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?

Ten Top Tips for Research Students

1) Read, read, read. Seasoned researchers typically have an evolving 'reference set' of around 100-150 papers that forms the core of the relevant1 literature in their specialty, and with which they are conversant2. 2) Write, write, write.Writing is a skill that requires3 practice. The more you write, the easier it gets. You should aim4 to write up as you go; this will both make it easier at the end (when you re-write it all) and give you something to show people who are interested in your work. Don't throw writing away; date it and store it in an 'out-takes' file. Revising is often easier than writing new 3) Keep an annotated bibliography.It should be a personal tool, including both all the usual bibliographic information, and also the date when you read the paper and notes on what you found interesting / seminal / infuriating6 / etc. about it. 4) Form an 'informal committee'.Try to find a small set of reliable, interested people who are willing to7 read for you, comment on ideas, bring literature to your attention, introduce you to other researchers, and so on. 5) Expose your work.Make your work public in technical reports, research seminars, and conference papers. 6) Learn to ask the other questions. The best way to get information is to share8 information; if people understand what your ideas are, they can respond to them. Making your work public exposes you to questions and criticism early, helps you to 'network' and gather leads. 7) Never hide from your supervisor. 'Hiding' is a pathological behaviour in which most research students indulge 9 at some point. Communicating with your supervisor is pre-requisite to getting the most out of your supervisor. 8) Always make back-ups (and keep a set off-site). More than one student has had to start writing from scratch or to repeat empirical10 work because he or she neglected14 this most basic of disciplines. 9) Read at least one completed dissertation cover-to-cover. Reading something that has 'passed' is an excellent way to reflect on dissertation structure, content, and style - and on 'what it takes'. 10) Always make back-ups (and keep a set off-site). More than one student has had to start writing from scratch or to repeat empirical work because he or she neglected this most basic of disciplines.

1 – relevant – adj. – тут – відповідний   2 – conversant – adj. – знайомий; досвідчений; обізнаний   3 – to require – v – вимагати 4 – to aim – v – прагнути   5 – to revise – v – переглянути   6 – to infuriate – v. – роздратовувати   7 – to be willing to – v – тут – бути охочим до …   8 – to share – v – ділитися 9 – to indulge – v – тут – потурати, робити приємність 10 – empirical емпіричний, вузькопрактичний