Dear freshmen,

Here you've got a task for the independent work:
Brush up on some students' requests and teacher's instructions:

   1. May I borrow a pen, please?

  2. Can you lend me a pencil, please?

  3.  Can you repeat, please?

  4.  I’m sorry; I’m not ready for the lesson.

55.  I’m sorry; I’m late for the lesson.

66.  Excuse me, may I go out for a sec (=second)?

77.  I’m not feeling well. May I go / leave earlier today?

88.  May I beg off the lesson today?

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9          1.    Look at the board / at me. – Посмотрите на доску / на меня.

2.    Erase that from the board / Clean the board. – Сотрите (это) сдоски.

3.    Take your seat. – Займите свое место.

4.    Swap (exchange) places with Lora – Поменяйтесь местами с Лорой.

5.    Answer my questions. – Ответьте на мои вопросы.

6.    Translate from Russian into English. – Переведите с русского языка на английский.

7.    Keep on / carry on / go on / continue reading. – Продолжаем читать.

8.    Complete the sentences. – Завершите предложения.

9.    Correct your mistakes. – Исправьте свои ошибки.

10.        Cross out the wrong letter / word. – Зачеркните неправильную букву / неверное слово.

11.        Learn the dialogue by heart. – Выучите диалог наизусть.

12.        Let’s act out the dialogue. – Давайте разыграем диалог.

13.        Fill in the gaps / blanks. – Заполните пропуски.

14.        What’s the English for ‘ошибка’? – Как по-английски слово «ошибка»?

15.        Get ready for the test / Are you ready? –Подготовьтесь к тесту / Вы готовы?

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9. 

DEAR POSTGRADUATES,

look over the topic to complete the sentences with your personal data.

Get ready to answer it the next lesson.

I DO A MASTER'S DEGREE 

AT DAGESTAN STATE UNIVERSITY

1. My name is ...

2. I'm 20 / 24 ...

3. I was born in city of Makhachkala / ... It's the capital city of Dagestan, the multinational republic within Russia.

4. My citizenship is Russian but my nationality is ... (luck, dargin, avar, lezgin, tabasaran, kumik), it's one of the six main nationalities in Dagestan.

5. I'm single and I have no plans to set up my own family yet. Firts I'd like to be a highly educated person in my chosen field to achieve success in my future career. Then I'll think about my family life.

OR I'm married / divorced and I've got a child / ... children.

6. At the present time I live in Makhachkala and do a second degree at Dagestan State University.

7. Having got a Bachelor's degree in Math / Computer Science for four years, I decided to continue for a Master's degree.

8. I did my entrance exams rather well and now I'm a first-year postgraduate doing a Master's in Math's / Computer Science at DSU.

9. A second course in Russia usually lasts for two years.

10. For the course we should write and defend a Master's thesis.

11. At the end of the course we'll get a diploma of a Master.

12. Apart from doing a Master's course, I have got a job.

13. I work for ... company / at ... as a teacher / tutor / ... in Makhachkala / Kaspiysk.

14. Work / Study takes much of my time but I try to find a bit time for sports and a hobby.

15. In my free time I normally do fitness / play football / work out in the gym just to keep fit. 

16. Besides, I'm interested in ... / I am engaged in ... just for fun.