Put questions to the italicised words.
1. My friend lives in Kharkiv. 2. His son knows English well. 3. This man works at a big plant. 4. It takes me fifteen minutes to get to the University. 5. My father leaves home for work at seven o’clock in the morning. 6. Kate sings well. 7. Farmers have a lot of work to do in autumn. 8. They are in the village. 9. I usually have my dinner at the canteen. 10. Our farmers grow wheat.
21. Complete the sentences using the verb in parentheses.
1) The swimming pool _____ (open) at 9:00 and _____ (close) at 6:30 every day.
2) What time _____ (the banks/close) here?
3) I have a car, but I _____ (not/use) it very often.
4) How many cigarettes _____ (you/smoke) a day?
5) "What _____ (you/do)?" "I'm an electrical engineer".
6) "Where _____ (your father/come) from?" - "He _____ (come) from Mexico".
7) It _____ (take) me an hour to get to work. How long _____ (it/take) you?
8) I _____ (play) the piano, but I _____ (not/play) very well.
9) I never _____ (drink) coffee.
10) Bad driving _____ (cause) many accidents.
22. Put the frequency adverbs in the correct "mid-position".
MODEL: I have a shower in the mornings (always). - I always have a shower in the mornings.
1) I go roller skating in the park at the weekends (sometimes).
2) Do you catch the train to work (always)?
3) He writes good newspaper articles (never).
4) Mary is late for work (occasionally).
5) There is a lot of traffic early in the morning (hardly ever).
6) Does she go abroad for her holidays (usually)?
7) We don't listen to the radio (never).
8) I can't find time for my work (always).
9) We play squash at the weekend (often).
10) I'm hungry just before dinner (always).
| Unit 4 My University | |
| Vocabulary in Use Sumy National Agrarian University My First Days of Student Life Language Focus Much/many/little/few. Some/any/no |
Vocabulary In Use
1. Find the Ukrainian equivalents in the right-hand column for the following:
| 1) associate professor 2) dean’s office 3) head of department 4) lecturer 5) crib 6) record book 7)students’ membership card 8) tutor | a) залікова книжка b) деканат c) доцент d) куратор e) студентський квиток f) викладач g) шпаргалка h) завідувач кафедри |
2. Match the terms with their definitions. Use a dictionary to help you if necessary:
| 1) rector 2) dean 3) university 4) faculty 5) campus 6) curriculum 7) vacation | a) the subjects that are included in the coarse of study b) a department or group of related departments in a university c) a person who is in charge of a university d) a period of time when university is closed e) the buildings of a university and the land around them f) an institution at the highest level of education where one can study for a degree or do research g) a person in a university who is in charge of a faculty |
Match the synonyms.
| hall of residence holidays department semester freshman scholarship student thesis | undergraduate chair hostel first-year student dissertation term grant vacation |
Complete the sentences with the proper words from the box.
| grants dean | faculties universities vacation | the 1st of September examinations rector |
1) There are many _____ in Ukraine.
2) The head of a university is _____.
3) Usually there are several _____ in a university.
4) Each faculty is headed by _____.
5) The academic year in this country’s higher schools begins on _____.
6) Students take _____ at the end of each term.
7) If the results of the examinations are good, students get _____.
8) Twice a year students have _____ - two weeks in winter and two months in summer.
Fill in the correct word.
1) I could get a job as a secondary school _____ now, but I want to continue studying to become a university _____. (teacher / lecturer)
2) Biology is my favourite _____, but today’s _____ wasn’t very interesting. (lesson / subject)
3) My brother’s school has only 500 _____ but there are over 3,000 _____ at my university. (pupils / students)
4) Frank got good _____ in all of his entrance exams, so he was admitted to the university to do a _____. (grades / degree)
5) There will be no lectures during the last _____ of my history _____ as we are expected to study for exams then. (course / term)
6) I got an extra _____ for the report, so my final _____ for the term was 90 out of 100! (point / mark)
6. Remember the following phrases and use them in your own sentences:
to get on well (in/at smth) –добре встигати;
to keep pace with - триматися на рівні з, не відставати;
to lag behind –відставати;
to graduate from a university –закінчити університет;
to have a goof command of smth –добре володіти чимось;
to read up for exams –готуватися до іспитів;
to pass an examination –скласти іспит;
to fail an examination in smth –провалитися на іспиті з;
to devote much time to smth – присвячувати багато часу чомусь;
to combine studies with work –поєднувати навчання з роботою.
READING AND speaking