Look through each paragraph once again and name the key words, make up sentences of your own with them

Vocabulary exercises

Exercise 1

Match the phrase and its translation

1. as to me	a. интересоваться
2. failure	b. область знаний
3. to specialize in	c. средняя школа
4. environment	d. безусловно, несомненно
5. encounter	e. развлечение
6. to be interested in	f. (окружающая) среда
7. school leaver	g. специализироваться в
	h. что касается меня
8. standard of living 9. maintain	i. управление j. обслуживать k. сложный
10. sophisticated	l. сталкиваться
11. management	m.уровень жизни
12. entertainment	n. неудача

 

Exercise 2

Match the words to make up correct phrases, translate them into Russian

1.computer	a. programs
2.security	b. design
3.application	c. software
4.adult	d. policy
5.support 6.call	e. engineer f. science
7.scientific	g. degree
8.radio equipment	h. life
9.software	i. forwarding

Exercise 3

Match the words with the proper prepositions

1. in terms ___	a. with
2. to be in demand __	b. of
3. with the aid ___	c. in
4. to specialize ___	d. from
5. to cope ___	e. in
6. to graduate ___	f. of

 

Exercise 4

Make up sentences of your own using the vocabulary of exercises 2, 3 and 4.

Exercise 5

Translate into Russian

1. Undoubtedly a strong character is in demand in many companies.

2. A would–be specialist should improve his abilities in the course of five years.

3. It’s important to cope with stress before and after the entrance competitive exams.

4. One has to defend his thesis to get a degree in computer science.

5. Software theory is likely to develop over the time.

6. A freshman is a student in his own right.

 

Grammar exercises

Exercise 1

Read the sentences and identify the types of conditionals. Which refers to the

present/past?

1. If I didn’t know how to handle a firm, I would go bankrupt.

2. If Tom had studied hard he would have passed all the exams.

Exercise 2

Read the sentences. Which expresses an unreal situation in the present? Which expresses regret about the past event?

1. I wish I hadn’t left school (but I did)

2. I wish I earned more money. (but I don’t’)