The Academy I study at

I am a first –year full –time student of the Academy of Law and Management of the Federal Penal Service Of the Russian Federation. It was opened in October, 1970. The Academy is situated in the centre of the city.

It trains workers for correctional institutions (corrections). At present there are three main departments at our Academy: the Law Department, the Psychology Department and the Economics Department. I study Law (Psychology, Economics). We study a lot of subjects: the History of the Country, Philosophy, Criminal Law, Civil Law, Penal Law, Administrative Law, the History of the State and Law, the Theory of the State and Law, Criminology, Criminalistics, Detective Activities, English and other subjects (Psychology, Biology, Physiology, Mathematics, Economics, the Theory of Economics, Management, Marketing). We attend physical and combat training classes.

Our working day begins at 8.30 a.m. and is over at 7 p.m. In the morning we have lectures, tutorials and seminars, and in the afternoon we can work in the reading – room or laboratories by ourselves and prepare for our lessons. We do not study on Sunday. It is our day – off. In winter and in summer we take credit tests and exams. After exams we have holidays.

Our students take part in the work of many subject circles, public life and amateur activities.

we all must study hard to become good specialists.

III. Do the following exercises:

Exercise 1. Find in the text English equivalents for these phrases:

академия, Федеральная служба исполнения наказаний, студент дневного отделения, готовить работников для исправительных учреждений, готовиться к урокам, располагаться в центре города, посещать лекции и семинарские занятия, принимать участие в работе кружков.