ПКОИЯз. Английский язык. Практика речи.. Часть 1

What is this person studying? We’ve spent a lot of time on American foreign policy and how it has been affected by various domestic problems.

• law
• foreign languages
• politics
• economics

Read the sentence and choose the correct answer.The first year I worked at the factory I attended a sandwich course at the local college.

• I worked and studied at the same time.
• I went to work at the factory after I had graduated from the local college.
• I gave up my job and became a student.
• The course was about cooking and making sandwiches.

Choose the false statement:

• The tutorial is the basic mode of instruction at Oxford and Cambridge.
• Oxford university was originally founded as a college for women.
• Oxford and Cambridge universities consist of a number of colleges.
• Oxford university was founded in the thirteenth century.

What is this person studying? I’ve been reading some books on time management.

• astronomy
• chemistry
• business studies
• psychology

Give the Russian equivalent: accommodation

• общежитие
• обучение
• проживания, размещение
• агентство недвижимости

Which part of the sentence has a mistake in it? When she was (A) a child she went (B) to the school (C) with only fifty other (D) pupils.

• D
• C
• A
• B

Find the synonym: famous

• elite
• ancient
• prestigious
• well-known

Choose the right word to complete the sentence. I’m studying ______ for my English examination.

• many
• hardly
• hard
• fine

Give the English equivalent: посещать лекции

• to attend lectures
• to visit a lecturer
• to go to college
• to make reports

Find the word which doesn’t go with the following topic: accommodation.

• dormitory
• hostel
• library
• flatshare

What is this person studying? We’re going to concentrate on Freud and Jung this term.

• psychology
• foreign languages
• painting
• literature

What is this person studying? I’m concentrating on the modernist style — the high buildings of glass and concrete.

• ship-building
• philosophy
• architecture
• farming

Choose the false statement:

• There are 46 universities in Britain.
• The academic year in Britain’s universities is divided into 3 terms.
• The Open University students study full-time every day.
• The Degree of Bachelor is obtained after 3 years of university studies.

Give the English equivalent: стипендия

• grant
• grade
• certifcate
• money

Choose the false statement:

• A-level examinations are taken at the age of 17-18.
• In the UK children start school when they are 5.
• Children must leave school when they are 16.
• There are 11 years of compulsory education in the UK.

Choose the word that matches the definition. To live in the same room as someone else.

• to live by oneself
• to co-operate
• to accommodate
• to share a room

Find the word which doesn’t go with the following topic: Colleges of Cambridge.

• King’s College
• Trinity College
• Peterhouse
• St. Paul’s Cathedral

Choose the word that matches the definition. The grounds of a college or university.

• master
• campus
• dorm
• co-ed

Choose the right word to complete the sentence. Voluntary schools are often known as ______.

• independent schools
• kindergartens
• colleges
• church schools

Find the synonym: to live by oneself

• to share a flat
• to look for accomodation
• to live alone
• to have a room-mate

Read the sentence and choose the correct answer. I’m studying for my secretarial diploma.

• I’m teaching my secretary myself.
• I’m going to work as a secretary.
• My secretary has a college diploma.
• I have a secretarial diploma.

Find the synonym: to enter university

• to leave university
• to graduate from university
• to get a place at university
• to be expelled from university

Give the Russian equivalent: waste of time

• режим дня
• нехватка времени
• трата времени
• расписание

Give the English equivalent: общеобразовательный

• nursery
• teacher-training
• comprehensive
• accelerated

Choose the word that matches the definition. Money paid to a student by his or her local educational authority.

• membership
• grade
• scholarship
• grant

Give the Russian equivalent: grades

• стипендия
• курсовая работа
• диплом
• оценки

Which part of the sentence has a mistake in it? Maths are (A) a (B) very difficult subject, and I have never been (C) good at (D) it.

• A
• B
• D
• C

Choose the word that matches the definition. A special building where students live.

• hotel
• hostel
• camp
• bedroom

Choose the word that matches the definition. A student’s personal consultant teacher at Oxford and Cambridge.

• assistant
• professor
• fellow
• tutor

Find the synonym: primary school

• secondary school
• nursery school
• further education
• elementary school

What is this person studying? Expressionism was really a reaction to the work of the impressionists.

• literature
• music
• architecture
• history of art

Choose the correct preposition. Donald is ______ his second year at Oxford.

• up
• on
• since
• in

Which part of the sentence has a mistake in it? I attended a (A) voluntary school (B) so we have to go (C) to church quite a lot (D).

• B
• A
• D
• C

Choose the correct preposition. I’m doing a course ______ hairdressing.

• in
• at
• about
• by

Read the sentence and choose the correct answer. I went on a four-week course to brush up my English.

• I wanted to see the sights of England.
• I had studied English before I went to that course, but I had forgotten it a bit.
• I wanted to study a new language.
• I went to England to work as an au-pair.

Choose the correct preposition. The Dean is strict ______ attendance.

• at
• for
• of
• about

Give the English equivalent: расписание

• timetable
• red tape
• instruction
• prescription

Read the sentence and choose the correct answer. He watched us closely so that we didn’t cheat in the exam.

• He didn’t take our examination papers because we cheated in the exam.
• We couldn’t cheat in the exam.
• We watched him closely.
• We deceived him and cheated in the exam.

Read the sentence and choose the correct answer. I went to the local college to enrol for a course in economics.

• I went to study economics.
• I failed in economics.
• I have just graduated from college.
• I have a degree in economics.

What is this person studying? We went to the language laboratory yesterday to work at our pronunciation.

• literature
• mathematics
• foreign languages
• music

Choose the right word to complete the sentence. We normally ______ exams at the end of each term.

• fail
• pass
• take
• make

Find the synonym: co-educational school

• mixed school
• private school
• single-sex school
• public school

Choose the false statement:

• Education in the USA comprises 3 basic levels : elementary, secondary and higher education.
• Students in the USA are usually graded from A to F in each course they take.
• There is no preschool education in the USA.
• The school year in the USA is usually 9 months.

Give the Russian equivalent: to pass an exam

• экзаменовать
• провалиться на экзамене
• сдать экзамен
• проводить экзамен

Choose the word that matches the definition. A person who has reading problems.

• idiotic
• conscientious
• ill-disciplined
• dyslexic

Choose the right word to complete the sentence. If you want to progress more quickly, you need an ______ program.

• international
• optional
• independent
• accelerated training

Read the sentence and choose the correct answer. The change from primary to secondary school was quite traumatic for him.

• He became a primary school teacher.
• He found it difficult to change schools.
• He didn’t go to secondary school.
• He liked his secondary school very much.

Give the Russian equivalent: academic year

• преподавательский состав
• учебный год
• семестр
• новый год

Find the word which doesn’t go with the following topic: foundation subjects.

• English
• history
• technology and design
• art

Choose the correct preposition. My brother is interested ______ arts.

• of
• for
• in
• at