THE VOLGOGRAD STATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY
The Stalingrad Medical Institute was founded in 1935. There was only one department then. It was the department of General Medicine. In 1993 it was granted the status of Academy, in 2003 – the status of University.
Nowadays the Volgograd State Medical University has nine departments: Department of General Medicine, Pediatrics, Dentistry, Pharmacy, Biomedicine, Clinical Psychology and Social Work, Postgraduate Training, Continuing Training and Department for International Students.
The Medical University framework includes a number of research centres. There is a medical college training dental technicians, pharmacists, nurses. Postgraduate training involves an internship, a clinical residency and a postgraduate course.
The University has been included into the WHO's List of World medical schools. The Diploma granted by the VolSMU is recognized in over 80 countries and by the World Health Organization. Our University has got wide international links.
The Department of Dentistry was organized in 1962. There are several divisions at the department: therapeutic, operative dentistry and maxillofacial surgery, orthopaedic, surgical and pediatric dentistry and prevention of dental diseases. Students get training in all branches of dentistry. They attend lectures, seminars and practical classes in various subjects. They master their speciality and do research under the supervision of highly qualified teachers and researchers.
VOCABULARY EXERCISES
Exercise 4. Give English equivalents to the following words and word combinations:
был основан; был организован; признается; Всемирная Организация Здравоохранения; Волгоградский государственный медицинский университет; лечебный факультет; педиатрический факультет; стоматологический факультет; фармацевтический факультет; медико-биологический факультет; факультет клинической психологии и социальной работы; факультет последипломного образования; факультет повышения квалификации; последипломное образование; интернатура; клиническая ординатура; аспирантура; факультет для иностранных студентов; широкие международные связи; стоматология; терапевтическая стоматология; оперативная стоматология; челюстно-лицевая хирургия; ортопедическая стоматология; хирургическая стоматология; детская стоматология; профилактика стоматологических заболеваний; овладевать специальностью; получать образование; выполнять исследования.
Exercise 5. Fill in the blanks in sentences from the text «THE VOLGOGRAD STATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY» with prepositions where necessary. Translate them.
1) The ________ was founded in 1935.
2) The department of ________ was the first department then.
3) In 1993 it was granted the status of ________, in 2003 – the status of ________.
4) Nowadays the ________ has nine departments.
5) The Medical University framework includes ________ research centres.
6) There ________ training ________, pharmacists and nurses.
7) ________ involves an internship, a ________ and a postgraduate course.
8) The University has been included into ________ of World medical schools.
9) The Diploma granted by the VolSMU ________ in over 80 countries.
10) The Department of Dentistry ________ in 1962.
11) The ________ has several divisions.
12) Students get training in ________ dentistry.
13) Students attend ________, seminars and ________ in various subjects.
14) Dental students ________ and ________ of highly qualified teachers and researchers.
Department of Dentistry; all branches of; Academy; Volgograd State Medical University; Stalingrad Medical Institute; a number of; practical classes; a medical college; clinical residency; the WHO's List; General Medicine; University; is recognized; dental technicians; was organized; lectures; master their speciality; do research under the supervision; Postgraduate training.
Exercise 6. Combine the words in the columns A, B and C to complete each sentence:
| № | A | B | C |
| 1) | Our University | involves | in all branches of dentistry |
| 2) | Nowadays the VolgSMU | has | 9 departments |
| 3) | Department of Dentistry | get training | in 80 countries |
| 4) | Postgraduate training | attend | their speciality |
| 5) | Our Diploma | master | several divisions of dentistry |
| was founded | an internship, a clinical residency and a postgraduate course | ||
| 6) | Our University | was organized | lectures, seminars and practical classes |
| 7) | Students | trains | wide international links |
| has got | in 1935 | ||
| 8) | Dental students | is recognized | in 1962 |
| dentists, dental surgeons, orthopaedists and pedodontists |
SPEECH EXERCISES
Exercise 7. Answer the following questions to the text:
1) When was the Stalingrad Medical Institute founded?
2) How many departments were there then? What department was it?
3) When was the medical institute granted the status of Academy?
4) When was the medical academy granted the status of University?
5) How many departments does the Volgograd State Medical University have? What are they?
6) What does the Medical University framework include?
7) What specialists does a medical college train?
8) What does postgraduate training involve?
9) What has the University has been included into?
10) When was the Department of Dentistry organized?
11) What divisions are there at the department of dentistry?
12) What do medical students attend?
13) What do medical students do under the supervision of highly qualified teachers and researchers?
GRAMMAR EXERCISES
Спряжение глагола to be (Simple Tenses)
Глагол to be может быть:
1. в роли смыслового глагола. В этой роли глагол to be имеет значение находиться, быть (например, дома), так как за ним всегда стоит существительное с предлогом, которое указывает место. Например:
I shall be at home. — Я буду (находиться) дома.
2. в роли глагола-связки. Глаголы-связки не передают никакого действия, они служат только для соединения подлежащего со смысловой частью составного сказуемого, которая может быть выражена разными частями речи: если после to be используется существительное (без предлога), прилагательное, числительное или инфинитив, то в этом случае to be является глаголом связкой, который:
а) перед инфинитивом имеет значение значит, заключается в том, чтобы, например:
Our task is to read the text twice. — Наше задание заключается в том, чтобы прочитать текст дважды.
б) во всех остальных случаях глагол to be имеет значение быть, являться и в настоящем времени в русском варианте может опускаться, например:
I am а student. — Я (есть) студент.
We were five. — Нас было пятеро.
Спряжение глагола to be (Simple Tenses)
| Утвердительная форма | Отрицательная форма | Вопросительная форма | |||||||||
| Present | I am. | I am not. | Am I? | ||||||||
| You are. | You are. | Are you? | |||||||||
| He | is. | He | is not (isn’t). | Is | he? | ||||||
| She | She | she? | |||||||||
| It | It | it? | |||||||||
| We | are. | We | are not (aren’t). | Are | we? | ||||||
| You | You | you? | |||||||||
| They | They | they? | |||||||||
| Past | I was. | I was. | Was I? | ||||||||
| You were. | You were. | Were you? | |||||||||
| He | was. | He | was not (wasn’t). | Was | he? | ||||||
| She | She | she? | |||||||||
| It | It | it? | |||||||||
| We | were. | We | were not (weren’t). | Were | we? | ||||||
| You | You | you? | |||||||||
| They | They | they? | |||||||||
| Future | I shall be. | I shall not (shan’t) be. | Shall I be? | ||||||||
| You | will be. | You | will not (won’t) be. | Will | you | be? | |||||
| He | He | he | |||||||||
| She | She | she | |||||||||
| It | It | it | |||||||||
| We shall be. | |||||||||||
| You | will be. | You | will not (won’t) be. | Will | you | be? | |||||
| They | They | they | |||||||||
Exercise 8. Fill in the blanks putting the verb BE in correct forms:
1) I ____ a first-year student.
2) Alex ____ absent today. He ____ ill.
3) At the University we ____ usually busy till 4.30 p.m.
4) The VolgSMU ____ a very famous medical university.
5) ____ you a dental technician?
6) My friend ____ not a student. He ____ an intern.
7) It ____ Wednesday today.
8) She ____ a dentist in 6 years.
9) I ____ a medical student.
10) I ____ a dentist next year.
11) Yesterday she ____ in the hospital.
12) They ____ in London last year, but now they ____ in Paris.
13) ____ it cold or warm today?
14) We ____ at the lecture in Chemistry.
15) It ____ Thursday yesterday.