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2.2. MY ACADEMY. Основные тексты для чтения и понимания. Our Academy. N. Tagil social pedagogical Academy
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2. 2. MY ACADEMY
Основные тексты для чтения и понимания
Текст 1
Our Academy. N. Tagil social pedagogical Academy
There are many institutes, universities and academies in our country. Thousands of young people study there. Our Academy is one of the oldest and largest higher schools-in our town. It was founded in 2003, but its history has begun since 1939. Then it was called Teacher's Institute and there were two faculties in it. In 1952 it was transformed into Pedagogical Institute. About 5000 students study at our Academy.
I am a first-year student of the Academy. After finishing secondary school I entered the Academy. Anyone entering a Russian higher school must take entrance examinations. I had to take entrance examinations in Russian, ... . The Academy is large. It has six buildings for studies, three hostels for students. I study at the faculty of... .
The head of our Academy is the principal. He has several vice-principals. One of them is in charge of research and the others are in charge of tuition work. The Academy has eight faculties: physics and mathematics, chemistry and biology, Russian and literature, technology and undertaking, safety of vital activity, fine arts, foreign languages, social, there are also two institutes: the institute of humanitarian education and the institute of psychological and pedagogical education. Some faculties have specialities, such as geography, public relations, informatics. At the head of every faculty is the dean.
The Academy has a comprehensive curriculum in humanities and applied sciences. All the pedagogical and scientific work is being carried by chairs. The chairs help every student get ready for his future work.
There are many laboratories and various work-shops in the Academy. The students make their experiments there. The laboratories are equipped with up-to-date devices and apparatus.
The Academy provides excellent facilities for research work. The students have every opportunity to develop their abilities, gifts and talents. They have excellent conditions for studies. The Academy has a good library with thousands of volumes on a wide range of subjects. It has a large, comfortable reading room, a concert hall, a gym, where the students can go in for sports.
The Academy has a wide variety of amateur groups which arrange concerts and theatre productions. There are also different clubs and sports societies.
The extra-mural department of our Academy was founded in 1948. It trains students in nine specialties.
The students, who have good marks in examinations, get scholarships. They usually don't pay anything for their studies.
The Academic year begins in September. It lasts ten months. The academic year is divided into two terms from September to January and from February to July. Students take examinations at the end of each term. During each term students have to attend lectures and practical lessons, to write compositions, to make reports, to write course papers. If a student fails in an examination, he may be allowed to take it again. Only two re-examinations are normally allowed. For a breach of discipline a student can be fined a sum of money, for a serious offence he may be expelled from the university. At the end of studies students present a graduation thesis or pass final state examinations. The course of studies lasts five years, but you may finish your education after the 4th year and get a Bachelor Degree-Specialization begins in the third course. Graduates from our Academy are usually good specialists in our region.
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to develop abilities - развивать способности
wide range - широкий круг
to enter - поступать
to take (entrance) examinations – сдавать экзамен
to go in for - заниматься
hostel - общежитие
amateur group - самодеятельность
principal - ректор
vice-principal - проректор
to be in charge of- быть ответственным
research work - научная работа
curriculum - учебный план
tuition work - учебная работа (часть)
dean - декан
public relations - связи с общественностью
practical lesson - практические занятия
Physics and mathematics - физмат
to make reports - делать доклад
Chemistry and biology - Химико- биологический
Russian and literature - филологический
Technology and undertaking- технологического образования
Safety of vital activity - ФБЖ
Fine arts - Художественно-графический
Foreign languages - Иностранных языков
Social - социальной работы
comprehensive - всесторонний
to get scholarship - получать стипендию
humanities - гуманитарные науки
applied sciences - прикладные науки
chair - кафедра
work-shop - лаборатория
to make experiment - проводить эксперимент
to be equipped - хорошо оборудован
up-to-date devices – современные приспособления
re-examination - пересдача
to be expelled from - исключить
graduation thesis - выпускная работа
to pass final state examination – сдать государственный экзамен
Academic year - учебный год
The institute of humanitarian education - социально-гуманитаpный институт
The institute of psychological and pedagogical - институт психологии и педагогики
course papers - курсовая работа
to fail in an exam - провалить экзамен
equipment - оборудование
register - журнал
credit-test - зачет
to study by correspondence - учиться заочно
to get an increased scholarship - получать повышенную стипендию
to be left back - быть оставленным на второй год
double-period - пара
student's pass - студенческий билет
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student's record-book - зачетка
canteen - столовая
cloak-room - раздевалка
time-table - расписание
department - отделение
break - перемена
monitor – староста
Ответьте на вопросы:
1. When was our Academy established?
2. How many institutes and faculties are there at the Academy?
3. Who is the head of the Academy?
4. Who is the head of every faculty?
5. Are you a first-year student?
6. What faculty do you study at?
7. What subjects do you specialize in?
8. Do you attend lectures and seminars regularly? Why?
9. What subjects do you study?
10. How many terms a year are there?
11. When do the students take their exams?
12. What activities do students take part in?
Текст 2
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Extra-curricular activity
Apart from education recreation and entertainments are an important part of student life. As the proverb says, " all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy". There are a lot of amateur activities for the students with artistic inclinations. Very popular are musical and theatrical groups. Some students make dancing a hobby. A good many students like reciting poetry and public reading. Amateur art concerts are a regular feature at our Academy. On Red Letters Days and anniversaries variety concert programmes are arranged in the Assembly Hall. They draw a full house and a great success with undergraduates. It's a great fun to recognize your fellow-students among the performers of different turns: singing, dancing, playing different musical instruments, showing sketches and so on. The holidays are usually marked by issuing festive wall-newspapers with photographs and witty texts and jokes.
There is also an interesting tradition of initiation parties for the freshers. They are arranged annually by the senior students and are always amusing shows followed-by a discotheque.
Our Academy also has good facilities and equipment for sport. There are sport sections, such as skiing, volleyball, basketball, table tennis and others.
There are two construction teams at the Academy. In summer they go to different parts of our region to build houses, farms and other objects.
The students of the art faculty go a field to draw in the open air and the students of the faculty of chemistry and biology go to the forest to observe plants, birds and animals. They also go-boating to the Tchusovaya river where they come into a close contact with wildlife.
Besides; if you look at a notice board in the lobby, you will find there meeting with persons prominent in art culture: singer, poets, actors and so on. Students also take part in special scientific programmes, inter-college competitions and other events.
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