Change the roles

2) Find out: if (whether) your partner is afraid of exams.

E. g.: Are you afraid of exams? (or You are afraid of exams, aren't you?)

1. he was afraid of his (her) entrance exams; 2. the exams were difficult; 3. he passed them well; (change roles) 4. he finished school this year; 5. he took four entrance exams; 6. he has been studying English for 5 years; 7. he will graduate from the University in five or four years; (change roles) 8. he will conduct investigations; 9. he has always been working hard; 10. he will get only good marks; 11. he has written any term-paper already; (change roles) 12. he studied any optional subjects at school; 13. he is interested in mathematics; 14. he will study it in future; 15. he likes to study here.

16. Find 12 words from box below. One and the same letter can be used twice (horizontally and vertically). The first word is done for you:

term, to master, technique, exhibition, research, project, investigation, to learn, attention, experiment, to train, method

P	R	O	B	W	R	D	F	E	T
T	E	U	Q	I	N	H	C	E	T
M	A	I	U	K	W	E	A	P	C
A	T	T	E	N	T	I	O	N	A
S	A	F	R	F	M	C	T	E	S
T	E	T	R	A	I	N	E	I	E
E	X	P	E	R	I	M	E	N	T
r	H	R	S	B	O	E	A	V	Q
E	I	O	E	A	J	T	F	E	Y
W	B	J	A	T	F	H	W	S	E
Y	I	E	R	F	R	E	P	T	V
Q	T	C	C	U	W	O	A	I	R
Z	I	T	H	R	C	D	U	A	A
E	O	E	Q	J	P	A	C	T	H
J	N	R	T	F	Y	A	T	I	S
E	A	M	L	Q	O	M	E	O	V
R	D	B	T	L	E	A	R	N	R

17 Use the correct forms of the pronouns:

1. Students write (their, them) term-papers twice a year. 2. She works at (her, hers) graduation paper every day. 3. Speak to (him, his) about (me, my) research work. (Me, I) want to know what (him, he) thinks about (it, its). 4. A friend of (my, mine) is reading for (him, his) exam. 5. (We, our) have passed (our, ours) exams. Let (we, us) go to the library. 6. (Your, yours) faculty is more difficult than (our, ours).

18. SPEAKING ACTIVITY

Speak on the following, using active vocabulary:

ü Do you think students should pay much attention to extra-curricular activities or should they just teach compulsory subjects?

ü What is your opinion about student research work at University?

ü What is your attitude towards postgraduate education? Are you interested in it?

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