B) Fill in the gaps with suitable prepositions where necessary. The table from Ex.6a) may be helpful for you

1) For my cousin getting …………… university isn’t as easy as his academic performance …… school was never good.

2) To enter …… Oxford or Cambridge universities you must satisfy the university entrance requirements ¹.

3) ……. most Ukrainian universities students sit ……… their finals in June.

4) Catherine took a three-year course ……… Business Administration …… Ealing College of Higher Education.

5) Most university courses lead …….. either bachelor’s or master’s degree.

6) Studies ……. new British and American universities are not based …… faculties or departments but ……. schools, which combine a broad range …… related ² subjects.

7) There are two types …. courses. The first type deals ……. one main subject and its additional subjects …….. related fields.

8) The combined or double honours course covers.….. two main subjects ….. related fields.

9) If you skip classes and don’t revise properly ……your exam, you’ll do badly ……… it.

10) Some teachers give their students tests every week to see if they are making progress …….. the subject. They also use continuous assessment ³ with marks …… essays and projects during the term instead of final exams.

11) Susie was expelled …….. her third year ……… her bad academic performance.

12) My granny taught me never to put …… my project work even if it was due to be handed …… a month later.

13) Try never to be late ………. classes as your late arrival disturbs the lesson.

14) When I went to school I was always good ……. languages but didn’t do well ……. sciences.

1 - to meet (to satisfy) the requirements [rɪ'kwaɪəmənt] – відповідати вимогам

2 - related [rɪ'leɪtɪd] – adj. – споріднений, пов'язаний

3 - assessment [ə'sesmənt] – n – оцінювання

8. Answer the questions about your entering the PoltNTU and your student life. Comment on your expectations from studying at Poltava National Technical Yuri Kondratuik University using the expressions from the Useful Language Box .

1) Why did you decide to go on for higher education?

2) What or who helped you to make a decision to apply to this university?

3) What papers did you have to submit to the admissions office?

4) In what subjects did you have to sit university entrance examinations?

5) Is your education free or do you have to pay for it?

6) What subjects do you major in?

7) How many lectures and seminars do you have a day?

8) What subjects do you study in your first year? Which one do you like most?

9) How many years do you have to study to receive your bachelor’s degree?

10) What qualifications will you get when you graduate from the PNTU?

11) What in your opinion is it like to be a student?

12) Which do you like better: your school life or your student’s life?

13) How did your life change after you entered the PNTU?

14) Do you manage to do well and to have some fun with your friends?

15) Did you expect your student’s life to be easier or more difficult? Why?