Урок 2. ТП/б 1 курс 1 семестр
“University. Student’s Life”
It’s great to be a student. There are many colleges, institutes and universities in our country. They offer great opportunities. Some students choose to study abroad. There are several reasons why student life is exciting. First of all, students learn a lot of new. They need it for their future profession. Secondly, a student doesn’t work and study all the time. They get enough free time for their hobbies and favourite pastimes. Thirdly, students’ social life is very interesting. They meet new people and have many different activities. Students find all sorts of entertainment during their study. For example, some students like sport; they join the local sport teams.
There are many interesting subjects, lectures and training lessons in the institute. For example, students can practice and improve their language skills on English lessons. It is even more interesting to be a student if you live in a hostel. After the lessons they can play the guitar and sing songs, go to local discos or get together simply to chat and discuss different topics.
The more you study, the more you change. Your thoughts, ideas and interesting things for you are different. You earn your first money. Lots of students nowadays work and study at the same time.
Student life is never boring. It is always full of excitement and interesting experiences. For many people student years are the best in life. Almost everyone has good memories of student life.
Vocabulary:
to offer opportunity – предлагать возможность
first of all/secondly/thirdly – прежде всего/ во-вторых/в-третьих
activity – мероприятие
entertainment – развлечение
to improve – улучшать, совершенствовать
hostel – общежитие
to earn — зарабатывать
experience - опят
memory – память, воспоминание
classes — пары, занятия
to expel - отчислять
to pass the entrance exams – сдавать вступительные экзамены
applicant – абитуриент
first-year student – студент первого курса (первого года обучения)
to graduate - заканчивать университет, институт
to make one's brain fit – поддерживать (чей-то) мозг в форме
to become an adult – стать, становиться взрослым
Answer the questions:
1. Where are you from? Do you live in a hostel?
2. How many subjects do you have?
3. Do you enjoy your study?
4. Do you know all your classmates?
5. What is the most interesting subject/activity for you?
Vocabulary Exercises
Exercise 1. Give Russian equivalents (проконсультируйтесь со словарем, если слова незнакомы):
to enter the university; to pass the entrance exams; to cheat; to attend the classes; to study; timetable; canteen; hostel; to cope with; to have a part-time job; to spend free time; to waste time; relationships with classmates; to learn words; to translate the text; to compose the sentences; to find out new facts.
Exercise 2. Is it true or False?
1. Study takes a lot of time.
2. First-year students don't attend the classes.
3. The relationships within a group aren't important at all.
4. To pass exam is an easy task.
5. Students eat in the canteen.
6. The student's day off is always Monday.
Exercise 3. Read the dialog, then compose (составь) your own.
Victoria: Hi, Alex! Long time, no see! (Давно не виделись!)
Alex: Hi, Victoria!
Victoria: Come on in. Take a seat. Would you like anything to drink? I have Sprite and orange juice.
Alex: No, Thanks a lot. I have pineapple juice.
Victoria: Do you enter the university?
Alex: Yes, I do. I study at Computer Science, and you?
Victoria: I've chosen (выбрала) Hotel Management.
Alex: Well, what do you want to do once you graduate?
Victoria: I think I’d like to work for a hotel or travel agency in this city.
Alex: It's great! Upps, I have to go! See you later.
Victoria: Good-bye.
Exercise 4. Вставьте предлагаемые слова и словосочетания в пропуски. Fill the gaps with the following words and expressions.
to give up, to miss, to come, to refuse, to drop out (of), to drill
Many students start __ to give up __ (бросать, отказываться) the study. At first they _____(отказываться) to do their homework, and then ____ (пропускать) classes. Many of these people ______ (уходить, бросать) of university, others will be expelled (будут отчислены). We need to make right decision and get through this time.
Then the examination period _____(наступать, приходить) very soon. Someone will ______(готовиться, учить) till late night. Students try to prepare for their exams.
Exercise 5. Translate into Russian.
