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Unit 6 Studies

entrance exams	вступительные экзамены
to train in many subjects	обучаться по многим предметам
to fail in exams	провалиться на экзамене
to take the exam	сдавать экзамен
to pass the exam	сдать экзамен
to miss a lesson	пропустить занятие
to do well in…	хорошо успевать
a grant	стипендия
to live in a hostel	жить в общежитии
to enter the University	поступить в университет
an extra-mural department	заочное отделение
day department	очное отделение
full-day student	студент-очник
to be top in smth	быть лучшим в чем-то
to enjoy oneself	хорошо провести время
lecturer	лектор, преподаватель вуза
to be present at…	присутствовать
to be absent from	отсутствовать
to attend classes	посещать занятия
to miss classes	пропускать занятия
to do homework	делать домашнее задание
to be prepared for	быть готовым к…
to have gaps in knowledge	иметь пробелы в знаниях
to be strong in…	быть сильным в …
to be weak in…	быть слабым в…
poor attendance	плохая посещаемость
to be expelled from	быть исключенным из
an academic year	учебный год
main exam	основной экзамен
to do research	заниматься наукой
a postgraduate course	аспирантура
compulsory	обязательный

Task 1. Learn the text by heart.

Let me introduce myself – my name is…………… I left school in June and began to prepare for my entrance exams to the University. As both my mother and father are teachers I made up my mind to be a teacher too. I think teaching is a noble profession.

I had to take three exams and passed them with excellent marks. So, I’m glad to tell you that now I’m a first-year student at the Ural State Pedagogical University.

The university was founded in 1930. Now the University has 4 educational buildings, 4 hostels, and a sports center, equipped with all modern facilities.

Today more than 15 thousand students are trained at the departments and branches of the University. There are more than 70 specializations and directions of higher education (specialist, bachelor, and master). The University offers scientific specialities of postgraduate and doctoral education.

The scientific library of the University numbers more than 800 thousand books. We have a good reading-room and for those who go in for sports there is a good gymnasium.

Students’ life is a very full one, both academically and culturally. Students have holidays twice a year, at the end of each set of exams.

Task 2. Learn the dialogue by heart. Make up your dialogue, discuss the first term.

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