Nora: Now if I were a mad I'd be a farmer. To see the crops growing - that's my idea of a good life.

Harry: Yes, and you see the money rolling in is more important still.

Robert: Well, that's not the way I look at it, Dad. It's the job I care about, not the money.

Harry: Maybe not, but you'll learn to care about the money too, when you've got a family to keep.

Nora: And of course, Peter - well, he's keen to be a racing motorist or else an explorer.

Robert: Oh, Peter's not old enough to make up his mind about such things.

Harry: Well, you haven't answered my question yet, Robert. What would you like to do?

Nora: Are you sure you don't want to be a farmer, Robert? Or a market gardener?

Robert: Nom I'm sorry, Mom. But I don't want to at all. I'd rather be a civil engineer. I want to build roads and bridges.

Harry: Not ships? Isn't it better to be a ship building endineer?

Robert: All right, all right, there's no need to lose your temper. But you'd better win that scholarship first.

Ex.I. Imagine. 1. You are Robert. Tell your friend about the talk which you had with your parents about your future career.

2. You are Nora. Tell your neighbour about your talk with Robert.

Ex.II. Make up a dialogue based on tje following situation. Mother and daughter have a very serious talk about the girl's decision to take up a teaching as a career. Mother is rather sceptical about her daughter's choice. Try to use the following sentences in your dialogue:

Are you sure you don't want to be...? I really wanted to be...; Look here...; Well, that's not the way I look at it. You haven't answered my question yet, ...; Now, if I were a man I'd be....; No, I'm sorry, .....; but I ....; All right, all right, there's no need to.... .

Ex.III. Ask your questions.

What's the English for What's the Russian for

1. Сдавать экзамены 1. Finals 2. Повышенная стипендия 2. To look forward to

3. Читать книги в оригинале 3. To carry on social work

4. Делать успехи 4. To turn the case to smb

5. Отстать от группы 5. To look up

6. Способный ученик 6. To let smb know

7. Оставить занятия в университете 7. Entertaining

8. Догнать группу 8. Incorrigible

9. Быть на грани исключения 9. To fail the exam

10. Лучший номер программы 10. To gain experience

11. Успешно сдать экзамен 11. Student's learned society

12. Семинар по истории 12. Fresher

13. Средняя школа 13. A study visit

14. Закончить университет 14. To do one's best

Ex.IV. Give Russian equivalents to the following proverbs and sayings. Make up stories to illustrate them.

1. Live and learn. 2. Better unborn than untaught. 3. Little knowledge is a dangerous thing. 4. To know everything is to know nothing.

Ex.V. Speak on the topic "University". Use the following plan.

I. The building of the University. (Description) How much time does it take you to get to the University? What means of transport do you ususally use? Would you prefer to study in the building or in the centre of the town? Why?

II. The course of studies. 1. Compare your studies at school and your studies at the University. What's more interesting?

And what's more difficult? Why?

2. If you were the Dean of your faculty, would you like to change anything in your studies? Why?

3. Would you like to study in Moscow or maybe you're quite satisfied with your studies in Vladimir? Why?

4. Preparation for your studies (at home and in the reading hall).

III. The hall of residence and the influence of the life in it on your studies. Do you like to live in the hall of residence? Why?

IV. Students' free time an the life of your group.

Ex.VI. Make up dialogues based on the following situations.

1. The reporter from a local newspaper wants to fnd out as much as possible about your University and students' life.

2. A sctrict father (mother) is demanding an explanation from a son (daughter) after a failure at a college exam. The student is giving all kinds of excuses speaking about overcrowded syllabus; injustice of professors and bad luck in general.

3. Two students of your faculty are discussing their college life. One of them is enthysiastic about everything and the other finds fault with every little thing.

4. You met your old friend who graduated from our University and your faculty 2 or 3 years ago and he wants to know all news from your faculty. And you want to know his impressions of his work and if he has more free time than he had during his studies.

5. Your niece is just leaving school but she has not made up her mind what she wants to become. Have a talk with her about her plans for the future.

Supplementary material.

Ex.I. Read and translate the text.

Oxbridge.

Oxford and Cambridge are the two oldest and most prestigious universities in Britain. They are often called collectively. Oxbridge denotes an elitarian education. Many oxford students come from public schools, and Oxbridge graduates go on to become influential and powerful in British society.

The tutorial system is one of the ways in which Oxford and Cambridge differ from all other English universities. Every student has a tutor and as soon as you come to Oxford, one of the first things you do is to go and see your tutor. He, more or less, plans your work, suggests the books you should read and sets work for you to do. Each week you visit him, perhaps with two of three other students, and he discusses with you the work that you have done, criticizes in detail your essay and sets you the next work.

