Vocabulary Exercises

Lesson 2

Student's Life

It’s great to be a student. There are many colleges, institutes and universities in our country. They offer great opportunities. Some students choose to study abroad. There are several reasons why student life is exciting. First of all, students learn a lot of new. They need it for their future profession. Secondly, a student doesn’t work and study all the time. They get enough free time for their hobbies and favourite pastimes. Thirdly, students’ social life is very interesting. They meet new people and have many different activities. Students find all sorts of entertainment during their study. For example, some students like sport; they join the local sport teams.

There are many interesting subjects, lectures and training lessons in the institute. For example, students can practice and improve their language skills on English lessons. It is even more interesting to be a student if you live in a hostel. After the lessons they can play the guitar and sing songs, go to local discos or get together simply to chat and discuss different topics.

The more you study, the more you change. Your thoughts, ideas and interesting things for you are different. You earn your first money. Lots of students nowadays work and study at the same time.

Student life is never boring. It is always full of excitement and interesting experiences. For many people student years are the best in life. Almost everyone has good memories of student life.

Vocabulary:

to offer opportunity – предлагать возможность

first of all/secondly/thirdly – прежде всего/ во-вторых/в-третьих

activity – мероприятие

entertainment – развлечение

to improve – улучшать, совершенствовать

hostel – общежитие

to earn — зарабатывать

experience - опят

memory – память, воспоминание

classes — пары, занятия

to expel - отчислять

to pass the entrance exams – сдавать вступительные экзамены

applicant – абитуриент

first-year student – студент первого курса (первого года обучения)

to graduate - заканчивать университет, институт

to make one's brain fit – поддерживать (чей-то) мозг в форме

to become an adult – стать, становиться взрослым

Answer the questions:

1. Where are you from? Do you live in a hostel?

2. How many subjects do you have?

3. Do you enjoy your study?

4. Do you know all your classmates?

5. What is the most interesting subject/activity for you?

Vocabulary Exercises

Exercise 1. Give Russian equivalents (проконсультируйтесь со словарем, если слова незнакомы):

· to enter the university; to pass the entrance exams; to cheat; to attend the classes; to study; timetable; canteen; hostel; to cope with; to have a part-time job; to spend free time; to waste time; relationships with classmates; to learn words; to translate the text; to compose the sentences; to find out new facts.

Exercise 2. Is it true or False?

1. Study takes a lot of time.

2. First-year students don't attend the classes.

3. The relationships within a group aren't important at all.

4. To pass exam is an easy task.

5. Students eat in the canteen.

6. The student's day off is always Monday.

Exercise 3. Read the dialog, then compose (составь) your own.

Victoria: Hi, Alex! Long time, no see! (Давно не виделись!)

Alex: Hi, Victoria!

Victoria: Come on in. Take a seat. Would you like anything to drink? I have Sprite and orange juice.

Alex: No, Thanks a lot. I have pineapple juice.

Victoria: Do you enter the university?

Alex: Yes, I do. I study at Computer Science, and you?

Victoria: I've chosen (выбрала) Hotel Management.

Alex: Well, what do you want to do once you graduate?

Victoria: I think I’d like to work for a hotel or travel agency in this city.

Alex: It's great! Upps, I have to go! See you later.

Victoria: Good-bye.

Exercise 4. Вставьте предлагаемые слова и словосочетания в пропуски. Fill the gaps with the following words and expressions.

to give up, to miss, to come, to refuse, to drop out (of), to drill

Many students start __ to give up __ (бросать, отказываться) the study. At first they _____(отказываться) to do their homework, and then ____ (пропускать) classes. Many of these people ______ (уходить, бросать) of university, others will be expelled (будут отчислены). We need to make right decision and get through this time.

Then the examination period _____(наступать, приходить) very soon. Someone will ______(готовиться, учить) till late night. Students try to prepare for their exams.

Exercise 5. Translate into Russian.

1. It’s even better if the student really enjoys the direction he or she chose.

2. You have more time for hobbies and different activities.

3. He has a part-time job, he pays for Internet himself.

4. This school-leaver passes the entrance exams and he turns from an applicant into a first-year student.

5. Many people think that the university is much easier to study than school.

6. As for me, my studies keep me busy all day long.

7. My favorite subjects are History and Math’s because they make my brain in fit.