II. Reading. We study at the State University – Education-Science-Production Complex (State University-ESPC), the former Orel State Technical University

We study at the State University – Education-Science-Production Complex (State University-ESPC), the former Orel State Technical University. Our university was founded in 1954 as an educational (training) and tutorial station. Now it is one of the largest higher schools in Orel. It is a unique and dynamically developing education-science-production complex in Russia which integrates qualitative education, perspective science and effective production. At present the university comprises 3 branches in Livny, Mtsensk, Karachev, 8 educational institutions, 11 faculties, 47 departments and various scientific and research, educational, innovative, consulting and other subdivisions.

As for institutes and faculties in our University there are:

Institute of Law, Institute of Finance and Economics, Institute of Technology, Institute of Information Technologies, Institute of Architecture and Construction, Institute of Transport, Institute of Sociology and Humanities, Institute of Additional Professional Education, Faculty of Finance, Faculty of Economics and Management, Faculty of Technology and Design and Technology Informatics, Faculty of Light Production, Faculty of New Technologies and Production Automation, Faculty of Food Biotechnology and Merchandizing, Faculty of Physical Training and Sports, Faculty of Natural Science, Faculty of Distance Learning, Faculty of Evening Courses, Faculty of Secondary Education.

The University has several buildings for training and laboratory works, a computer center, a scientific and technical library, a canteen, several hostels, a camp for physical recreation and sports and a health center.

Our University trains students on three levels of the higher education: Bachelors, Specialists and Masters. The students are trained by experienced professors and tutorial staff. There are more than 80 doctors of science and members of different academies, more than 300 candidates of technical, economical, juridical, physical-mathematical, biological, chemical and other sciences. The use of state-of-art equipment for educational purposes allows improving specialist preparation quality and more effective work of teaching personnel of our university.

The academic year begins as a rule at the beginning of September and ends in June. The academic year has two terms: the autumn term and the spring term. Each term ends with credit tests and examinations, which take place in January and June.

The students go the University every day except Sunday. Usually they have three or four lessons a day. The students attend lectures, seminars and tutorials (practical classes). Classes at our University begin at a quarter past eight in the morning and are over at ten minutes past three p.m.

In the first and second years of studies students take general engineering subjects such as technology of materials, computer graphics, descriptive geometry, strength of materials, machine elements, theoretical mechanics, some other special subjects as well as higher mathematics, physics and chemistry. They study also philosophy, the Russian History, culturology, a foreign language – English, German or French.

The students study at our University four or six years. At the end of the training course all graduates prepare their diploma projects or defend a thesis. Those graduates who have keen interest in research are recommended for further study at the post-graduate courses.

The important advantage of getting education in State University ESPC is the use of state of-art educational instruments in education process that are based on IT-technologies: multimedia CD, interactive educational courses, electronic workshops, business games. These developments is constantly improving educational process and preparing specialists at a high level.

High level of specialist preparation in State University ESPC is achieving through the special knowledge and orientation of educational process to practice. The graduates are strictly oriented on the modern market demands and have a wide range of demanding professional competences. High professional qualification, active participation of specialists-practitioners in educational process, application of modern educational technologies allow State University ESPC to train competitive professionals that can work within their specialty in Russia and abroad after graduating the university.

Students’ life in the State University ESPC is a fascinating world of activities that make education more interesting and memorable. Students have many opportunities to self-development from participation in festivals, contents to all-Russian and international competitions, conferences for students, post-graduate students and young scientists.

Ш. After you have read:

1. 1True or false?

1. We study at the Orel State Technical University.

2. Our university was founded in 1955 as an educational (training) and tutorial station.

3. Our University trains students on three levels of the higher education: Bachelors, Specialists and Masters.

4. The academic year begins as a rule at the beginning of October and ends in July.

5. Classes at our University begin at a quarter to eight in the morning and are over at ten minutes past two p.m.

6. The students study also philosophy, the Russian History, culturology, a foreign language – English, German or French.

7. The students study at our University four years.

8. Those graduates who have keen interest in research are recommended for further study abroad.

9. Students have many opportunities to self-development.

10. They take part in festivals, competitions, contents to all-Russian and international competitions, conferences for students, post-graduate students and young scientists.

1.2 Make up sentences from these words:

1. It, a, unique, is, dynamically, and, science, education, production, complex, in Russia,developing.

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3. At, course defend, of, the, training, end, all, prepare, graduates, their, projects, diploma, or, the, a, thesis.

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6. Those, who, study, graduates, have, courses, keen, in, interest, research,are, for,recommended, further,at, post-graduate.

1.3Give the missing forms of adjectives. Make up sentences with these adjectives.

the youngest, further, the best, more effective, newer, less, the worst, easier, higher, the most important, elder, older.

1.4 Put the verb to take part into the correct tense-form. Pay attention to the words given in the brackets.

Our students take part in various all-Russian and international competitions (every year, last year, next year, nowadays, from March till April next semester, the whole month, last semester).