II. Read the following text. Answer the questions after it. Use the information given in it while speaking about hobbies or pastime.

HOBBIES FOR PLEASURE

Nowadays everybody knows that people are very busy and don't have much time to spare. Sometimes it's only the weekend. So let's treasure every hour we can devote to ourselves and think of the ways of having a good time in the best way possible for us.

There are people who want to broaden and enrich their knowledge during their free time. If you are among them, go to the library or reading-hall where you can find a lot of books of your favorite writers and poets, or to the museums and picture galleries where you see the works of well-known painters and sculptors of all times. You shouldn't forget the computer — your greatest helper in searching for knowledge.

If you want to be strong and healthy, go in for sports. There are many sports clubs, swimming-pools, gymnasiums and sports grounds for everybody who loves sports. Sport will make you not only healthier and stronger, but kinder, more sociable, cheerful and even wiser. Sport will give you its strength and energy and you'll become a greater admirer of life with all its problems and wonders.

And don't forget about hobbies. You should have at least one, it'll help you to relax, dream and enjoy life better. There are so many hobbies to choose. So, look around more carefully and you'll find your own and the only one (or even more). And then you'll enjoy sweet melodies at the Concert Hall of chamber music, a ballet at the Opera House, a play at the Drama Theatre, a beautiful place beside a river or somewhere else.

And then isn't it a pleasure to see lots of things made with your own hands, to look through a large collection of old and rare coins, books or stamps, to present your friends with the pictures and drawings created by yourself, to amuse everyone with your green winter garden at home?

Tastes differ and if you have chosen a hobby according to your character and taste you are lucky. If not, don't waste your time and your life will become more interesting.

Travelling is also a good way to spend your spare time. Visiting new places, seeing sights and meeting new people is a very exciting and useful relaxation. Those who prefer a quiet holiday can go hiking. Your family or your friends are the very people to go with to the river bank, to the forest or to the seashore. It’s really wonderful to put up a tent, make a fire and spend time in the picturesque place.

People are always dreamers, our dreams are different but everyone can find his own way of enjoying his pastime.

III. Answer the following questions.

1) Do people, nowadays have much time to spare? Why yes or why not?

2) What are the ways to broaden and enrich people’s knowledge during free time?

3) What role does sport play in people’s lives?

4) Hobbies can help to relax, dream and enjoy life better, can’t they?

5) Tastes differ, don’t they?

Comment on this proverb, please.

IV. Read the following dialogues and make up your own using the example.

- Well, what about sport? You look quite athletic …

- I used to be am obsessive¹ tennis player, but I gave it up when I broke my ankle last year.

- Oh, I really love tennis… Tom says I’m a natural. Shall we have a game sometimes?

- Well, I’m really rusty. I’ll have to get a bit of practice first.

- Don’t be silly. I’m only a novice. We’ll just have a friendly game.

- O.K. See you on Monday.

- O.K. Don’t forget to bring your racket. We’ll have a game after work.

¹ obsessive – чрезмерный

- Where's Helen now I wonder? I’ve been calling her for an hour but she isn’t at home.

- If she isn’t in, she is at the theatre then.

- Well, is she at theatre – goer like that?

- Yes, she’s crazy about theatre, you know. She never misses a new performance at our Yakub Kolas Drama Academic Theatre.

- And what’s on there tonight? Oh, yes, “Sleeping Beauty”, the first night.

- What on BBC-2 at 8 o’clock?

- As for as I can remember there’s a quiz programme.

- Would you mind if I watch it? I mustn’t miss that.

- No, I’ve been looking forward to it all evening myself. But then I want to see part two of the serial.

- O.K. we’ll switch over.

Section IV

The Students’ Life and Studies

I.Words and word combinations to be remembered:

