Task 1. Read the dialogue in pairs:
Nick: How was the lecture?
Ann: Why are you asking? Did you skip it?
Nick: Yes, I did. I had to see my granny to the railway station. And who was lecturing?
Ann: Professor Wilson. The lecture was very interesting. All of us were taking notes.
Nick: What was the report about?
Ann: It was about Russian classic. We’ll discuss this topic at a seminar. Are you going to come?
Nick: Sure. This topic is a closed book for me. By the way, do you know that we are writing a final test in History at the end of this week?
Ann: Really? We should work hard the whole week to pass it. Dr. Brain is strict. If we fail the test, he may not allow us to take the exam. And what is on schedule for tomorrow?
Nick: Three classes in the main building – Foreign Literature, Linguistics, French …
Ann: Just a second. I must have a pen to put it down. Well …
Nick: … and a class of Physical Training in the swimming pool.
Ann: OK. I need to go to the library to make a report on Foreign Literature. Will you join me?
Nick: Not now. First I’ll go to the language laboratory to practice my French.
Ann: See you later!
Nick: Bye-bye!
Task 2. Name the main topic of the conversation.
Task 3. Answer the questions to the dialogue:
1. Why is Nick asking about the lecture?
2. What was the lecture about?
3. Who was lecturing?
4. When are the students writing a final test in History?
5. Is a history teacher strict?
6. What other classes are mentioned in the conversation?
7. What is Nick going to do? And what about Ann?
Task 4. Act out the dialogue.
Task 5. Make up a similar dialogue. The following words and phrases will help you to do it:
Hi! Hello!
How are you? How are you getting on?
Really?
Cool!
By the way, …
Just a second. Wait a bit.
OK.
All right!
Well …
What a shame!
You are lucky!
Good luck!
See you later. Bye-bye!
TEXT 3. STUDENT’S LIFE IN CAMBRIDGE
Task 1. Read the text and find out:
· at what age young people in Great Britain start their student life;
· what the “elevenses” is;
· the basic way of studying in Cambridge;
· how the discipline is kept in Cambridge.