Exercise 4. Use the correct tense of the verb in the parentheses (round brackets). Mind the agreement between the subject and the predicate

1. Astrakhan State Technical University (to be known) in our region.

2. At the end of each term undergraduates (to get prepared) for the credit tests and exams.

3. Students of all specialities (to have) foreign languages on the curriculum as an obligatory subject in Russia.

4. The real wealth of the University (to be) its teaching staff and students.

5. Students of many faculties must (to learn) English as part of the syllabus for two years.

6. The University course for students (to run) for 5 or 6 years.

7. Chemistry (to come) easy to my brother.

8. It (to be) hard to study at our faculty.

9. She (to have) many classes every day.

10. I (to work) regularly but my friend (to work) by fits and starts.

Exercise 5. Ask questions for which the following statements may serve as answers.

1 Our course of studies runs for 5 years.

2 I fell behind the group because of my illness.

3 My favourite subject is physics.

4 We’ll have a seminar on chemistry tomorrow.

5 I’ve made rather many mistakes in my test.

6 I’m very nervous about my exam in physics.

7 Denis can help you with mathematics. He is very good at maths.

9 We’ll have four exams in winter.

9 Our teacher always speaks English at the lessons.

10.It is difficult for me to retell the story in the third person.

Exercise 6. Translate into English:

1. В этом году я поступил в АГТУ и стал студентом-первокурсником.

2 Я сдал все экзамены с хорошими оценками.

3. Дважды в году я сдаю межсеместровые экзамены.

4. Многие студенты обучаются по различным специальностям.

5. В АГТУ обучаются студенты из многих стран Азии и Африки.

6. По окончании университета я получу диплом.

7. В нашем университете ежегодно открываются новые специальности.

MOSCOW STATE LOMONOSOV UNIVERSITY