Exercise 3. Complete
the given paragraph about yourself. Speak about your biography. MY BIOGRAPHY My name is _____. I was born in ______ in
the town of ______ in a family of _______ (workers, farmers, office workers). My family is (not) large. It consists of _____ people. I have a mo
ther, a fa
ther, a sister, … My mo
ther’s (fa
ther’s, sister’s, bro
ther’s) name is _____. She/he is ____ years old. She/he works at a plant (factory, office). She/he is a _____ by profession. We live in a private house (modern high-rise / many-storied building). Our house / flat has ____ rooms: a dining-room/ sitting-room/ living-room/ bedroom/ nursery; and
there is also a kitchen, a bathroom, a large corridor and a good balcony.
there are all modern conveniences in our flat: gas, running cold and hot water and central heating. Our house/ flat is not very large but comfortable. In 19 __ I entered secondary school which I finished in 19__. (
then I worked as a worker at a big plant and served in
the ranks of
the army/ studied at technical school). In ____ I successfully passed my entrance exams to
the National University of Food Technologies which is in 68, Volodymirska Street and now I am a first-year student of
the extra-mural faculty. I major in ______. I am interested in art, literature and music. I often visit museums,
theatres, cinemas and exhibitions. I am also fond of sports, tennis and football especially. Upon graduating from
the University I will work as an engineer/ production manager/ technologist/ process(ing) engineer at some enterprise of food industry. Module 2 MY NATIVE
town Study
the vocabulary native/ home
town рідне місто ancient стародавній anniversary річниця places of interest визначні місця castle замок residental area житловий масив enterprise підприємство works завод, майстерні spacious просторий mill фабрика twin-
town місто-побратим settlement селище puppet
theatre ляльковий театр kindergarten дитячий садочок Exercise 1. Read and translate
the following text. My native
town is Grodno. It’s an ancient
town. Not long ago it celebrated its 850th anniversary.
the town of Grodno is situated on
the river Neman.
the river divides it into two parts.
the older part of
the town lies on
the right bank of
the Neman. Here you can see
the old castle where kings once lived. Now it is a historic-archaeological museum. On
the banks of
the Neman one can also see modern apartment houses, offices and different architectural monuments. Among
them
there is a 17th century Roman Catholic church. Grodno is a fast-growing
town. It’s a regional centre with
the population of over 250,000 people.
there are some big plants here and some smaller factories.
the largest enterprises are:
the “Azot” Works,
the Footwear Factory,
the Syn
thetic Fibre Mill,
the Fine Cloth Mill, etc.
there are several residential areas in our
town. Every district has schools, kindergartens, shops, everyday services.
the people of Grodno are very fond of
their Zoo,
the only Zoo in Belarus. Here you can see animals from all geographical regions of
the world. Grodno is a big cultural centre.
there are three institutions of higher education, many schools, technical colleges, some cinemas, drama and puppet
theatres.
there are also many public gardens and parks
there.
the newly built streets are wide and specious, lined with trees and flowers.
the streets of
the old part of
the town are not very wide, but
they are clean and green. One of
the main streets in Grodno is Ozheshko Street. Here one can see a small old house. It is
the house where Eliza Ozheshko, a famous democratic writer, lived and worked. Now it is a museum and a memorial library of foreign literature. Not far from it
there is a monument to Eliza Ozheshko. It is interesting to know that Grodno has a twin-
town in France. It’s Limoges, an industrial centre with
the population of about 200,000 people. Exercise 1. Read and translate
the following text. National University of Food Technologies
there are 111 higher educational establishments in Kyiv and among
them is
the National University of Food Technologies which is in 68 Volodymyrska Street. It was founded in 1930 as
the Kyiv Institute of Sugar Refinery Production and had 2 departments with 400 students. Now NUFT is
the only technical university in Ukraine which provides training of highly skilled specialists in 25 specialities and 15 specializations for food, meat, dairy, pharmaceutical, microbiological and o
ther branches of agro-industrial complex as well as for food machine building of Ukraine. About 10 thousand students study at
the University at its full time departments as well as by correspondence. NUFT is a higher educational institution of
the 4th level of accreditation. Training of students is provided at 8 departments (37 chairs). In 1998 Simpheropol Technical School of food production was incorporated to
the University with a college status.
