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UNIT I
ABOUT MYSELF
I. Vocabulary list
1. to consist of -
2. to work as (an engineer) ()
3. to be fond of ,
4. to serve in the Army
5. to have much work to do
6. to retire on pension
7. to keep house .
8. to take after smb. -
9. to be married ()
10. to be single ( )
11. a relative
12. experienced
13. elder, eldest
14. younger, youngest
15. at the age of
16. a first year student
17. rather
18. to enter ( )
19. to try ,
20. plant
21. turner -
II. Text
ABOUT MYSELF
My name is Vladimir. I am a first year student of the Omsk Technical University.
My family is rather large. My home town is Omsk, and my father is an engineer at one of the citys plants. My father is not yet fifty. My mother is a teacher at one of the secondary schools of the city. She teaches Russian and Russian literature and is very fond of her work with the children.
My brother is three years older than I. He has served two years in the Army, and now he works at a plant as a turner. Next year Pavel is going to enter the evening department of the Technical University.
My sister Olga studies at school, she is in the 10th form. After finishing school she is going to enter the Pedagogical University. Olga is fond of music and plays the piano.
We have a grandmother. She keeps house and has much work to do during the day. We all try to help her.
We have many relatives. They live in Omsk and in other cities. They often come to see us at our place, or we go to see them.
III. Give English equivalents to the Russian words and phrases
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IV. Make up sentences
1. To be, I, a, student, first, year.
2. My, large, to be, family.
3. An, my, father, to be, engineer.
4. My, teacher, mother, to be.
5. My, retired, grandmother, year, last.
6. Sister, at, my, studies, school.
7. Brother, my, works, turner, as.
8. To have, relatives, we, many.
V. Answer the following questions
1. How large is your family?
2. How many persons does your family consist of?
3. What are you?
4. Have you any brothers or sisters?
5. What are your parents?
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6. What are your brothers (sisters)?
7. Have you any grandparents?
8. Who keeps house in your family?
9. What is your hobby?
10. How do you prefer to spend your free time?
11. Have you many relatives?
12. Do you often go to see them?
VI. Speak about yourself
UNIT II
OUR UNIVERSITY
I. Vocabulary list
1. Technical University -
2. department -
3. mechanical-engineering d.
4. machine-building d.
5. poligraphical d.
6. automation d.
7. electrical-engineering d.
8. radio-engineering d.
9. faculty of refrigerating machines
10. faculty of automation installations
11. faculty of flight vehicles
12. faculty of humanity education
13. faculty of economical management
14. lecture hall
15. drawing hall
16. reading hall
17. workshop
18. equip
19. equipment
20. apparatus
21. research
22. carry out experiment
23. scientific society
24. higher mathematics
25. strength of materials
26. mechanics
27. machine elements
28. drawing
29. descriptive geometry
30. mark
31. satisfactory
32. to take an examination
33. to take a test
34. to pass an examination
35. to fail in an examination
36. to enter the University
37. to graduate from the University
38. to be in the first year 1
39. to be the first year student
40. to attend
41. to have classes
42. to work hard
43. to take part in
44. to get a scholarship
45. to train specialists
46. to deliver a lecture on
47. to give classes
48. to give labs
49. term
II. Text
OUR UNIVERSITY
The Technical University is one of the biggest Higher Educational establishments in Omsk. It trains specialist for various branches of industry. It was founded in 1942. There was only one faculty at the University at that time. It was the mechanical engineering faculty. The first 25 engineers graduated from this faculty in 1947.
Our University trains radio, electrical, polygraphical and mechanical engineers. Its numerous laboratories for both teaching and research purposes are equipped with modern apparatus, tools and instrument to provide a high level of training.
There is a large library and a reading hall in the University where the students can get any necessary textbook on special subjects. In the reading hall one can get periodicals for reading. Reading and drawing halls are also places where students prepare their hometasks.
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The University teaching staff is large. There are more than seven hundred teachers, masters of science and professors who deliver lectures on different subjects and give classes to the students. The students attend lectures and classes according to the time table. Besides, they have practice in the workshops and the laboratories.
The students study the following subjects: history, higher mathematics, physics, chemistry, mechanics, descriptive geometry, machine elements, drawing, foreign languages and many others.
Twice a year students take examinations. Those who work hard at subjects during the term do not fail in the exams and pass them well, getting good and excellent marks.
There is a students scientific society at the University. Both first year students and those who are in the fourth or fifth years may join it and do research there.
Many students take an active part in the social work. They attend conferences, discuss books, plays and films, organize evening parties and amateur concert, go in for sports.
III. Give English equivalents to the Russian words and phrases
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IV. Make up sentences
1. It, 1942, in, to be, found.
2. University, to train, our, specialists, different.
3. There, to be, library, a, University, in, the.
4. The, stuff, University, teaching, large, to be.
5. The, subjects, students, study, different.
6. Students, the, society, there, to be, a, scientific.
7. Many, social, students, to take part, an, part, active, in, work, University, at.
