1. What kind of a student does any university need?
2. Is learning power just an inborn ability?
3. Can a teacher make all the students achieve great results in learning?
Needs of Universities
Today, the first need among universities everywhere is learning power, which is native ability plus the will to learn. An able person intellectually inquiring, reflective and industrious with learning power can make himself educated, cultivated, and wise in this era of free public libraries, museums, and archives. A great teacher can speed the process. But if learning power is not there, the greatest teaching is only of partial value. A student cannot be lifted beyond the limits of his / her ability.
A great teacher may, and often does, inspire an individual student who has lacked the will or full opportunity to learn, and so sets his student on the road to education. But if large numbers of students arrive at the university without a solid academic foundation on which to build, the quality of university education must suffer.
21. Read the text and complete the sentences with the appropriate English words in the correct form. Choose from the following: studies, graduate, faculty, found, student, applicant.
St. Petersburg University
St. Petersburg Universitywas in 1724 by Peter the Great. Mikhail Lomonosov was the university rector from 1758 to 1760. In the 18th century several hundreds of students from the university with degrees in history, philology, philosophy, physics, mathematics and oriental languages. There are 17,000 full-time at the university now. They do not pay for the . There are 16 at the University, the most popular among them are General Psychology (7.7 per vacancy), Politics (7.3 per vacancy), Law (5.8 per vacancy).
For Fun
Grading the Exams
The exam in psychology: students are asked to blot ink in their exam books, close them and turn them in. The professor opens the books and assigns the first grade that comes to mind.
The exam in history: all students get the same grade they got last year.
The exam in religion: grade is determined by God.
The exam in philosophy: What is grade?
The exam in law: students are asked to defend their position of why they should receive excellent.
The exam in mathematics: grades are variable.
The exam in computer science: random numbers generator determines a grade.
The exam in physical education: everybody gets excellent.
Project Work
I. Kemerovo State University is an example of the classical university. Make a presentation on Kemerovo State University For the information c onsult with http://kemsu.ru. Appendix 2 contains some tips how to make your presentation better. In your presentation mention the following points:
Ø The history of the university.
Ø The faculties of the university.
Ø The administration of the university.
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Ø The process of training the students.
Ø The facilities for studies and rest.
Ø The opportunities after graduation.
II. You are a student of the f aculty of physical education and sport of Kemerovo State University. Make a presentation on the faculty. For the information c onsult with http://sport.kemsu.ru. Appendix 2 contains some tips how to make your presentation better. In your presentation mention the following points:
Ø The history of the faculty.
Ø The administrative staff of the faculty.
Ø The departments of the faculty (staff, trends of research, subjects taught, etc.).
Ø The facilities for sport training.
Ø The facilities for studies and rest.
Ø Daily routine.
Ø Sports events.
Ø The traditions of the faculty.
Ø The famous sportsmen of the faculty.
Vocabulary
| highereducationsystem | |
| be founded / be established | |
| train students | |
| day and correspondence departments | |
| researchwork | |
| teaching | |
| head | |
| dean | |
| be in charge of | |
| department | |
| track and field | |
| martial arts | |
| physical education | |
| Unified State Exam | |
| curriculum | |
| subject | |
| specialize in / major in | |
| conducttraining | |
| gym | |
| open-airsportground | |
| shooting gallery | |
| skiing base | |
| chess club | |
| water tourism club | |
| out-of-town site | |
| recreational activities | |
| master ones sport habits and skills | |
| track and field training ground | |
| swimming pool | |
| for the students disposal | |
| equippedclasses | |
| teachingandcoachingstaff | |
| winner | |
| tournament / competition | |
| representRussia | |
| gainsuccess | |
| studies | |
| significantachievements | |
| creativeandscientificactivities | |
| initiation of the first-year students | |
| n graduating | |
| get the Bachelors degree | |
| thedisabled | |
| graduate | |
| educationalestablishment | |
| additionaleducationcenter |
UNIT 3
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