The universities have over s hundred societies and clubs: dramatic societies, language clubs, philosophy societies, debating clubs, political clubs – in fact, for almost every activity under the sun. both universities are independent.

Oxford and Cambridge universities consist of a number of colleges. Each college has its own character and individuality. Most of the colleges are built around courtyards, called quads, with lawns in the centre.

Ex.II. Answer the questions.

1. What are the two oldest universities in Britain?

2. Why does Oxbridge denote an elitarian education?

3. In what way do Oxford and Cambridge differ from all the other English universities?

4. What does the tutor usually do?

5. Say a little about students’ life in Oxbridge.

Ex.III. Render this story into English.

Remember: rendering isn’t a translation of the text, but a brief account of its essential information.

Говорят, что университеты зародились в Италии и вскоре во Франции. Это не совсем точно. Однако, абсолютно точными являются две даты: в1167 году несколько студентов из Парижа пришли в Оксфорд, а в 1209 году первые студенты появились уже в Кембридже. Они пришли из Оксфорда, учиться им пришлось поначалу при соборе и монастырях.

В 1284 году открылся первый колледж – Питерхаус (Peterhouse). В нём было 14 студентов и 1 наставник. В ту пору колледжи были местами проживания студентов, которые учились в единственной школе в городе. Спустя многие годы колледжи стали независимыми и сами начали обучать студентов. Сегодня Кембриджский университет состоит из 32 колледжей и знаменит своим исключительно высоким уровнем научных знаний.

В городе протекает река Кем – излюбленное место паломничества туристов. Катание на плоскодонках – штука экзотическая: ведь приходится отталкиваться ото дна длинным шестом.

Сейчас всем известна аббревиатура «Оксбридж», сложившаяся из «ОКСфорда» и «КемБРИДЖа», из названий двух старейших и наиболее престижных университетов в Европе. Это сокращение также используется для обозначения абитуриентов и студентов этих университетов, для особой системы их ценностей и взглядов, обычно наиболее типичными для самых влиятельных кругов в Великобритании.

Американским аналогом Оксбриджа является «Айви-Лиг» (Ivy-League), объединяющая крупнейшие частные университеты, такие как Йельский, Гарвардский, Принстонский и т.д.

Университет в Кембридже развивается и расширяется до сих пор: в 1977 году был открыт Робинсон Колледж – новейшей по времени. Но самый знаменитый, пожалуй, Кингз Колледж.

Ex.IV. Read and understand the text. Express your opinion about the main idea of it.

I decided I would take a gap year when I was in my last year of secondary school. My parents wanted me is to go straight to university – they were keen for me to get qualified and start on a career. But I didn’t want that I was only eighteen and I knew that once I started my profession I’d be stuck there until I retired, when I’m 65 or even 70 – who known what the law will be by then? I also felt I should get some experience of life, away from everything I’d ever known, you know, school and family. I thought that if I learnt to stand on my own two feet, I’d be able to cope with university better. I’ve heard that some students are so shocked by the changes in their lifestyle when they leave home that they give up university after only a month or two. So, I borrowed lots of travel books from the library and started to plan my special year. Whenever I got stressed with my school work I would look at the programme I’d made and dream of all the countries I was going to see. It kept me going and really encouraged me to work hard – it’s good to have goals and aims in life. Of course, all this will cost me money, even if I stayed in the most basic of hotels and travelled by bus or train, so I started to look for jobs I could do on my way round the world, and that’s how I finalized my tour – by going to the countries where I could get employment.

I started in September, after I’d got my exam results, and I went to pick fruit in France. I met loads of other gap year students and in just a month I brushed up my French, which proved to be useful when I got to Vietnam later in the year. Then I moved on to Greece, where I worked in a bar on an island, and then on to South Africa, where I got a job on a farm. That was amazing – I learnt so much about working at the land. An the animals I saw – ones I’d only ever seen in a zoo before. After that I travelled in the Far East as a tourist, so by the time I reached Australia I was broken. As the language was no problem I easily found two jobs, working as a waiter at night and dog-walker by day. When I left there I missed my four-legged friends, I spent the next three months in the United States and Brazil before coming home.

My friends were amazed at how I’d changed – I’d become more confident and I’d changed physically, much thinner. That was because of all the hard work I’d done and sometimes I had been too poor to buy much food! But it had been the most amazing year of my life and life-changing. During the year I’d grown to love animals so much I decided to give up my plan to go to university and become a farmer. My parents were so upset at first, but now they can see I’m happier that I’ve ever been. I’d recommend a gap year to anyone – you just never know how it’ll turn out!

Contents:

1. The main part ……………………………………………………………………….3

2. Supplementary reading ……………………………………………………………..10

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