3. You are a student of kpi. Why have you chosen to study there?

SUPPLEMENTARY READING

I. Read the text and render it into Ukrainian.

UNIVERSITIES OF GREAT BRITAIN AND THE USA

The first European university was Salerno in Italy, established in the 9^th century, followed by Bologna, Paris, Oxford (1249) and Cambridge (1284) universities.

Oxford and Cambridge, the oldest and the most famous universities in Britain, are each composed of a number of residential colleges. The average number of students in a college is about 500. Each college is independent and self-governing. It is governed by its Fellows, of whom there are usually 20 or 30, and they are also responsible for teaching their students through the tutorial system. Each fellow is a tutor in his own subject to the undergraduates who are studying it. The tutor holds weekly meetings (the ‘tutorials’) with his students to discuss their essays, to direct their reading, to advise them what lectures to attend and to keep an eye on their progress. All the teachers at Oxford and Cambridge are called ‘dons’.

The Universiries organize lectures and examinations, award degrees, provide laboratories and equipment, libraries and the like. The Colleges, on the other hand are responsible for the tutorials and the accommodation of their students. Also admission to Oxford and Cambridge are controlled by the Colleges. The Colleges have now about 10 candidates for every one place, so the competition is fierce.

The most famous college in Oxford is Christ Church. It has a great hall dating from the reign of Henry VII and its chapel has become the Cathedral of Oxford.

Cambridge University colleges include Peterhouse college (1284), King’s College (1441), Queen’s College (1448), St.John’s College (1511) and Trinity College (1546). It is situated on the river Cam. A beautiful way to visit it is from the river, hiring a boat and going under its beautiful bridges.

The oldest university in the United States Harvard was founded in 1636. Nowadays there are more than 2,000 degree-granting higher educational institutions in the U.S. Universities and colleges are either publicly controlled (by a state, municipality or district) or they are controlled by private organizatons.

Privately-controlled universities, commonly known as the ‘Ivy League’, include eight long-established institutions with prestigious academic and social reputation. Here belong: Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Columbia, Cornell, Pennsylvania, Dartmouth and Brown.

A great number of men who hold prominent positions in public life and the big corporations were educated at one of these universities which have become intellectual elite centres of the United States.

Unit 2 the constitution of ukraine

1. Read and memorize the following words and phrases:

on behalf of	від імені
to assure rights	гарантувати права
sovereign	суверенний
natural resources	природні ресурси
obligation	обов’язок
right to	право на
political beliefs	політичні переконання
inviolability	недоторканість
non-interference	невтручання
dwelling	житло
in compliance with	згідно з
heritage	спадщина
taxes	податки
branches of power	гілки влади
legislative	законодавчий
executive	виконавчий
judicial	судовий
to draft laws	складати законопроекти
сourt	cуд
judge	суддя
to nominate	призначати на посаду