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DEAN’S WORD

Dear students and teachers:

This textbook in English created by our teachers is a remarkable event in the life of our International Department of Public and Business Administration, due to the very important role that having a good command of foreign languages plays in the success of young specialists' professional activities.

The fast development of globalization in any profession and the intensively increasing mobility of specialists around the world, make knowledge of languages absolutely imperative. But it has not just purely practical significance. Language is not a means of communication only. It is much more – it is a way to see the world and understand it or, as the Germans say, it is “ die Weltanschauung ”.

For instance, people thinking in Russian and in English have different views on many things. Take the word управление. Did you notice how I translated the name of our department above? This is because in English there is no equivalent to the term управление. Управлять автомобилем – to drive a car; управлять ракетой – to guide a missile, страной – to govern, организацией – to manage, etc. My American friend told me that perhaps the nearest equivalent is operation, but its meaning is wider, it embraces any activity.

Another language is another view of the world, and it makes life more interesting, and gives you additional possibilities in life. For instance, many interesting and very important events in my life have had happened solely due to my knowledge of English. I wish all of our students success in their studies of foreign languages.

Felix Tarasenko,

Dean of International Department of Public and Business Administration

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Contents:

#	TOPIC	Activities	GRADES
1.	Tomsk State University part1	discussion
2.	Tomsk State University part 2	presenting TSU
3.	British Universities part1	listening
4.	British Universities part2
5.	American Universities part1	speaking
6.	American Universities part 2	reading
7.	Visiting American Center	questions
8.	Test Preparation (oral section)	writing a letter texts vocabulary	* * *
9.	Test Preparation (written section)	test
10.	Test	test	*
11.	Presentations	presentation	*
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Part 1

TOMSK STATE UNIVERSITY: PAST AND PRESENT

Lead-In

· Word Harvest

In groups make up a list of words related to the topic ‘University‘. Exchange your words with another group. Write down new words and expressions.

· University Discussion

In groups choose two questions to discuss from the list. Then talk about your group’s opinion.

1. What comes to mind when you hear the word ‘university’?

2. What would you like to study at university?

3. Do you think everyone should go to university?

4. Is university only for very intelligent people?

5. Do you think university today is different from one hundred years ago?

6. Is university life more about studying or having fun?

7. What universities would you really like to study at and why?

8. Should university education be free?

9. What is the difference between university and school?

10. Edward Hubbard, an English historian, said: “You can take a man to university, but you cannot make him think.” Do you agree?

· Surfing the University web site

Surf the official web site of Tomsk State University www.tsu.ru. Try to complete the following questionnaire

1. What is the name of the university Rector?

2. When was the University founded? Name the most important dates from the University history.

3. How many faculties are there at Tomsk University? Which is the oldest one?

4. How many students study at the University?

5. What language versions are presented?

6. What is the name of the University newspaper? What does its name mean?

7. What is the latest news from university life on the site?

8. What foreign universities does TSU cooperate with?

Surf the official web site of International Faculty of Business Administration www.mfu.tsu.ru. Try to complete the following questionnaire

1. What are the names of the faculty dean and vice-dean?

2. When was the faculty founded? What was its original name?

3. What chairs exist at the faculty?

4. Find the names of any five teachers who work at this faculty.

5. What are the majors offered by the faculty?

6. Can you take a correspondence course at this faculty?

7. What is the name of the faculty newspaper?

Are these sites user-friendly? Do you have any ideas to make these sites better?

What were the most important/ interesting pieces of information you found?

Pre-Reading

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