I. Answer the questions on the text

1. When was the NNCI founded?

2. Where is the Institute located?

3. Why is it different to most academic establishments in the Volgo-Vyatsky region?

4. What can you say about the main building of the Institute?

5. What is there on the first floor?

6. Why is studying a fundamental major hard work?

7. What can you say about the teaching staff at the NNCI?

8. How is the teaching process organized?

9. What subjects do the students of the Institute study during their first year?

10. When does specialization usually begin?

11. What facilities help the students to get the best qualification for their future job?

12. What are career prospects for the graduates of the NNCI?

13. What is the NNCI known for?

14. It develops a long-term and close co-operation with the training centers abroad, doesn’t it?

15. What teaching technologies do the lecturers use in their work?

16. What helps them provide a high level of training students?

17. Are there any branches of the Institute in other town and cities?

18. What kind of learning is also becoming increasingly popular lately?

II. Mark the statements true (T) or false (F) and correct the false ones.

1.	Nizhniy Novgorod Commercial Institute was founded in 1995.	F
2.	The main building of the Institute is located in Gorky Street.
3.	In the basement of the building there is a cloakroom.
4.	There is a canteen on the second floor.
5.	The Institute provides the students with well-equipped lecture halls and computer classes.
6.	Studying a fundamental major is an easy work.
7.	Lecturers are well-experienced in their subjects.
8.	The students have both lectures on theory and seminars.
9.	Specialization usually begins in the fifth year.
10.	Career prospects for the graduates are very poor.

III. Complete these sentences with the words from the box. Use only one word in each space.

course, subjects, environment, experience, career, graduates, seminar, lecturers, education, staff

1. I took this new job because I felt that the _____ prospects were much better.

2. The company takes on about ten _____ each year.

3. When I was still at school, she had her first _____ for a job in a supermarket.

4. I think we should hold a _____ in communication skills for our students.

5. My favorite _____ at school were history and geography.

6. I’m shortly to begin a _____ in business administration.

7. The modern office _____ requires employees who are able to operate the computer.

8. Higher _____ courses usually last five years.

9. The teaching _____ of the Institute make a great contribution to the science development in the city.

10. The teaching staff of the Institute consists of professors, _____ and assistance.