand. So he asks his brother to tell him about his college and advise.
Alexei: Vlad, I want to ask you about college life. Is it different from school life?
Vlad: Well, it depends on what you are interested in. We, too, in college have lessons, and marks; teachers give us homework, and there are examinations and tests.
Alexei: Well, I see. But, then, is there any difference between a school and a college?
Vlad: Why, of course. First, at college we have special subjects in our curriculum. For example, if one is going to be a teacher, he or she will take pedagogy, psychology, and methods of teaching. If one wants to become an economist, he or she will study economics, accounting, taxation and a lot of other things. It's really very interesting. Second, if yoil work regularly, attend all the lectures and seminars, and get good marks, you will be given a scholarship. If you are at the top of the group, and have excellent marks, the scholarship will be higher.
Alexei: It sounds very nice, I must say. Now, please, describe your usual day at college.
Vlad: Well, our day starts in the assembly hall, where we all gather together and the head teacher calls the register. Then the classes begin. We have several lectures and seminars every day, and work in workshops. Students also can stay at college after classes to do research.
Alexei: How are students assessed?
Vlad: We have exams and credit tests twice a year. But of course, it is important how you work during the year.
Alexei: What is the difference between an exam and a credit test?
Vlad: Well, you get marks for an exam, and when you take a credit test, you'll get a "pass". Exams are usually taken at the end of the course ofa subject. For example, if you take chemistry for a year and a half, you will have credit tests in chemistry at the end of two terms, and at the end of the third term you will take an exam.
Alexei: Is an exam more difficult, than a credit test.
V1ad: Not really. In fact, you have more time to read for an exam: you are given from two to five days to get ready, and you are not given a lot of time to get ready for a credit test. In general, it depends on the subject.
Alexei: Well, I see. Now, what about holidays? They are not the same as at school, are they?
V1ad: We have holidays only two times a year: two weeks in Febru ary and two and a half months in summer.
Alexei: Vlad, what are you going to do after you graduate?
V1ad: There is a good opportunity for those who get only excellent marks while they study. When we graduate, we can enter a university without taking entrance exams and continue our education there. That's why I study hard and try to work regularly, and not by fits and starts. And hard work gives good results, as I am at the top of the group now.
Alexei: The prospect is very nice. I wish you good luck, then. Do you advise me to enter this college, too?
V1ad: You know, it's up to you to decide. But I like my studies there, and I think I have made the right choice. Besides, I've got many friends in the college, and friendship is the best thing in the world!
Active Words and Word Combinations
assembly hall [ə'sembli hɔ:d] актовый зал
assess [ə'ses] оценивать
attend [ə'tend] посещать
be at the top of the group быть лучшем в группе
be strong at a subject[straŋ] хорошо успевать по какому-л. предмету
be weak at a subject [wi:k] не успевать по какому-л. предмету
call the register['kɔ:l ðə 'redʒistə ] отмечать присутствующих
course [kɔ:s] n курс (обучения, лекции)
credit test ['kredit 'test] зачет
curriculum [kə'rikjuləm] n расписание
diploma [di'pləumə] n диплом
entrance exam [' entrəns ig 'zæm] вступительный экзамен
excellent [' eksələnt] a отличный
fall behind ['fɔ:l bi'haind] отставать
get a diploma ['get ə di'pləumə] получать диплом
graduate ['grædʒueit] v заканчивать учебное заведение
hostel [hastl] n общежитие
make (good) progress [' prəugres] делать успехи
make notes [nəuts] делать записи
pass an exam in [pa:s] сдать экзамен (по какому –л. предмету)
postgraduate[,pəust'grædjuit] выпускник, аспирант
register [' redʒistə] n журнал
research [ri'sз:tʃ] n исследование
scholarship ['skaləʃip] n стипендия
take an exam in сдавать экзамен
term [tз:m] n четверть, семестр
uniform ['ju:nifɔ:m] n форма
work by fits and starts заниматься урывками, нерегулярно
work regularly [' regjuləli] заниматься регулярно
EXERCISES
Modal Verbs
1. Memorize the forms of the modal verbs and the words that substitute them in the Present, Past and Future Simple Tenses.
Present Simple can may must
Past Simple could might had to
Future Simple will/ will/ will/
shall be able to shall be allowed to shall have to
2. Transform the sentences given below into the Past Simple and Future Simple Tenses, making all the necessary changes.
3. Translate the sentences into Russian, paying attention to the use of the modal verbs.
4. Answer the questions. Give several variants where possible using the modal verbs.
5. Fill in the blanks with modal verbs.
6. Translate into English using the modal verbs.
Vocabulary
7. Answer the questions about your college.
8. Make up questions on the dialogue between Alexei and Vlad.
9. Read the text and briefly describe a typical day of an English school pupil.
A Day at School
Children go to school five days a week. Saturday and Sunday are days off. Lessons begin at nine o'clock in the morning, but it is neces sary to be at school fifteen minutes before the bell goes to get ready for classes. First the teacher calls the register. Then all the pupils go to the assembly hall for a school meeting. Then the lessons begin. At eleven o'clock there is a fifteen minutes' break, and the children can relax and have a bun or juice. After the break there are usually two more lessons, and then there is a break for lunch. It lasts an hour and a half. Some of the children go home, and others have lunch in a school canteen and then go to play in the schoolyard if the weather is fine. The classes resume at two o'clock. Children go home at four o'clock.
10. Speak about your typical day at college.
11. Translate into English.
В училище, где учится Влад, студенты не носят форму. Занятия в училище обычно продолжаются до четырех часов. Затем студен ты идут домой или в библиотеку. Работать в библиотеке следует регулярно, чтобы учиться успешно. Те, кто хорошо учатся, получают стипендию. Кроме того, студенты, успешно окончившие училище, имеют возможность поступить в институт или университет, сдав только один экзамен. В учебном году два семестра. В конце каждого семестра студенты сдают зачеты и экзамены.