- •Vocabulary list
- •Text b What are Microeconomics and Macroeconomics?
- •Vocabulary List
- •Fill in the blanks with the right word from the table:
- •Use these words in the suitable blanks in the sentences below:
- •Put in the necessary prepositions.
- •Writing
- •Speaking
- •Part 2 Text a The system of higher education in the United States
- •Text b Education in the United States
- •Community Colleges
- •The Ivy League
- •Glossary
Glossary
tuition – fee, money paid for instructions
elementary school – the first six to eight years of a child’s formal education, also called grade school, grammar school, primary school
junior high school – a school generally including the seventh, eighth, and sometimes ninth grades
curriculum – all the courses of study offered by an educational institution
home schooling – being educated at home
liberal arts – academic disciplines, such as languages, literature, history, philosophy, mathematics, and science.
college – an institution of higher learning
Ex 3. Match the expressions with the institutions.
Professor, Principal, Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, Undergraduate Studies, Freshman, Senior, Tuition, Private, Curriculum, Graduation, Home Schooling
College:____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
High School:________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________
Ex 4. Speak about the higher education system in Russia. What is it based on? What leading educational institutions do you know?
Ex 5. Work in pairs. Discuss differing and similar features of the American and Russian systems of education.
Ex 6. Hold a discussion on pros and cons of higher education systems in different countries.