When I was at school my favourite subject was History. It is a very interesting science. It explains the development of human society. History helps us to understand and explain our past and present. If we don`t know our past, we can`t foresee our future. So I decided to become a historian and made up my mind to enter this faculty. I did my best and passed my entrance exams successfully. Now I am a first year student. There are a lot of historical subjects in our programme. This year we are going to study Archaeology, Ancient History, Russian History (the period of feudalism) and other social sciences. I know that I must work hard at all lectures, tutorials and seminars. Also I must read a lot of specialized literature and analyze it, because I want to become a good historian.

At the end of the first term we will take tests and exams. The second term will be more interesting, because we will take part in the students` conferences on historical topics and at the end of the second term we will have our practice. We will excavate in some parts of our region. It is really stirring and instructive. Besides the historical subjects we will study a lot of other branches of science. We will learn Russian and foreign languages, psychology, anatomy, pedagogics, philosophy and many others.

So my first year at the institute will be difficult, but very exciting. I am looking forward to my study. Maybe I`ll be a teacher or maybe I`ll decide to continue my education and become a research worker. I don`t know yet, but I am absolutely sure that I`d like to be an erudite, intelligent person, who is quite knowledgeable in social sciences.

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2. Read the sentences (1-4) and the texts (a-e).Match the sentences with the texts. There is one text you don’t need to use.

A) Mr Spencer is a tourist. He is interested in the centre of London, he wants to see the places where the Queen lives.

B) Mrs Shine likes places with few people.

C) The Browns came to London from the north of Britain. Mrs Brown wants to buy souvenirs for her friends.

D) John Fisher is a young doctor. He came to London on business. He likes swimming very much.

1. Seldon Park hotel is situated near London. It is a big hotel with 150 bedrooms. There is a swimming pool and a beautiful park around it.

2. La Gaffe is situated in the northwest of London. It is a small hotel with 11 rooms, all with bathrooms. You can have breakfast and lunch there.

3. The Portman Court Hotel is situated in the centre of London not far from Oxford Street with its world-famous shops.

4. Goring Hotel is situated in the southwest of London not far from Buckingham Palace. Cosy and beautiful rooms. Nice food.

5. Gresent Hotel is situated in central London. It has got 29 rooms. Only three of them have bathrooms. There is a garden and tennis courts(теннисные корты).

3. Choose the right answer to complete the sentences.

1. Gwen has got a big collection of posters, but the collection of (my/mine) is more interesting.

2. (Sorry/Excuse me), how can I get to the city centre?

3. Could you (say/tell) me where the airport is?

4. Here comes your taxi. Come (in/ out of) the car.

5. Many pupils travel (on/for) holidays in summer.

4. Use the right forms to complete the text.(travel, go, live, get, easy, stay)

Last autumn my aunt (0)…traveled… to France, to Paris, for holidays. She (1)… there by plane. In Paris she (2)… in a big hotel far from the city center. She (3)… there (4)… . The aunt (5)… in Paris for two weeks and saw a lot of places of interest in the big city.

1)к чёрным металлам относятся железо,сталь и ее сплавы- Ferrous metals include iron, steel and its alloys
2)нет-No
3)все металлы имеют специфический металлический блеск-all metals have a specific metallic luster; их можно подделать, вытягивать и расплавлять-they can be forged, pulled, and melted;все металлы кроме ртути являются твёрдыми веществами-all metals except mercury are solids;металлы являются хорошими проводниками электричества-metals are good conductors of electricity.
4)да-Yes
5)да-yes
6) когда инженер проектирует металлоконструктор , он должен тщательно продумать , что стальная рама и Каддафи ее часть должны безопасно нести все нагрузки, наложенные на неё -when an engineer designs a metal structure, he must carefully consider that the steel frame and the Gaddafi part of it must safely carry all the loads imposed on it
7)в стенах, полах и перегородках-In walls, floors and partitions
8)легированная сталь-alloy steel
9)в строительстве-In construction
10)да-Yes
11)да-Yes
12)да-Yes