About myself
Let me introduce myself to you. My name is NNS. I am 22, I am married and I've got a family. My family is not very large - there are 3 of us in the family - my husband, my son and me.
My husband's name is S. He is a businessman - he is a managing director in a company dealing with furniture. My husband is well bred, well educated and very clever. He is a talented manager.
My son's name is N. he is almost 2 years old. Now he is at home and my mother looks after him.
Now some words about me. I graduated from Krasnoyarsk State Agrarian University in 1998. My diploma project subject was "Financial Management and Analysis of the Company's Activities". My scientific supervisor was Ponomarenko N. V. I worked hard on my subject and got interesting results which were installed at the Joint Stock Company "Dairy Product Producing Plant № 1". My Diploma project, on which I had worked for two years, aroused my great interest and I made up my mind to work on this problem further.
Now my scientific supervisor is Lyachin V. I. and the subject of my candidate thesis is "Enterprise Financial Condition as the Form of Ownership Relations Realization".
I studied English at school and at Krasnoyarsk State Agrarian University. There was a special English language-training program at the Department of Management, which I graduated from in 1998. The participants of it had chance to study English for 5 years and defend diploma project in English. We had English twice or three times a week, we read many books in the original took part in the students' scientific research conferences, published our articles. At the University I took part in the international educational seminar which was organized by the scientists of Deakin University from Australia and got a certificate of this University. English is my favourite subject. It helps me to read scientific literature in the original and use this information in my research so I have a chance to use knowledge and experience of foreign scientists.
Topical Vocabulary
well bred - хорошо воспитанный
well educated - хорошо образованный
to look after - присматривать
to work hard - работать упорно
make up one's mind - решиться
to defend a diploma project - защищать дипломный проект
to arise the interest - возникает интерес
to read many books in the original - читать много книг в оригинале
to take part in the international educational seminar - принимать участие в международном семинаре
experience - опыт
a scientist - ученый
research - исследование
Krasnoyarsk
Krasnoyarsk is the administrative, industrial, cultural and scientific center of the vast Krasnoyarsk territory. Its history goes back to 1628 when it was founded by a group of Cossacks under the leadership of Andrei Dubenski. First it was a small fortress, then the center of Yeniseiskaya province. The symbol of that period in the history of our region is an old chapel which first was made of wood, but in 1805 it was rebuilt by merchant I.Y. Novikov. It was rebuilt to honor the victory over steppe nomads and now it is made of stone.
All the buildings in old Krasnoyarsk were made of wood, but after the great fire in 1773 city dwellers began to build their houses of stone. The monuments of that time are 3 cathedrals - Trinity, Annunciation and Holy Virgin Intercession Feast cathedral. The last one was built in 1785 in baroque style on the intersection of Mira and Surikov Street and is still there.
Before the revolution Krasnoyarsk was a place of exile and many revolutionaries lived there. We should not forget our history, in order not to make such mistakes. That's why you should see some places in the city connected with the life of V.I. Lenin. The first one is the house of Gadalov which is located in Markovsky street. Here V.I. Lenin and his friends spent much time, discussing their political problems at the end of the 19th century. The second one is located in Lenin Street. It is the house of Krasikov. One more place of interest connected with the name of V.I. Lenin is steamship "Saint Nikolai" on board of which he sailed to Shushenskoye in 1892. There is also a monument of V.I. Lenin created by sculptor V.Pinchuk on the Revolution Square in front of the building where our regional administration works.
After the revolution Krasnoyarsk became the center of Krasnoyarsk region. This event took place in 1934. There are many places of interest connected with the history of new Krasnoyarsk. Our city is located on the banks of the Yenisei River which is one of the greatest rivers of Russia.
So Krasnoyarsk is a big port. The building of the Riverside Station was built according to the project of young architect Golubev and received the gold medal at the international exhibition in Brussel in 1958. Not far from Krasnoyarsk our people built Krasnoyarsk hydropower electric station which is one of the most powerful in the world. It is the center of the electro energy producing system of Siberia. Divnogorsk a wonderful town in taiga was built for those, who work here.
During the Great Patriotic War 35 plants were evacuated to Krasnoyarsk from the central regions of Russia, among them Sibstal, Sibtyazhmach, etc..., so Krasnoyarsk became an industrial center of Siberia. In 1945 the first harvesters were produced by "Kommunar" plant. Today our plants produce heavy and agricultural machines, aluminum, synthetic materials, refrigerators, ice - boxes, TV - sets and so on.
There are many educational institutions in the city, Universities, such as Medical academy, Aero - Space university and Siberian Federal university. The first medical college appeared in Krasnoyarsk in 1889 and it trained doctor's assistants for our region. In Krasnoyarsk there is the department of the Russian Academy of Sciences, it is located in Akademgorodok.
Krasnoyarsk is a cultural center of Siberia. There are many theatres there, such as the Opera and Ballet Theatre, the Drama Theatre, the Musical Comedy Theatre, etc. The history of Krasnoyarsk Drama Theatre goes back to 1928-1929 when it was established as theatrical group TRAM. When Yenisey province was reorganized into Krasnoyarsk region this group was reorganized into the Drama Theatre. In its repertoire there were many historical and revolutionary plays which were very popular at that time. At the beginning of 1970th the Theatre of Young Spectators was opened in the city. Some famous actors, such as Olyalin and Malevannaya worked there.
