Dialogues

2.8.1 Read the dialogues. Act them out making necessary changes and additions

A - I see your university is a rather new one.

- Yes, it was founded twenty years ago becoming the twelfth higher educational establishment in the city.

- How many faculties are there in your university and what is the total
number of students involved in all forms of studies?

- About eight thousand students study in eight faculties.

- Do students in Russia pay tuition?

- Some forms of education are free of charge. Students of higher and
secondary specialized educational establishments get grants. Though
nowadays there are a lot of new educational forms, for instance,
business schools, where tuition is paid by the students.

В - What subjects do students take at the university?

- It depends on the faculty and the year they are in.

- Well, let's say the first year at the faculty of language and literature.

- Among the subjects studied in the first year are: linguistics,
languages(Russian, Latin and foreign), literature, ethnography, political
sciences, physical training.

С - Your institute has a large campus.

- Yes, rather. Here is the administrative building. Father and behind it
there are four teaching blocks. The library and the students' hostel are
on your left.

- Yes, the institute was planned and built as a single separate complex on
the outskirts of the city.

D - How do university students spend their summer holidays?

-In different ways. Some return home, some stay at the students' camp for a few weeks, some join together in building teams and go to the countryside and some work at restaurants.

- What about sports, hobbies, music and dance?

- Well, I think those things always come first.

- Thank you for your reception. You've shown and explained to us a lot
of things. You must be tired, let's call it a day (закончим на этом). We’ll meet this evening at the club, shan’t we?

E - Did you pass all your session exams?

- Yes. I could hardly manage them. I was sure I would fail at least two of them.

- The trouble is you can’t work all day and play all night.

- But I don’t. I sat up late and worked at night for the last two weeks.

- Studying all night isn't good either. You need your rest, too.

- I took a short sleep every few hours.

- Well, well. You should be serious about your studies at the university.
It isn't a playground, you know.

F - I enjoyed yesterday's lecture very much. The speaker really knew his
subject, didn't he?

- Yes, he covered it from A to Z, giving the audience convincing
arguments and examples.

- We're lucky we can listen to such lectures- people who aren't afraid to
come out with new ideas.