- •I. Before You Read
- •1 . Wise People Talk
- •New York
- •Higher education in the usa: the roots
- •III. After you read
- •1. Answer the following questions
- •2. Do the multiple choice test going behind some words in the text
- •3. If you manage to read the message written clockwise, you will learn what education really means for the Americans.
- •4. Consider the following cultural note
- •Idiom Box
- •I. Before you read
- •I’m not claiming there’s anything new in this all
- •II. Read the text with an eye for the vocabulary units in bold; come up with their explanations and translations. Higher education in the usa: starting point
- •5. In the text find a pair of antonyms referring to one concept. Fit them into the following sets of synonyms; do some dictionary digging to explore shades of meanings of the words and phrases.
- •6. (A) Think of one word from the text to fit into each of the gaps. Do not overlook polysemy.
- •7. Most of the lines contain an unnecessary word; single it out. The example was done for you. Gap year
- •Idiom Box
- •8. (A) Match the idioms with their definitions.
- •9. (A) Decipher a scrambled word to learn a definition from a witty college glossary.
- •I. Before you read
- •II. Read the text with an eye for the vocabulary units in bold; come up with their explanations and translations. Higher education in the usa: choice of the institution
- •III. After you read
- •1. Do the true-or-false test according to the information from the text
- •2. Complete the flow chart with the words from the box; use it to describe different types of institutions
- •4. Tick the boxes to indicate what different schools offer
- •5. Chose variant a. Or b. To complete the statements
- •6. Find at least 5 words and word combinations in the text to name an institution where one can get higher education.
- •7 (A) Complete collocations with the given words. School, university, college
- •8 (A) Consider the synonyms; match words with their definitions.
- •Idiom Box
- •9. Study the idioms in the box; fill them into the gaps making all the necessary changes.
- •10. Speak your mind
- •I. Before you read
- •It's from this angle that one must seriously consider this problem.
- •I don't profess to be an expert on the subject, but…
- •II. Read the text with an eye for the vocabulary units in bold; come up with their explanations and translations. Higher education in the usa: application process
- •III. After you read
- •1. Fill in the gaps with the appropriate units from the vocabulary section
- •2. Use the word in capitals to form a word that fits in the space
- •Idiom Box
- •3. Choose a or b according to the meaning of the idiom in bold
- •4. But I Have Not Yet Gone to College
- •5. Imagine you are an applicant and the college you are seeking admission to requires an interview. Act out parts of the interview taking up roles of interviewer and interviewee.
- •I. Before you read
- •It’s not unlikely that…
- •It’s precisely in that area that…
- •II. Read the text with an eye for the vocabulary units in bold; come up with their explanations and translations.
- •III. After you read
- •1. Imagine you are a mature senior student at an American University. Answer the following question an applicant puts you.
- •2. Find in the text words to add to the following sets of synonyms.
- •3. Complete the derivation table.
- •4. Fill in the gaps with the words from the vocabulary section
- •5. Match the collocations
- •6. For every word in bold with two synonyms in the box. The Fulbright Program
- •Idiom Box
- •7. (A) Consider the suggested idioms and phrases with the verb think
- •8. Organize a role-play Awarding a Scholarship
- •9. Consider the following language notes
- •10 Consider the spoonerism; what was in Mr. Spooner’s mind?
- •11. Put the scrambled words into a sentence – an aphorism assigned to
- •I . Before you read
- •It only remains for me to say that...
- •II. Read the text with an eye for the vocabulary units in bold; come up with their explanations and translations. Higher education in the usa: degrees and qualifications
- •III. After you read
- •1. Use information from the text to restore the table
- •2 (A) Think of one word from the text to fit into each of the gaps. Do not overlook polysemy.
- •4. Consider the following cultural notes
- •Idiom Box
- •5 (A) Pair off the units with the similar meaning. Give your grounds.
- •6 (A) Read Hints on Public speaking How to make a high impact public speech?
- •II. Read the text with an eye for the vocabulary units in bold; come up with their explanations and translations. Higher education in the usa: curriculum
- •III. After you read
- •1. Imagine you are a mature senior student at an American University. Answer the following question an applicant puts you.
- •2.Think of one word from the text to fit into each of the gaps. Do not overlook polysemy.
- •4. Complete the text by filling in the gaps with the words from the box The Academic Year
- •5. Consider the following terms and their explanations
- •Idiom Box
- •6 (A) Consider the suggested idioms and phrases with roll
- •7. Witty college glossary continued... Are the definitions true to life?
- •8. Speak your mind
- •I. Before you read
- •Higher education in the usa: who is who
- •II. Read the text with an eye for the vocabulary units in bold; come up with their explanations and translations.
- •III. After you read
- •1. Complete the diagram using the vocabulary units from the box
- •2 (A) Think of one noun to complete all of the following collocations
- •3 (A) Note how one concept finds a variety of phrasing possibilities. Consider the synonymous phrases; what shades of meaning does every of them bring about?
- •Idiom Box
- •5. Read Survival Strategies for College Life suggested by American students. Are they applicable to student life in Ukraine?
- •6. Consider the cultural note
- •Higher education in the usa: who is who
- •1 (A) In the text find English equivalents to the following Ukrainian words and word combinations
- •2 (A) Decipher scrambled words connected with teaching.
- •3. Choose one word in bold to complete the text. The department
- •4. Consider definitions from a witty college glossary; what produces the comic effect?
