D) Use the words and word combinations from the text in Ex. 3 a) instead of the words in italics

1) All the professors took notice of his abilities and believed him to be a promising researcher in future.

2) After he took his university degree well, he had every chance to go on to post-graduate course for his master’s degree.

3) He was very industrious and studied well at school.

4) My brother’s main aim in life was to go to higher educational establishment.

5) Now he is doing his research in the area of Metal and Wooden Constructions and working at his dissertation.

6) A year later he became a second-year student.

7) He started to specialize in Civil Engineering and got on well in his studies.

8) In addition, he was made a monitor and his duty was to hold the group’s journal.

9) Our family takes pride in him.

3. e) Write Luc’s letter to Martin, telling about his university life, subjects, research work, success and difficulties.

Massachusetts Hall Cambridge, MA 02138 Harvard University October 24, 2012 Dear Martin, I’m terribly sorry, that I did not write you any letters for almost two months, but I was really busy at the university. As you know, ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ I have almost completed my thesis in the field of Metal and Wooden Constructions, so I still have a lot of papers to cope with. Don’t worry, if there are no messages from me. My best regards to Alice! Yours very sincerely, Luc

4. Finish the sentences below with information about yourself and your plans for the future. The first one was done for you.

1) When I finished school, I decided to …… enter the Poltava National Technical Yuri Kondratuik University….

2) After I handed in all the required papers to the admissions office I became an.………………………………………....

3) Now I’m in my first year and I’m ………………………………….……..…..

4) Next year I will be a ……………………………….……………...…………..

5) In two years’ time I will be ……………………………………………..….....

6) In my senior year at university I will have to write a …………………………………………….

7) If I am ill, the ………………………marks my absence in the group register.

8) When I finish the PNTU, I will be a ………………………………………...

9) In case I enter the post-graduate studies, I will be a …………………….....

10) After I finish the Poltava National Technical Yuri Kondratuik University, I hope I will ………………………………………………………………..……..

5. a) Complete the story about Viktor’s student life with the following words: twice, sophomore, passed, monitor, attend, senior, applied to, scored, finals, number of, junior, managed, admissions offices, freshman, degree, applicant

I was only 16, when I finished school and became an …………….. It was very difficult for me to decide, what university to choose. At last I and my mom handed in my documents to the …………… ………. of Poltava National Technical University, Poltava National Teachers’ Training University ¹ and Poltava State Agricultural Academy. I ………… …. the most significant ² higher educational establishments of Poltava. Then I …………… exams in Mathematics, Physics and Ukrainian language,………….high and was accepted into ³ PNTU and PNTTU. I chose the PNTU and became the ……………. The first course was the most difficult and intense ⁴: I had to ……….a lot of lectures on a……………….. ………. different subjects. I spent a lot of time in the reading hall and in university laboratories. Besides, I was appointed a group…………. and had to hold the register. Being a ………………. was a little bit easier, and I even …………….. to visit dancing club in October Street……….. a week. As a …………….., I underwent ⁵ my summer practice at “Plasticom” Enterprise and was offered to work there part-time ⁶. So, when I was a ………….., I often played truant because of my work. Nevertheless ⁷, I did well and passed all my ………… successfully, so, in the end, I got honours …………...

1 –Poltava National Teachers’ Training University – Полтавський національний педагогічний університет

2 – significant [sɪg'nɪfɪkənt] – adj. – видатний, значний, важливий, істотний

3 – was accepted [ək'septid] into – прийняли до…

4 – intense [ɪn'tens] – adj. – напружений

5 – underwent [ˌʌndə'went] – Participle II of – to undergo [ˌʌndə'gəu] – тут – проходити (практику)

6– part-time [ˌpɑːt'taɪm] – на неповний робочий день

7– nevertheless [ˌnevəðə'les] – adv. – незважаючи на, однак