Read your sign with a dictionary. Is it true?

Aries: energetic, bossy, often bad-tempered, warm, generous, sensitive, artistic.

Taurus : hardworking, calm, friendly, interested in business, money, friends and family.

Gemini: clever, witty, very talkative, changeable, interested in books, people and ideas.

Cancer: humorous, conservative, often happy, anxious, shy, interested in history.

Leo: proud, bossy, independent, either very tidy or very untidy, passionate and generous.

Virgo: practical, punctual, critical, hardworking, perfectionist, interested in nature.

Libra: friendly, energetic (but also lazy), pleasant, argumentative, interested in sport, animals.

Scorpio: brave, sometimes violent, extremist, possessive, passionate. Often very religious.

Sagittarius: talkative, self-confident, cheerful, interested in sport, travel, living dangerously.

Capricorn: conservative, polite, serious, sociable but shy, interested in home, politics, people.

Aquarius: tolerant, sociable but unstable, interested in sport and politics. Often brilliant or mad.

Pisces: sensitive, emotional, imaginative, artistic, depressive. Very interested in themselves.

Source: Swan M., Walter C. The Cambridge English Course. Student’s Book 1. Cambridge University Press

6. Topics for conversation:

1. Describe your friend’s appearance.

2. Describe the appearance of a person who might attract everybody’s attention.

3. Describe the appearance of a famous actor (actress, writer, singer, etc.) without naming him (her) so that your friends could guess who was described.

4. Find a picture of some person with typical features and describe it.

The University

Vocabulary

education compulsory education the right to education primary education secondary education higher education educated higher educational institution school leaver private school fee-paying school fee(s) scholarship scholar, scientist science natural sciences technical sciences the humanities teach teacher tutor   tutor   subject study student junior student senior student study for study up studious studies (pl) credit   examination examination- paper examine examinee examiner lecture hold a lecture lecturer   grind   grind at college     course course of training extramural course evening course compulsory optimal course exercise, drill prepare train train specialists training college trainee program of training in smith   branch consist of compulsory faculty, department full-time department correspondence department curriculum applicant enter entrance enroll be enrolled competitive achieve stated score of points Certificate of Secondary Education Health certificate admission requirements graduate graduate (from ) undergraduate candidate degree doctoral degree academic buildings provide accommodation be located, to be situated be founded involve kinds of learning activities practical training academic year research term paper classes attend classes miss classes practical skills qualified specialist modern facilities for studies computer center simulator workshops well-equipped laboratories audio-visual aids employment

образование обязательное образование право на образование начальное образование среднее образование высшее образование образованный вуз выпускник частная школа платная школа плата за обучение стипендия (grant) ученый наука естественные науки технические науки гуманитарные науки учить, обучать учитель, преподаватель давать частные уроки, обучать (амер.) брать уроки домашний учитель, репетитор преподаватель предмет изучать, исследовать учиться, заниматься студент студент младших курсов студент старших курсов готовиться к чему-либо подогнать, подучить готовиться к экзамену прилежный, усердный учение, занятия (амер.)- зачет (удостоверение о прохождении какого- либо курса) экзамен экзаменационный билет, экзаменационная работа экзаменовать экзаменатор экзаменующийся, экзаменуемый лекция читать лекцию лектор преподаватель (колледжа, университета) (разг.) зубрежка (амер.) зубрила (разг.) усердно работать колледж; частная средняя школа специальное высшее учебное заведение (военное, морское и т.п.) курс (лекций, обучения) курс обучения заочное обучение вечернее обучение обязатеьный курс курс упражнение приготавливать, готовить заранее учить, обучать, готовить к чему- либо готовить специалистов техникум практикант, стажер программа подготовки по какому- либо предмету филиал состоять из обязательный факультет дневное отделение заочное отделение основная программа, учебный план абитуриент (зд.)поступить в вуз поступление зачислять, записывать быть зачисленным конкурсный достигать; (зд.) - набрать (балл) определенная сумма баллов аттестат медицинская справка требования для поступления выпускник оканчивать ВУЗ студент последнего курса степень кандидата наук степень доктора наук учебные корпуса обеспечить жильём быть расположенным, находиться быть основанным включать в себя; заключать, содержать виды учебной деятельности практика учебный год научно-исследовательская работа курсовая работа занятия посещать занятия пропускать занятия практические навыки квалифицированный специалист современные средства для учёбы компьютерный центр тренажёр мастерские хорошо оборудованные лаборатории аудио-визуальные средства занятость, занятие, работа

