THE BASHKIR STATE UNIVERSITY
The Bashkir State University was founded in 1957 on the basis of the Bashkir State Pedagogical Institute.
At present it is an important center of science, education and culture in the Republic of Bashkortostan.
The University comprises 15 departments which train teachers in many subjects and specialists in different fields of science and branches of industry. They are: the Biology Department, the Geography Department, the Physical-Technical Institute, the Department of Mathematics and Information Technologies, the Department of Roman and German Philology Department, the Economics Department, the Philology Department, the Institute of Law, the Bashkir Philology Department, the Sociology and Philosophy Department, the Department of Psychology.
Many talented professors, masters of sciences and senior lecturers work at the University. They deliver lectures, conduct practical classes and seminars. Besides, they work at various scientific problems and supervise students’ research work.
The students have well-equipped laboratories, reading rooms, libraries which provide them with text-books, instructions, literature on special subjects. They can also go in for sports, take active part in social activities. There’s a large number of student societies and clubs at their disposal.
Tuition is free of charge for most of the students. They get scholarship every month. Some brilliant students get special scholarship. There also are commercial students.
The Bashkir State University participates in international integration activities, student exchange programs, cooperating with universities of the USA, Germany, France, Italy, Japan, the Czech Republic and Bulgaria.
The University is justly proud of its graduates. A lot of specialists have been trained here since 1957 making a great contribution to the republic’s and Russia’s intellectual potential.
To comprise – содержать, вмещать
Branch – зд. отрасль
Senior lecturer – старший преподаватель
To deliver lectures – читать лекции
Well-equipped – хорошо оснащенный
Tuition – обучение, плата за обучение (в ВУзе)
To train – готовить, обучать
To provide – обеспечивать, снабжать
To participate – принимать участие
Lecture hall – лекционный зал
Academic year – учебный год
Course of studies – курс обучения
Head of the chair – заведующий кафедрой
Teaching staff – преподавательский состав
Full-time student – студент дневного отделения
Part-time student – студент вечернего отделения
Student of distant education – студент заочного обучения
Undergraduate student – студент 1-4 (5) курсов
I. Give English equivalents:
Был основан, в настоящее время, готовить преподавателей, различные области науки, отрасли промышленности, читают лекции, ведут практические занятия, работают над проблемами, сочетать работу с учебой, общее число студентов, проявили способности, обучение бесплатное, получают стипендию, занимаются спортом, принимают активное участие, в их распоряжении, программа по обмену студентами, сотрудничать, вносить значительный вклад.
II. Match the words in the right and the left columns:
| Education | Общество |
| To comprise | Сочетать |
| Subject | Готовить, обучать |
| To conduct | Обучение |
| Various | Образование |
| To provide | Проводить |
| To amount | Предмет |
| Tuition | Содержать, вмещать |
| Scholarship | Различный |
| Society | Выпускник |
| To participate | Проявлять, показывать |
| To graduate | Обеспечивать |
| To display | Достигать (количественно) |
| To combine | Участвовать |
| To train | Стипендия |
III. Complete the sentences:
IV. Translate the words paying attention to word-formation:
V. Translate into English:
1. БГУ был основан в 1957 году на базе Башкирского государственного педагогического института.
2. Сейчас это важный центр науки, образования и культуры в Башкортостане.
3. Он включает 15 факультетов, которые готовят преподавателей и специалистов в различных областях науки и отраслях промышленности.
4. У наших студентов есть хорошо оснащенные лаборатории, читальные залы и библиотеки.
5. Молодежь из различных частей нашей республики учится в университете.
6. В настоящее время общее число студентов достигает 16 тысяч.
7. Обучение бесплатное для половины студентов.
8. Студенты занимаются спортом, принимают активное участие в общественной деятельности.
9. БГУ участвует в программах по обмену студентами.
10. Много специалистов было подготовлено здесь с 1957 года.
VI. Read the texts and give their main points in Russian.
Paris-Sorbonne University
Paris-Sorbonne University is a public research university in Paris, France. It was established in 1970 after the division of the University of Paris, following the Cultural Revolution in May 1968. The University is one of the inheritors of the former Humanities and Languages faculties of the University of Paris.
The University is ranked high in the World University Ranking. According to the ranking, Paris-Sorbonne University in field of Arts and Humanities is ranked 33 and in field of Social Sciences and Management is ranked 115. The international approach, the quality of its teachers and teaching techniques are recognized worldwide.
