Section IV

Writing

a	Find additional information about major international organizations and write a short report.
b	Write an essay (250-300 words) about scientific relations of our university (your department, the Belarusian Academy of Sciences) with the universities of different countries of the world.

UNIT 4

ATTENDING A CONFERENCE

SECTION I

Language focus

Read the dictionary definition of “conference” given below.

Conference – 1) a meeting at which formal discussions take place.

E.G. The Managing Director has daily conferences with the other staff members.

· If someone is in conference, they are having a formal meeting.

E.G. … the time he must spend in conference listening to reports.

2) a meeting about a particular subject, often lasting a few days.

E.G. … a conference on nuclear disarmament in London.

Make up English-Russian pairs of the words and word-combinations equivalent in meaning.

	abstracts of papers	a	бюро информации
	accommodation (for participants)	b	включить доклад в программу конференции
	agenda	c	выступать
	application form	d	заседание с представлением стендовых докладов
	attendance	e	заявка
	attendee	f	краткий доклад
	communication	g	научный доклад
	information desk	h	научный сотрудник
	motion	i	открывать (конференцию)
	paper	j	пленарное заседание
	plenary session	k	повестка дня
	poster session	l	предложение
	scientific associate	m	присутствие
	section session	n	проводить конференцию
	summary paper	o	размещение участников
	the symposium proceedings	p	регламент
	time-limit	q	секционное заседание
	to call a conference	r	созывать конференцию
	to declare open	s	сообщение
	to hold a conference	t	тезисы докладов
	to schedule a paper for a conference	u	труды симпозиума
	to take the floor	v	участник