Словарный минимум к тексту.
higher educational establishment – высшее учебное заведение
to specialize – специализироваться
engineering knowledge – инженерные знания
vocational-technical school – профессионально-техническое училище
enterprise – предприятие
industrial training – производственное обучение
department – факультет
mining – горный
without discontinuing work – без отрыва от работы
academic – учебный
solid scientific background – значительная научная подготовка
to provide – обеспечивать
senior lecturer – доцент
to carry out – проводить research – исследование
to apply for work – обращаться за работой opportunity – возможность
well-equipped – хорошо оборудованный
to be famous for – быть знаменитым
to engage in – заниматься чем-либо
amateur performances – самодеятельность
Ex. 2. Дополните предложения.
1. I am a first-year student of the__________________
2. The UEPA specializes in ______________________
3. It trains___________can work______________ as well as_________________
4. Today___________________study at the Academy.
5. UEPA’s______________________can work as instructors of industrial training.
6. During 1958-1990 UEPA has been __________________________
7. The Academy prepares students for_________________________________
8. Our teachers supervise _____________________ of their students.
9. Graduates get the degrees of ________________________
10. Our library has more than _________________________________________
11. Our Academy is famous for _______________________________________
12. At the Academy you can engage in___________________________________
Ex. 3. Прочтите и переведите предложения.
1. In 1973, the first Open University graduates received their degrees
2. Electrical engineering is the designing, constructing, and maintenance of electrical devices
3. Mining is the industry and activities connected with getting valuable or useful minerals from the ground, for example coal, diamonds, or gold
4. A portfolio is a set of pictures by someone, or photographs of examples of their work, which they use when applying for work
5. After he had worked as a doctor for some years, he decided to specialize in children's diseases
6. Periodicals are magazines, especially serious or academic ones, that are published at regular intervals.
7. She's a lawyer by profession.
Ex. 4. Ответьте на вопросы.
1. What is the full name of the Academy you study at?___________________________________________
2. What specialists does it train?____________________
3. How many students study at the Academy? ______________
4. What departments are there at the Academy? _____________________________________________
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5. When was the Academy set up? ____________________________________________
6. What made possible the reorganization of the Academy into the Kharkiv Engineering Pedagogies Academy? ____________________________________
7. What training does our Academy provide? _____________________________________________
8. Who trains the students? __________________________________________
9. What degrees can students get at the Academy?____________________________________
10. What facilities (возможности) does the Academy have for the successful study? _____________________________________________
11. What sports are popular among the students of the Academy? ____________________________________
12. Where do our students live? _____________________________________________
13. Where do students read up (готовиться) for their seminars and examinations? _____________________________________________
Ex. 5. Прочтите и переведите текст.
Choosing your way in life
Mary Glassis thirty-nine years old and she is a doctor. She chose the medical profession because she wanted to help people and at the same time to make good money. When Mary was younger her wish was to become a teacher or a nurse but she soon realized that there was not much money in either of those professions. Mary's parents were rather old-fashioned people and thought that a woman's place is at home. So they wanted their daughter to become a secretary, marry a respectable young man, have several children and stay at home working about the house and bringing up the kids. When Mary applied to a medical college, her parents refused to give her any financial support and she had to work as a waitress in a restaurant to earn money for her college fees. She specialized as an optician, made a good career in the hospital she works, got married, had two children and is very much satisfied both with her family life and her business career.
Billy Blackthornleft school when he was sixteen. He didn't study well and had no qualifications. He just wanted to earn some money and got himself a job in a factory. He didn't mind being a blue-collar worker, all he wanted was enough money to take his girl friend out on a Saturday night. But soon he and his fellow-workers were replaced by robots who could do their job and Bill was sacked. He was out of work for eighteen months and understood how terrible it was to be unemployed. The days seemed so long and the dole that he got was enough only for the cheapest food and second-hand clothes. Bill finally got a job as an unskilled labourer, working for a builder. He is twenty-five now and thinks that it is not too late to start attending night classes and get some extra training so that he can earn more money as a skilled worker.
John Rushtonis a businessman. He is fifty years old and he has been working for the same company for twenty-seven years. He thinks that he has a very successful career. He started working for the company as a poorly paid clerk and was one of those nine-to-five white-collar office workers who spend all day with a pencil in one hand and a telephone in the other. He hated it and asked to be transferred to sales where he became one of the company's sales representatives. John traveled all over the country selling the company's products and eventually became the most successful salesperson on the staff. In ten years he was promoted to manager of the sales department. He has got a good salary and benefits. He might retire in another ten years and then his pension will allow him to live comfortably in his country house enjoying his hobbies that he has no time for now while he still works.
Joan Evans:This month I am leaving school to face the real world. My main ambition is to live and work abroad. I want to work with people and see the world. I hope to go to college and do a tourism course. When I'm in college, I will learn at least two foreign languages. I think that by the time I'm 30 I'll be married and have a baby. I don't want to be rich and famous, but I do want to enjoy life. That's all anybody can really ask.
Steve Taylor:My greatest wish is to be a manager for Rolls Royce. I will go to work for Rolls Royce as an apprentice, and after 2 or 4 years I will be an engineer. I'm not very ambitious but I'd like to become a manager in Rolls Royce. I'll get married in my mid-twenties because I want to have children and my mother says that you need to be young to cope with them.