· It’s even better if the student really enjoys the direction he or she chose.
· You have more time for hobbies and different activities.
· He has a part-time job, he pays for Internet himself.
· This school-leaver passes the entrance exams and he turns from an applicant into a first-year student.
· Many people think that the university is much easier to study than school.
· As for me, my studies keep me busy all day long.
· My favorite subjects are History and Math’s because they make my brain in fit.
Grammar Exercises
Exercise 1. Соберите предложение.
| A | 1. your / what / is / name? 2. is / Denis / a / student. 3. old / how / is / brother / your? 4. France / are / from / and / Brian / Bob? 5. at / sisters / the / my / are / students / university. |
| B | 1. study, at the Polytechnic Institute, we. 2. Sevastopol State University, are, students, of, they. 3. as a judge, my friend, works. 4. speaks, our teacher, usually, English, at the lesson. 5. teaches, her mother, at school, Physics. |
Exercise 2. Составьте вопрос к выделенным словам, затем образуйте отрицательную форму каждого предложения.
1. My sisterdoes not speak English.
2. He will finish his work next week.
3. The students of our group usually ask the professor a lot of questions.
4. My friend wants to become a cooker.
5. They are from France.
Exercise 3. Open the brackets (раскройте скобки) and put the verb (поставьте глагол) into the Present Simple. Underline (подчеркните) time expressions.
1) I (to read) books every evening.
2) He (to help) his mother every day.
3) We usually (to go) to the university on Saturdays.
4) She often (to visit) her grandmother.
5) My mother (to like) summer very much.
6) He (to watch) TV every day.
7) We usually (to spend) holidays in Britain.
Exercise 4. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form.
1. Where is Jack’s bike? - We...... (not know).
2. I think Mr. Smith plays tennis. - Oh, no. Mr. Smith_____(not play)tennis.
3. Is this your magazine? - That’s not my magazine. I_____ (not read) magazines for girls.
4. Is this your comics? - No, I _______(not usually read) comics.
5. Is this Sally’s guitar? - No, she_____(not play) the guitar.
Exercise 5. Вспомните правило образования степеней сравнения прилагательных и наречий.
Образуйте сравнительную и превосходную степень следующих прилагательных:
Serious, young, bad, long, easy, basic, possible, clever, large, rich, cheap, necessary, reliable, common, good, frequent, successful, many, far, quiet, small, wide, difficult, experienced, complicated, high, important, warm, popular, bright.
Переведите на русский язык, обращая внимание на перевод выделенных слов:
1. Some ideas are less practical than others.
2. Our flat is smaller and cheaper than yours.
3. My new office is quieter than the old one.
4. They stayed in the worst hotel on the island.
5. Alan is the youngest student in our group.
Переведите на английский язык:
более вкусный фрукт; менее опытный повар; самый трудный предмет; отвечать хуже, чем обычно; самое высокое здание; наименее важный вопрос; теплее, чем обычно; самый отдаленный город; менее популярный студент; лучше, чем вчера; успешнее.
Exercise 6. Open the brackets (раскройте скобки) and put the verb (поставьте глагол) into the Present Simple or Future Simple. Underline (подчеркните) time expressions.
1. I (to read) books every evening.
2. He (to help) his mother every day.
3. We usually (to go) to the university on Saturdays.
4. She (to visit) her grandmother tomorrow.
5. My mother (to like) summer very much.
6. He (to watch) TV daily.
7. Next time we (to spend) holidays in Britain.
Exercise 7. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form.
a) Where is Jack’s bike? – We _____ (not know).
b) I think Mr. Smith plays tennis. - Oh, no. Mr. Smith_____(not play)tennis.
c) Is this your magazine? - That’s not my magazine. I_____ (not read) magazines for girls.
d) Is this your comics? - No, I _______(not usually read) comics.
e) Is this Sally’s guitar? - No, she_____(not play) the guitar.
f) Where will you go next time? - I _____(go) abroad. Maybe to Italy.
g) Will he come to see us? – No, he ______ (not come)
Exercise 8. Practice.
