- •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
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
department of education
postsecondary institutions
Degree-granting institutions
institutions of higher learning
Universities
Colleges
Two-year/community/junior colleges
Four-year colleges
liberal art colleges
humanities
The US department of education counts 6,500 postsecondary institutions, which enroll 16 million full- and part-time students (in 2001).
Degree-granting institutions are universities and colleges. University took its name from the Latin universitas, meaning the whole, entire number, universe. Properly speaking, a school that is called a university should deal with nearly all fields of studies, though today they may differ in the variety of programs and specialization offered. What is the difference between a college and a university? Size is only a part of the answer. A university is usually bigger than a college because the scope of programs is much greater. A university offers a wide range of undergraduate programs plus graduate studies. Part of the responsibility of a university is to encourage its faculty and graduate students to do research to advance human knowledge. Colleges, on the other hand, concentrate primarily on undergraduate programs (some offer gradate programs as well) and have no obligation to conduct research. The term “college” is also used to designate the parts of a university (for example, the College of Art and Sciences.) In fact the words university and college are interchangeable and both are popularly referred to as “schools”.
Two main categories of institutions of higher learning are public and private. Private institutions may be church-related or nonsectarian; public institutions may be sponsored by local, state or federal government. Private colleges depend on student fees and on endowments and gifts for their operating income. Public institutions also have these sources, but depend mainly on state and local taxes for operating funds. Both public and private institutions may receive federal funds for research activities.
Schools can also be grouped by the type of programs and degrees they offer. America’s two-year institutions (community or junior colleges) enroll the largest share of undergraduates. These institutions award associate degrees in vocational fields after 2 years of undergraduate studies, prepare students to transfer to four-year institutions. Community colleges offer training in many areas, such as health occupations, office skills, police work. Four-year colleges and universities concentrate on undergraduate teaching and graduate preparation; research universities offer a set of professional degree programs as well. The type of learning available is often determined from the names: teachers’ colleges, agricultural colleges; liberal art colleges offer studies in the humanities, sciences and social sciences. There are institutions that provide higher education in specific occupations: conservatories, seminaries, fine art schools, military academies.