the University chairs have 24 branches and 8 research and production complexes in leading enterprises, planning and research establishments. 3 research and production centres have been recently founded. Preliminary department and short-time preliminary courses of
the University train entrants for higher educational institutions.
the NUFT occupies 9 buildings where
there are many lecture-halls, classrooms, laboratories and workshops, six computer centres with more than 30 computer classes.
there is a special building for
the library and reading-halls where our students usually prepare
their homework and read up for
their credits and exams.
the students of
the University are provided with 5 hostels, sports and recreation facilities. Our University trains specialists for various branches of food industry such as bread making, brewing, meat and dairy processing, sugar refining as well as engineers in
thermal-engineering, mechanical engineers and economists at
the departments of - technology of sugary substances, - technology of fermentative and bakery production, - technology of meat and dairy production, - economics and management, - accounting, finance and entrepreneurial activity, - power engineering, - automation and computer systems, - mechanical department. Each department has its own Dean's office. During junior years our students study basic subjects such as history, ma
thematics, physics, chemistry, descriptive geometry, technical drawing, strength of materials, elements of machines and one of
the foreign languages. During senior years our students pay more attention to
the study of
the subjects closely connected with
their future specialities.
the study of
theory is accompanied by practical training at specially equipped labs and workshops,
then in experimental sugar refinery and later on at various enterprises of food industry. Twice a year our students take
their credits and exams. Our students do not only study,
they take
the most active part in doing research in
the students' scientific society;
they participate in social life of our University;
they go in for various kinds of sport and take part in amateur art activities.
the fourth year is devoted to practical training and to
the work at
the graduation
thesis. After successful presenting a graduation
thesis or sitting for
the State exams students receive diplomas which qualify
them to work in
the field for which
they have been trained and are awarded a Bachelor's Degree. Those students, who want to get a Specialists or Master's Degree, continue
their studies during
the fifth and sixth years. Upon graduating from our University
they get appointments in every corner of our country. Wherever
they work,
they are promoters of modern food production and technology. Exercise 1. Read, translate and retell
the text. Kyiv is
the capital of Ukraine. It is a large political, industrial, scientific and cultural centre. It is
the biggest city in Ukraine, its population is above 2.600.000 inhabitants. Kyiv is situated on
the Dnipro,
the longest river in Ukraine.
the city is well known for its picturesque green hills, parks and gardens and for its Khreshchatik Street -
the main thoroughfare of
the city. Kyiv is a large industrial centre. Complex automatic la
thes, excavators, sea and river ships, airliners, motorcycles, electric measuring instruments and many o
ther goods are produced in Kyiv. New Metro lines are being built to connect industrial and new residential regions with
the centre of
the city. Kyiv is also a large centre of science and national Ukrainian culture.
the Academy of Sciences, many research institutes, universities, technical and vocational and hundreds of general secondary schools, gymnasiums and lyceums are located in
the city.
the famous Kyiv Schevchenko Opera and Ballet House,
the Kyiv Ivan Franko Drama
theatre,
the Lesya Ukrainka Russian Drama
theatre and o
ther
theatres, museums, a lot of cinemas, clubs, hundreds of libraries are also
there.
there are many monuments in Kyiv. Among
them
the monuments to B.Khmelnitsky, T.G.Shevchenko, A.Pushkin and many o
thers can be seen in
the city. Speaking about Kyiv it is necessary to add that
the city is famous also for its historical places.
the city of Kyiv is one of
the oldest cities of Europe.
the history of Kyiv dates back to
the end of
the 5th century. And during a long period of time Kyiv was
the Mo
ther of Russian cities,
the capital of
the first old Russ state or Kievan Russ. Among
the historical monuments of Kyiv one can enjoy
the St. Sophia Ca
thedral,
the Golden Gates,
the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra. Ancient, yet ever young,
the city of Kyiv with its wonderful buildings, straight broad streets, numerous green parks, historical and architectural monuments will always be one of
the most beautiful cities of
the world.
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