Vocabulary

3. Form word partners.

1. maintenance a. empire

2. poorer b. research

3. original c. quality

4. university d. backgrounds

5 overseas e. departments

6. academic f. grants

4. Fill in the gaps with the word partners in the task above.

1. Some students continue to complete a three-year period of ….. …. for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy.

2. The greatly increased demand for educated people was a result of the international revolution and the expansion of Britain’s …… ….. .

3. Each university consists of …… ……. .

4. The government decides to reduce ……. ……. but to offer students loans in order to finance their studies.

5. Students from ……. …….. are seriously underrepresented in higher education.

6. The greatly increased quantity of students of that universities might lead to lower … … .

5. Put these under the proper heading.

a. educated people n. original research

b. enlarge access to o. fee

c. sponsorship p. «redbrick» foundations

d. adults q. student population

f. loan t. grant degree awards

g. female undergraduates u. medieval foundations

h. ethnic minorities v. part-time courses

i. students’ intake w. finance

j. full-time training y. examination

k. grant x. «plate-glass» universities

l. unemployed z. enroll in a course

m. ancient universities

people	places	activities	money

5. Fill in the gaps with the prepositions.

1. It is the more prosperous people who have benefited most …. university expansion.

2. Open university provides every person in Britain …. the opportunity to study …. a degree.

3. The massive expansion of higher education was achieved …. greatly enlarging access … undergraduate courses.

4. Part-time vocational courses give those who leave school … the age … 16 an opportunity to get a skill ….the manual, technical and clerical field.

5. The UFC assesses university departments …. their performance and quality.

6. The greatly increased demand …. educated people led … foundation of more universities.

7. Open University conducts learning ….. correspondence, radio and television, and also …. local study centers.

8. About three million students enroll each year … part-time courses … further education colleges.

9. They named « plate-glass» universities …. countries or regions rather than old universities.

10. Ethnic minorities representation is growing: 13 … cent in 1996 compared …. only 10.7 … cent in 1990.

Speaking

5. Look through the text again. Why are these numbers and dates important?

90, 47, 1988, 1992, 28%.

8. Discuss in pairs the answer to following questions:

1. What courses does further higher education provide?

2. How many categories of further and higher education universities are there in Great Britain?

3. What was the reason for massive expansion of higher education in the UK?

9. Make up 3 more questions to the text and ask your partner.

10. Make the list of actions taken by the British government to increase the number of universities.