Krasnoyarsk, Irkutsk, Omsk. In 1950 the Institute of Physical Culture was founded in Omsk. Its first admission was 100 young men and women. The staff numbered 10–15 teachers. It had the only building in Lenin Street.
In 1994 the institute was renamed into Siberian State Academy of Physical Culture. It is headed by a rector. In 2002 Siberian State Academy of Physical Culture received the status of the university.
The university trains specialists in physical culture and sport for the vast territory of Siberia and the Far East giving a qualification of a coach and a school teacher in physical culture and the title of a Bachelor or a specialist in physical culture and sport.
Students have good accommodations for study, trainings, rehabilitation and rest. There are 5 buildings for study, computer halls, libraries. Students have all necessary sport facilities: track-and-field indoor stadium, swimming pools, stadiums, sport halls for wrestling, boxing, gymnastics, badminton, volleyball, basketball, handball, skating rinks, football fields, hockey grounds, tennis courts, and others.
Students can choose a full-time or an extramural form of tuition. Students are trained in 5 faculties: 1) faculty of cyclic, complexcoordinating sports and martial arts; 2) faculty of wrestling, playing and power sports; 3) faculty of tourism, recreation and rehabilitation; 4) humanitarian faculty; 5) extramural tuition faculty. Each faculty is headed by a dean.
There are more than 20 theoretical and sport chairs (departments) at the university. The teachers of the university train specialists in theoretical subjects including: theory and history of physical culture, life safety providing, pedagogy, psychology, economic theory, philosophy and history, Russian and foreign languages (English, German, French), biology, chemistry, biochemistry, biorhythmology, anatomy, physiology, biomechanics, mathematics, physics, informatics, sport metrology, sport management, valeology, age pedagogy, sport journalism, adaptive physical culture, sport rehabilitation, sport hygiene, sport medicine, therapeutic massage.
Coaches of high qualification train students in sports including: swimming, track-and-field athletics, hockey, football, wrestling, weightlifting, cycling, skating, boxing, fencing, gymnastics, acrobatics, calisthenics, sport gymnastics, sport dances, basketball, volleyball, handball, badminton, skiing, biathlon, lawn tennis, tourism, shaping, aerobics, martial arts.
The university fulfils post-graduate training in magistrate, postgraduate course, doctorate, Institute of Improvement of Professional Skills for teachers and coaches. The university has a special council to defend candidate and doctor theses in such subjects as: theory and methods of physical education, sport training and health-improving physical culture, sport psychology, physiology of humans and animals, social philosophy.
Students and graduates defend the honour of the university on sport arenas. Many students participated in Olympic Games and became Olympic champions and World champions. Here are some of them: Olympic champions – Konstantin Vyrupayev, Alexander Karelin, Shamil Khisamutdinov, Mikhail Mamiashvili are champions in Greco-Roman wrestling, Gennady Komnatov and Sergei Shelpakov – in cycling, Vladimir Barnashov – in biathlon, Yury Mukhin and Denis Pimankov – in swimming, Grigory Kirienko – in fencing; World champions – Vladimir Sokolov, Galima Shugurova, Edward Rapp and many others.
IV. Answer the questions.
1. When and where was the first Institute of Physical Culture founded?
2. When was the Institute of Physical Culture founded in Omsk?
3. What was the admission?
4. What was the staff?
5. When was the institute renamed into Siberian State Academy of Physical Culture?
6. Who heads the university?
7. When did Siberian State Academy of Physical Culture receive the status of university?
8. What accommodations do students have?
9. What sport facilities do students have?
10. What two forms of tuition are there at the university?
11. Who heads faculties?
12. What subjects do students study at the university?
13. What opportunities are there for students who want to continue their study at the university?
V. Agree or disagree with the statements. If the statement is correct, you should say «It’s true» or «I agree». If the statement is not correct you should say «It’s false» or «I disagree» and correct it.
1. Siberian State University of Physical Culture and Sport is a large educational, scientific and sport centre.
2. The first Institute of Physical Culture was founded in Kemerovo.
3. In 1970 the Institute of Physical Culture was founded in Omsk.
4. In 2008 Siberian State Academy of Physical Culture received the status of University.
5. The university fulfils post-graduate training in magistrate, postgraduate course, doctorate, Institute of Improvement of Professional Skills for teachers and coaches.
6. The University has special council to defend candidate and doctor theses.
7. Students and graduates defend the honour of the university on sport arenas.
8. Students receive various qualifications after graduating from the university.
VI. Make up your own three statements; use the information from the text. One of your statements should be false. Read them to the students. Their task is to say which of your statements is false and correct it.
VII. Translate the sentences from Russian into English.
1. Сибирский государственный университет физической культуры и спорта – большой образовательный, научный и спортивный центр. 2. Его выпускников можно встретить на Урале, на Дальнем Востоке, в городах и селах Европейской части России.
3. Они работают в средних школах и техникумах, в спортивных клубах, в спортивных командах и в спортивных организациях.
4. Первый институт физической культуры был основан в сибирском городе Томске в 1920.
5. Но из-за экономических и политических трудностей просуществовал только 3 года.
6. Но такая огромная территория страны как Сибирь нуждалась в образовательном учреждении, которое бы осуществляло подготовку квалифицированных специалистов в области физической культуры и спорта.
7. В 30–40-е годы технические средние школы физической культуры были открыты в Красноярске, Новосибирске, Иркутске, Омске.
8. В 1950 году Институт физической культуры был основан в Омске.
9. Первый набор студентов составил 100 юношей и девушек.
10. Штат насчитывал 10–15 преподавателей.
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