Учебное пособие по развитию навыков устной речи и чтения для студентов 1 курса технических специальностей

3. Complete the following sentences using the information from the emails. Develop the idea.
1) Elly is happy because she …
2) She is going to do a course in …
3) In order to come to University in England you have to …
4) Most of the students in England live …
5) Elly will live in …
6) Hall life is …
7) The course will last …
8) She is unlikely to do …


4a. Look at the following aspects of student life and choose the five most important aspects for you. Number them (1-5) in order of importance. Give your reasons.
1) Your accommodation
2) The subjects you study
3) Staff-student relations
4) Teaching and learning resources
5) The social side of life
6) Sport facilities
7) Money in your pocket
8) The city where you study
4b. Work in groups of four and discuss your ideas. Agree on the top five aspects and number them in order of importance. Use the following words and phrases:
To agree/support other people’s opinions:
I (fully) agree with you / Yes, that’s right.
I think so, too / Exactly.
To disagree/ contradict other people’s opinions:
I don’t agree / I don’t think so.
That’s not the point/problem… / Oh, no.
(See ‘List of Speech Acts’, p. 104)
Report your decision back to the class.


5. In relation to the University you study at, award either one or five points for each of the above aspects (ex. 4a). How does it score? Work in pairs and compare your results. Try to give your reasons.


6. Write an email to your friend in England about your reasons for entering the University. Use the examples from 2.


C. Career Progress
1. Read this Cover Letter and decide what research program the candidate is applying for: Technology Entrepreneurship, Information Technology or International Business.
Dear Dr Reymen,
I am interested in applying for the job of a PhD student in ... posted on your web site.
I have recently graduated from MIPT with a Master degree in Applied Mathematics and Physics. My specialization is “Technical and organizational systems control”. Doing my research I also acquired good knowledge of business development and English. I have a Certificate of Business English (B2), I speak English well, I have basic knowledge of German and I am a fast language learner.

I successfully defended my Master thesis “Modeling of human capital in the tasks of organizational systems management” and I’d like to continue my training in Holland as I find the research program … quite appealing. I will be able to support your strategy as I am very creative, hardworking, enthusiastic and ready to develop new interests. Technology with its challenges of management and business is crucial in today’s fast-moving world. And if you want to become a lifelong agent of change it is necessary to be preapared for it. And I really do!

Besides, my 3 years’ working experience for Information Business Systems Company is also a big plus. I worked as a system analyst on 6 Information Technology Development projects for the Central Bank of Russia in the team with architects and programmers. I developed technical tasks, project, working and in-line documentation to the designed systems. The biggest and enjoyable part of my job is working with people (interviews, business trips, consultancies). I recently got a position of the project manager and I am very excited about that.

Due to all these activities and different courses I gained good technical, analytical and communicative skills which in combination with my profound education are sure to be an effective match for your qualifications. I would seriously like to be considered as a candidate for the position of a PhD student and look forward to hearing from you.

Thank you for your time and consideration.
Yours sincerely,
Marina Gurova