The University enrolls about 24,000 students in 20 departments specializing in arts, humanities and languages, divided in 12 campuses in Paris. Seven of the campuses are situated in the historic Latin Quarter, including the historic Sorbonne university building.
Paris-Sorbonne also houses France’s prestigious communication and journalism school, located in the Parisian suburb.
The universities of Pierre and Marie Curie and Paris-Sorbonne decided to unite and create a new university which will include three faculties: Sciences, Medicine, and Human Sciences. This new university will start its work in January 2018.
Harvard College
Harvard College is one of the two schools within Harvard University granting undergraduate degrees. Founded in 1636 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, it is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and one of the most prestigious in the world.
About 2,000 students are admitted each year; it is between five and ten percent of those people who apply. This number makes Harvard one of the most selective colleges in the world.
In the second year, most undergraduates join one of fifty standard fields of specialization (or majors); many also choose a secondary field (or minor). Most Harvard majors lead to the Bachelor of Arts degree, normally completed in four years. A smaller number receive the Bachelor of Science degree, which usually takes five years.
Harvard has hundreds of undergraduate organizations. Every spring there is an “Arts First week”, during which arts and culture organizations show performances, cook meals, or present other work.
Cambridge University
The University of Cambridge is a public research university in Cambridge, England. Founded in 1209, Cambridge is the second oldest university in the English-speaking world and the world’s fourth-oldest university. The university grew out of an association of scholars who left the University of Oxford after a dispute with the townspeople. The two ancient universities have a lot in common and are often called “Oxbridge”.
Cambridge is ranked as one of the world’s best universities. The university has educated many outstanding people, including famous mathematicians, scientists, politicians, lawyers, philosophers, writers, actors, and foreign Heads of State. Ninety-two Nobel laureates have once been students, lecturers, or staff at Cambridge.
Cambridge is formed from a variety of institutions which include 31 colleges and over 100 academic departments organized into six schools. Cambridge University Press, a department of the university, is the world’s oldest publishing house and the second largest university press in the world.
The university also operates eight cultural and scientific museums and a botanic garden. Cambridge’s libraries have a total of around 15 million books, eight million of which are in Cambridge University Library.
VII. Speak about the Bashkir State University.
Бакалавров заочного обучения всех направлений подготовки
Б1.Б3 ИНОСТРАННЫЙ ЯЗЫК (АНГЛИЙСКИЙ)
Методические указания по обучению устной речи
бакалавров заочного обучения всех направлений подготовки
Рекомендовано к изданию научно-методическим советом Башкирского ГАУ, протокол № 7 от 29 января 2013 года.
Составители: д.ф.н., доцент О.Н. Новикова, старший преподаватель Л.Ф. Харисова.
Рецензент: к.ф.н., доцент кафедры иностранных языков Г.С. Тукаева
Ответственный за выпуск: зав. кафедрой английского языка д.ф.н., доцент О.Н.Новикова
Данные методические указания направлены на формирование навыков устной иноязычной речи студентов в рамках основных тем повседневного общения. Лексико-грамматический анализ текстов-опор, выполнение репродуктивных и продуктивных упражнений способствует закреплению активных речевых моделей.
| 1. My family and I |
| 2. Our University |
| 3. Our Republic |
| 4. Great Britain |
| 5. Russia |
| Bibliography |
1.1 Read and translate the text:
My name is Marat Ishmuhametov. I am twenty three. I come from Alsheevsky District of the Republic of Bashkortostan. My family lives there.
I am a first-year student of Bashkir State Agrarian University. I study by correspondence. I am at the Agrotechnologies and Agribusiness (Economic, Biotechnologies and Veterinary Medicine, Mechanical, Energy, Land Management and Forestry, Food Technologies, Information Technologies and Management) Department. Now I live in Ufa. I am a mechanic and I work at the plant.
Let me introduce my family to you. My family is large. I have Father, Mother, one sister and two brothers.
My father is an agronomist on a big farm. He is a very busy man. He has much work all the year round. My mother is an economist on the same farm. She is fond of her work.
My elder brother is an engineer. He is twenty-seven. He is married and has two children.
