Unit 4

Topic: Higher Education in Ukraine.

Grammar: Indefinite tenses (The Present Indefinite Tense)

I. Read the following words

Recognize, prepare, realize, human, potential, enrich, society, various, technology, economics, specialized, scientific, knowledge, research, bureau, excellent, facilities, industry, agriculture, exist, include , receive, accommodation, extra-mural.

II. Read and translate the following text:

Higher education in Ukraine

Higher education is generally recognized as preparing individuals to realize more fully their human potential, enrich their understanding of life and make them more productive to society.

Future specialists in various fields of science, technology, economies and art get a fundamental general and specialized training, all students regardless of their specialty study foreign languages.

Apart from educational work and schooling Ukrainian higher schools carry out a great deal of scientific work in all branches of knowledge. They have either a students’ research Society (Club) or a Technological Design Bureau which provide excellent facilities for young researches.

Our country needs specialists in all fields of science and all branches of industry and agriculture. Institutes exist not only in big cities like Kyiv, Kharkiv, Lviv, but in many towns of Ukraine like Irpin.

Higher educational establishments of our country fall into three main types. The first type includes the universities and institutes where there are only full-time students, which receive state grants. Students who do not live at home get accommodation in the hostels.

The second and third types of higher schools provide educational facilities for factory and office workers who combine work with studies. The second type of higher education in establishments includes evening faculties and evening higher schools for those who study in their spare time.

The third type covers extra-mural higher schools where students take correspondence courses. Every year extra-mural students receive from 30 to 40 days’ leave to prepare for their exams.

The diplomas by the evening faculties and extra-mural higher schools have the same value as the diplomas of all other institutes and universities.

The period of study at higher schools is from 4 to 6 years. According to the subjects studied there exist three groups of higher schools’ universities, polytechnic and specialized institutes.

Comments

1. to realize more fully their human potential – повніше реалізувати людський – потенціал

2. to enrich their understanding of life – їхнє розуміння життя

3. in various fields – в різних сферах

4. regardless of – незважаючи на

5. apart from – поряд з

6. a great deal of scientific work – великий обсяг наукової роботи

7. to provide excellent facilities – забезпечувати відмінні умови

8. higher educational establishment – вищий навчальний заклад

9. full-time students – студенти стаціонару

10. to receive state grants – одержувати державні пільги

11. to combine work with studies – поєднувати роботу з навчанням

12. to take correspondence courses – навчатися заочно

13. to receive a leave – отримувати відпустку

14. according to – відповідно до

III. Find the Ukrainian equivalents in the right – hand column for the following

1. human potential                                  1. вільний від роботи час

2. to get a fundamental general            2. існувати

and specialized training                         

3. in all branches of knowledge          3. поряд з

4. higher educational establishment    4. людський потенціал

5. to fall into                                         5. працівники контор

6. to get accommodation in the hostel         6. розпадатись на

7. office workers 7. одержувати грунтовну загальну та фахову підготовку

8. spare time                                        8. мати однакову вартість

9. extra - mural higher schools               9. вищий навчальний заклад

10. to have the same value                    10. в усіх галузях знань

11. to exist                                                          11. отримувати помешкання

в гуртожитку

12. apart from                                         12. заочні вищі школи

IV.Use the words and word combinations given in Ex. III in the sentences of your own

V.Complete the following sentences

1. All students regardless of their speciality study ... . 2. Ukrainian higher schools carry out a great deal of ... . 3. Higher educational establishments of our country fall into ... . 4. Students who do not live at home get ... . 5. Extra - mural students receive from 30 to 40 days’ ... . 6. According to the subjects studied there exist ... .

VI. Fill in the blanks with the words given below

1. Future specialists in various fields of science, technology, economies and art get a fundamental ... and ... training. 2. Ukrainian higher schools ... a great deal of scientific work in all branches of knowledge. 3. Higher educational establishments of our country ... three main types. 4. The first type includes the universities and institutes where there are only ... ... which receive state grants. 5. Evening schools are for those who study in their ... time. 6. The diplomas by the evening faculties and extra-mural higher schools have ... ... as the diplomas of all other institutes or universities.

the same value, spare, full-time students, to fall into, to carry out, general, specialized.

VII. Translate the following sentences into English

1. В нашій Академії студенти можуть отримати грунтовну загальну та спеціальну (фахову) підготовку. 2. Незважаючи на спеціалізацію, всі студенти нашої академії вивчають іноземну мову. 3. За короткий період існування академії нашими викладачами та студентами було виконано значний обсяг наукової роботи в сфері економіки та оподаткування. 4. Багато робітників та служ­бовців поєднують роботу з навчанням. 5. Третій тип охоплює вищі навчальні заклади, де студенти навчаються заочно. 6. Період навчання в вищій школі триває від 4 до 6 років.

VIII. Answer the following questions:

1. Does higher education help to develop your human potential and enrich your understanding of life? 2. What training do the future specialists get? 3. What can you say about the role of foreign languages in gaining higher education? 4. What is the role of scientific work in training future specialists? 5. What specialists does our country need? 6. Where do institutes and universities exist in our country? 7. How many types of higher educational establishments so we have in our country? 8. What higher schools does the first type include? 9. Which is the second type? 10. What schools does the third type cover? 11. What do extra-mural students receive every year?12.Is there any difference between the diplomas by the evening faculties, extra- mural schools and full-time schools? 13. How long does the period of studies at higher schools last? 14. What groups of higher schools exist?

