1 committed – преданный, приверженный ч.-л.;
2 to recognize – признавать;
3 chair – кафедра;
4 to combine – сочетать;
5 facility – возможность, благоприятные условия;
6 to call on – рассчитывать.
Ex. 8 Say if the statements are true or false. Correct the false ones.
1 It was opened in 1969 on the basis of the pedagogical institute.
2 All undergraduates get scholarship.
3 Three forms of training are offered at the Gomel state University, they are daytime training, correspondence courses (or extra-mural department), preparatory section.
4 Applicant go in for entrance exams in June.
5 Many students of our University live in hotels.
Ex. 9 Complete the sentences.
1 Our University remains committed to ….
2 … is compulsory for all applicants.
3 … have been recognized in recent years.
4 The friendly environment encourages students to enjoy their time at the university …
5 Lots of undergraduates get …; the amount depends on the results of the previous ….
Ex.10 Answer the questions.
1 Who works at the University?
2 What forms of training does it offer?
3 How many departments are there at the University?
4 What is at the student’s disposal?
5 Where do many students live?
Ex. 11 Arrange the statement in a right chronological order according to the text.
1 Our University is large enough to offer top quality modern facilities for students.
2 Our university has a good library.
3 Every year many young men and women enter universities and institutes of higher education.
4 Our University trains future teachers of different subjects, engineers and research workers.
5 As the University we remain committed to the highest standards of all our degrees and diplomas.
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Ex.14 Insert necessary prepositions
1 Our university was opened … 1969 … the basis of the pedagogical institute.
2 Lecturers are committed … the highest standards of education. Applicants go … … entrance exams … June.
3 Different laboratories with modern equipment are … disposal of the students.
4 Classes … Russian, Byelorussian and English are compulsory for all students.
5 Seminars … practical work are combined with lectures … theory.
6 All students hope to get a ten … a subject.
7 It’s so terrible to fail the exam … of the main subjects.