- •Higher education in the usa: who is who
- •1. Use the word in capitals to form a word that fits in the space
- •2 (A) Consider the diagram illustrating an approximate administrative structure of a University
- •Debate and discussion Organizing phrases
- •3. Work in groups. You are the members of the Students’ Council; bellow is the agenda of the meeting. Choose the chairperson and the speakers and discuss the points.
- •I. Before you read
- •It's from this angle that one must seriously consider this problem.
- •I don't profess to be an expert on the subject, but…
- •Higher education in the usa: methods of instruction
- •II. Read the text. Fill in the gaps with the prepositions where necessary. Single out the topic sentence in every paragraph.
- •III. After you read
- •1. Use the word in capitals to form a word that fits in the space
- •2. Read the dialogue and match the words in bold to the definitions bellow.
- •3. Consider the following translator’s note
- •4. If you manage to read the message written counterclockwise, you will learn a witty definition.
- •5 (A) What are the features you find significant in a lecturer? Share both positive and negative experiences you had.
- •I. Before you read
- •Higher education in the usa: assessment
- •II. Read the text with an eye for the vocabulary units in bold; come up with their explanations and translations.
- •III. After you read
- •1. Imagine you are a mature senior student at an American University. Answer the following question an applicant puts you.
- •Idiom Box
- •5. Choose one word to complete the idioms
- •6. Almost each line contains one or more mistakes. Correct them, give explanations and define types of the mistakes (Grammar, Lexical, Spelling etc.)
- •7. A large University has the following departments:
- •I. Before you read
- •It’s a problem that will only increase in time;
- •Higher education in the usa: campus
- •II. Read the text with an eye for the vocabulary units in bold; come up with their explanations and translations.
- •5. Find one word in the text to complete all of the collocations. Suggest your explanations and translations.
- •Idiom Box
- •6. Choose a or b according to the meaning of the idiom in bold
- •7. Use the word in capitals to form a derivative that fits in the space
- •8. Discuss the points suggested in groups.
- •9. Witty glossary continued… Are the definitions true to life?
- •I. Before you read
- •Higher education in the usa: students’ life
- •II. Read the text with an eye for the vocabulary units in bold; come up with their explanations and translations.
- •III. After you read
- •1. Find the English equivalents to the following phrases in the text.
- •2. Read the text; fill in the gaps with the prepositions where necessary. Greek-letter societies
- •3. Consider the suggested translations.
- •Think of one word from the text to fit into each of the gaps. Do not overlook polysemy.
- •Idiom Box
- •5 (A) Guess the meaning of the idioms in bold from the context. Try to explain their etymology.
- •6. The Contradictions of Big-time College Sport
- •7. Witty glossary continued… Are the definitions true to life?
- •8. Speak your mind
- •Organizing phrases
6. Consider the cultural note
WAVE - American English an occasion when many people who are watching an event stand up, move their arms up and down, and sit down again one after another in a continuous movement that looks like a wave moving on the sea.
HAPPY HOUR - a special time in a bar when alcoholic drinks are sold at lower prices
Higher education in the usa: who is who
B. THE TEACHERS
Read the text with an eye for the vocabulary units in bold; come up with their explanations and translations.
faculty
faculty rank
assistant professors/ instructor
associate professor
tenure
TA
academic freedom
full professor
professor emeritus
Faculty includes all the teachers of an institution of higher learning. After they are hired by a college or university, faculty members receive a faculty rank as part of their appointment. Those who are beginning their teaching career and have little previous experience enter the profession as either instructors or assistant professors. The rank of assistant professor is slightly higher than that of instructor. After an assistant professor has acquired some teaching experience, conducted research, published articles or books, and served on institutional and departmental committees, he or she is usually promoted to associate professor ( it generally requires up to five years ). Some departments also engage TA’s (teaching assistant) – graduate students acting as instructors for an undergraduate course in their field. At many institutions, associate professors are tenured, meaning that the person cannot be dismissed from his or her teaching position unless there is a very serious reason. Colleges and universities established tenure to assure professors that they have the academic freedom to teach their ideas without interference or fear of losing their jobs. The highest rank of the faculty is full professor, sometimes simply called professor. Retired professors generally receive the rank of professor emeritus.
After you read
1 (A) In the text find English equivalents to the following Ukrainian words and word combinations
Професорсько-викладацький склад
Ад’юнкт-професор
Доцент
Професор, який має ступінь доктора
Почесний професор
Аспірант-асистент професора
Перебування на посаді/у штаті
(b) Substitute words and word combinations in italics with their English equivalents from (a)
Responsibilities of the 1. професорсько-викладацький склад typically fall into three basic categories: teaching, research, and service to the campus. 2. Професори, які мають ступінь доктора, generally teach lecture courses, seminars, and courses for graduate students, junior and senior students. 3. Ад’юнкт-професори and 4. доценти often teach freshmen and sophomores. 5. Аспіранти - асистенти професора commonly lead discussion sessions and labs. Some 6. професорсько-викладацькі склади include scientists who do research (often under contract with federal government) rather than teach. Faculty appointments may be full or part time; faculty members may be either 7. у штаті or 8. не у штаті. A professor, who is no longer working but has kept his or her previous job title as an honour, carries the name 9. почесний професор (from Latin “to serve one’s full time, earn, deserve.”)