Пример контрольного задания

1. Find the correct response to the questions.
1) So, what do you do exactly? 2) How’s it going? 3) Long time no see. 4) Is life treating you
well? 5) What are you working on at the moment?

a) Things could be better, but I can’t complain. b) It’s good to see you again. c) At the
moment I’m working on a project in Wales. d) It’s going well. And with you? e) I’m a petroleum
geologist
1) e; 2) d; 3) b; 4) a; 5) c
2. Give the answers to the questions of a job interview
1. What type of position are you interested in?
I am interested in the position of a specialist in the field of remote sensing
2. What is the subject of your research?
The subject of my research is pollutants in the atmosphere
3. Who is your academic supervisor?
My supervisor is Andrey Nikolaevich Shikhov
4. What methodology do you use in your research?
The research uses WEB mapping methods that can be used with knowledge of various
programming languages
5. What is the purpose of your research?
The purpose of the research is to promptly map pollutants and monitor them
3. Match the English word combinations with the Russian equivalents.
1) to earn a degree a. изучать курс
2) to complete a course b. выдавать диплом
3) to receive a grade c. получить степень
4) to take a course d. окончить курс обучения
5) to issue a diploma e. получить оценку
1) c; 2) d; 3) e; 4) a; 5) b

4. Match the words with their synonyms or definitions:
To re-sit, tuition fee, put forward an idea, term, thesis
1) To suggest an idea - put forward an idea
2) Dissertation - thesis
3) Part of the academic year with its own set of disciplines and exams - term
4) To try to pass the exam again if it was failed the first time - to re-sit
5) The fixed sum of money students pay for their education - tuition fee

5. Put the words into the sentences:
Curriculum, experiments, explore, calculation, yearly paper
1. To explore Antarctica was the last task for travelers at the beginning of 20 th century.
2. This method does not require calculation.
3. What subjects do you have in the curriculum this term?
4. My academic supervisor has retired, so I have a new one now and the topic of my
research is not the one I’ve written my yearly paper on.
5. I cannot prove my theory yet. My experiments are unsuccessful by now.