Translate into English.
Студент заочного отделения; поступить в колледж; работать регулярно; сдавать экзамен; сдать вступительные экзамены; заканчивать колледж; посещать лекции; готовиться к экзамену; пропускать лекции; зачеты; учебная программа; получить оценку, преподаватель колледжа, брать учебники в библиотеке.
Переводим каждое словосочетание по порядку:
- студент заочного отделения — a part-time (correspondence) student
- поступить в колледж — to enter college
- работать регулярно — to work regularly
- сдавать экзамен — to take an exam
- сдать вступительные экзамены — to pass entrance exams
- заканчивать колледж — to graduate from college
- посещать лекции — to attend lectures
- готовиться к экзамену — to prepare for an exam
- пропускать лекции — to miss lectures
- зачёты — credit tests (pass/fail tests)
- учебная программа — a curriculum (syllabus)
- получить оценку — to get a mark (grade)
- преподаватель колледжа — a college teacher (lecturer)
- брать учебники в библиотеке — to borrow textbooks from the library
Глагол take an exam значит «сдавать (писать) экзамен», а pass an exam — «сдать успешно». Глагол graduate from требует предлога from.
a part-time student; to enter college; to work regularly; to take an exam; to pass entrance exams; to graduate from college; to attend lectures; to prepare for an exam; to miss lectures; credit tests; a curriculum; to get a mark; a college teacher; to borrow textbooks from the library
Answer the questions
Fill the gaps in these sentences with a suitable word. What is your opinion?
Do you think ...
a) it is interesting to ________ a course in civil engineering?
b) students with a ________ degree have a lot of career options?
c) you do your ________ to prepare ________ for your classes?
d) students should ________ end-of-term tests and exams?
e) students should ________ all lectures, classes and seminars?
f) you have all opportunities to become a ________ engineer?
g) it is necessary to receive a ________ degree after graduating from university?
h) a lecture should ________ an hour and a half?
i) it is important to have up-to-date ________ in the university laboratories?
j) the university has excellent sports ________?
Подбираем слово по смыслу к каждому пропуску:
a) it is interesting to take a course in civil engineering — take a course «пройти курс».
b) students with a bachelor's degree have a lot of career options — степень бакалавра.
c) you do your homework to prepare yourself for your classes — домашняя работа, готовиться к занятиям.
d) students should pass end-of-term tests and exams — сдавать зачёты и экзамены.
e) students should attend all lectures, classes and seminars — посещать занятия.
f) you have all opportunities to become a qualified engineer — квалифицированный инженер.
g) it is necessary to receive a master's degree after graduating from university — степень магистра.
h) a lecture should last an hour and a half — длиться полтора часа.
i) it is important to have up-to-date equipment in the university laboratories — современное оборудование.
j) the university has excellent sports facilities — спортивные сооружения.
Подбор слов опирается на устойчивые сочетания: take a course, attend lectures, last an hour, sports facilities, up-to-date equipment.
a) take; b) bachelor's; c) homework, yourself; d) pass; e) attend; f) qualified; g) master's; h) last; i) equipment; j) facilities
Answer the questions (Do you think ...? What is your opinion?) — вопросы a)–j) из предыдущего задания.
Отвечаем на каждый вопрос полным предложением, выражая своё мнение (I think / I don't think).
a) Yes, I think it is interesting to take a course in civil engineering.
b) Yes, I think students with a bachelor's degree have a lot of career options.
c) Yes, I do my homework to prepare myself for my classes.
d) Yes, I think students should pass end-of-term tests and exams.
e) Yes, I think students should attend all lectures, classes and seminars.
f) Yes, I think I have all opportunities to become a qualified engineer.
g) No, I don't think it is always necessary to receive a master's degree after graduating from university.
h) Yes, I think a lecture should last an hour and a half.
i) Yes, I think it is very important to have up-to-date equipment in the university laboratories.
j) Yes, I think the university has excellent sports facilities.