The Theatre of Opera and Ballet is also one of the fabulous performing art centers of the city. It is built of Sayany marble and is beautifully decorated. Our dancers Natalya Chekhovskaya and Vasily Polushin are famous all over the world.
Our Organ Hall is built in the gothic style and is used as an Organ Hall and Catholic Cathedral. Priests from Ireland have been working here for some years.
Krasnoyarsk is famous also for its wonderful painters. V.I. Surikov, one of the best Russian painters, was born and worked here. His native house is located in Lenin Street no far from the center. Surikov's paintings, such as "Capture of snow - town", "Boyarinya Morozova", etc. are masterpieces of our painting. In the picture - gallery named after V.I. Surikov which is located on the intersection of Marx Parizhskoy Kommuny Street there are many great pictures of classic and modern styles. In this house Frity of Nancen, a famous north explorer spent some time. Now this house belongs to the city. It is a picture gallery.
There are many wonderful hotels and shops, among them Trade Center "Krasnoyarye", "Krasnoyarsk Hotel", "Yachont Hotel", etc. in Krasnoyarsk.
There are many convenient tram, bus and trolley - bus routes in Krasnoyarsk, and the first metro - line is in project.
There are some nice places around the city. The Stolby National Park is one of them. It is the territory of our animals, trees and rocks.
I like my city and consider it to be one of the best cities of Russia.
Topical Vocabulary
administrative - административный
industrial - промышленный
cultural - культурный
scientific center - научный центр
to found - основывать
an old chapel - старая часовня
a cathedral - собор
a place of exile - место ссылки
educational institutions - образовательные учреждения
famous for - известен
consider - считать, полагать
Our University
Krasnoyarsk State Agrarian University was opened in 1953 to create the scientific base for agriculture in the Siberian region. Today it ranks among the best 10 Agrarian Universities in Russia. The University trains qualified specialists for different branches of agroindustry. They are trained at 13 departments - at the veterinary department, department of electrification and mechanization, at the departments of law and management and so on.
Our specialists deal with different problems of agroindustry, among them intensification of food production, improvement of soil fertility and yield increase, mechanization and electrification of agroindustry. They try to solve problems of soil improvement and yield increase by proper irrigation and drainage practices.
Our students have 2 old buildings and some new and quite modern buildings. There are many classrooms, lecture halls and different laboratories there. There is also a computer centre at the University. One of the new buildings is our library. Here we have a conference hall and some reading rooms.
In summer students of our University have their on-the-job training. They work at the crop-growing or livestock-breeding farm, or at the processing enterprise. Some students work as milkmaids and tractor drivers. It helps our students to get practical knowledge and skills and become good specialists.
Our department was opened in 1993. There are about 400 students there. We study different subjects, among them English, economics, marketing, management, accounting, computer technologies, etc.
We study six days a week Monday to Saturday. We have lectures, seminars, role-plays, laboratory works. We have highly-qualified teachers who deliver lectures and conduct seminars. Sometimes foreign teachers come to our University.
Topical Vocabulary
to create the scientific base - создать научную базу
agriculture - сельское хозяйство
department - факультет
improvement of soil fertility - улучшение плодородия почвы
yield increase - повышение урожайности
irrigation and drainage practices - методы полива и дренажа
on-the-job training - практика
crop - growing - выращивание урожая
livestock-breeding farm - ферма племенного животноводства
а milkmaid - доярка
а tractor driver - водитель трактора
processing enterprise - предприятие по переработке
Higher education in Great Britain
There are about 90 universities in Britain. They are divided into three types: the old universities (Oxford, Cambridge and Edinburgh Universities), the 19th century universities such as London and Manchester, and the new universities. Some years ago there were also polytechnics. After graduating from a polytechnic a student got a degree, but it was not a university degree. 31 former polytechnics were given university status in 1992.
Full courses of study offer the degree of Bachelor of Arts or Science. Most degree courses at universities last 3 years, language courses last 4 years (including a year spent abroad). Medicine and dentistry courses are longer (5-7 years).
Students may receive grants from their Local Education Authority to help pay for books, accommodation, transport and food. This grant depends on the income of their parents.
Most students live away from home, in flats or hostels. Students don't usually have a job during term time because their lectures, seminars, classes or tutorials (small groups) are full time. However, many students now have to work in the evenings.
University life is considered "an experience". The exams are competitive but the social life and living away from home are also important. There are not only universities in Britain but also colleges. Colleges offer courses in teacher training, courses in technology and some professions connected with medicine.
Topical Vocabulary
a polytechnic - политехнический институт
to get a degree - получить степень
former - бывший
Bachelor of Arts or Science - бакалавр гуманитарных или естественных наук
a degree course - курс, заканчивающийся присвоением степени
to last - продолжаться, длиться
to receive a grant - получать стипендию
Local Education Authority - местный орган образования
to pay for accommodation - платить за жилье
to live away from home - жить вне дома
a hostel - общежитие
a tutorial - практическое занятие
competitive - конкурсный (об экзамене)
to offer a course in teaching training - предлагать курс подготовки учителей
a course in technology - технический курс