3. Exercise16. Answer the questions:

1. What faculty do you study at?

2. What foreign language do you study? Are you good at language?

3. What year student are you?

4. How many lectures do you have a day?

5. Do you attend them regularly?

6. Do you always take notes?

7. What is your favourite subject? Are you strong in it?

8. What subject are you weak in?

9. How many exams will you have in summer?

10. Do you work regularly or by fits and starts?

Exercise17. Tell about:

1. your University and the life of the students there

2. your faculty

3. your future specialty

“Higher Education System in Kazakhstan and in Great Britain.”

“Higher Education in Kazakhstan.”

The universities in Kazakhstan focus entirely on teaching and do not engage in research. Students who are accepted to university at any level apply under a specific major, and the curriculum is set by the university (according to State legislation) for each major. For example, economics majors will all study in the same courses in the same order, separate from English majors who have a different curriculum. Some courses are required for a variety of majors and there is a possibility of switching majors but typically classes do not transfer to the new major and the student are expected to reenter in the new major as a first year.

The government is currently pursuing a program to adopt a credit-system which would allow students to study more easily internationally, and to add the possibility of a curriculum with electives and student-chosen courses.

There are four levels of tertiary (higher) education in Kazakhstan:

Bachelor’s degree — typically a four-year degree;

Specialist degree — typically a five-year degree and more intensive than the bachelors

Master’s degree — typically a two year degree, roughly corresponding to the Western masters. Doctoral degree — typically a five year program.

Universities are usually headed by a rector, appointed by the President of Kazakhstan, who wields considerable authority over the institution, approving all decisions including those regarding curriculum, personnel, and admission. Thus Kazakhstan universities are more centralized than their Western counterparts.

The top three universities in Kazakhstan are International Nazarbayev University,Eurasian National University located in Astana , Al-Farabi Kazakh National University in Almaty. In addition, there are a few international universities such as KIMEP, which is a joint program, 40% owned by the government of Kazakhstan, but education is based on the Western system. The Kazakh-British Technical University and the Kazakh-American University represent joint projects between Kazakhstan and the UK and the USA, respectively. In all three institutions, the language of instruction is English.

State owned universities receive funding if their enrollment reaches 86,000 students or 34%. A small number of universities are financed through a budget line in the Republic budget, such as art academies or international universities.

Active vocabulary:

to apply – относиться – бір мамандыққа жату

major - специализация - мамандық

switching – переводиться - ауысу (мамандықтан)

pursuing – преследуя, проводя, занимаясь - мақсат ету

Bachelor’s degree – степень бакалавра - бакалавр дәрежесі

Specialist degree - степень специалиста - маман дәрежесі

Master’s degree - степень магистра - магистр дәрежесі

Doctoral degree - степень доктора - доктор дәрежесі

Answer the questions to the text:

1. How many levels are there in higher education system in Kazakhstan?

2. How many years lasts every level?

3. By whom is the curriculum for each major set?

4. Who appoints universities’ rectors?

5. What are the most famous universities in Kazakhstan?

Exercise 1.

Tongue twisters – скороговорки- жаңылтпаштар.

Read and learn the following tongue twisters.

1. A tutor who tooted the flute, tried to tutor two tooters to toot. Said the two to the tutor, 'Is it harder to toot or to tutor two tooters to toot?' -

2. If you notice this notice, you will notice that this notice is not worth noticing. -

3. Do tongue twisters twist your tongue? -

4. Ithoughtathought.

But the thought I thought wasn't the thought I thought I thought.

If the thought I thought I thought had been the thought I thought,

I wouldn't have thought so much. -

5) If you understand, say "understand".

If you don't understand, say "don't understand".

But if you understand and say "don't understand".

How do I understand that you understand? Understand!

Exercise 2. Complete each sentence. Use a word from the box.

copy explain fail have make mean

practice share take underline

1. We have to ……….. books because there aren’t enough for one each.

2. Don’t worry if you …….. the exam. You can take it again in December.

3. I must remember to ……….. this book back to the library today.

4. During the exam, Jack tried to …….. Sarah`s work.

5. Some teachers don’t ………. things very clearly.

6. What exactly does this word ……………… ?

7. We didn’t ……….. a history lesson today, because our teacher was ill.

8. It`s you don’t ………. Important words with a pencil.

9. If you don’t …………. a foreign language, you soon forget it.

10. I can`t …………. up my mind about the answer to this question.

Exercise 3. Complete each sentence. Use a word from the box.

Attendance break class lesson notes project

Subject term timetable uniform

1. We had an interesting ……………… today about Ancient Egypt.

2. At the end of the ………….. our teachers write reports about us.

3. Please make …………. as you read chapter two.

4. This is a very small …………. . There are only eight students.

5. Kate`s …… been good. She has only missed one lesson.

6. Our ………has changed, and now we have English on Monday at 11 o`clock.

7. The boys usually play football outside when they have a ………………. .

8. Chris has to wear a ………… at this new school.

9. Physics was Rebecca`s favourite ………………. when she was it school.

10. I went to the library to find some information for my history ……………

“Higher Education in Great Britain.”

