3. Agree or disagree with the following statements:
1. The Vitebsk State Academy of Veterinary Medicine was founded in 1994.
2. In 1924 the Vitebsk Veterinary Institute was awarded the «Badge of Honour Order».
3. There are 2 faculties at the Academy: The Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Biotechnological Faculty.
4. Those who want to combine work and studies can’t study at the Academy.
5. Some students begin their studies at the preparatory department.
6. There are no academicians and professors on the staff of the Academy.
7. The faculties comprise 29 departments.
8. The students attend lectures and practical classes.
4. Test your knowledge answering the following questions:
1. When was the Academy founded?
2. How many faculties are there at the Academy?
3. Is there the preparatory department at the Academy?
4. Who can study by correspondence?
5. Where can specialists raise their qualification?
5. Read the text and supply the possible title to it:
There are more than forty universities in Britain, of which 36 are in England, 8 in Scotland, 2 in Northern Ireland and 1 in Wales. The two oldest universities in England are Oxford and Cambridge. These date from the Middle Ages. Oxford is the oldest of these two universities, it is more philosophical, classical, theological. The history of Oxford began in 1249, that of Cambridge – in 1348. Among the English universities Oxford and Cambridge have a special eminence, and they are different from the others.
England had no other universities, apart from Oxford and Cambridge until the nineteenth century. The universities which were founded between 1850 and 1930, including London University, are known as redbrick universities (they were called so because that was the favourable building material of the time). They are in London, Durham, Manchester, Birmingham, Leeds, Sheffield, Bristol, Nottingham, etc.
6. Speak on the situation:
You have chosen your future profession. The knowledge of what subjects will you need for your future profession.
Arrange a telephone conversation with your friend. Discuss what you did at the Academy during lectures and practical classes yesterday.