Find synonyms to the given words and word combinations

1. Find synonyms to the following words and word combinations. Use your active vocabulary.

found a university, sit for an
exam, be enrolled in the university, take an ex­am, pass an exam,
gifted student, hostel, tuition, time-table, extra-mural stu­dent,
graduate student, higher educational institution, train a specialist,
be ex­pelled from the university

2. Find antonyms to the following words and word combinations. Use your active vocabulary.

full-time student, pass an
exam, attend classes, fall behind, engineering subjects,
undergraduate students, enter the university, a graduate, be enrolled
in the university, study hard, final exams

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3. Insert prepositions where necessary.

1. Our university is well-known
   high standards of education.

2. The university was set
   nearly 70 years ago.

3. I’ve managed to get
   entrance exams successfully.

4. I’ve been enrolled the
   university this summer.

5. Unfortunately my friend
   failed entrance exams.

6. The academic year consists
   two semesters.

7. I’m interested natural
   sciences.

8. The students have the longest
   vacation summer.

9. The academic year begins
   September and ends June.

1. The students study general
   engineering subjects the first and second years.

2. Special attention is paid
   practical training.

3. Both teachers and students
   are involved research work.

4. There are sports facilities
   the campus.

5. I’ll graduate the
   university five years.

6. Those who want to enter the
   university must apply admission and pass entrance exams
   successfully.

4. Fill in the gaps using your active vocabulary.

1. Revising for the exam I have
   to learn some formulae and definitions

2. I can’t say he is a studious
   student, he studies

3. He missed a lot of classes in
   physics and fell behind other students. He must try to

4. Many students can’t go to
   university free of charge, they must pay

5. Economics, sociology,
   psychology are subjects.

6. Physics, higher mathematics,
   strength of materials, elements of machines are subjects.

7. If you forget the number of
   your classroom you should look at

8. In American colleges and
   universities the students in the first year are called , and
   then , and

9. The of Foreign Languages
   is one the oldest one at our university.

10. The
graduates of the Institute of deal with the design of
buildings,
bridges, tunnels and other structures.

11. trains
engineers who design and operate systems for generating,
transmitting
and distributing electric power.

12. If
you want to be a computer engineer you should enter

5. Give definitions to the following words and word-combinations:

full-time student, part-time
student, applicant, academic year, semester, va­cation, campus,
hall of residence, tuition fee, dean, Rector, undergraduate stu­dent,
(post)graduate student, extra-mural student, curriculum.

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III. Speech practice exercises

1. Agree or disagree with these statements. Give true information about yourself.

1. I’m a second-year part-time
   student of Far Eastern State Transportation University,

2. Our university is 100 years
   old.

3. Our university is a large
   modern higher education institution.

4. Our university trains
   specialists in medicine and pharmacology.

5. I study at the Institute of
   Economics; I’m going to become a specialist in finance.

6. I’ve passed my entrance exams
   successfully.

7. I am not going to miss
   classes.

8. I’m good at natural sciences.

9. I don’t pay tuition fee; I
   study free of charge.

1. There are 10 hostels and
   three buildings for classes on the campus.

2. There are a lot of
   well-equipped laboratories, workshops and computer centres in the
   university.

3. The university curriculum is
   very complicated.

4. I find it very easy to study
   at the university.

5. We have vacation at the end
   of each semester.

6. If you don’t pass your exams
   you may be expelled from the university.

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