There is a considerable choice of post-school education in Britain. In addition to universities, there are also polytechnics and a series of different types of assisted colleges, such as colleges of technology, art, etc., which tend to provide more work-orientated courses than universities.

Some of these courses are part-time, with the students being released by their employers for one day a week or longer periods.

Virtually all students on full-time courses receive grants or loans from the Government which cover their tuition fees and everyday expenses (accommodation, food, books, etc.).

Universities in Britain enjoy complete academic freedom, choosing their own staff and deciding which students to admit, what and how to teach, and which degrees to award (first degrees are called Bachelor degrees). They are mainly government-funded, except for the totally independent University of Buckingham.

The organization system of Oxford and Cambridge differs from that of all other universities and colleges. The teachers are usually called Dons. Part of the teaching is by means of lectures organized by the university. Teaching is also carried out by tutorial system. This is the system of individual tuition organized by the colleges. Each student goes to his tutor's room once a week to read and discuss an essay which the student has prepared.

There is no automatic admission to university, as there are only a limited number of places (around 100,000) available each year. British universities are comparatively small, the approximate number is about 7-8 thousand students. Most universities have under 3000 students, some even less than 1500 ones. Candidates are accepted on the basis of their A-level results. Virtually all degree courses are full-time and most last three years (medical and veterinary courses last five or six years).

Students who obtain their Bachelor degree (graduates) can apply to take a further degree

course, usually involving a mixture of exam courses and research. There are two different

types of postgraduate courses — the Master's degree (MA or MSc) and higher degree of

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD).

Active vocabulary:

to wield - владеть - ие болу

post-school education – послешкольное образование - мектептен кейінгі білім

to be released – быть освобождёнными - босатылу

available – доступный - қол жеткілікті

the approximate number – приблизительное количество - шамамен... саны

toobtain – получать - алу

toinvolve – включать в себя - санына кіру

Answer the questions to the text:

1. How many levels are there in higher education system in Kazakhstan?

2. How many years lasts every level?

3. By whom is the curriculum for each major set?

4. Who appoints universities’ rectors?

5. What are the most famous universities in Kazakhstan?

6. Can you name different types of post-school education in Britain?

7. How does higher education system inBritain differ from Kazakhstan’s?

8. How are students in Britain admitted to the university?

9. What is the approximate number of students in most universities in Britain?

10. How many types of postgraduate courses are there in Britain?

Exercise 4.

Read and learn the following idioms about education.

university of life

- the daily life and work where you learn more than from going to university

My grandfather began to work on the family farm when he was fourteen and learned everything from the university of life.

work one's way through college

- to work at a job to help pay for your college or university expenses

My brother worked his way through college at the local supermarket.

honor roll

- a list of people or students with exceptional achievements

My neighbor was on the honor roll during his last year in high school.

copycat

- someone who copies the work of another

The children called the girl a copycat when they saw her copying the test of another student.

call the roll

- to call the names of students on a roll and expect them to answer if they are there

Every morning when the class starts the teacher calls the roll.

drew a blank

- to get no response from someone when you ask him or her a question

The teacher drew a blank when she asked about the boy's plans for the weekend.

bookworm

- someone who reads a lot

My sister is a bookworm and is always reading a book.

higher education

- education after graduating from high school (usually college or university)

The government has recently invested a lot of money in higher education.

a cow college

- a school where farming or agriculture is studied

My cousin will go to a cow college when he finishes high school.

as easy as ABC

- very easy

Learning how to use a computer is as easy as ABC for the children.

hit the books

- to begin to study hard

After relaxing all weekend I hit the books on Sunday evening.

to play hooky

- to not go to school when you should

The boys played hooky and went to the video game center for the afternoon.

teacher's pet

- the teacher's favorite student

My sister was always the teacher's pet at her school.

an A for effort

- the recognition that someone has tried hard to do something even though he or she may not be successful

The students received an A for effort for their work on the class project.

publish or perish

- university professors often have to publish books or articles in journals or they will not be successful in their jobs at the university

The university professor wrote many scientific papers. He was forced to publish or perish.

get credit for (a course)

- to receive official recognition and credits after passing a course

I was able to get credit for the course which I took in the summer.

read through something

- to read all of something

I read through the test briefly before I started to answer the questions.

crank out a paper

- to write a paper or essay in a mechanical way

I had to crank out a paper almost every week to pass the course.

have one's nose in a book

- to be reading a book

The boy loves to read and always has his nose in a book.

Exercise 5.