Many students are active participants in all kinds of social events; they demonstrate how smart and talented they are.

Ex. 17. Using the questions 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. At what age did you begin to attend it?

3. Where is it situated?

4. What 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 exams did you pass at school?

11. What did you like and dislike about your school?

(B) Entering the University

1. When did you first start thinking about entering a higher educational school?

2. Did anybody advise (советовать) you or was it your own choice?

3. What made you choose the University of Transport rather than some other higher school? Give your reasons.

4. Do your parents approve your choice?

5. Did you take entrance exams or were you admitted on the basis of your results in the Unified State Examinations for the secondary school?

6. How many points 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. What was the most difficult subject for you to take?

10. Was the competition intense?

11. How does it feel to be a student?

Ex. 18. Translate the following text into English.

Самарский государственный университет путей сообщения (СамГУПС) готовит специалистов для железных дорог и предприятий (businesses) железнодорожного транспорта. Наш вуз был основан в 1973 году как Куйбышевский институт инженеров железнодорожного транспорта. Первый набор составил 75 человек. В то время институт имел два факультета – эксплуатационный факультет и строительный факультет.

В 2007 году вузу был присвоен статус университета. СамГУПС выступил с инициативой создания университетского комплекса, который включает филиалы в Оренбурге, Орске, Рузаевке и Уфе, а также техникумы в Самаре, Оренбурге, Пензе, Саратове, Казани и других городах Поволжья.

Сейчас в институте обучается 10 тысяч студентов и работает свыше 700 преподавателей. СамГУПС имеет три института, три факультета, 37 кафедр. 16 кафедр являются выпускающими. 14 корпусов университета оснащены современным учебным и научным оборудованием. Студенты и преподаватели имеют доступ к современным информационным ресурсам через Интернет. СамГУПС имеет 45 компьютерных классов. Учебный полигон нашего вуза является лучшим среди железнодорожных университетов России.

Вы можете узнать об университете на сайте СамГУПС или из газет, которые освещают наиболее важные и интересные события студенческой жизни.

Руководство СамГУПС уделяет большое внимание международному сотрудничеству с ведущими зарубежными вузами, например, Германии, Великобритании, Польши, Швеции и других стран.

В университете есть четыре общежития для студентов, которые приезжают из других городов. На территории университетского городка находится большой спортивный комплекс с плавательным бассейном и фитнес-центрами. Многие студенты принимают активное участие в региональных и международных соревнованиях.

Text B

LEARNING AT

SAMARA STATE UNIVERSITY OF TRANSPORT

Ex. 1. Practice the reading of the words and phrases.

entrance, unified, length, lecture, lecturer, allow, area, laboratory, others, dozen, discuss, variety, major, study, Mathematics, Physics, Mechanics, Chemistry, Economics, Logistics, might, choice, together, exam, final, commission, subject, term, continue, senior, regularly, recruit, control, own, integral;

digital voice recorder, general engineering subjects, foreign language.

Ex. 2. Copy the following words and phrases and memorize their meanings.

1. aim – цель 2. to allow – позволять, разрешать 3. as well as – а также 4. to attend – посещать (занятия и т.п.) 5. to broaden – расширять broad (= wide) – широкий 6. to carry out – выполнять, осуществлять, проводить 7. to discuss – обсуждать discussion – обсуждение 8. to devote – посвящать 9. to divide(into) – делить (на) 10. length – длина, протяжённость 11. to link (= to connect) – соединять, связывать 12. major – крупный, важный; специальный предмет 13. to own – владеть, быть собственником; иметь own – свой, собственный 14. to provide (with) – снабжать, обеспечивать; предоставлять (услугу, информацию и т.п.) 15. to record – записывать 16. to recruit– нанимать на работу 17. skill – навык, умение skilled – квалифицированный 18. to vary – отличаться, различаться variety – ряд, множество 19. to use – использовать, применять useful – полезный

Ex. 3. Read the sentences and translate them.

1. In Spain, most of the railroads were built by foreign investors, although the Spanish government provided major subsidies.

2. To allow the train to travel at speeds of up to 250 km/h between Moscow and St Petersburg, Russian Railways modernized the infrastructure of this line.

3. The library is installing new equipment to broaden access to its huge database.

4. Containers can be divided into two categories: a large type used for transporting a load of up to 5-7 tons and a small type suitable for a load of about 1 tonne in weight.

5. The Trans-Europe expresses are passenger trains linking major cities of Europe and running at high speeds.

6. The aim of modernizing the 567-km Ankara-Istanbul railway is to cut the journey time from 6h 30min to 3h 30min.

7. Arizona law limited train lengths to 14 passenger cars or 70 freight cars in the interests of safety (безопасность).

8. Flatcars can transport a wide variety of freight, including steel beams (балка, брус), timber, farm machinery, construction materials and equipment as well as many other large, heavyweight materials.

9. Smith was recruited as an electrical engineer on a six-month trial basis.

10. More than 1000 people attended the conference devoted to the problems of developing environmentally-friendly kinds of transport.

11. Skilled engine drivers are needed to operate modern locomotives.

12. Trainspotting is recording the names and registration numbers of locomotives. It used to (раньше) be a popular hobby in Britain but is less common now.

13. For the first time, the idea of building the underground railway in Moscow was discussed before the revolution but the construction of the first line (from Sokolniki to Central Park) began only in 1932.

14. Russian Railways is the state- owned railway company. It owns 19, 700 locomotives, 24, 100 long-distance passenger carriages, 15, 600 short-range passenger carriages and 624, 900 goods wagons. A further 270, 000 freight cars in Russia are privately owned.

15. The first plans for constructing a new railway line along the west coast of India were offered in 1880s, but they were not carried out because of financial and technical difficulties.

Ex. 4. Complete the sentences with a preposition from the box given below.

1. The aim ** reconstructing this railway is to increase the train speeds up to 240 kmh.

2. The Russian Railways company is divided ** 17 territorial railway operators.

3. Long-distance trains have a dining car to allow passengers to have a meal ** the course of their journey.

4. Dallas, a major transportation hub (узел) in the south of the US is served ** six railroads.

5. ** Spain, first-class train passengers are provided ** free newspapers and at-seat meals.

6. The Alaska government plans to construct a railroad, which will link the rail networks of the US, Canada and Russia via a 90 km rail tunnel ** the Bering Straits.

7. ** 1947, the Britain’s railways were owned by four private companies.

8. This booklet provides information ** the movement of trains all over the country.

9. The very (самый) first railways were used ** transporting coal.

10. Russia ranks second in the world ** the US in the length of the railway network.

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