Exercises I. Paraphrase the underlined words using the following synonyms: dormitory, get a scholarship, fail (in), do their scientific work, intervals, take part in, extra-mural students, vacation, discipline, conduct, practical studies, dining-room, public life, full-time students. 1. All the students of our group receive a living allowance. 2. Our lecturers are engaged in research work alongside with teaching. 3. Many students participate in amateur art activities. 4. After term exams students have their holidays. 5. During their teaching practical training students give lessons at school. 6. This lecturer teaches us two subjects. 7. The students from other towns live in a hostel. 8. The students of the correspondence department combine work and study. 9. Between classes we have short breaks. 10. Students can have lunch in the refectory. 11. If a student doesn't pass an examination he is allowed to take it again. 12. We study English at tutorials. 13. More and more students now take part in social work. 14. The students of the day department must attend all their classes. II. Disagree to the following statements using antonyms for the underlined words: Model: - The building of the Foreign Lan¬guages School is new. - You are mistaken. The building of this school is old. 1. He always fails in the exams in special subjects. 2. The students of our faculty miss their lectures regularly. 3. They entered the university in 2018. 4. Your classes begin at 3.40 p.m. 5. The attendance at your university is free. 6. It is easy to enter your university. 7. She always remembers the names of her lecturers. 8. The curricula at all schools are the same. III. Make up your own sentences according to the model: A. Model: First (second)-year students attend lectures on (practical classes, seminars on) pedagogy. Use the subjects: psychology, universal physiology, English, history of Russia, history of education, Russian, physi¬cal education, methods of teaching. B. Say what lectures, practical classes (studies), seminars you attend at your department. IV. Make up your own sentences according to the model: A. Model: In winter (spring, summer) the students are going to take an exam (a credit test) in physics. Use the subjects: geography, philosophy, biology, German, information science, pedagogy, mathematics, methods of teaching Russian, drawing. B. Say what credit tests and exams you are going to take this winter (spring, summer). V. Choose the right word; retell the text: We ... (learn, study, train) at Omsk State Peda¬gogical University. It was ... (founded, fond, found) in 1932 as the Teachers Training Institute. In 1993 it was ... (conferred) the status of University. Since it was founded thousands of teachers have (graduated, left, finished) from the University. Now 9 schools with 41de¬partments (learn, train, study) future specialists. The teaching staff ... (consists of, divides into, specializes in) highly-qualified lecturers. Every day students have three or four ... (lessons, lec¬tures, classes). They try not to ... (attend, miss, prepare) them as the ... (attendance, visitation, studies) at our Uni¬versity is compulsory. The students ... (teach, study, train) lots of different subjects. At the end of each ... (year, course, term) they ... (take, give, pass) credit tests and exams. If a student gets a bad mark in an exam he is ... (provided, en-gaged, allowed) to take the exam again. In the third, fourth and fifth year they ... (take, conduct, submit) lessons at schools. Besides that the students take an active part in ... (extra-curricular activities, seminars, post-graduate course). They (participate, belong, enter) to different amateur art col¬lectives where they go in for music, singing, drama and dance. The course of studies ... (continues, passes, lasts) 4 or 5 years. On graduating the students ... (give, receive, bring) Bachelor’s or Master’s degrees which give them the right to ... (learn, teach, study) at school.
1. All the students of our group receive a stipend.
- All the students of our group receive financial support. (Explanation: A stipend is a type of financial aid or allowance given to students, usually based on academic merit.)
2. Our lecturers are engaged in research work alongside with teaching.
- Our lecturers are involved in research work in addition to teaching. (Explanation: Engaged means actively involved, and alongside means in addition to.)
3. Many students participate in amateur art activities.
- Many students take part in amateur art activities. (Explanation: Participate and take part mean to be involved in or join an activity.)
4. After term exams students have their holidays.
- After term exams, students have their vacations. (Explanation: Holidays and vacations both mean a time of rest and relaxation.)
