Our University. In pairs, express apology using one item from each column

In pairs, express apology using one item from each column. Let your group-mate respond.

Complete the following dialogues with suitable words or phrases from the Word List and the dialogues above.

Practise the dialogues above and learn any two of them by heart.

I. – _________ for losing my temper last night.

– You are, aren’t you. Well, I wish you’d learn to control yourself.

II. – Excuse me. That’s my seat.

– Oh, is it? _________ sorry.

III. – I’m _________ sorry to cause you all this trouble.

– No _________ at all.

very I’ve lost the key

ever so I can’t remember the address

I’m terribly sorry but I’ve forgotten to buy bread

awfully I’ve let the dog out

dreadfully I’ve eaten all the cake

5. What would you say in the following situations? Work in pairs. Let your group-mate reply.

I. You are late for a class.

II. You didn’t hear what your neighbour said.

III. You have spilt coffee on a friend’s dress.

IV. You lost an umbrella which your sister lent you.

V. You are leaving your guests alone for some time (to finish getting the supper ready).

Pre-reading Activities

1. Read and answer the questions:

1. Is education important? Why?

2. What levels of education are there in University education?

3. What does a person have to do to get each level of education?

4. Why did you decide to get higher education?

5. What documents did you have to provide to apply to the University?

6. Why did you enter Kharkiv G.S. Skovoroda National Pedagogical University?

How did you make your choice?

2. Read the words and phrases and make some sentences about yourself using them. Pay attention to the pronunciation:

to enter the University поступити до університету

to do a course in … вивчати певний урс/проходити

курс навчання

to attend classes / lectures / seminars відвідувати заняття/ лекції/

семінари

tuition/ instruction/ teaching навчання

to miss classes пропускати заняття

a recognized qualification / diploma визнана кваліфікація/диплом

a school-leaving certificate атестат про закінчення школи

(with honours) (з відзнакою)

to apply (to University) вступати (намагатися) (до університету)

to admit / accept (to University) приймати до університету

to award the degree присвоїти ступінь

an academic year навчальний рік

a term семестр

a class практичне заняття

a seminar семінар

a tutorial консультація

a hall of residence гуртожиток

lodgings наймана кімната в приватній

оселі

a shared (rented) flat наймана квартира, в якій проживають кілька студентів

a grant стипендія

a scholarship іменна стипендія

an award премія

a postgraduate course курс навчання в

аспірантурі (в Україні)

to take exams /a test складати тест

to pass a test / entrance examinations скласти тест

to sit (for) an exam екзаменуватися

to fail a test / an exam провалити тест

a test score кількість балів, набраних при

складанні тесту

Reading Activities

Read and translate the text:

Дата добавления: 2014-11-29