Vitebsk State University

Vitebsk State University named after P.M. Masherov is the oldest higher educational institution in the Republic of Belarus. It is famous for its main traditions in training professionals. The date of foundation is 1910. It was the first educational establishment of such a type on the territory of modern Belarus. Today the University is a center of international republican and regional conferences.

There are 2 departments at the University: enternal and external. The University has 11 faculties: the Biology faculty, the Physics faculty, the Philology faculty, the Mathematical faculty, the Law faculty, the Faculty of Belarussian Philology and Culture, the Faculty of History, the Faculty of Education, the Faculty of Social Studies, the Physical Training and Sport Faculty and the Arts Faculty. The University has 4 buildings, 6 hostels, a botanical garden, agricultural biological station, a center for field practice, a stadium, 7 gym halls, a camp, calculating and television centers, a publishing house, 5 museums. They are the museum of the history of the University, P.M. Masherov’s memorial museum, the museum of Biology, the museum of literature and the museum of decorative and applied arts.

Now the total number of students is more than 5000.

Упр. 5. Дайте английские эквиваленты следующим словосочетаниям:

высшее учебное заведение, дата основания, вычислительный центр, декоративно-прикладное искусство, сельскохозяйственная станция, полевая практика, издательский центр, общежитие, корпус университета, дневное и заочное отделения, подготовка специалистов.

Упр. 6. Скажите, с какими существительными употреблялись в тексте следующие числительные:

2, 12, 1910, 6, 4, 5.

Упр. 7. Задайте вопросы, начав их со специального слова в скобках:

1. The full name of our institution is Vitebsk State University. (What…?)

2. The date of foundation is 1910. (What…?)

3. There are more than 5000 students at our University. (How many…?)

4. We have 11 faculties at the University. (How many…?)

5. The University has 4 buildings. (How many…?)

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