Match the words to their definitions. Check any unknown words in a dictionary.

Scholarship, university, lecture, term, a graduate, curriculum, skill, research, placement

a. a long talk on a particular subject that someone gives to a group of people, especially to students in a university

b. the things that are studied in a particular subject

c. an ability to do something well, especially because you have learned and practiced it

d. serious study of a subject, in order to discover new facts or test new ideas

e. an amount of money that is given to someone by an educational organization

f. a job, usually as a part of a course of study, which gives you experience of a particular type of work

g. an educational institution of the highest level

h. one of the two periods of time that university year is divided into

i. someone who has completed a university degree

Exercise 3.

Match the words with a similar meaning. Check any unknown words in a dictionary.

1. undergraduate	a. teaching staff
2. research	b. pollution-free
3. term	c. to perform
4. thesis	d. student
5. to integrate	e. vital
6. academic staff	f. investigation
7. outlook	g. field of study
8. essential	h. characteristic
9. to undertake	i. view
10. environmentally friendly	j. demand
11. feature	k. dissertation
12. need	l. to combine
13. subject area	m. semester

Exercise 4.

Here is an extract from a speech made by a career advisor to a group of students choosing their future courses of study at university. Complete the speech by choosing one of the words from the box.

Develop, chemical, civil, highway, production, physics, electrical, mechanical, electronic

Engineering students should have an understanding of maths, … and chemistry. Working with pharmaceuticals, food, mineral processing and chemical manufacturing, a … engineer is trained to understand, design, control, and investigate materials flows. If you enjoy problem solving and find projects such as the National Library and Minsk Arena interesting, … engineering may be for you. If your interest is in road building then you may follow a specialized course in … engineering. By studying … and … engineering you learn about the design of complete systems, such as computers, controllers, power and transport systems. … engineers plan, design and develop a wide range of things: washing machines, cars and spacecraft. … engineers work very closely with mechanical engineers, to make new products at the right price, on time and in the correct quantity.

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