MY ACADAMY

Let me tell you about my Polytechnic1 Academy. I am really glad that I study here. It is one of the finest country’s higher educational institutions. Studying at our Academy gives a solid background 2 in all spheres of knowledge and prepares for practical work. Our academy is quite large and old. It is a large educational establishment3 where more than 5000 students are currently enrolled 4. About 3000 of them are full-time students 5, like me, and the rest are part-time students 6. There are also about 150 graduate students. They carry out independent research work and have pedagogical practice. The course of study in my academy lasts five years. The academic year is divided into two terms. At the end of each term students pass examinations. There are many faculties in my academy. Here are some of them: The Faculty of Industrial Automation 7 and Robotics 8, the Faculty of Plastics, the Faculty of Machine Tools 9 and the Faculty of Metalworking 10. Our academy is large and we have several buildings. One of the buildings is for lecturers and seminars only. We have two laboratory buildings which are equipped with 11 up-to-date equipment and students can carry out lab works and various experiments there. Many students from my group do their own research work. There are also several dormitories 12 or hostel buildings on the campus 13 where students from other cities live.

1 - [ˌpɒlɪ'teknɪk] – політехнічний 2 - ['bækgraund] – підготовка, кваліфікація 3 - [ɪ'stæblɪʃmənt] – установа, заклад 4 - [ɪn'rəuld] – прийнятий (до інституту тощо) 5 – студенти стаціонару 6 – студенти заочного / вечірнього відділення 7 – автоматизація промислового виробництва 8 – робототехніка 9 - [mə'ʃiːnˌtuːlz] – машинне обладнання 10 – металообробка 11 – обладнані (чимось) 12 - ['dɔːmɪt(ə)rɪz] – студентські гуртожитки 13 - ['kæmpəs] – територія університету, академії

14. b) Imagine, that you are Volodymyr’s friend. Retell this text from the first person.

E. g.: My friend, Volodymyr, studies at Polytechnic Academy. He says, that he is really glad to study there. Volodymyr is sure, that it is one of the finest country’s higher educational institutions … and etc.

14. c) Find the English equivalents for the following words and word combinations from the text “My Academy” in Ex. 16 a). The example was done for you.

власний	own
проводити лабораторну роботу
сучасне обладнання
семінар
факультет
здати екзамен
проводити науково-дослідну роботу
галузь знань
лекція
проводити експеримент
вищий навчальний заклад
курс навчання
тут – аспірант, магістрант
лабораторний корпус

14. d) Give the Past Indefinite and Participle II forms of the following verbs from the text in Ex. 16 a): tell, study, give, be, prepare, carry, have, last, divide, pass, equip, do, live.

E.g.: go-went-gone; use-used-used.

14. e) Add the suffixes -ian, -er, -ers to the words in the table in order to get the nouns: особа, яка склала іспити без відзнаки; циркуль; академік; кронштейн; працівник; будівельник. The example was done for you.

academy	academic ian
building
work
carry
divide
pass

14. f) Fill in the blanks with the proper words or word combinations according to the text “My Academy” in Ex. 14 a). Circle the correct variant.

1) The course of study in my academy lasts …… years.

a) four;

b) five;

c) six;

d) three

2) The academic year is divided into two terms. At the end of each term students ……

a) pass examinations;

b) have holidays;

c) write their term-papers;

d) do their own research work

3) There are many faculties in my academy. Here are some of them:

a) The Faculty of Industrial Automation and Robotics, the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, the Faculty of Machine Tools and the Faculty of Metalworking;

b) The Faculty of Computerization and Robotics, the Faculty of Plastics, the Faculty of Machine Tools and the Faculty of Woodworking;

c) The Faculty of Machine Automation and Robotics, the Architectural Faculty, the Faculty of Machine Tools and the Faculty of Metalworking

d) The Faculty of Industrial Automation and Robotics, the Faculty of Plastics, the Faculty of Machine Tools and the Faculty of Iron-Working

4) Our academy is large and we have several buildings. One of the buildings is for ………………….

a) laboratory works only;

b) lecturers and seminars only;

c) experimental work only;

d) sports competitions only

5) We have two laboratory buildings which are equipped with …………. equipment.

a) computerized;

b) old-fashioned;

c) up-to-date;

d) automatized

6) Students can carry out lab works and various experiments in ………..

a) university building;

b) laboratory building;

c) lecture halls;

d) campus

7) Students from other cities live in several …………..

a) hotels;

b) dormitories;

c) campuses;

d) laboratory buildings

8) The Polytechnic Academy is one of the finest country’s …………..

a) higher educational institutions;

b) higher schools;

c) universities;

d) secondary schools

9) Studying at our Academy gives a solid ……….. in all spheres of knowledge and prepares for practical work.

a) basis;

b) practice;

c) background;

d) foundation

10) There are about ……………. part-time students in our Academy.

a) 3000;

b) 4000;

c) 2000;

d) 150

11) ……………………. students carry out independent research work and have pedagogical practice.

a) part-time;

b) full-time;

c) graduate;

d) undergraduate