1. to acquire	[¶k¢wai¶]	получать, приобретать
2. approximately	[¶¢proksimitli]	приблизительно
3. assignment	[¶¢sainm¶nt]	задание
4. to attend		посещать (лекции и т.п.)
5. background	[`bækgraund]	подготовка, образование; задний план
6. competition	[k¶mpi¢tiò¶n]	конкурс, конкуренция
7. competitive	[k¶m¢petitiv]	конкурсный
completion	[k¶m¢pli:ò¶n]	завершение, окончание
8. construction site		строительная площадка
9. credit test		зачет
10. to make a decision		принимать решение
11. decision		решение
12. to earn	[¶:n]	зарабатывать
13. to engage	[in¢geiG]	заниматься чем-либо
to engage in practical training		проходить практику
14. to enjoy	[in¢joi]	пользоваться, наслаждаться
to enjoy rights		пользоваться правами
15. equal	[`i:kw¶l]	равный, одинаковый
16. to evaluate	[i¢væljueit]	оценивать
17. to express	[iks¢pres]	выражать
18. extent		степень
19. free of charge		бесплатный
20. to fulfill		выполнять
21. grants		стипендия
22. habit		привычка
23. to manage		справляться, мочь
24. to master		овладевать
25. to meet the require- ments	[ri¢kwaiments]	удовлетворять требования
26. to obtain	[¶b¢tein]	получать, приобретать
27. to participate in	[pa:¢tisipeit]	принимать участие
28. to pass examinations		сдать экзамены
29. to prove	[pru:v]	доказывать, защищать
30. recreation	[rekri`eiòn]	отдых, развлечение
31. to relate		со/относить/ся, связывать
32. student identification card	[ai,dentifi`keiòn]	студенческий билет
33. student’s record book		зачетная книжка
34. to submit	[s¶b¢mit]	представлять
35. to take classes		учиться, изучать
36. term paper		курсовая работа
37. thoroughly	[`qLr¶li]	основательно, глубоко
38. tuition	[tju:¢iòn]	обучение
39. variety	[v¶¢rai¶ti]	разнообразие, эстрада
various	[vε¶¢ri¶s]	различный, разносторонний
40. works		предприятие, мастерские

II.Practise the pronunciation of the international words and translate them.

Privilege [¢privilid ], basis [`beisis], course [kÉ:s], semester, system, physics[¢fiziks], mathematics, chemistry [¢kemistri], element, diploma [di¢plÉum¶], theory [`qi¶ri], concert, discotheque [¢diskÉutek], orchestra [¢okistr¶], ensemble [a:n¢sa:mbl], athletics [æq`letiks], construction [ken¢strLkòn], idea [ai¢di¶], budget [¢bLd it], general, basic [`beisik], final [`fain¶l], choreographic [kÉri¶¢græfik], vocal [`vÉuk¶l], experimental, analitically [æn¶¢litik¶li], regularly [¢regjul¶li], actively [¢æktivli].

III.Read and translate the following word groups:

Enter - entrance, require – requirement, participate – participation – participant, complete – completely – completion, relate – relation – relative – relatively – interrelate – interrelation, depend – dependence – independent, express – expression – expressive, success – successful – successfully, vary – various – variety, add – addition – additional, decide – decision – decisive.

IV.Give possible combinations of the following verbs with adverbs.

1. work a. analytically

2. pass (exams) b. actively

3. participate c. independently

4. think d. regularly

5. master e. equally

6. study f. successfully

7. attend g. hard

8. divide h. thoroughly

V.Complete the sentences using the word combinations of ex. 4.

1. I’d like … my exams … .

2. Do you … in seminars … ?

3. If your aim is to become a skilled specialist, you have to … … at the University.

4. I prefer to … … without anybody’s help.

5. He academic year is … almost … into two semesters.

6. If you don’t … lectures and classes … you may fail at your exams.

7. I am not good at English but I’d like to … it … .

VI.Choose the appropriate word from the right-hand column to complete each of the sentences.

1. Here is my … … .	a. grants
2. He has good … in all the subjects.	b. earn
3. If you are enrolled as a … …, the training course for you will last 5 years.	c. relaxation
4. When do we receive our … ?	d. fulfill
5. I’m afraid I can’t … this task, it’s too difficult for me.	e. approximately
6. You can … some money during your vocation.	f. record book
7. The semester ends with an examination period lasting … 3 weeks.	g. background
8. Before afternoon classes, if we have any, we have a 45 minutes period of … .	h. manage
9. Only a person with the … in philosophy can appointed Chair of this Department.	i. full-time students
10. Sorry, but I don’t think I’ll … to meet their requirements.	j. marks

VII. Use the right English words instead of the corresponding Russian ones (in brackets) and translate the sentences into Russian.

1. Will you kindly show me your (ст. билет)?

2. When are we to (представить) our term papers?

3. Which of them (участвует) in the choreographic ensemble?

4. I am afraid I can’t easily (выразить) my ideas on this subject.

5. I’ll make my further decision upon (завершения) of this part of work.

6. By what arguments will you manage to (доказать) your point of view?

7. He entrance examinations are usually held on a (конкурсной) basis.

8. This (задание) may be done either orally or in writing.

9. Is your (обучение) free of charge or do you have to pay for it?

10. We can’t (отнести) his progress to his abilities only, much more depends on his hard work.

VIII.Before reading the text (below) try to answer the following questions.