5. During their teaching practical training students give lessons at school.
- During their teaching practicum, students give lessons at school. (Explanation: Teaching practical training and teaching practicum mean the same thing, which is a period of supervised teaching practice.)
6. This lecturer teaches us two subjects.
- This lecturer instructs us in two subjects. (Explanation: Teach and instruct mean to impart knowledge or information.)
7. The students from other towns live in a dormitory.
- The students from other towns reside in a hostel. (Explanation: Dormitory and hostel are synonyms for a place where students live.)
8. The students of the correspondence department combine work and study.
- The students of the distance-learning department combine work and study. (Explanation: Correspondence and distance-learning both refer to studying remotely, typically through mail or online correspondence.)
9. Between classes, we have short breaks.
- Between classes, we have intervals. (Explanation: Breaks and intervals both mean a short period of time between activities.)
10. Students can have lunch in the dining-room.
- Students can have lunch in the cafeteria. (Explanation: Dining-room and cafeteria are both places where students can eat.)
11. If a student doesn't pass an examination, he is allowed to retake it.
- If a student doesn't pass an examination, he is permitted to retake it. (Explanation: Allowed and permitted both mean to be given permission to do something.)
12. We study English at tutorials.
- We study English at language tutorials. (Explanation: Tutorials and language tutorials both refer to a class or session in which a particular subject is taught.)
13. More and more students now take part in community work.
- More and more students now engage in social work. (Explanation: Take part and engage mean to be actively involved in an activity or cause.)
14. The students of the day department must attend all their classes.
- The full-time students must attend all their classes. (Explanation: Day department and full-time students mean the same thing, which is students who attend classes during the day.)
II. Disagree to the following statements using antonyms for the underlined words:
1. He always fails in the exams in special subjects.
- He always succeeds in the exams in special subjects.
2. The students of our faculty miss their lectures regularly.
- The students of our faculty attend their lectures regularly.
3. They entered the university in 2018.
- They left the university in 2018.
4. Your classes begin at 3.40 p.m.
- Your classes end at 3.40 p.m.
5. The attendance at your university is free.
- The attendance at your university is paid.
6. It is easy to enter your university.
- It is difficult to enter your university.
7. She always remembers the names of her lecturers.
- She always forgets the names of her lecturers.
8. The curricula at all schools are the same.
- The curricula at all schools are different.
III. Make up your own sentences according to the model:
A. Model: First-year students attend lectures on psychology.
- First-year students attend lectures on universal physiology.
- Second-year students attend lectures on English.
- Second-year students attend seminars on history of Russia.
- First-year students attend practical classes on physical education.
B. At my department, I attend lectures on biology. I also attend seminars on methods of teaching Russian.
IV. Make up your own sentences according to the model:
A. Model: In winter, the students are going to take an exam in geography.
- In winter, the students are going to take a credit test in philosophy.
- In spring, the students are going to take an exam in German.
- In summer, the students are going to take a credit test in pedagogy.
B. This winter, I am going to take an exam in biology. I am also going to take a credit test in information science.
V. Choose the right word; retell the text:
We study at Omsk State Pedagogical University. It was established in 1932 as the Teachers Training Institute. In 1993 it was granted the status of University. Since it was founded, thousands of teachers have graduated from the University. Now 9 schools with 41 departments educate future specialists. The teaching staff consists of highly-qualified lecturers. Every day students have three or four classes. They try not to miss them as attendance at our University is compulsory. The students study many different subjects. At the end of each term, they take credit tests and exams. If a student gets a bad mark in an exam, he is allowed to retake it. In the third, fourth, and fifth year, they conduct lessons at schools. Besides that, the students take an active part in extra-curricular activities. They participate in different amateur art collectives where they go in for music, singing, drama, and dance. The course of studies lasts 4 or 5 years. On graduating, the students receive Bachelor’s or Master’s degrees which give them the right to teach at school.