IX. Speak on the text of Unit 4

Grammar

The present indefinite tense

The verb ”to do”: general questions, disjunction questions, special questions

I. Make these sentences interrogative and negative

1. They listen to the news in the evening. 2. He spends all his money on books. 3. Mother wakes me up at seven o’clock in the morning. 4. In summer we swim in the lake every day. 5. My friend teaches at the University. 6. I take a long walk every day. 7. She gets on well with her friends. 8. My parents want to buy new furniture. 9. She cuts her hair every month. 10. The old woman feels very cold. 11. Our father works in an office and comes home for lunch. 12. Our director signs many papers every day. 13. The children play all the morning and sleep in the afternoon. 14. His brothers work hard all day, and want to rest in the evening. 15. The postman bring letters three times a day .

II. Replace the infinitive in brackets by the Present Indefinite

1. It (to awake) my interest to economics. 2. She always (to get) good marks in English. 3. My studies (to begin) at half past eight. 4. I (to think) economy is a promising field. 5. Hard work usually (to lead) to good success. 6. My working day (to last) six hours. 7. He (to speak) English quite fluently. 8. Everybody (to know) that they (to watch) TV every evening. 9. The swimming bath (to open) at 9.00 and (to close) at 18.30 every day. 10. What time (the banks / close) in Britain? 11. The sun (to rise) in the East. 12. Bad students never (to work) hard. 13. It often (to snow) in winter. 14. She (to say), she (to hear) nothing. 15. My friend (to go) there nearly every week.

III. Complete the dialogue by putting the verbs into the correct form

Brian: I need to speak to Gina about this new publicity brochure. (you / know) where she is?

Diana: She – (not/work) on Fridays. She only – (have) a part-time job now.

Brian: Right. When – (she/come) to the office?

Diana: Well, she – (come) in from Monday to Thursday, but she – (not/stay) all day. She usually – (start) at 9.00 and – (go) home at about 2.15.

IV. Put the words (underlined) into the Singular and make other changes if necessary

1. They know the town well and can show you the way to the theatre. 2. My friends live in Kyiv, they study at the University. 3. Do these boys go to school in the morning or in the afternoon? 4. They want to buy some English books which they need for their work. 5. These girls sing well but they cannot play the piano. 6. Housewives work very much at home. 7. Two of my friends work at this plant, they are engineers. 8. These little girls like when their brothers play with them. 9. Children spend a lot of time out-of-doors. 10. My cousins have families of their own. 11. My sisters have breakfast at 8 o’clock and then they go to school. They return home only at 2 o’clock in the afternoon. 12. They go to the library twice a month. 13. Their teachers tell them that they make many mistakes because they are not attentive at the lessons. 14. They go to work by bus and return home on foot.15. Two of my sisters are married, their husbands are workers.

V. Translate the following sentences

1. На заняттях ми читаємо, перекладаємо англійські тексти, робимо різні вправи. 2. Вони не йдуть додому після уроків, вони йдуть до бібліотеки. 3. Ви багато працюєте над англійською мовою ? 4. Я не розумію це правило. 5. Чи займається твій друг спортом? 6. Мій брат не хоче вступати до інституту. Він хоче працювати. 7. Ко­ли ми робимо помилки, наш вчитель виправляє нас. 8. Моя сестра добре співає і танцює. 9. Спочатку подумай, а потім скажи. 10. В погану погоду я не виходжу на прогулянку. 11. Я не люблю чай з лимоном. Я люблю бутерброди з яйцем та сиром. 12. Взимку темніє дуже рано. 13. Я не пам’ятаю нові слова. 14. Деякі наші студенти живуть в гуртожитку. 15. В тебе не забере багато часу, щоб дістатись до інституту.

IV. Memorize the following proverbs. Pay attention to the verbs in the Present Indefinite

1. The dogs bark, but the caravan goes on. 2. A new broom sweeps clean. 3. Barking dogs do not bite. 4. All well that ends well. 5. Health is above wealth. 6. Great ship asks deep water. 7. Evil chance seldom comes alone. 8. Every shoe fits every foot.

VII. Define the meaning of the verb ”to do” in the following sentences

1. One must do one’s duty. 2. She does her homework in the evening. 4. I do not speak English well. 5. Don’t do it. It’s dangerous. 6. He does know how to translate this sentence. 7. Don’t be noisy. 8. I have done some shopping.

VIII. Translate into Ukrainian

1. What are you going to do on Sunday? 2. Try to do your home assignments properly. 3. Does he do many mistakes when he speaks English? 4. How many magazines did you take from the library? 5. We tried and did our best to Economy as a social science does explain the laws which regulate the production and distribution of material wealth in human society.

IX. Insert the auxiliary verbs in general questions

1.... you like your future speciality?

2.... he take the shortest way to the University?

3.... they work five days a week?

4.... he teach English?

5.... our Institute train specialists for various branches of economics ?

6.... you listen to the news in the evening?

7.... you read newspapers in the morning or in the evening?

8.... it often rain in summer?

9.... you go in for sports?

X. Compete these sentences with a tail-questions as in the pattern:

Pattern: You are a student, aren’t you?

You study at the Institute, don’t you?

1. It’s time for breakfast, ...? 2. He reads English books, ...? 3. They do not miss English Lessons, ...? 4. You don’t mind my smoking here, ...? 5. You are ready, ...? 6. They are industrious students, ...? 7. They learn many subjects, ...? 8. They work in the laboratory every day, ...? 9. She speaks English fluently, ...?

XI. Put special questions to underlined words

1. This artist draws very good pictures. 2. The students of our group know English well. 3. About four thousand students study at our Institute. 4. My sister winds up her watch in the morning. 5. We know this young man. 6. My brother can drive a car. 7. The results of the competition are good. 8. He is a doctor. 9. I go to the cinema once a month. 10. I have my breakfast at half past seven.

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