1. What entrance examinations did you have to pass to enter the University?

2. When did you take them?

3. What marks did you have to get to win the competition?

4. What were your marks?

5. What papers identify your student status?

6. Do you pay for your tuition?

7. What year student are you now?

8. What subjects have you been studying this year?

9. Do you attend all lectures and classes?

10. In what year do you students begin to take their special subjects?

11. How many credit tests and exams did you take during the last examination period?

12. Did you do well in your exams?

13. Do you often go to concerts, parties or discos held at the University?

14. Do you take part in their arrangement?

IX.Read the text carefully.

1. To have the privilege to study at the University you are to pass entrance examinations. The examinations are held on a competitive basis and those who have passed them successfully are enrolled and become students. The tuition for them is free of charge. But there also exists a paid form of education for those who haven’t managed to meet the competition requirements. After the enrolment you get your identification card and record book and may fully enjoy all the rights of a student.

2. The University training course for full-time students lasts 5 years. The semester system divides the academic year into two almost equal terms of approximately 18 weeks each. During a semester students must attend lectures and practical classes and prepare for them regularly, participate actively in seminars, fulfill written assignments, do laboratory work. At the end of each semester students take examinations. The examination period lasts approximately 3 weeks.

3. The first two years of University studies are to give students a sound background for obtaining their professional knowledge. So first and second-year students take classes in a number of general and basic subjects: physics, higher mathematics, chemistry, technical drawing, computer engineering etc. They also study social sciences and foreign languages.

4. Later, usually beginning with the third year, students take classes in their special subjects and engage in practical training in the field of their specialization. Professional skills are acquired at the laboratories and the experimental works of the University and at schools and other educational establishments of our republic.

5. Students’ progress is evaluated through oral or written tests, through participation in class discussions, through term papers, credit tests and a final examination in each course. If students do well and receive good and excellent marks they are given state grants.

6. Upon completion of the academic program and practical training students are to submit their graduation papers (diploma) and prove them in the State Examining Board. They are to show that they have not only mastered thoroughly a lot of useful theories and data, but also learnt to think analytically and independently, to interrelate various facts and phenomena, to make decisions and to express their ideas clearly.

7. If students work hard from the beginning and develop good study habits, they will certainly be successful in their studies – and still have time for relaxation, for social and other activities. As to cultural and recreational activities at the University, they are quite various, and to a great extent arranged by students themselves. They participate in concerts, parties, discos, in the variety of folk orchestras, in the choreographic ensembles, in the vocal music group, etc.

8. A good many students do sports volley-ball, basket-ball, skiing, skating and others.

9. During summer vocations students can work on collective farms and at construction sites and thus they can earn some money in addition to a rather modest student’s budget.

X. Form other parts of speech from the following words:

To participate; to compete; to complete; to evaluate; to require; to relate; to depend; to succeed; to vary; to graduate; to enter;

XI. Say it in English:

Зачетка, студенческий билет, вступительные экзамены, сдавать/ сдать зачет, бесплатное/ платное обучение, общеобразовательные/ специальные предметы, участвовать в практических занятиях, посещать лекции, ходить на занятия, выполнять разные задания, первокурсник, получать стипендию, удовлетворительные оценки, зачислить многих студентов, учебный курс длится 5 лет, каждый семестр делится на 17-18 недель, сессия длится 3 недели, приобретать профессиональные навыки, овладеть теоретическим и практическим материалом, научиться думать аналитически, научиться делать выводы, досуг студента, выразить свою мысль ясно.

XII. Say, which of these statements are students’ rights or duties:

- to have breaks

- to miss classes

- to be enrolled after entrance exams

- to take exams and credit tests

- to be provided with a hostel

- to get a grant if you education is free of charge

- to fulfill all assignments

- to attend classes

- to get a diploma after graduation

- to have not more than 4 classes

- to participate in seminars

- to enter without examinations

- to be the member of university’s groups

- to choose subjects

- to be late for classes

- to be engaged in practical training

- to be asked at classes

- to be taught thoroughly

XIII. Continue the sentences:

1. We are enrolled and become students when … .

2. …. identify a student’s status.

3. The university course … 5 years and is divided into … .

4. As a student I have … and … .

5. My rights are … .

6. My duties are … .

7. Students’ progress is evaluated through … .

8. Those who … receive state grants.

9. Upon completion the academic program students have … which show how they … .

10. There isn’t a lot of time for … if a student works hard but he can …

XIV. Think and answer:

Should students work hard? What for?

Is it exciting to be a student?

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