My younger brother is a student of Bashkir State Agrarian University. He is a fifth-year student of the Agrotechnologies and Agribusiness Department. He is going to become an agronomist like our father.
My sister is a schoolgirl. Her name is Sveta. She is fond of mathematics and would like to become an economist.
Also I have my own family. I have a wife and a daughter. My daughter is three and she goes to kindergarten. My wife is a teacher of English at school. I love my family and I think that our family is friendly.
| to come from | быть родом из |
| district | район |
| a first-year student (a second (third)-year student) | первокурсник (студент 2,3 курса) |
| to study by correspondence | учиться заочно |
| department | факультет |
| kindergarten | детский сад |
| to introduce | представлять |
| Let me introduce my family to you. | Позвольте мне представить вам мою семью. |
| busy | занятый |
| same | тот же самый |
| to be fond of Например: I am fond of dancing. Our children are fond of reading. | любить, нравиться Я люблю танцевать. Наши дети любят читать. |
| to be married Например: I am married and I have a child. | быть женатым (замужем) Я замужем и у меня есть ребенок. |
| elder | старший (в семье) |
| younger | младший |
| to be going to Например: They are going to work abroad. | собираться, хотеть (что-либо сделать) Они собираются работать за границей. |
| to think | думать |
| to become | становиться |
| friendly | дружный |
| warden | староста |
| daughter | дочь |
| son | сын |
| cousin | двоюродный брат или сестра |
| nephew | племянник |
| niece | племянница |
| relative | родственник |
| aunt | тетя |
| uncle | дядя |
| 1.2 Questions: | Possible answers: |
| 1. What is your name? | 1. My name is Rustam. |
| 2. What is your surname? | 2. My surname is Latipov. |
| 3. When were you born? | 3. I was born on September 12,1983. |
| 4. How old are you? How old is your brother? | 4. I am 24 (twenty-four). He is 16 (sixteen). |
| 5. Where do you come from? | 5. I come from Alsheevsky district. |
| 6. Where do you study? | 6. I study at the Bashkir State Agrarian University. |
| 7. What do your parents do? | 7. My father is a worker. He works at the plant. My mother is a doctor. She works at hospital. |
| 8. What can you say about your elder (younger) brother? | 8. My younger brother’s name is Aidar. He is 19. He is a student. He is a merry boy and he has many friends |
| 9. What does your sister look like? | 9. My sister is very beautiful. She is tall and slim. She has dark hair and brown eyes. |
| 10. In what places do your relatives live? | 10. My grandparents live in a village in Salavatsky district. My numerous relatives live in different towns of our Republic. |
1.3 Read and translate the dialogues:
Igor: Hello, everybody. Let me introduce myself to you. My name is Igor.
Marat: Hello, Igor. I am Marat.
Karina: Hello, Igor. I am Karina.
Igor: I’m your warden.
Marat: Nice. Where do you come from?
Igor: I come from Yanaul district and you?
Marat: I’m from Ufa. My family lives here.
Karina: I live in Ufa, too but I come from Karaidel district and my family lives there. What do you mean that you are a warden?
Igor: I will be a link between students and the Department Management. If you have any problems you address me. I will help the group in organizing the curriculum.
Marat: I hope we will all be friends.
— Is your family large, Larisa?
— Yes, rather. I have parents and two sisters. I also have an elder brother. He is married and has his own family. He is a vet on the farm.
— Are your sisters students, too?
— Gulnaz is a student of Pedagogical University and Alfiya goes to school. Is your family large?
— My family is small. We are two: my mother and me. But we are very happy together.
— I see. What does your mother do?
— She is a doctor at the hospital. What about your parents?
— My father is engaged in agriculture and my mother is a housewife.
— Let me introduce myself to you. I am Peter Karpov.
— How do you do, Mr. Karpov. My name is John Bush.
— How do you do, Mr. Bush. I am a teacher of Biology. What do you do?
— I am an engineer and work in Oil Company. Where do you come from?
— I come from Moscow. What about you?
— I come from California but I live and work in Russia now.
— Pleased to meet you, Mr. Bush.
— Glad to get acquainted with you, Mr. Karpov.
