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Task 3. Give English equivalents to the following words and phrases. ( .)
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Task 4. Answer the questions. ( .)
- When was the higher educational institution you are at founded? What was its first name?
2. When did it become the Institute of Electrical Engineering?
3. Who was the first rector of the Institute?
4. What role did the Institute play in 1920s?
5. When was LETI reorganized into Electrotechnical University? Why did it happen?
6. How can you characterize the present status of the University?
7. What are the main goals the University strives for?
8. What can you say about the international cooperation of the University in the areas of education and research?
9. How many faculties are there at ETU? What are their names?
10. What faculty do you belong to?
11. What does it deal with? What academic programmes are offered to its students?
12. Where (in what spheres) can the graduates of your faculty work?
Task 5. On the basis of the information given in the text above translate the sentences into English. ( .)
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5. 8000 400 .
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8. . 1 27 .
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Task 6. Speak about Saint Petersburg Electrotechnical University according to the plan offered below. ( .)
Plan
- The history of the University.
2. ETU LETI today (status, teaching staff, student body, trends in academic and research activities, library, etc.)
3. International cooperation of the University.
4. The faculty you study at.
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Task 7. Listen to the text about higher education in the U.K. and express your opinion on the following statements: ( :)
To express your opinion you may use the following phrases from the table given below: ( :)
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- It becomes more difficult to get higher education for British citizens.
2. Young people have to live with their parents until they are 30 years old.
3. It is not easy to find a well-paid job even for university graduates.
4. The number of students in British universities falls every year.
5. More and more international students come to Britain to get higher education.
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