III. Reading

III. Reading

1. Прослушайте аудиозапись слов и текста “Our University”, отчитайте за диктором, делая паузы. Выполните задания к тексту. (Cсылка: https://pspu.ru/university/fakultety-i-instituty/inostrannyh- jazykov/kafedry/kafedra-romano-germanskih-jazykov-i-mezhkulturnoj- kommunikacii/metodicheskije-materialy-dla-studentov/audirovanije)

Активный словарь

to attend lectures [ə'tend 'lektʃəz] – посещать лекции seminar – семинар

'credit-test – зачёт

course [kɔ:s] of studies – курс обучения curriculum [kə'rikjuləm] – программа

to 'enter the University – поступить в университет

facilities [fə'silitiz] (мн. ч.) – оборудование, аппаратура, удобства to be engaged [in'geiʤd] in – заниматься чем-л.

ex'ternal student – студент-заочник

first-year student – студент первого курса

full-time student – студент дневного отделения field [fi:ld] of knowledge – область знаний

Foreign language ['forin 'læŋgwiʤ] – иностранный язык

to graduate ['grædjueit] from the University – закончить университет to last – длиться, продолжаться

to miss classes – пропускать занятия

to pro'vide (with) – предоставлять, обеспечивать чем-л. postgraduate ['pəust'grædjuit] (student) – аспирант

senior ['si:njə] student – студент старших курсов scientific ['saiən'tɪfɪk] work – научная работа state grant – стипендия

subject – учебный предмет

to sub'mit a graduation paper – представить выпускную работу

to take / to pass an examination (in) – сдавать / сдать экзамен (по) teaching practice ['præktis] – педагогическая практика

term – семестр

1.1. Прочитайте и переведите текст.

Our University

Perm State Humanitarian Pedagogical University is the oldest higher school of this type in the Urals. It was founded in 1921 and the number of students was small. During the next years our University grew greatly. Nowadays a great number of students enter every year its thirteen faculties: the Faculty of Mathematics, of Philology, of Physical Culture, of Primary Schooling, of Psychology and Pedagogy of Childhood, of Natural Sciences, of History, of Information Technology and Economics and others.

In four buildings of the University there are a lot of facilities: lecture halls, computer classrooms, research laboratories, a rich library, some reading- rooms, a big conference hall. The staff of professors and lecturers includes outstanding scientists who make a contribution to their fields of knowledge.

Pedagogical University provides higher education for future teachers. There are full-time students, part-time students and external students at our University. Part-time and external students combine work and learning. Many full-time students and postgraduates are provided with hostel accommodations and receive state grants. The course of studies for future Bachelors lasts 4 or 5 years; some students can study another 2 years to earn a Master's degree.

The academic year begins in September and ends in July. Each academic year has two terms and at the end of each term students take credit-tests and terminal examinations in different subjects. There are many subjects on the curriculum: Pedagogy, Psychology, Philosophy, Foreign language, History of Russia, etc. Students attend lectures and seminars. They are also engaged in scientific work and write their research papers. All students have teaching practice at a number of schools and kindergartens in Perm. At the end of the course of study students take final examinations and submit a graduation paper.

1.2. Определите, являются ли следующие утверждения: а) истинными; б) ложными; в) не содержатся в тексте.

Используйте фразы “It’s true”, “It’s false”, “There is no information”.

a) Perm State Humanitarian Pedagogical University is the oldest higher school in the Urals.

b) In four buildings of the University there are 13 faculties.

c) The Faculties of Physics, of Natural Sciences, of Information Technology and Economics are housed in the main building.

d) Our University provides higher education for future engineers.

e) Full-time students usually combine work and learning.

f) The course of studies for future Bachelors lasts six years.

g) Students take credit-tests and terminal examinations twice a year.

