Task 1. Answer the questions. 1) Do you like your college?

1) Do you like your college? Why do you (don’t you) like it?

2) Do you want to return in your school? Why do you (don’t you) want to do it?

3) What place does college take in your life?

4) What kinds of activities are there in your college?

5) What activities do you take part in?

6) What talents can students realize at college?

7) Have you any friends at college? (in your group)

8) How do you find your group? Are you united?

9) Where do you go together?

10) Why did you choose to enter this college?

Task 2. Find English equivalents:

реализовывать и демонстрировать таланты, храм знаний, общее и специальное образование, социальное окружение, особое место, оборудование для спорта, взрослый, научный проект, творческие занятия, расписание занятий, общение, музыкальное представление, соревнование между колледжами, занятия сверх расписания, быть полным ожиданий.

Task 3. Complete the sentences with words from task 2.

Task 4. False or true?

1) College is the main social environment for young people.

2) College is not temple of knowledge.

3) At college socializing of students takes place.

4) College is not a focal point for many activities which complement young people`s academic and vocational education.

5) Many of the activities form part of college time-table (curricula).

Task 5. Complete the sentences.

1) College is a very ... place, after home and school.

2) College is the main social ... for young people.

3) College is ... of knowledge.

4) College is a place where young people develop and reaffirm them in indentifies within teenagers` groups.

5) At college socializing of students takes place.

6) College is also a ... point for many activities which complement young people`s academic and vocational education.

Task 6. Translate into Russian.

1) Для студентов в колледже важно реализовывать свои таланты.

2) Научные проекты и творческие занятия могут помочь студентам проявить свои способности.

3) Молодые люди полны ожиданий, когда поступают в колледж.

4) Соревнования между колледжами и занятия сверх расписания организуют свободное время студентов.

5) Студенты любят разные музыкальные представления и другие развлекательные занятия.

Task 7. Ask your friend about college. Use Task 1.

Making Friends

Most people want to be noticed now and then. Everyone wants to be liked and have friends.

But some people do things that annoy others. People who often do annoying things are not well liked. Those who make fun of others or laugh if you make a mistake can’t be your best friends. But people who share things with friends and give them help inneed are liked. The question “What game do you want to play?” is sounds friendly than the statement “I will not play with you”.

Without any doubt it is nice to know that your friend always keeps promises and tries to all things you asked him.

It is great to have a friend. “A life without a friend is a life without a sun”, according toan old German proverb.

Now and then everybody quarrelswith friends. We feel angry when we think we have been treated unfairly. Talking over your angry feelings is better than keeping them locked up inside you.

Task 1. Answer the questions.

1) Doeseveryone want to be liked and have friends?

2) What people are not well liked?

3) What people are liked?

4) Have you got a friend?

5) Does your friend always keep promises?

Task 2. Give Russian equivalents:

do annoying things, make fun of others or laugh, make a mistake, share things with friends, give friends help in need, without any doubt, keep promises, it is great, quarrels with friends, have been treated unfairly.

Task 3. Complete the sentences with words from task 2.

Task 4. True or false. Correct, if it is necessary.

1) People who often do annoying things are liked very much.

2) The person, who laughs if you make a mistake, can be your best friend.

3) It is nice to know that your friend does what he or she promised.

4) It is better to talk over your angry feelings than to keep them locked.

5) An old English proverb says “A life without a friend is a life without a sun”.

Task 5. Complete the sentences

1) Some people do things that ... others.

2) People who often do ... things are not well liked.

3) Those who make ... of others or laugh if you make a mistake can’t be your best friends. 4) People who ... things with friends and give them help in need are liked.

5) Without any doubt it is nice to know that your friend always keeps ... and tries to all things you asked him.

6) We feel angry when we think we have been ... unfairly.

Task 6. Ask your friend about friendship. Use Task 1.

Task 7. Translate and find Russian equivalents to the following sayings and proverbs.

1) A friend in need is a friend indeed.

2) When a friend asks, there is no tomorrow.

3) A man is judged by his foes as well as by his friends.

Task 8. Discuss what activities you can take part in with your friends at home or at college.

The College of my Dream

Task. Tell about the college of your dream. Use the following word combinations and introductory phrases:

I want ..., I want my college/ my teachers/ my classmates to be/to have …, I prefer/want /would like to ….; It is important/ necessary that …/to … , it will be better if ... , it is useful / interesting…