Exercises I. Paraphrase the underlined words using the following synonyms: dormitory, get a scholarship, fail (in), do their scientific work, intervals, take part in, extra-mural students, vacation, discipline, conduct, practical studies, dining-room, public life, full-time students. 1. All the students of our group receive a living allowance. 2. Our lecturers are engaged in research work alongside with teaching. 3. Many students participate in amateur art activities. 4. After term exams students have their holidays. 5. During their teaching practical training students give lessons at school. 6. This lecturer teaches us two subjects. 7. The students from other towns live in a hostel. 8. The students of the correspondence department combine work and study. 9. Between classes we have short breaks. 10. Students can have lunch in the refectory. 11. If a student doesn't pass an examination he is allowed to take it again. 12. We study English at tutorials. 13. More and more students now take part in social work. 14. The students of the day department must attend all their classes. II. Disagree to the following statements using antonyms for the underlined words: Model: - The building of the Foreign Lan¬guages School is new. - You are mistaken. The building of this school is old. 1. He always fails in the exams in special subjects. 2. The students of our faculty miss their lectures regularly. 3. They entered the university in 2018. 4. Your classes begin at 3.40 p.m. 5. The attendance at your university is free. 6. It is easy to enter your university. 7. She always remembers the names of her lecturers. 8. The curricula at all schools are the same. III. Make up your own sentences according to the model: A. Model: First (second)-year students attend lectures on (practical classes, seminars on) pedagogy. Use the subjects: psychology, universal physiology, English, history of Russia, history of education, Russian, physi¬cal education, methods of teaching. B. Say what lectures, practical classes (studies), seminars you attend at your department. IV. Make up your own sentences according to the model: A. Model: In winter (spring, summer) the students are going to take an exam (a credit test) in physics. Use the subjects: geography, philosophy, biology, German, information science, pedagogy, mathematics, methods of teaching Russian, drawing. B. Say what credit tests and exams you are going to take this winter (spring, summer). V. Choose the right word; retell the text: We ... (learn, study, train) at Omsk State Peda¬gogical University. It was ... (founded, fond, found) in 1932 as the Teachers Training Institute. In 1993 it was ... (conferred) the status of University. Since it was founded thousands of teachers have (graduated, left, finished) from the University. Now 9 schools with 41de¬partments (learn, train, study) future specialists. The teaching staff ... (consists of, divides into, specializes in) highly-qualified lecturers. Every day students have three or four ... (lessons, lec¬tures, classes). They try not to ... (attend, miss, prepare) them as the ... (attendance, visitation, studies) at our Uni¬versity is compulsory. The students ... (teach, study, train) lots of different subjects. At the end of each ... (year, course, term) they ... (take, give, pass) credit tests and exams. If a student gets a bad mark in an exam he is ... (provided, en-gaged, allowed) to take the exam again. In the third, fourth and fifth year they ... (take, conduct, submit) lessons at schools. Besides that the students take an active part in ... (extra-curricular activities, seminars, post-graduate course). They (participate, belong, enter) to different amateur art col¬lectives where they go in for music, singing, drama and dance. The course of studies ... (continues, passes, lasts) 4 or 5 years. On graduating the students ... (give, receive, bring) Bachelor’s or Master’s degrees which give them the right to ... (learn, teach, study) at school.
A bear is a true symbol of the wildlife. A bear is a very large and powerful animal well known to anyone. They are usually quite furry and can be brown or white (polar bears); even a panda can be called a bear.
For a human meeting a bear can be extremely dangerous, but in normal life, they are very calm and quiet, looking for some food and raising their baby-bears. Nevertheless, a mother-bear often avoid leaving its child with a father-bear as it can be quite dangerous too.
Depending on a habitat, their diet can vary significantly, but in most cases it consists of fish, roots, berries and other food can be found in a forest (or in a snowy area if we are speaking about white bears).
It is very interesting that bears, even if they are grown up, prefer to stay close by to their parents as long as possible.
Bears eat a lot in the summer and autumn to gain weight (mainly fat) to survive in winter, when it is impossible to eat regularly.
Медведь – настоящий символ дикой природы. Это очень большое и сильное животное, знакомое каждому. У медведей густая шерсть; они могут быть коричневыми или белыми (полярный медведь). Даже панду можно назвать медведем.
Для человека встреча с медведем может быть крайне опасна, однако в обычной жизни они тихие и спокойные: ищут еду, воспитывают медвежат. Тем не менее, мамы-медведицы предпочитают не оставлять медвежат со своими отцами, так как это тоже небезопасно.
В зависимости от места обитания, рацион медведя различается, но в основном он состоит из рыбы, корней, ягод и других съедобных продуктов, которые можно отыскать в лесу (или в снегах, если говорить о полярных медведях).
Интересно, что даже взрослые медведи предпочитают оставаться как можно ближе к своим родителям на протяжении всей жизни.
Чтобы выжить зимой, когда невозможно регулярно находить пищу, летом и осенью медведи очень много едят и откладывают жир.
Telephone
People have invented many useful devices. One of the most interesting and widely-used inventions is the telephone. The modern phone that we use today is the result of work of many people. The first person to have patented the telephone in 1876 was Alexander Graham Bell. He is credited as the inventor of this practical device. Other scientists who also worked on telephone invention were Elisha Gray, Antonio Meucci, Thomas Edison and some others. The 20th century was the era of phone development and modernization. Rotary telephones were replaced by touch-tone dials and other sophisticated features. Modern phones are presented mostly by mobiles, which support IP telephony and wi-fi. It is almost impossible to find a person nowadays who doesn’t have a personal mobile phone. These phones have become highly popular over the last years. They are rather compact, handy and easy to carry around. Mobile phones allow us to make instant calls, send text messages, listen to music, play games, take photos, check an e-mail and else. Thus, they have replaced not only landlines but also personal computers, MP3-players and cameras. However, there are many people in the world who are against mobiles phones. Doctors claim that this device has a bad effect on people’s health. It can damage our eyesight and immune system. The signals that are sent from mobiles can be harmful. Some people also believe that phones prevent live communication. And, it is true. With the appearance of mobile phones and computers people meet up with friends less often. In my opinion, telephone is a very useful and important device. We simply can’t live without it in the modern world, even though it is not safe for health. The only solution is to try to use it less in everyday life.