Translate the following paying attention to the prepositions. 2. State university – государственный университет
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1. branch – филиал
2. state university – государственный университет
3. institute – институт
4. at the institute – в институте (как учреждении)
5. head – глава, руководитель
6. at the head – во главе
7. dean – декан
8. each – каждый
9. department – отделение
full-time department – дневное отделение
evening department – вечернее отделение
correspondence department - заочное отделение
10. education – образование
free education – бесплатное образование
11. pass exams – сдать экзамены
12. entrance examinations – вступительные экзамены
13. successfully – удачно
14. pay fees for – платить за …
15. study (at) – учиться в (на)
16. faculty – факультет
machine-building faculty – машиностроительный факультет
radio-engineering faculty – радиотехнический факультет
humanity faculty – гуманитарный факультет
17. speciality – специальность
18. some = several – несколько, некоторый
19. different – различный
20. law – юриспруденция
21. economics and management – экономика и управление
22. social work – социальная работа
23. life safety – безопасность жизнедеятельности
24. facilities – средства, оборудование
25. resources – ресурсы, средства
26. well-equipped laboratories – хорошо оборудованные лаборатории
27. well-stocked library – хорошо укомплектованная библиотека
28. reading room – читальный зал
29. computer centre – компьютерный центр
30. use – использовать
Read the text and fill in the chart with information from the text.
Our University
Our University is Murom Institute (branch) of Vladimir State University. The head of our institute is the director. The dean is at head of each faculty.
There are three departments at our institute. They are a full-time department, an evening department and a correspondence one. Education is free for some students who passed their entrance examinations successfully. Other students pay fees for their studies.
There are three faculties at our university such as a machine-building faculty, a radio- engineering faculty and a humanity one. Each faculty has many specialities.
Some specialities of machine-building faculty are technology of machine-building, metal working machine tools and life safety and others. Radio engineering faculty has several specialities. Among them are radio engineering; home radioelectronic apparatus; information systems and technologies. There are three specialities at a humanity faculty. They are law, economics and management, social work.
Our Institute has good facilities and resources. There are many well-equipped laboratories, a well-stocked library, two reading rooms and computer centres. Students use all institute facilities and resources.
I am the first-year student of Murom Institute of Vladimir State University. I study at a full-time department. I (don’t) pay fees for my studies. I study at a humanity (radio-engineering) faculty. My speciality is law (radio-engineering).
Speak about your Institute using the following plan.
1. The name of the Institute
2. Heads
3. Departments
4. Faculties
5. Specialities
6. Facilities and resources
7. Your department, faculty, speciality
Use the following structures:
1. There is/are … at the institute.
В институте имеется …
The institute has…
Институт имеет …
2. They are …
Это …
These are …
Это …
Such as …
Такие как …
Among them are …
Среди них …
For example
Например …
Answer the questions about your Institute.
1. What institute do you study at?
2. Who is the head of your institute?
3. How many departments are there at your institute? What are they?
4. What department do you study at?
5. How many faculties are there at your institute? What are they?
6. What faculty do you study at?
7. What is your speciality?
8. What institute resources do you use to prepare for seminars or practical classes?
9. Do you pay fees for your studies?
Revise grammar
Translate the following paying attention to the prepositions.
A. 1. Head of the institute. 2. Branch of the University. 3. The dean of the faculty. 4. Murom Institute of Vladimir State University. 5. Specialties of maching-building faculty. 6. Technology of machine-building. 7. Go to the Institute. 8. Go to school. 9. Say to the teacher. 10. By the rector. 11. By the student. 12. By the head. 13. About each faculty. 14. About entrance exams.
15. About several specialities.
B. 1. In the classroom. 2. On the shelf. 3. Under the desk. 4. Above the table. 5. At the blackboard. 6. Go to building two. 7. Come into the laboratory. 8. Come from the institute. 9. Go out of the computer classroom. 10. Take the book from your friend. 11. Take the book from the desk and open it. 12. Take the book off the table. 15. In the middle of the computer centre. 16. Between two buildings. 17. In front of my desk. 18. Behind the first building. 19. To the left of the library. 20. On the right of the reading room. 21. Opposite our institute. 22. Across from the second building. 23. Far from my house. 24. Near my school. 25. Next to our University.
C. 1. Before classes. 2. After the English class. 3. Till the end of the classes. 4. During the studies at the institute. 5. At 8.30 am. 6. At 5.15 pm. 7. For three hours. 8. In five minutes.