- •Министерство образования и науки Российской Федерации
- •Contents
- •University tutor
- •Insert the right form of the verb «to be»
- •Insert the right form of the verb «to have»
- •Succeeding in College
- •Task 2
- •I think that… я думаю, что …..
- •Introducing yourself
- •Introducing someone
- •Introduce your partner to the groupmates and tell them about him/her.
- •Rules of Success: a Message for Students
- •Smile with us
- •Read the text and express in your own words the main idea of the text
- •Higher Education in Russia
- •Use the information in the text to find answers to the following questions
- •Summary
- •Vocabulary practice
- •Five advantages of Russian educational system
- •Smile with us
- •Exercise 2
- •Insert by or with into the gaps
- •Higher education in Great Britain
- •Vocabulary practice
- •Insert the right prepositions. Consult the text
- •Introduction
- •Communication
- •Smile with us
- •Grammar exercises
- •Exercise 1
- •Fill in the gaps with the Modal verbs: can, can’t, could, couldn't
- •Insert into the gaps may, might, to be allowed to/ not to be allowed to
- •Close the door behind you
- •Exercise 6
- •Higher Education in the usa
- •Vocabulary practice
- •Reading
- •Unit system
- •Introduction
- •In pairs, take it in turns to make requests and refuse politely in the following situations
- •3. Would you like to study in a foreign country? Why (not)?
- •Smile with us
- •Value of Higher education
- •Task 2
- •Important ones from your point of view
- •If you had the possibility to choose the university what university would you choose among the suggested ones? Give reasons for your choice
- •South Ural State University
- •If you were asked to give the three most striking facts about the university what facts would you choose?
- •Present the information you find to your groupmates using the following scheme:
- •Speaking
- •2. Facts about the university
- •Grammar Exercises
- •Asking for Information
- •Student life at Oxford
- •Task 7
- •My Specialty is Computer Science
- •Vocabulary exercises
- •Exercise 1
- •Homework
- •Insert the required form of the verb into the gaps
- •Computer Support Specialists
- •Grammar Tables Степени сравнения имен прилагательных (The Degrees of Comparison of Adjectives)
- •Образование настоящего неопределенного времени
- •Образование Past Simple (Indefinite)
- •Образование Future Simple (Indefinite) Tense Утвердительная форма
- •Вопросительная форма
- •Образование Past Progressive (Continuous)
- •Образование Future Progressive
- •Образование Present Perfect
- •Образование Past Perfect
- •Модальные глаголы can, may, must и их эквиваленты
- •Условные предложения
- •References
Insert by or with into the gaps
Most children are strongly influenced ____ their parents.
The jam sandwiches were made _____ white bread.
My camera was loaded _____ a black and white film.
The supermarket trolley was filled _____ cat food.
My hair was cut _____ a top stylist.
The song was performed ______ Madonna.
This book was written _____ my favorite author.
Claire was shouted at ______ her teacher.
The cake was decorated _____ icing.
The tiger was shoot _____ a gun.
Exercise 10
Choose the right variant
The children taught/ were taught Italian.
This problem will discuss/will be discussed at the conference.
The president interviewed/was interviewed on French TV.
Teachers have given/ have been given a new pay rise by the government.
Walt Disney created/was created the cartoon character of Mickey Mouse.
The firm has been making/has been made dresses for twenty years.
He treats/is treated the girl very badly.
He said that he had taken/had been taken his watch to a watchmaker’s.
Many new houses have been built/have built this year.
The door closed/was closed.
Reading
Task 1
Read the text and do the tasks after it
Higher education in Great Britain
The percentage of young people entering universities in Britain is lower than in the United States, where more than half attend. In Britain the proportion was one in three in 1996.
Nowadays the higher education in UK is not free. For a resident of the country the fee for a year of study is 2000 pounds, while for a foreign student this fee is much higher. A foreign student has to pay 16 thousand pounds a year.
So after finishing secondary school you can apply to a university. At the age of 16 students are tested in various subjects to earn a General Certificate of Secondary Education. If they wish to go on to higher education at a university, they take Advanced Level examinations, commonly known as “A” Levels. Good A-level results in at least 2 subjects are necessary to get a place at a university. However, good exam passes are not enough. Universities choose their students after interviews.
British universities are comparatively small, the approximate number of students studying there is about 7–8 thousand students. A university usually consists of colleges. The departments of the colleges are organized into faculties. The academic year in Britain’s universities is divided into 3 terms. In the university students have a series of lectures, seminars, tutorials and laboratory classes. Lectures are given to large groups of students while seminars are much smaller than lectures. Lectures and seminars are all one hour in length, laboratory classes last 2 or 3 hours. After three years of study a university graduate will leave with the Degree of Bachelor of Arts, Science, Engineering, Medicine, etc. Later he may continue to take Master’s Degree (I year of study) and then a Doctor’s Degree (from 2 to 5 years). It goes without saying that research is an important feature of university work.
Britain has more than 90 universities. The oldest and best–known universities are located in Oxford, Cambridge, London, Birmingham. English universities differ from each other in date of foundation, size, history, tradition, general organization, methods of instruction, way of student life.
The foremost universities are the University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge, both founded in the Middle Ages. Another type of university is the so-called redbrick variety – old and solid schools built in the 19th century when bricks were the standard building material. The large number of ultramodern universities that appeared in the last half of the 20th century are often called cement block and plate glass universities.
Students interested in advanced education can also attend polytechnics, which are schools dedicated to the sciences and applied technology. They offer the so-called sandwich courses (for people who work). An education act in 1992 changed the status of these colleges to universities.
Higher education can also be obtained through the Open University, founded in 1969, which offers extension courses taught through correspondence, television and radio programs, and videocassettes. It also sponsors local study centers and residential summer schools. The purpose of the Open University is to reach people who may not ordinarily be qualified for university study.
Did you know that
The University education in Britain was only for men until 1871, when the first women’s college was opened. Now almost all colleges are mixed.
Task 2
Give the main idea of the text in one sentence
The main idea of the text is …..
The text is about …….
Task 3
Answer the questions to the text
Is the education in the UK free?
Why do you think a foreign student has to pay much more money than a resident of the
country?
What is the procedure of entering the university in the UK?
What is the approximate number of students studying in the UK colleges? Is it more or
less in comparison with Russian higher institutions?
What types of classes do the British students have?
How many years should an English student study to get a Master’s Degree?
What are the three types of universities in terms of date of foundation?
How do the methods of instruction in the Open University differ from the methods of
instruction in a traditional university?
What information in the text was new personally for you?