The Faculty of Mining Technology

Разговорные темы

1. Заполните пропуски и используйте текст “About myself” как основу для рассказа о себе.

Let me introduce myself. My name is … . I am … years old. I was born in … (место) in … (дата рождения). I finished school in … (год) and now I am a student of the Ural Mining University. I study by correspondence. So I listen to the lectures and attend classes and seminars twice a year.

I like to read books, listen to music and often spend free time with my friends. Once a week I attend a sport section. My hobby is … .

2. Прочитайте текст “My family”. Используйте его как основу для рассказа о своей семье.

My name is Vladimir Petrov. I am 31 years old. I was born in 1973 in Nizhniy Tagil. I went to school when I was 7. In 1988 I finished school number 10 in Ekaterinburg. This year I entered the Ural State University of Mining & Geology. In five years I shall graduate from this University.

I live in the center of Ekaterinburg. I work at the Ministry of Foreign Trade. I’m an engineer & I am also a student. Many engineers in our Ministry learn foreign languages.

My family is not large. I have a wife & two children. My wife’s name is Ann & children’s names are Nick & Natalie.

My wife is an economist. My wife is a young woman. She is twenty – nine years old. She works at the Ministry of Foreign Trade, too. She goes to the office every day. My wife doesn’t learn English. She already knows English very well. She reads many English books, magazines & newspapers. My wife is also a student. She learns German. She likes languages very much & is going to learn French next year.

My daughter is a girl of ten. She goes to school. She has a lot of subjects at school. She also learns English. She also helps her mother at home.

My son is a little boy. He was born five years ago. I take him to the kindergarten every morning.

My parents are not old. My father is 53. He is an engineer. He graduated from The Ural Polytechnical Institute. He works at a big plant. My mother is 51. She is a teacher. She teaches Russian at school. She graduated from the Leningrad Teachers’ Training University.

My sister’s name is Katya. She works at an office. Besides she studies at an Evening Department. She is married. Her husband is a doctor. He works at a hospital. They have a little son. He is only six months old.

My elder brother, Boris by name, does not stay with us. He lives in Gorky in a large two-roomed flat. He is a designer. He has also a family of his own. He has a wife & two children: a boy & a girl. Their son is already a pupil. My brother & his family often come to see us. We also visit them sometimes.

I also have a grandfather & a grandmother. They are pensioners. My grandmother looks after the house & does the cooking. We usually take our children to the country in summer to stay with their grandparents. They love their grandchildren very much.

3. Прочитайте текст “My Working Day”, переведите, на основе данного текста подготовьте рассказ о своем рабочем дне.

On week-days I get up at seven o'clock. The alarm-clock wakes me up every morning. I cannot say that I like its ringing. Then, though sleepy, I do my morning exercises and in a few minutes I feel bright and cheerful.

After that I am ready for other activities: I take a cold shower, wash and dress, and prepare my breakfast. I have to do it myself because when I get up, my wife isn't in: she has to take our children to the kindergarten. So I have breakfast alone. My everyday breakfast is the same: some cabbage salad, two soft-boiled eggs and a cup of strong coffee with cheese sandwiches. I don't like coffee with milk, so I have it black. It takes me fifteen minutes to have my breakfast.

At 7.45 I leave my home and go to the office. I get to the office by bus which is always overcrowded. It affects my spirits badly. But when I come to my office and see my colleagues, I feel happy.

All my days in the office do not vary greatly, so to have an idea of my business life I'll tell you about my yesterday's working day.

As usual, it began at nine o'clock with some formalities. I was responsible for the test our laboratory made. So I prepared and checked up the papers for it. It took me about an hour. At ten o'clock we began the test. Twelve people were busy in it.

At one o'clock we had a break for dinner. It lasted forty-five minutes. During the break we went downstairs to have dinner in the canteen. Then my friends and I had a smoke, discussed yesterday's news and after the break we went on with our test. The test results were excellent. I wrote them down and handed the report to our chief.

At five o'clock I got in touch with some specialists of the Research Institute by telephone and informed them of the test results.

At 5.45 p.m. my working day was over. On my way home I did shopping. My wife was glad to see me with my hands full of foodstuffs. That was yesterday.

But now I am in my office. My working day will be over in half an hour. What shall I do in the evening?

I'll come back home at seven o'clock. As usual, I'll greet my wife and children; we'll exchange news and then at about eight o'clock we'll have supper together. I'll help my wife to lay the table. After supper, though I don't like it, I'll wash up. It is my duty. At nine, as always, I am going to watch the TV news program. Then a feature film will be on and my wife will join me by all means. Besides, I'll answer some telephone calls and ring somebody up myself. At half past eleven I'll go to bed, and the next morning the alarm-clock will wake me up very early.

Прочитайте и переведите текст.

My University

The Ural State Mining University, formerly called the Sverdlovsk Mining Institute, was founded in 1914. It was the oldest higher education institution in the Urals. In 1920 the Mining Institute became a faculty of the Ural State University and in 1925 of the Ural Polytechnical Institute. In 1930 this faculty was reorganized into the Mining Institute. The Institute was named after V.V. Vakhrushev the USSR Coal Industry Minister in 1947. It was awarded the Order of the Red Banner of Labour in 1966. In 1993 the Sverdlovsk Mining Institute was reorganized into the Ural State Academy of Mining and Geology and in 2004 it was given the status of the University.

The University provides full-time and extramural education in many specialities. There are post-graduated courses at the University.

The University is an important scientific research centre. Many doctors and masters of science teach and carry out scientific work at the University. Capable students take part in research projects.

There are four full-time faculties and the Institute of Geology and Geophysics at the University.

The faculty of Mining Technology trains specialists in underground coal and ore mining, mine surveying, mine and underground construction.

The faculty of Engineering and Economics trains specialists in economics and management, computer systems, land improvement, environment protection.

The faculty of Mining Mechanics trains specialists in mining machines and complexes mineral dressing, oil and gas machines, electromechanical equipment, automation of technological processes and others.

The Institute of Geology and Geophysics trains specialists in different branches of Geology and Geophysics and applied mathematics.

Nowadays our University trains specialists in 29 specialities and 8 directions.

Besides, there is a Mining College at our University training specialists of middle and preliminary professional education.

There are many specialities at the faculty of Extramural Education where students have to combine work with studies.

Our University is housed in four buildings and a big Sport House.

Students and teachers have all necessary conditions for good studies and work.

The Faculty of Mining Technology

mine surveying - маркшейдерская съемка;

underground mining of mineral deposits - подземная разработка МПИ;

mine and underground construction - шахтное и подземное строительство;

surface mining (open-cut mining ) - открытые горные работы;

physical processes of mining, oil and gas production - физические процессы горного и нефтегазового пр-ва;