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2. Read and translate the text into Russian.

Located between San Francisco and San Jose in the heart of Silicon Valley, Stanford University is recognized as one of the world’s leading research and teaching institutions. Leland and Jane Stanford founded the University in 1885. It is named in honor of their only child, Leland Stanford, Jr., who died in 1884 just before his 16th birthday. His parents decided to dedicate a university to their only son, and Leland Stanford told his wife, «The children of California shall be our children». Stanford opened its doors in 1891, and more than a century later, it remains dedicated to finding solutions to the great challenges of the day and to preparing its students for leadership in today's complex world.

Stanford University’s pristine campus is located in California’s Bay Area, about 30 miles from San Francisco. It was established as a coeducational institution. However, Jane Stanford soon put a policy in place limiting enrollment of women to 500 per year, because of the large number of female students enrolling. She did not want the school to become «the Vassar of the West» because she felt that would not be an appropriate memorial for her son. In 1933 the policy was modified to specify an undergraduate male – female ratio of 3:1. By the late 1960s the «ratio» was about 2:1 for undergraduates, but much more skewed at the graduate level, except in the humanities. As of 2005 the school no longer maintains a gender preference policy and undergraduate enrollment is split nearly evenly between the sexes, though males outnumber females about 2:1 at the graduate level, exclusive of Humanities. Now Stanford University has a total undergraduate enrollment of 6,988, with a gender distribution of 51.6 percent male students and 48.4 percent female students. Stanford University is part of the NCAA I athletic conference. It offers a number of student services including women’s center, placement service, day care, health service, and health insurance.

Three of Stanford University’s seven schools offer undergraduate and graduate coursework, and the remaining four serve as purely graduate schools. Graduate programs include the highly ranked School of Education, School of Engineering, Law School, School of Medicine, and the top-ranked Graduate School of Business. The Woods Institute for the Environment oversees collaboration between environmental research, teaching, and outreach. Stanford has a number of well-known theatrical and musical groups, including the Ram’s Head Theatrical Society and the Mendicants, an all-male a capella group.

Notable Stanford alumni include former U.S. President Herbert Hoover,

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famed NFL quarterback John Elway, actress Sigourney Weaver, and golfer Tiger Woods, who began his professional career at Stanford. The most popular majors at Stanford University include: Library Science; Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies; Engineering; Biological and Biomedical Sciences; and Physical Sciences. All faculty do scholarly research, most often in association with graduate students or advanced undergraduates. About 2,000 postdoctoral scholars also are involved in research at Stanford. Stanford is noted for multidisciplinary research within independent laboratories, centers and institutes and among departments in its seven schools.

In her address to the Board of Trustees in July 1904, Jane Stanford said, «Let us not be afraid to outgrow old thoughts and ways, and dare to think on new lines as to the future of the work under our care». Her thoughts echo in the words of Stanford President John Hennessy, who said in his message in the 2002 Annual Report, «Our bold entrepreneurial spirit has its roots in the founders and our location in the pioneering West. In 1904, Jane Stanford defined the challenge for the young University. Each generation at Stanford has taken this to heart and boldly launched new efforts, from the classroom to the laboratory. We will continue to innovate and invest in the future. The pioneering spirit that led the founders and early leaders to “dare to think on new lines” continues t o guide us».

3. Read the text again and answer the questions.

1.Stanford University opened its doors six years after its foundation, didn’t it?

2.Was Stanford’s main aim to enroll as many female students as possible?

3.Why did Leland and Jane Stanford said, «The children of California shall be our children»?

4.What is the present situation with male-female ratio in Stanford University?

5.Are advanced undergraduates allowed to do scholarly research?

6.How can the words of Stanford President John Hennessy be interpreted?

4.Explain the words in bold from the text.

5.a) Who are these people, mentioned in the text?

a)Leland and Jane Stanford

b)Leland Stanford, Jr.

c)Herbert Hoover

d)John Elway

e)Sigourney Weaver

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f)Tiger Woods

g)John Hennessy

b) How are they related to Stanford University?

