XI.Write an essay about the necessity of education nowadays and what do you need to be an educated person. Text for Supplementary Reading. British universities and colleges

Most big towns in Britain have both a university and a college of higher education. There are 91 universities in Britain and 47 colleges of higher education. Universities offer three- and four-year degrees courses; colleges of higher education offer both two-year HND (Higher National Diploma) courses, as well as degree courses.

A degree is a qualification you get from university when you take your final exams. You are then awarded a BA (Bachelor of Arts), BSc (Bachelor of Science) and BEd (Bachelor of Education).

Undergraduates – students who are studying for degrees - go to large, formal lectures, but most of the work takes place in tutorial: lessons in groups of ten or more when the students discuss their work with the lecturer.

Only 25 percent of the students go to higher education. Competition to get into one of Britain’s universities is fierce and not everyone who gets A levels can go. Students usually need three A levels to go to university and grades go from A level , the highest grade, down to E level.

Students apply to universities months before they take their A levels. The students are given a personal interview and the universities decide which students they want. The place which a student is offered depends on his or her A-level results. The more popular a university, the higher the grades it will ask for. If students do not get the grades that a university asks for, they have to try to get a place at another university or college before the new term starts in early October.

Vocabulary:

Science – природничі науки

Technology – технічні та прикладні науки

Arts – гуманітарні науки

degree – (учений) ступінь

to award – присуджувати

tutorial – практичне заняття

competition – конкурс

fierce – суворий

grade – оцінка

A level– найвища оцінка

to apply – подавати заяву

to take exam – здавати іспити

to depend on – залежати від

XII. Be ready to speak about education in Ukraine and Britain.

GRAMMAR EXERCISES.

1. Use Present Simple:

1. I (to take) her to school every day. 2. He (to help) his father very often. 3. She (not to drink) coffee after lunch. 4. My father (not to work) at the office. 5. They (to eat) at school? 6. Your sister (to rest) after college? 7. How often she (to take) medicine? What language they usually (to speak)?

2. Use Past Simple.

1. What your neighbours (to do) yesterday? 2. Her brothers (to shout)) at her. 2. She (to bake) a delicious apple pie. 3. Her husband (to smoke) a cigarette and (to talk) to his wife. 4. They (to wait) for the bus. 5. The bus (to arrive) at 9 o’clock. 6. Mr and Mrs Smith (to rest) very well last night. 7. They really (to have) a wonderful time at their friends.

3. Use Future Simple.

1. I want to get medical checkup. I (to go) to my doctor. 2. He (to give) me a complete examination. 3. The nurse (to lead) me into one of the examination rooms. 4. I (to take) off my clothes and (to put) on a hospital gown. 5. I (to stand) on his scale so he can measure my weight and height. 6. He (to stand) on his scale so he can measure my height and my weight. 7. He (to take) my blood pressure.

4. Use Present Continuous.

1. Kate (to cook) dinner. 2. I (not to eat) ice-cream. 3. You (to go) to school now? 4. Look! My friend (to play) football in the yard. 5. Where is Boris? He (to do) homework. 6.

Where your father (to do) now? 7. His grandfather (to listen) current news at this moment.

5. Use Past Continuous.

1. What your father (to do) from eight till nine yesterday? 2. My friends (not to do) their homework now. 3. She (to read) the whole evening yesterday. 4. I (not to play) the piano yesterday from 5 till 7. 5. We (to play chess) the whole evening. 6. What he (to do) yesterday? – He (to read) a book. 7. She (to sleep) whole evening.

6. Use Future Continuous.

1. I (to do) my homework tomorrow at six o’clock. 2. She (to do) homework from 6 till 8 tomorrow. 3. My father (to visit) London during two days. 4. How many pages you (to read) at 5 o’clock. 5. Don’t come to my place tomorrow. I (to write) a composition the whole evening.

7. Use Present Perfect Tense.

1. Who has (to write) this article? 2. We have already (to learn) a lot of English words. 3. Have you (to find) the book? 4. You just (to hear) tomorrow’s weather forecast? 5. Mike (to leave) for work yet? 6. Lay never (to travel) overseas. 7. The children already (to decide) what to do with the books.

UNIT X

Our COLLEGE

EXERCISES

І. Listen and repeat

Come here, my dear.

He lived near London for years.

Mary takes care of her hair.

I dare swear.

Poor, tour, jury,

The steward is sure to come.

II. Remember these sayings.

He who makes no mistakes makes nothing.

Knowledge is power.

Practice makes perfect.

Work has a bitter root, but a sweet fruit.

Where there is a will, there is always a way.

III. Make a test and guess “Are you good at college?”

Answer these questions:

1. What do you like about college?

□ a)interesting lesson

□ b) vacation time

□ c) meeting with college mates

2. Imagine, you have got a lot of homework for tomorrow. What are you going to do?

□ a) do only the things which you will likely be asked

□ b) try to do everything

□ c) take it easy and throw the books away

3 Imagine you are late for college. What are you going to do?

□ a) apologize to the teacher and take a seat

□ b) not to worry about it and take your seat

□ c) go back home with the hope that next time you'll be in time

4. You are going to choose a foreign language to study at college. What are you going to do?

□ a) you think is the easiest.

□ b) which is with the nicest teacher.

□ c) you think is the most useful in your future.

5. What do you think about the importance of your study in college?

□ a) Study develops your mind and the knowledge you are getting will be useful in future

□ b) It s important to study quite a few things at school which will help in your future life

□ c) College study is not so important, because it's out of use in your real life as an adult after school

6. What place do you usually take in the classroom?

□ a) the place where you can see and listen to your teacher clearly

□ b) somewhere, where you'll have a possibility not to be seen by your teacher

□ c) Any place will do.

Your score:

1. a) 2; b 0; c) 1.

2. a) 1; b) 2; c) 0.

3. a) 2; b) 1; c) 0.

4. a) 0; b) 1; c) 2.

5. a) 2; b) 1; c) 0.

6. a) 2; b) 0; c) 1.

RESULTS:

Less than 3 SOS! You hate college! You have to change your attitude to college. Or you'll be at the back of your class. Ask for help and try to do your best.

More than 3 but less than 9 Your college success depends upon your efforts in study and other college activities. You're one of 'so-so' students.

More than 9. Wow! You are a real top class student. You've got a chance to go far in your future. Don't stop