Министерство образования и науки Российской Федерации
Казанский национальный исследовательский технический университет им. А. Н. Туполева
Институт социальных технологий
Кафедра иностранных языков
Дисциплина «Английский язык»
Языковое портфолио Студента группы 3238 Галиаскарова Диаса
Преподаватель: Вилкова С. Ю.
Казань 2012
About myself
My name is Valieva Liliya. I’m 19 years old. I was born in Tashkent, but I’m not living there now. I finished school № 89 in 2008. Two years ago I graduated from Academic lyceum under Tashkent Institute of textile and light industry. I studied there from 2008 to 2011. During those 3 years I met a lot of interesting people, some of whom became my close friends. For example, Ruzaliya, now we are living in dorm together. Now I’m a student of Kazan State National Research Technical University.
As to my free time, I can say that I have a little free time, cause it’s very difficult to study in my University. But when I have some free time, I always go for a walk with my friends. Honestly, I like going out very much. Every weekend my friends and I go to the parks, cafes, cinemas or museums. As to sport, I like bowling very much. This game is so exiting!!! I also have a hobby – collecting stamps. I started when I was ten. My uncle gave me his album with stamps as a present. From that event my career of stamps collector have begun. Now my collection consists of about 600 stamps.
In conclusion I can say that Friendly and funny girl with a good sense of humor, who has a lot of friends.
My University - kai
I’m the first year student of Kazan State Technical University. Kazan State Technical University was established in 1932. The history of the university is closely related to the progress of Russian aeronautics. Until the recent time, it was well known as Kazan Aviation Institute. In 1973, the Institute was named after Andrey N. Tupolev, the prominent aircraft designer. In 1992, it got the status of the State Technical University.
Today the University is one of the leading Russian institutions in aircraft engineering, engine and instrument production, computer science and radio telecommunications, and engineering. KSTU is the largest technical university of the Republic of Tatarstan and the Volga region.
We study different subjects here, for example Mathematical analysis, English, Engineering Graphics, Programming, Russian Language, Algebra and Geometry and many others. It’s rather hard to assimilate large amounts of new information. But modern equipment, which our classes provided with, makes it easier. Also there is a wide library here.
The University is housed in 7 buildings. A sport complex includes 5 well-equipped indoor sports halls. The University also has a sportive camp in the picturesque place on the Volga river, 40 km away from Kazan. The University has seven hostels.
Kazan
Kazan is the capital of Russia's republic of Tatarstan and the center of the world Tatar culture.
With a population of about 1.3 million (2011 census), rich history, deep culture and strong economic influence, Kazanhold the title of "The Third Capital of Russia"taking this title from the competing Nizhny Novgorod. By many measures, Kazan has the one of the highest standards of living in Russia, only after Moscow and St. Petersburg.
Kazan has just recently earned the reputation of a sports city, due to its recent investments in this domain. Kazan will organize the Universiade 2013, and will be a host city in the FIFA World Cup in 2018 in Russia. It is said that one of the World Cup semi-finals may be held in Kazan! Both the World Cup and Universiade events are enhancing the city's booming construction. In the last couple of years, sport venues have popped up in Tatar capital, together with residential buildings and offices. Many of Kazan's professional teams, such as Rubin (football) or Ak Bars (hockey), have been recent Russia champions.
Kazan has long been a focal point of higher education in Russia. It remains a university city, with some of Russia's top universities including Kazan Federal University (KFU - formerly Kazan State University, TGGPU and the Kazan Finance Institute), Kazan State Technological University (KGTU), Kazan State Technical University (KAI), and "Energa" University. Many foreign students study in Kazan, adding color to the city's tolerant and diverse population. Schools in Kazan, and wider Tatarstan, tend to be some of Russia's best.
Located between Europe and Asia, having both Russian and Tatar populations, Kazan peacefully blends Muslim and Christian cultures. There are also many other religions represented in Kazan. For example, in the city center there are is a synagogue and new catholic church. This vibrant city with over 1000 years of history is an excellent travel destination, and the number of tourists visiting is rapidly increasing every year.
Kazan celebrated its 1000-year anniversary in 2005, for which the city got a major facelift. Visitors today will be able to see many of the reconstructed or newly-constructed sites from the anniversary celebration. Kazan Kremlin
Once a Tatar fortress, it was largely destroyed by Ivan the Terrible. During the 16th and 17th Centuries, Russians reconstructed the Kremlin with new fortifications and Russian institutions (such as the Annunciation Cathedral). Many of the features of the Kremlin reflect Russian influence of that era, and the construction of the parapets and watchtowers is particularly reminiscent of other dominant Russian cities of the time, such as Pskov and Novgorod.