What do you do first in the day? What do you do next?
1)Number the activities in the correct order for you:
□have lunch □have a shower □go to work □have breakfast
□ study (start work)□go home □get dressed □have dinner □watch television □get up □read a book □go to bed □leave home
2) Number the activities in the correct order for your friend/sister/brother
1. My sister/friend gets up at seven o’clock.
2. She ______
3. Then she______
4. She ______tea and toast for breakfast.
5. She _____her flat at half past eight.
6. She _____to work by bus.
7. She works in a bookshop. She ____ work at nine o’clock.
8. At one o’clock she _____lunch in a small cafe.
9. She leaves work at half past five and ____ home.
10. First she _____dinner.
11. Then she _____ television.
12. She _____ to bed at eleven o’clock.
3)
Adam ____(1. be) a young man from Bristol.
He ____(2. live) in a new big house near the city centre.
He ____(3. be) a student at the university.
He __(4. study)History and Literature.
Every day he ____ (5. go) to the university by bus.
He ____ (6. have) many friends and they always____(7. go) to the park on Sundays.
In the evenings they sometimes___ (8. go) to the disco or to the cinema.
Adam ____(9. not like) going to the theatre.
When he _______(10.come) home, he usually _____(11. have) small supper.
After supper he___(12. listen) to the music or ___(13. watch) TV.
Before going to bed he ____(14. read) a book.
Exercise 9. Look at the table (таблица) and make up sentences.
| to clean the room on Sundays | to be late for the lessons | to drink tea for breakfast | to play tennis in the morning | to watch TV in the evening | your point | |
| James | always | never | usually | sometimes | often | |
| Susan | often | sometimes | never | never | usually | |
| Ted and Bill | never | always | sometimes | often | always | |
| Kim and Sid | sometimes | usually | always | usually | never | |
| You or Your friend |
Exercise 10. Choose the text and read it. Then make exercise 14.
Text A
My name is Alexander. My family and I live in Yalta. My father is a doctor. He works in a town hospital. He cures sick people. He has got a lot of patients every day. My father’s job is very difficult but he likes it. My mother works as an accountant in a bank. She keeps financial accounts. She works five days a week from 8 till 5. My elder brother is a businessman. He runs his own business. He sells computer software. I’m a first-year student of Sevastopol State University. I study at the Polytechnic Institute. I am fond of cooking different dishes and preparing parties. After I graduate I want to be a cooker. Maybe I will have my own restaurant.
Text B
My name is Julia. I am from Feodosia. I’m a student now and I study and live in Sevastopol. My family live in Feodosia. I have got a father, a mother and younger sister. My father is a driver. He works at a milk factory. He drives a van. He delivers milk products to shops. My mother is a teacher at a primary school. Her job is difficult but she likes it. My sister is 12 years old. She is a pupil of the 6th form. She does well at school. I’m a student of Sevastopol State University. I study at the newest specialty of this university. It is Food Service Technology. I like to cook different cakes and rolls. All my relatives ask me to prepare dinners and parties for them, for example, on their birthday. I want to be a good specialist in cooking and to work as a chef after my graduation.
Exercise 11. Answer the following questions. Выполняйте задания строго по тексту А или В (по предыдущему упражнению)
· Who tells about his/her family? What is his/her name?
· Where is she/he from?
· Does he/she have sisters/brothers?
· What is her mother/his father?
· What university does she/he study at?
Exercise 12. Answer the following questions.
1. What is your name?
2. Where are you from?
3. Have you got a family?
4. Is your family big?
5. What is your father? Where does he work?
6. Does he like his job?
7. What does your mother do? Where does she work?
8. Have you got any sisters or brothers? What do they do?
9. Are you a student? What university do you study at? What specialty do you study at?
10. What do you want to do after you graduate?