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1. Vocabulary5
2. The history of the Orenburg State University ...7
3. Orenburg State University.7
4. Faculties of the OSU..9
5. Grammar exercises11
6. Texts for additional reading 13
7. ⅅ 17
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Vocabulary
reign
empress
to conceive
cross-road
at the cross-roads
route , ,
boundary
to thrive ,
diverse ,
to celebrate ,
chapel
branch ,
to pray
prayer
to devote ,
to take place , ,
to arrange
dean
participation ,
campus
full time department
day time department
part time department
extra mural department
correspondence department
academic year
to attend
to equip ,
device ,
access
to include
to divided into
to complete ,
on completion
highly qualified (skilled)
vast
equipment
appealing
feature ,
hostel
chair
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deans office
post-graduate course
graduation thesis (diploma paper)
higher education
secondary education
course of education (of study)
a first-year student
a second-year student
to make exam
to pass exam
to fail in exam
to attend lectures
to take notes on a lecture
to miss lecture
get grant
1.1 Find equivalents:
a first-year student
on completion
correspondence department
hostel
to attend lectures
chair
deans office
cross-road
Doctors of Sciences
1.2 Find antonyms:
to begin to graduate
to enter long
young to give
large new
to open to finish
quick old
short small
old to close
to take slow
Find synonymies
new to start
large much
to begin to make
to build to enter
to speak modern
to come into big
to do major
many to construct
main to talk
Read the text.
The history of the Orenburg State University
Orenburg State University is situated in one of the most amazing cities of Russia. During the reign of the empress Anne (1730-1740) the city was conceived as "a window to Asia", and located at the cross-roads of trade routes between Europe and Asia. There is a geographic boundary between Europe and Asia.
The history of the Orenburg Region is interesting and unique. It is a thriving, ethnically diverse community of over two million people. Orenburg offers numerous places of interest such as museums, theaters, restaurants, parks, etc.
One of the youngest and most dynamically developing universities of Russia Orenburg State University is situated in the Orenburg Region.
In 1955 Kuybishevs Industrial Institute opened its evening department in Orenburg with the first enrolment of 100 students. The department offered only two degree courses: "Mechanical engineering technology, metal-cutting technology and equipment" and "Electric power supply of industrial and technological complexes".
In 1965 students were offered day-time courses.
In 1971 Orenburg branch of Kuybishevs Polytechnic Institute got the status of Orenburg Polytechnic Institute.
In 1994 Orenburg Polytechnic Institute became Orenburg State Technical University.
In 1996 Orenburg State Technical University got the status of Orenburg State University on January, 25.
Since 1996 Saint Tatianas day (25th of January) has been celebrated as OSUs Foundation Day.Saint Tatiana's Day starts with a public prayer at the Chapel of Saint Tatiana. Then OSU Rector gives a briefing to the regional and city mass media about the events that took place at OSU during the previous year. The second half of the day is devoted to the ceremonial meeting of the OSU Academic Council. To crown it all a gala concert is arranged by the Students' Center "Russia" with deans, faculty members and students participation.