Speaking

 

1. A delegation of students and teachers from Cambridge are on a visit at your university. You are asked to tell the guests about it. Present information on:

 

1. the name of your university;

2. the place it is situated;

3. the departments there are at your university (day–time, correspondence, distance, evening);

4. the time the complete course of study lasts;

5. the number of students who study at the university;

6. information resources

 


7. the equipment the university provided with;

 

8. the students life;

9. what you like and what you don’t like about your university.

 

You may use the following algorithm:

 

1. Greeting. Dear guests, I would like to give you a tour about our university.

2. Facts about the university.

 

First I’d like to give you some general information about our university. Our university is called …….

 

It is situated in ……

There are ……. day-time faculties at our university. The teaching staff accounts to …..

The complete course of study lasts …..

There about ……. students studying at the university. I am a student of the ………. faculty.

I study such subjects as ………..

3. Teaching aids.

Now I’d like to say a few words about the teaching aids used to improve the educational process.

 

There are a number of well-equipped laboratories in the university. The modern teaching aids used are …….

4. Information resources

As for the provision with information resources out university is among the leaders. The SUSU scientific library is ….

It contains a great number of resources ….

5. Students life.

 

Both students and the administration of the university understand that much work and no joy make students dull people.

That’s why there are quite a number of university organisations occupied with providing an active social life of students.

6. Personal opinion.

What I like about the university is ……

 

On the other hand, there are some things to improve. They are….

Nevertheless our university is one of the best higher institutions in Russia.

 

Communication: Asking for information.