Английский язык. Жесткова М.В - 13 стр.

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higher school are required to attend lectures and to miss seminars. 9) The students are provided with all
the necessary books free of charge. 10) Such subjects as Technical Drawing, Physics, Literature and
Music are included in the program of freshmen. 11) All the students of our higher school study two
foreign languages: English and German. 12) English is your favorite subject. 13) The academic year is
divided into two terms and at the end of each term students submit their graduation projects. 14) The
laboratories of our Institute are equipped with out-of-date broken computers. 15) The course of studies
lasts ten years. 15) You must combine work with study because you are an extra-mural student.
Ex.24. Using the questions given below, make up stories on the following topics:
A) The school I went to
1) What school did you go to? [secondary school; gymnasium; vocational school; technical
school; lyceum; specialized English school]
2) In what age did you begin to attend it?
3) Where is it situated?
4) What compulsory and optional subjects did you study at your school?
5) What were your favorite subjects?
6) How many times a week did you have your English lessons?
7) What did you do during your English lessons?
8) What was your mark in English?
9) Who was your favorite teacher?
10) What do you think are the characteristics of an ideal /bad teacher?
11) What exams did you pass at school?
12) What did you like and dislike about your school?
B) Entering the Academy
1) When did you first start thinking about entering a higher educational school?
2) Did anybody advise you or was it your own choice?
3) What made you choose the Railway Academy rather than some other higher school? 4) Do
your parents approve your choice?
5) How many entrance exams did you pass?
6) What marks did you get in Physics and Mathematics?
7) How did you prepare for the exams? [You attended the fitting school – подготовительные
курсы; your teacher helped you; you read a lot of books yourself or you didn't prepare for
your exams at all.]
8) Were you afraid of taking exams?
9) Was the competition intense?
10) What was the most difficult subject for you to take?
11) How does it feel to be a student?
C) You are a freshman now
1) Do you like being a student?
2) Was it difficult for you to get accustomed [привыкать] to the system of lectures and seminars
after the school system of classes?
3) What do you find more useful: lectures of seminars?
4) Do yon always take notes of lectures?
5) Is it difficult or easy for you to follow the lectures?
6) Some lectures are certainly more interesting than others. What does interest depend on? [It
depends on the subject of the lecture or the personality of the lecturer]
7) Why are some lectures boring [скучный]? [Some lectures are boring because: the subject is
boring; the subject is of no importance to you; the subject is too difficult for you to master; you find it
hard to concentrate; you are not interested in the subject; you are not yet accustomed to listening to
lectures every day; you get tired easily; the lecturer's manner of speech is monotonous; the lecturer