Underline the correct word A, B, C or D to fill in the gaps

Higher education is becoming an extremely 1__element in the organization of modern society. New dimensions of economic and technological competition at the regional and global levels have 2__ to new 3__ on education in the area of research. In order to become a top-level specialist one must 4__ to be a researcher. In fact many people are 5__ about research. They have fantastic ideas and crazy notions about what research is and who 6__ it. When many of us think of research, 7__ of scientists or chemists in labs or of physicists with gigantic particle accelerators, probably pop into our minds. Is that really so? Research is a process that includes thinking up 8__ projects to work on and 9__ ways of finding answers to questions. Research is 10__ work but interesting, creative and sometimes 11__. The results of any research work can be presented in different forms but still there are some general 12__ there which a researcher must know.

	A	expressive	B	important	C	urgent	D	vitality
	A	led	B	caused	C	pursued	D	bring
	A	objections	B	offers	C	promises	D	demands
	A	learn	B	teach	C	instruct	D	to study
	A	confusing	B	mixed	C	confused	D	embarrassing
	A	attends	B	conducts	C	accompanies	D	carries
	A	paintings	B	imagination	C	images	D	models
	A	interesting	B	interested	C	absorbed	D	obsessed
	A	opening	B	inventing	C	designing	D	discovering
	A	hard	B	heavy	C	weighty	D	hardly
	A	disappointed	B	disillusioned	C	frustrating	D	sadly
	A	exceptions	B	codes	C	status	D	rules

7. Give all possible derivatives of the following words:

to invent, to publish, to use, to investigate, to compute, to collect, to advise, to supervise, to report, to collaborate, science, significance, to create, to interpret, to observe, to require, to involve, success, to guide, purpose.

SECTION II

Speaking

Agree with the statements of your partner.

Example:

- Nick Maximov is a post-graduate student at the radioengineering devices department of the University of Informatics and Radioelectronics.

-You are quite right. He is a post-graduate student.

	You work under Dr.Petrov, don’t you?
	You have graduated from the University of Informatics and Radioelectronics, haven’t you?
	You take part in the research carried on in your laboratory. Am I right?
	You have published several scientific papers in journals, haven’t you?
	You collaborate with your colleagues. Is it true?
	You have obtained valuable information, haven’t you?
	You want to explore your particular engineering interests further, don’t you?
	Publications are actually indispensable for every post-graduate student. Are you of the same opinion?
	Research is hard work but challenging, interesting and sometimes frustrating. What do you think of this?
	A scientific supervisor should be aware of the range of options available and will be able to advise on what is and is not possible.

Disagree with the statements of your partner.

Example:

- This research student has already passed his candidate examinations, hasn’t he?

- I am afraid you are mistaken. He has only passed his exam in philosophy.

	His friend has finished the experimental part of his dissertation, hasn’t he?
	Your colleagues don’t assist you in your research. Am I right?
	The article doesn’t contain any valuable information, does it?
	He has already taken part in many international scientific conferences, hasn’t he?
	My coworker is rather an experimentator than a theoretician. Do you agree with that?
	He didn’t use any new method in his research. Are you of the same opinion?
	The supervisor’s major purpose is to teach you to write about all the problems and phenomena you are interested in. Do you agree with that?
	There isn’t any standard format for research papers. Is it true?
	A research report should be written in an informal style. Am I right?