1.3. Запишите понятие, которое объясняется в дефиниции.

a) the method of teaching when students listen to a professor and write down;

b) students who combine work and learning;

c) the place where books and other literary materials are kept;

d) a sum of money to finance educational study;

e) the testing of knowledge of students without giving any definite mark;

f) a period in which a break is taken from studies for rest, travel, or recreation;

g) the method of teaching when students in small groups discuss with a professor theories and exchange information;

h) any of the divisions of the academic year at the University.

1.4. Ответьте на вопросы о своей учебе.

1. Are you a full-time student or an external student?

2. What faculty do you study at?

3. You are a first-year student, aren’t you?

4. Do you combine work and learning?

5. How long does your course of studies last?

6. What subjects do you study this term?

7. How many exams and credit-tests will you take in the winter session?

8. Do you attend all the lectures and seminars or do you miss them sometimes?

9. Is the foreign language difficult for you?

10. Are you engaged in scientific work? What subject is your research work devoted to?

11. What are your future plans after graduating from the University?

2. Прочитайте текст “The Bell Schools in the UK”, переведите подчеркнутые слова и выполните задания к тексту.

The Bell Schools in the UK

1. In 1955 Frank Bell started a school of English for overseas students in Cambridge. This was so successful that in 1969 he opened another school in Bath and later others in Norwich and Saffron Walden. All the schools of the Bell group aim to combine good teaching in attractive and friendly surroundings. In 1973 the school in Bath became the Bell Educational Trust, a non-profit-making educational foundation.

2. The school accepts about one hundred students from many different countries. They all aim to improve their English. Students are accepted at all levels from the complete beginners to the very advanced. We ask that beginners should be able to read and write the English Alphabet. The minimum age for enrolment is 17 and the average age of the students is about 22. There are three terms of about eleven weeks each; these are October to December, January to March and April to June. There are three shorter courses in summer in July, August and September.

3. At the start of the course all students are given a test and an interview so that we can form the right group for learning. When the school decides on the groups they consider levels of English, nationality and the number of men and women so that each group forms a positive соherent learning unit. Each group has a group tutor. This is the teacher who is responsible for the group and who plans the course work. The teaching may be different at different levels. For example, advanced students often need more practice with written work and elementary students need more oral practice. However, the school tries to maintain a balance of four skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing and students are encouraged to use English as much as possible.

4. One of the features of the school approach to teaching English is the use of questionnaires, interviews and projects. The students are taken out of the classroom to use their English and they may find themselves interviewing people in the city centre or making a video film about life in Bath.

5. Here are some of the subjects the school offers: English Literature, Making a Magazine, Business English, the Media, Making a TV Programme, Music, Typing, Ecology, History, Photography, and Technical English. The subjects may change each term but the school tries to offer as wide a range as possible. The aim of these lessons is to give students the chance to study something of interest to them in English and this encourages them to use English more.

At the end of the course each student receives a report which comments on progress, attendance and attitude.

2.1. Определите, являются ли следующие утверждения: а) истинными; б) ложными; в) не содержатся в тексте. В первом и во втором случае выпишите предложения, подтверждающие или опровергающие информацию.

a) The school in Bath occupies a pleasant nineteenth century house with an attractive garden and a car park.

b) The academic year in Bell schools is divided into two terms.

c) The groups at this school are formed according to the students’ level of English knowledge, nationality and gender.

d) Only advanced students may be accepted to Bell schools: they should be able to speak English fluently, write correctly and read.

2.2. Укажите абзац, который содержит следующую информацию.

a) A peculiar method of teaching in this school is spoken communication when students leave their classrooms to have a conversation with townspeople.

b) There are a lot of subjects on the curriculum whose range changes each term.

c) There are differences in teaching the advanced students and the beginners. 2.3.Ответьте на вопрос: “What are the duties of a group tutor?”

2.4. Определите основную идею текста.

a) The school in Bath accepts about one hundred students from different countries who are classified into groups from complete beginners to very advanced.

b) The main methods of teaching at such schools are questioning, interviews and projects; they give students more oral practice.

c) The aim of the Bell group schools is to teach good English at different levels and according to the individual interests of the students.

d) It is very important to form the groups of students according to the results of entrance test.

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