Text and vocabulary exercises. VIII. Find in text the situations in which the following word combinations are used

VIII. Find in text the situations in which the following word combinations are used:

distance education, available for staff and students, competitive entry requirements, world famous scientist, recognized for their achievements, necessary facilities, responsible for academic process.

IX. Fill in the gaps with the words from the text:

1. Most of Russia’s Universities are ____in large cities. 2. It was founded ___ 1755 ___ Saint Tatiana’s Day. 3. Moscow State University nowadays offers ____ in 27 faculties. 4. The teaching staff is ____ qualified and ___ recognized.5. The main building of the university has ____ architecture.6. ___ coordinates the faculty activities. 7. Almost all programmes are delivered in __. 8. ____ is free. 9. The university provides ____ in three forms.

X. Find in the text equivalents to the following phrases:

занимаются исследованием в различных областях науки; включает 12 спортивных залов; для доступа в сети; расписание экзаменов и зачетов; был основан; за достижения в современной науке; обеспечивает широким диапазоном программ; лекции читаются на..;; был основан; превыщает.

XI. Give a short summery of the text “Russia’s Top Universities”. Use the plan below to compose your own story about the university in which you study:

1.State / non-state university; 2.Old / new, big / small; 3. Date of foundation; 4. a brief history of the university; 5. Departments of the university; 6. The teaching staff of the university; 7. Number of students; 8. Achievements of the university.

XII. Pronounce correctly:

reserve, double, group, vacant, bathroom, expensive, hundred, adjoining, other, guess, view, disappoint, breakfast, include, restaurant, key.

XIII. Listen to the dialogue “At the hotel”. Be ready to answer the following questions:

1. How many double rooms did Jane reserve for the group?

2. How much was an apartment with four beds, two bathrooms and a kitchen per night?

3. Did the group decide to stay at the apartment?

4. How long were they going to stay at the hotel?

5. What kind of rooms did the porter offer the group instead of the apartment?

6. What floor were the rooms on?

7. What kind of bed did Lena choose?

8. How much did John advise Sergey to tip the bellhop per bag?

XIV. What is the difference between:

a) a single and a double

b) a king-size bed and a queen-size bed

c) an apartment and a room