1.4 Match the words with the definitions:
| 1. mother | a) a child of your aunt or uncle |
| 2. cousin | b) the daughter of your brother or sister |
| 3. grandmother | c) your father and mother |
| 4. father | d) the father of your father or mother |
| 5. niece | e) a member of your family related by blood |
| 6. nephew | f) the son of your brother or sister |
| 7. parents | g) the mother of your mother or father |
| 8. relative | h) a male parent |
| 9. grandfather | i) a female parent |
1.5 You can use these words in your composition:
| to be engaged in agriculture | заниматься сельским хозяйством |
| accountant | бухгалтер |
| electrician | электрик |
| driver | водитель |
| doctor | врач |
| cook | повар |
| seller | продавец |
| veterinarian | ветеринар |
| police officer | полицейский |
| lawyer | юрист |
| serviceman | военный |
| weldor | сварщик |
| nurse | медсестра |
| housewife | домохозяйка |
| businessman | предприниматель |
| to be out of work | быть безработным |
Это надо знать!
· В английском языке имена числительные с 13 до 19 образуются прибавлением суффикса –teen (fourteen, seventeen), который при произнесении нужно ударять; числительные 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90 образуются прибавлением суффикса –ty (sixty, eighty), который не нужно ударять.
· При назывании чисел, перед последним ставим союз and(и) (632 – six hundred and thirty two).
· Для цифры ноль 0 в английском языке может использоваться два варианта: zero, oh.
· Тысячи в английском языке отделяются запятой, а десятичные дроби – точкой (3,980 – three thousand nine hundred and eighty; 4.5 – four point five).
· Обратите внимание на различие в написании слов four, fourteen и forty.
| 1 one | 11 eleven | 21 twenty-one | 40 forty |
| 2 two | 12 twelve | 22twenty-two | 50 fifty |
| 3 three | 13 thirteen | 23 twenty-three | 60 sixty |
| 4 four | 14 fourteen | 24 twenty-four | 70 seventy |
| 5 five | 15 fifteen | 25 twenty-five | 80 eighty |
| 6 six | 16 sixteen | 26 twenty-six | 90 ninety |
| 7 seven | 17 seventeen | 27twenty-seven | 100 one hundred |
| 8 eight | 18 eighteen | 28 twenty-eight | 1000 one thousand |
| 9 nine | 19 nineteen | 29 twenty-nine | 100,000 hundred thousand |
| 10 ten | 20 twenty | 30 thirty | 1,000,000 one million |
· В английском языке для называния дат очень важно знать порядковые имена числительные. Например, 15-е октября по-английски будет the fifteenth of October. Не забывайте использовать артикль и предлог. Есть и другой вариант: October 15 (October the fifteenth).
· Для называния года число, обозначающее год, разделяется на два числа пополам, например: 1990 разделяется на 19 и 91 и произносится nineteen ninety-one.
· Для называния годов, оканчивающихся на 00, например 1900, говорят nineteen hundred.
· Для называния годов, начиная с 2000, число произносится полностью, например: two thousand, 2004 – two thousand and four.
· Слово «год» в английском языке после названия года не говорится, например: 1995 год – nineteen ninety-five.
Our University
2.1 Read and translate the text:
I am a student of Bashkir State Agrarian University. It is in Ufa. It is one of the oldest in the city.
There are several departments at the University. They are the departments of Agrotechnologies and Agribusiness, Food Technologies, Economic, Biotechnologies and Veterinary Medicine, Mechanical, Energy, Land Management and Forestry, Information Technologies and Management.
The University consists of seven buildings. There are many classrooms, laboratories and lecture halls. The classrooms and lecture halls are large and light. Our University has a computer center and many computer classrooms. There is also a good library and several reading rooms. Our students can go in for sports. There are gyms, a swimming pool and a large stadium.
Our University trains highly skilled experts of agriculture. They work at agricultural enterprises, experimental stations, banks and scientific research institutes.
| several | несколько |
| to consist of | состоять из |
| large | большой |
| light | светлый |
| gym | гимнастический зал |
| to go in for sports | заниматься спортом |
| to train | готовить |
| highly skilled experts | высококвалифицированные специалисты |
| enterprise | предприятие |
| scientific | научный |
| research | исследование |
| hostel | общежитие |
| subject | предмет |
| term | семестр |
| canteen | столовая |
| to split | делить |
| to study | учиться |
2.2 Questions:
1. Where do you study?
2. When was your University founded?
3. What departments are there at your University?
4. What are your favorite subjects?
5. Where can our students work after graduating from the University?