Listen to the dialogues and then read them

A. How are you getting on at the University?

B. I am doing well, thank you. And where do you study?

A. I study at the OSU.

B. What faculty are you in?

A. Economics and Finance. It seems very interesting to me.

B. Oh, yes it is.

A. What year are you in?

B. I am a fresher.

A. Do you study full time?

B. Yes, I do. And I carry out research too.

A. Do you really?

A. What's wrong? What are you so unhappy about?

B. I failed mathematics.

A. Oh, I expected that much. You work in fits and starts.

B. I'll have to recite the exam.

A. Hello, Nick, haven't seen you for ages! Have you passed all your exams?

B. Yes, I hope I'll receive monthly grants. What are your plans for the coming holiday?

A. No holiday for me. I'll start working on my thesis next week.

B. I wish you success.

Make up your own dialogues using the material of ex 1.12

Read the text and do the assignments that follow

Oxbridge

Oxford and Cambridge are the oldest and most prestigious universities in Great Britain. They are often called collectively Oxbridge to denote an elite education. Only rich and aristocratic families can afford to send their sons and daughters to these universities.

The tutorial is the basic mode of instruction at Oxford and Cambridge.

The normal length of the degree course is three years, after which the students take Degree of Bachelor of Arts (B.A.). Some courses, such as languages or medicine, may be one or two years longer. The students may work for other degrees as well. The degrees are awarded at public degree ceremonies. Only Latin is spoken at these ceremonies. Another tradition is to wear full academic dress at examinations.

Oxford and Cambridge universities consists of a number of colleges. Each college is different, but in many ways they are alike. Each college has its name, its coat of arms. Each college is governed by a Master. The larger ones have more than 400 members, the smallest college has less than 30. Each college offers teaching in a wide range of subjects. Within the college there is a chapel, a dining hall, a library, rooms for undergraduates, fellows and the Master, and also classrooms and laboratories.

Words:

to call - называть;

to denote - обозначать;

to afford - позволять;

tutorial - консультации, практические занятия с наставником;

the Degree of Bachelor of Arts - степень бакалавра гуманитарных наук;

to award - награждать, вручать;

full academic dress - парадная форма одежды (мантия, парик);

coat of arms - герб;

undergraduate - студент университета;

fellow - младший научный работник колледжа или университета;

Master - мастер (титул главы некоторых колледжей в Оксфорде и Кембридже)

Retell the text in Russian

In which of the passages traditions are described?

Find answers to the following questions

1 Who studies at Oxford and Cambridge universities?

2 What is the basic mode of instruction there?

3 How long do students study to get the Degree of Bachelor of Arts?

Find English equivalents for the following Russian ones

- основной вид обучения;

- ученая степень, звание;

- самые старые и самые престижные университеты;

- колледж;

- широкий перечень предметов.

1.19 Prepare a short report on the topic "The University of my dream"

Do the following grammar exercises

Глагол to be

Read the sentences. Change the Present Simple into the Past Simple

1 I am a first-year student.

2 My friend is a second year student.

3 The students are in the library.

4 We are full-time students.

5 My friend is a part-time student.

6 The group leader (староста) is in the Dean's office.

7 The methods of instructions are lectures, classes and seminars.

8 He is at the lecture on mathematics.

9 I am short of time.

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