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My Studies
This year I finished a secondary school # 276 in Barnaul and decided to enter The Altai State University. It’s one of the finest higher educational institutions. Another advantage is that the University is situated not far from my home. So it takes me only 20 minutes to get there. I passed my entrance exams successfully and now I am a first-year student of this University. I study at the Economic Faculty. There are more than 20 students in my group. Some of them are out-of-town students, so they live in the hall of residence.
In the first year we have a lot of different subjects. I’ m especially good at Maths and English. The course of training involves the following forms of instruction: lectures, seminars, practical training, laboratory work. Our timetable is rather convenient. We usually have three classes a day. They start at 8:30 and finish at 2 p.m. But we are also required to do self-study.
I prefer to work regularly and to get good marks in all subjects. I also try not to miss classes. All this helps me to make steady progress in my studies.
The academic year consists of two terms and at the end of each term we pass our tests and are allowed or not allowed to take our exams. The examination session lasts three weeks. After it we have vacation. I hope I won’t fail my exams.
II. WORD LIST
School Subjects: Russian language, mathematics, foreign languages, physics, chemistry, biology, geography, literature, history, basics of social sciences, computer science, physical education.
University Subjects: History of Russia, Philosophy, Foreign Languages, Engineering Graphics, Descriptive Geometry, Theoretical Mechanics, Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Basics of Transport Services, etc.
III. ASSIGNMENTS
Answer the following questions.
1. What kind of school did you go to (state/private/lyceum/gymnasium)?
2. What subjects did you choose for the Unified State Exam?
3. What results did you get in the USE?
4. Why did you choose SSTU of all other universities?
5. What entrance exams did you take?
6. What was the most difficult exam for you?
7. What faculty do you study at?
8. What is your future speciality?
9. What year student are you?
10. What subjects are studied at our university in the first year?
11. How many classes a day do you usually have?
12. What must students do at the lectures? What shouldn’t they do at the lectures?
13. Do you miss lectures?
14. What is your favourite subject?
15. Are you good at languages?
16. What can you say about your timetable?
17. Are you doing well at the university?
18. Do you get a grant? How much is it?
19. Do you live in the hostel?
20. How long does it take you to prepare your homework?
21. Do you prefer to work regularly or by fits and starts?
22. When will your first term be over? How many exams will you take?
23. What subjects are you to take exams in?
24. Do you want to graduate from the university with honours?
25. When will you graduate from the university?
2. Make a short presentation of the educational institution you studied at before entering the university. Include information about:
1) the type of school you studied at;
2) the place where it is situated;
3) the age at which you began to attend it;
4) your favourite subjects;
5) compulsory and optional courses which you were interested in;
6) how many times a week you had your English lessons and what were they like;
7) the Unified State Exams you passed before entering the university;
8) what you liked and what you didn’t like about your school.
3. What do you know about education?
a) Complete these sentences using who, which or where.
a) A professor is a person...
b) A secondary school is a school...
c) A student is a person...
d) A student grant is money..
e) A hall of residence is a place...
f) A diploma is a document...
b) Prepare your own sentences using the same model.
| The students | have | lectures in the evening. courses during the summer. |
| have to | attend lectures. do exams every term. | |
| do not | have such long holidays. live in college. generally get grants. |
Helena: Well, for one thing, we don’t live in college.
Jessie: Don’t you? And do you have to do a lot of exams?
Helena:...
Jessie: Gosh! And what about holidays?
Helena:...
Jessie: And is it true that you have courses during the summer?
Helena:...
Jessie: But you don’t have to attend lectures, do you?
Helena:...
Jessie: But then you are free in the evenings, aren’t you?
Helena:...
Jessie: How awful! But I suppose you get good grants?
Helena:...
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