Research students

Translate the sentences in which you can use the words and word-combinations expressing “stages in a series of events”.

1. 
   Начальной стадией работы над диссертацией является изучение литературы по теме исследования.
   
2. 
   Действующее законодательство часто подвергается критике.
   
3. 
   Переходные периоды сопровождаются волнениями в обществе.
   
4. 
   В предыдущих исследованиях по сходной проблематике не делалось таких глобальных выводов.
   

SECTION II


GRAMMAR IN THE ACADEMIC CONTEXT
Grammar Review: Tenses in the Active Voice


Step 1. Use the correct form of the verbs in the Active Voice.

1. 
   Last time we (to decide) to hold presentation sessions every other month.
   
2. 
   Upon graduation Universities (to award) degrees with honors to their best students.
   
3. 
   At the moment amongst all students enrolled in postgraduate courses the largest group (to study) for a qualification in business.
   
4. 
   The developments in recent years within the higher education sector (to result) from many changes.
   
5. 
   Research degrees (to denote) advanced study in a chosen discipline with a view to the pursuit of an academic career.
   
6. 
   The emphasis on research (to prompt) recently new levels of competition amongst universities.
   
7. 
   Once the student (to present) a research design acceptable to his or her adviser, the independent research phase (to begin).
   
8. 
   The successful defence of the thesis (to lead) further to the award of the degree.
   
9. 
   Research study, whether at Masters or Doctoral level, (to depend) upon the individual supervision of students by a member of the faculty who (to share) their interests.
   
10. 
    Schools, colleges and universities (to be) the most widely spread educational institutions so far.
    
11. 
    There is no record of what (to take place) at the latest conference.
    
12. 
    In classical universities doctoral studies (to remain) very much the same over the years.
    
13. 
    After you (to spend) quite a bit of time with the topic, usually you do not want to convert to another subject.
    
14. 
    He (to conduct) the research since he graduated from the University.