Дополнительные задания Part II. Unit 3

Экскурсия по университету

Это упражнение является итоговым к изученному разделу Практикума и предполагает проведение студентами экскурсии по Сибирскому государственному университету путей сообщения.

После выполнения заданий 1 -3 рекомендуется организовать студентов в 4 мини-группы, каждая из которых будет готовить свою часть экскурсии:

1. Здания и сооружения университета.

2. История университета.

3. Важная информация об университете сегодня.

4. Мой факультет.

Желательно ограничить студентов по времени - речь по каждой теме не должна быть более 10 минут.

Подготовка к проведению экскурсии осуществляется внеаудиторно. Экскурсию можно провести как в рамках занятия, так и в свободное от занятий время.

Showing around Siberian Transport University

Task 1. You are going to show your foreign guests around Siberian Transport University. Read the words and phrases given in the table below. Identify them with the university’s facilities. What other university’s facilities can you name?

1) main academic building /main academic block

2) laboratory building

3) Institute of Advanced Transport Technologies and Staff Retraining / Institute of Prospective Transport Technologies and Staff Retraining

4) students ’ hostels

5) monument

6) medical and health care centre

7) swimming pool

8) tennis court

9) football field with running tracks

Task 2. To show directions you may use the following prepositions. Translate them into Russian.

over	along	round	down
across	behind	between	in front of
opposite	close to	by	outside
through	under	on your left/ right	next to

Task 3. To prepare a tour speech you may use the following expressions. Suggest their Russian equivalents. What other expressions can you use to show around the university?

We start our tour/ walk from...

Now we are coming to...

In front of you there is...

If we go along here, we come to...

On your right/ left you can see...

The (library/ museum/ canteen) is right in front of you/ on your left/ right.

Up ahead...

On your left you will see...

As we turn the corner here, you will see...

In the distance...

If you look up you will notice...

Off to the north...

Look to the east...

To your west...

In a few minutes we'll be passing...

We are now coming up to...

As you will see...

You may have noticed...

Take a good look at...

I'd like to point out...

Keep your eyes open for...

And now we are crossing...

Now we’ll stop here and you can walk to...

The stadium is students’ most favourite attraction.

The university’s academic building has an extensive history.

The architecture of this building is typical of the Soviet time.

The assembly hall is the central meeting place in the university.

The university square is a lovely place to sit and watch the local birds.

While we are en route to ....Faculty I will point out the canteens and cafeterias.

If you want to swim while you're here, the swimming pool is off to your left.

This monument honours the men and women who died during the war.

You may take photographs here.

This part of the university is known for its magnificent stairs and ceilings.

Task 4. Now you are ready to prepare a tour speech. To make the short trip interesting and informative think about the following:

1. University facilities: location, campus, canteens and cafeterias, sports facilities, rooms, laboratories, the library, the museum, etc.

2. History: date of foundation, the events and people.

3. Key facts: faculties, student union, leisure activities, etc.

4. My faculty: date of foundation, the events and people.

You may start and finish like this:

Good morning dear friends/ Hello everyone. My name is ... Please, follow me and enjoy our tour around Siberian Transport University. If you need me to speak up or slow down, please let me know.

Today I’d like to welcome you all to the heart of Siberia. I promise you are going to enjoy your stay here, in Novosibirsk. This is a large, industrial city where you can find many universities and Siberian Transport University is one of the oldest and magnificent among them.

(...)

You can walk into the city centre and enjoy the fountains. There you will also enjoy entertainment and dancing. (...) Thank you for listening attentively. Our tour has finished. I hope we have enjoyed it. Have a nice day.