Studying at University



Task 1: Read and listen to the text about  Libor Novák, a student of  Masaryk University who  talks
about himself.

Hello.  My name is Libor Novák and I come from Jeseník, a small town with a population of about
10,000, in the mountains of northern Moravia but I’m currently living and studying in Brno. I study
Chemistry at the Faculty of Science, which is very demanding but I am enjoying the challenge. I’m
in the second year of a five year course which means that next year I’ll be able to start
specializing by choosing options in those areas which interest me most.

Before coming here I attended the grammar school in Jeseník where my favourite subjects were
Mathematics and Chemistry. On the other hand, I found languages more difficult and had to put in a
lot of extra work to pass my school leaving exams.

At the moment I am living in the halls of residence in Komárov although next year I will have to
leave and find a place to stay privately since there are not enough rooms for all the students who
want them. I share a double room with another student from Jihlava called Radek Kašpar who studies
Geology. He would have studied Physics if it had been possible but he didn’t get a high enough mark
in his entrance exams.



Task 2: Pavel Zemánek is a postgraduate student. You want to ask him some questions.
          Complete the questions.


1. Where ……………………………. from?

2. What ……………………………... do?

3. What …………………………….. research ……….. ?

4. Why …………………………….. updating his C. V. ?

5. What …………………………….  like to do?

6. Where ………………………….. living?

7. Who ……………… he ……………………. to share a flat …………?

8. Why ………………. he …………………… to share a flat?



Task 3: Listen to the text about Pavel Zemánek and answer the questions above.



Hello. My name is Pavel Zemánek and I come from Znojmo although I have been living in Brno for five
years. I am a postgraduate student doing research in ecotoxicology which is a field that is
currently producing very interesting results. Soon my course will be finished and so I am very busy
updating my C. V. and applying for jobs with companies who specialise in this kind of work. It
would be nice if I could continue to work in this area after the completion of my course.

At the moment I am living in a bedsit near the centre of town but soon I am going to share a flat
with some friends in a suburb of Brno. This will make it cheaper since we will share the rent
between us.