I) Practice reading the following words

admissions [əd'mɪʃnz], applicant ['æplɪkənt], specialized ['speʃ(ə)laɪzd], freshman ['freʃmən], sociology [ˌsəuʃɪ'ɔləʤɪ], rarely ['rɛəlɪ], sophomore ['sɒfəmɔː], technical ['teknɪk(ə)l], junior ['ʤuːnɪə], enterprise ['entəpraɪz], senior ['siːnɪə], undergraduate ['ʌndə 'grædjuət], graduate ['grædjuət], post-graduate [ˌpəust 'grædjuət], thesis ['θiːsɪs], group monitor ['gruːp 'mɒnɪtə], register ['reʤɪstə], important [ɪm'pɔːt(ə)nt], attendance [ə'tendən(t)s], examination [ɪgˌzæmɪ'neɪʃ(ə)n], laboratory [lə'bɒrətrɪ], average ['æv(ə)rɪʤ], specialty ['speʃ(ə)ltɪ], attendance [ə'tendəns], monitor ['mɒnɪtə], honours ['ɔnəz], finals ['faɪnlz].

Now group these words into four columns, depending on the part of speech ¹. Some of them may belong to two parts of speech at the same time. The example was done for you.

noun (іменник)	adjective (прикметник)	adverb (прислівник)
admissions,	specialized,	rarely,

1 – part of speech – грам. – частина мови

3. a) Complete Martin’s story about his brother, Luc, and his student life. Use Students’ Vocabulary (Ex. 2 a)) and fill in the blanks. Use an article if necessary. One word is repeated twice, but not all of them are used in this text. The first one was done for you.

My brother’s main ambition in life was to go to university. He was very hard-working and did well at school. The subjects he was especially good at were Mathematics and Physics. He applied to ¹ Harvard University and became one of the successful …. applicants … (1), who scored ² high and managed ³ to take a place in this university and become ……………… (2). Besides, he was appointed ⁴…………………… (3) and his duty was to keep the group’s ……………… (4). A year later when he was ………………………. (5), he started to major in⁵ Civil Engineering and made good progress in his studies. He did serious research work though he was only ………………… (6) student. All the professors noted his abilities ⁶ and considered ⁷ him a promising researcher ⁸ in future. When he became ……………………….. (7) student, he began working for his first degree ⁹. After he completed his university degree successfully, he had every chance to go on to ……………………………. (8) studies for his master’s degree. He is now……………………… (9) student and doing his research in the field of Metal and Wooden Constructions and working at his thesis. Our family is really proud of him.

1 – applied to – Participle II of - to apply [ə'plaɪ] – v – тут – подавати заявку

2- scored – Participle II of – to score [skɔː] – v – тут – набирати бали; перемагати

3 – managed – Participle II of – to manage ['mænɪʤ] – v – справитися, впоратися; ухитрятися, примудрятися

4– appointed – Participle II of – to appoint [ə'pɔɪnt] – v – призначати, затверджувати (на посаді)

5– to major in [tu: 'meɪʤə in] – v – спеціалізуватися з якогось предмету

6– abilities [ə'bɪlɪtɪz] – pl. – здібності, уміння, здатність

7– considered – Participle II of – to consider [kən'sɪdə] – v – тут – вважати

8– a promising researcher ['prɒmɪsɪŋ rɪ'sɜːʧə] – n – перспективний, багатообіцяючий дослідник

9– degree [dɪ'griː] – n – ступінь