Practice

1. Match the sentences below with the right model in the box. Translate the sentences into Russian.

a) A number of applicants have already been interviewed.

b) The number of students in the class is twelve.

c) Some of the book is good.

d) Some of the books are good.

e) One of my friends has got a grant for his research project.

f) Thirty minutes isn’t enough time to finish this test.

g) A lot of social problems are caused by unemployment.

h) Economics is George’s favorite subject.

i) A lot of equipment is new.

j) More than one person is going to take up a course in programming.

k) Two thirds of money is mine.

l) The USA is smaller than Russia.

2. Choose the correct form.

a) A group of volunteers (has/have) organized a music festival.

b) Surveys show that the majority of school leavers (consider/considers) a

university degree a good starting point for their future career.

c) Look! Half of the map (is/are) missing. We need another map!

d) Each of the students (has/have) a notebook.

e) A number of students in the class (speaks/speak) English very well.

f) Of our recent graduates about half (is/are) continuing their studies for a higher

degree.

g) Why (was/were) some of the students absent from classes?

h) What percentage of the people in the world (is/are) illiterate?

i) My teenage brother thinks there (is/are) a number of good reasons for staying up

late and having a good time.

j) One of my best friends (is/are) coming to visit me next month.

k) Statistics (is/are) a branch of mathematics.

l) A lot of students clubs (is/are) opening these days.

m) More than one computer in this lab (has/have) broken down.

n) (Does/ Do) all of this homework have to be finished by tomorrow?

o) One of the chief materials in our bones and teeth (is/are) calcium.

Speaking

Work in groups. Look through the scheme of the degree course in Combined Science offered in Lancaster University. Design a modular degree course that suits your particular needs and interests.

Writing

1. Write a paragraph about the modular course in Combined Science you would like to do. Give reasons for your choice of Themes from each group.

In the Realm of Science

1. Read the expressions for fractions, decimals and percentages:

one half, a half

one third

four seventh

3 three and a quarter

0.2 nought point two

(zero) point two

0,75 nought point seven five

point seven five

25,34 twenty-five point three four

two five point three four

1% one percent

78% seventy eight percent

90% ninety percent

2. Work in pairs, A and B. Take turns to read and write down decimals,

percentages and fractions you hear.

Student A: 7.5 85.3% ¾ 70% 2½ 18.03

Student B: 3.68 34.9% ⅔ 90% 14 ⅛ 13.75

Unit 2. Progress Monitoring In this Unit you have worked on the vocabulary related to the topic “Higher education”:

specialized education/study	research scientist
to have a particular career in mind	current interest in something
to specialize in natural/social sciences	to study/understand/examine natural phenomena
a combined science course	barriers/ combinations between sciences
scientific journalism/information technology/research management	a coursework; essay; tutorial; laboratory; project work
an applied science area	to provide relevant experience
the program of study	to be a hands-on science
to suit somebody’s needs	lab procedures/ equipment
to read science-fiction books	to make a career in science
to have an inquisitive mind	to set up one’s own research group
to decide on something

Tick (V) the words and phrases you are confident about and cross (X) the ones you need to revise.

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