Text 3: My Study

I am a first-year full-time student of Moscow State University of Railway Engineering. I study at the Institute of Railway Operation and Information Technologies My speciality is Transport Management. I have to study for four years to get a Bachelor degree.

There I have met a great number of students who come to acquire knowledge and to storm the summits of science.

Our group consists of 30 students. We attend the University 5 days a week. I study a wide range of general subjects such as History, Foreign Languages, Mathematics, Computer Science and special subjects such as Management, Marketing, Advertising, Statistics and so on. I’m good at these subjects and hope to be a good specialist. Our classes begin at 8'o clock in the morning. Every day except Saturday and Sunday we listen to lectures, have seminars and tutorials on various subjects. There are different laboratories where we do research work. I try to miss no classes because they are very important for my study. Many lecturers from different chairs teach us. Teachers try to connect theory with practice experience.

There is a library at students’ disposal and I attend a reading-room in order to do my homework. Our academic year consists of two terms: the first is from September till the end of January and the second term is from February till the end of June. At the end of each term we take test and exams. Those students who pass all exams well get grants. If students pass successfully the exams at the end of the academic year they have an opportunity of going abroad to improve their professional skills and foreign languages according to the Programme of Students’ Exchange.

Some students of our group live in a hostel but I live with my parents. Our university has a Sports Centre which offers many training facilities so all my group-mates go in for different kinds of sports. There is a Community Centre not far from the University where I can spend my leisure time. In my spare time I enjoy visiting cinema or theatre, going out with my friends or spending hours by using “chat” services in the Net.

At the end of my study I’ll pass final university exams and write a graduate work to get a diploma. The graduates of our university work for different firms and in the sphere of railway transport. After graduating from the University and I hope to get a good job in the sphere of transport communication where I’ll become a highly-qualified specialist.

Questions for discussion:

1. Are you a first-year student of MSURE?

2. What institute do you study at?

3. What is your speciality?

4. How long do you have to study to get a diploma?

5. How many students does your group consist of?

6. What subjects do you study?

7. How many terms does the academic year consist of?

8. Do you live in a hostel?

9. What facilities does MSURE have?

10. Where would you like to work after graduating from the

University?

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