YESHIVA UNIVERSITY

1. Learn the following words and phrases. secular (adj) ['sekjələ] – мирской, земной;

comprehensive (adj) [ˌkɔmprɪ'hen(t)sɪv] – всеобъемлющий, полный, все-

сторонний;

auspices (n) ['ɔspɪsəz] – покровительство;

curriculum (n) [kə'rɪkjələm] – курс обучения, учебный план (в образовательном учреждении);

rabbinic (adj) [rə'bɪnɪk] – раввинский, относящийся к средневековому варианту древнееврейского языка.

2. Read and translate the text into Russian.

Yeshiva University is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States (New York City) that combines Jewish scholarship with studies in the liberal arts, sciences, medicine, law, business, social work, Jewish studies and education, and psychology. Yeshiva University has its roots in the Etz Chaim Yeshiva founded in 1886 on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, an elementary school founded by Eastern European immigrants that offered study of Talmud along with some secular education, including instruction in English.

Now in its second century, Yeshiva University is the country’s oldest and most comprehensive educational institution under Jewish auspices in America. It is an independent university that ranks among the nation's leading academic research institutions and provides the highest quality Jewish and secular education of any Jewish university in the world.

More than 6,400 undergraduate and graduate students study at University’s four New York City campuses: the Wilf Campus, Israel Henry Beren Campus, Brookdale Center and Jack and Pearl Resnick Campus. Three undergraduate schools – Yeshiva College, Stern College for Women and Syms School of Business – offer a unique dual curriculum comprising Jewish studies and liberal arts and sciences courses. Students also have the option to study in Israel in their first year. Graduate and affiliate schools include Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Wurzweiler School of Social

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Work, Ferkauf Gradaute School of Psychology, Azrieli Graduate School of Jewish Education and Administration, Bernard Revel Graduate School of Jewish Studies and Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary.

YU alumni have gone on to become Nobel laureates, distinguished rabbinic leaders, world political leaders, business giants and philanthropists. Alumni have achieved immense success and made significant contributions to society and the Jewish community both nationally and worldwide. They serve, lead and inspire by example: a testament to the University's greatest resources – students and faculty.

A creative and vital presence in the life of Yeshiva University and the general community, the Yeshiva University Museum, located at the Center for Jewish History in Chelsea, organizes and presents innovative exhibitions and programs on Jewish art and culture in a historical and contemporary context. Founded in 1973, the museum celebrates the culturally diverse intellectual and artistic achievements of more than 3,000 years of Jewish experience. Reflecting its diverse audiences, the museum also features lectures, films, concerts and multilingual exhibition tours in English, Hebrew, Spanish, Russian and Yiddish, bringing to life its mission to serve as a cultural arm of Yeshiva University.

The mission of Yeshiva University is to bring wisdom to life through all that they teach, by all that they do and for all those they serve. For students who choose to begin their YU education in Israel, the Joint Israel Program is the formal arrangement between Yeshiva University and seminaries in Israel. This program provides structure, support and guidance for the more than 600 young men and women who study in Israel each year.

3. Read the text again and answer the questions.

1.What kind of studies is available at Yeshiva University?

2.Are there any Nobel laureates among YU graduates?

3.What is the role of the Yeshiva University Museum?

4.The exhibitions in the YU Museum are monolingual, aren’t they?

5.Is there an opportunity to study elsewhere abroad in the first year?

4.Explain the words in bold from the text.

5.There are words that are easily confused. Study the example.

Whether and weather:

whether = if:

e. g. I don’t know whether to go to Africa or not.

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weather – the state of the air and atmosphere at a particular time and place: e.g. The weather today will be hot and dry.

Explain the difference between the words given below. Use the EnglishEnglish dictionary if necessary.

∙institute – institution;

∙immigrant – emigrant;

∙academic – scientific;

∙undergraduate – graduate – postgraduate;

∙dual – binary – double.

6. What do students study at the subjects given below?

∙liberal arts;

∙medicine;

∙law;

∙business work;

∙social work;

∙Jewish studies;

∙psychology.

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