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5. If you do not know the answer.

6. To welcome the audience.

Good morning, ladies and gentlemen.

Hello/Hi, everyone.

Mr. President, Ladies and GentХОЦОЧ …

It is indeed a pleasure to welcome you tШ tСО 10tС CШЧПОrОЧМО ШЧ … On behalf of…, I extend a sinМОrО “аОХМШЦО” tШ ОКМС ШП вШu.

It’s К pХОКsurО tШ аОХМШЦО вШu tШНКв.

It’s РШШН tШ sОО вШu КХХ СОrО.

It gives me great pleasure to declare the session open.

Express your opinion concerning these ideas.

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A

Use appropriate words in the context:

1. Usually a conference includes … (often, scholars of some standing, but

sometimes individuals from outside academia).

β. … КЧН … КrО ПШrЦs ШП МШЧПОrОЧce sessions.

γ. … sОssТШЧs ШpОЧ КМКНОЦТМ МШЧПОrОЧМОs.

4.АТtС … МШЧПОrОЧМОs вШu аТХХ КЯШТН МШsts ШП trКЯОХ tШ tСО ХШМКtТШЧ.

5.TСО МШЦЦТttОО sОЧt Шut ТЧЯТtКtТШЧs ПШr tСО МШЧПОrОЧМО ТЧ tСО …

6.Mediumand larger-sТгОН МШЧПОrОЧМОs СКЯО … sОssТШЧs.

BAnswer some questions about your participation in the conference.

1.Did you cope with your role at the conference well/easily?

2.What was the best thing that you managed to do?

3.What was the most problematic aspect for you (e.g. writing, asking questions, etc.)?

4.Do you think you have improved your language skills to be able to communicate at a conference?

5.Do you know what steps you should take to participate in international conferences?

6.What do you think to be your learning outcomes in this unit?

How do you assess your results?

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Out-of-class Activities

Module 1

Unit 1

1. Practise pronunciation and memorize basic vocabulary of Unit 1 (p. 167). You may use the following Internet resources:

http://www.lingvo-online.ru/

http://www.multitran.ru/

2.Write a profile of 50 80 words to give general information about your study at the postgraduate course. You should use the words in bold from text A (p. 12).

3.Practise speaking about doing a postgraduate course in the following situation: you are asked the questions below. To assess your speaking skills you may use criteria on p. 181.

1.Do you think that graduates with academic degrees are more attrac-http://translate.google.ru/

tive to employers?

β. АСКt КrО PСD РrКНuКtОs’ МКrООrs ХТФО?

3.Why should I do a PhD?

4.Why should I НШ К CКЧНТНКtО’s НОРrОО? АСКt Тs вШur ЦШtТЯКtТШЧ?

5.Do you know how to apply for a PhD?

6.What steps should I take to become a post graduate student?

7.What is it like to do a postgrad course?

8.How long does it take?

9.What do you need to do to complete the degree?

10.Do students fund themselves?

11.Can you describe your study at the postgraduate course?

4. On watching the following videos write a report to present the advantages and disadvantages of doing a postgraduate degree (150 words).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJHSTADuuGU&list=PLOtDjpu6kUP QNBF9_qNu14iK3E0CsskCH http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lX70sfKawXE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KROAFK3pEME http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZP06OCkoR0g http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLlxranKf78 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHdZRPDvgt8

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5. Search the Internet and select a PhD programme relevant to your own scientific interests. Find out about all important conditions. Suggest your groupmates taking particular PhD courses. Explain your choice. You may go to:

http://www.sems.qmul.ac.uk/courses/courselist.php?class=P http://www.anu.edu.au/sas/hdr/researchguide.php

Listening practice

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00wlg73

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00kvr9l

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NwWoY3OuBYA

Unit 2

1. A. Practice pronunciation and memorize basic vocabulary of Unit 2 (p.167). You may use the following Internet resources:

http://www.lingvo-online.ru/ http://www.multitran.ru/

http://translate.google.ru/

B. LТstОЧ tШ tСО КuНТШ “SМТОЧМО MusОuЦ”. PТМФ Шut КЧН ХОКrЧ sШЦО ЦШrО useful vocabulary related to science.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/radio/specials/1128_londo n_life/page29.shtml http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/grammar/vocabulary/s cience.shtml#scientists

2. Write a report to present general information about your research. You should cover the following aspects:

1)science (branch);

2)research area;

γ) “РОЧОrКХ” КМtТЯТtТОs аСТМС ЦКФО up вШur rОsОКrМС аШrФ;

4) your motivation and personal characteristics which can contribute to your success in doing research.

3. Practise speaking about research in the following situation: you are asked the questions below. To assess your speaking skills you may use criteria on p. 181.

1. What do you think is science?

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