Names of Subjects

Physics - физика

Chemistry - химия

Drawing - черчение

Foreign Language - иностранный языr

Computer programming- информатика

Economics — экономика

History — история

Mathematics Maths - математика

Psychology — психология

Sociology — социология

Philosophy - философия

Names of Departments

1. The Navigation Faculty - факультет Судовождения (СВФ)

2. The Port Operation Management Faculty - факультет "Управление на

водном транспорте" (УВТ)

3. The Electromechanical Faculty - Электромеханический факультет

(ЕМФ)

4. The Shipmechanical Faculty - Судомеханический факультет (СМФ)

5. The Hydrotechnical Faculty - Гидротехнический факультет

Exercises

1. Find synonyms:

A.To study, to enter, private, a hostel, lessons, extramural course, a freshman, to

finish, educated, to be founded, composition, skillful, to train, drill, term, to be

situated, faculty, canteen, holidays, a teacher, to study for, error, classes, scholar;

B. To teach, to be enrolled, classes, to be opened, correspondence course, a first-year

student, to learn, exercise, to be lolocated, semester, department, expirienced, kafe,

vacations, mistake, fee- paying, to complete, intelegent, a tutor, domitory, to prepare,

essay, lessons, scientist.

2. Find antonyms:

A.To attend classes, full-timedepartmen, to enter, a freshman, to teach, applicant,

private school, to pass exams, to start, difficult, a junior student;

B.To miss classes, to graduate, a graduate, to study, state school, correspondence

department, an undergraduate, a senior student, to fail exams, to finish, easy.

3. Find the equivalents:

a) to read for an exam 1) сдавать экзамен

b) to pass an exam 2) готовиться к экзамену

c) to take an exam 3) студент последнего курса

d) undergraduate 4) курсовая работа

e) term- paper 5) на третьем курсе

f) dean's office 6) сдать экзамен

g) in the third year 7) ректор

h) graduate 8) деканат

i) full- time student 9 ) студент дневного отделения

j) higher education 10) технические и гуманитарные науки

k) sciences and humanities 11) высшее образование

l) rector 12) выпускник

4. Translate these expressions into Russian:

A. To go to school, to leave school, to be in school, public school, to pay for smb's schooling.

В. Compulsory education, free education, full-time education, part-time educa­tion, to pay for smb's education.

С. To teach children (students) English, to teach swimming, to teach well, to teach efficiently, to teach at school, to teach at a college, to teach at an insti­tute (in a university).

D. To be fond of study, studious pupil, to study languages, to study hard, to study for an examinations, to study up one's English, to study smith carefully, to study at school, to study at a university, to study at home, to study with a textbook, to study by oneself, to study with a teacher, to study English with a native speaker, to study for pleasure, to study under a famous teacher, to study for knowledge.

E. To enter a college, Medical college, Maritime College, to grind for an exam, to read a lecture, a course of lectures on Greek philosophy, to give smb. a lecture on, to read smb. a lecture, to go to a lecture, to attend a lecture, to take notes of a lecture.

F. Compulsory course, optional course, full- time course, three- year course, course of study, part-time course, supplementary course.

G. To give an exam, to go in for an exam, to fail an exam, to pass an exam, to examine smb, to examine the students every term, to examine smb in (on) some subjects, to get through an exam, to cheat at (in) one's exam, to prepare for an exam, to prepare smb to receive bad news, to prepare for the worst.