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Compare the similarities and differences between the university systems in your country and the United States. Check ( ! ) any statements which are true about the university system in your coun­try. Write USA next to any statements which are true about Ameri­can colleges. Some statements may be true about your country and the USA. What are the good points and bad points of each system?

1. If you fail a course, you can take the course again and again until you pass it.

2. If you fail one or two courses during the year, you must repeat the whole year,

1. Generally, you must be a high school graduate to enter college. _______

3. People usually graduate from college after four years. _______________

4. Students often decide what they are going to major in at the end of their second year of college. _________________________________________

5. Only graduates from certain high schools can go on to college. _______

1. If you can't complete the requirements of a course on time, you can take an incomplete and finish it later.

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6. You must take electives, courses outside your major. _______________

7. In order to pass a course, you must attend class. ___________________

8. The university helps students find jobs when they graduate. _________

9. Students often meet with professors outside of class to ask questions or

discuss problems. __________________________

10. Students don’t have to pay to attend the university. ________________

11. Students often live on campus in buildings owned by the university. __

12. Professors expect students to ask questions and express their opinions

in class. ________________________________

Final written task

Write a one – to two-page essay in which you describe the system of American education.

Министерство образования Российской Федерации

Дальневосточный государственный университет

Education in the usa

Лабораторная работа

по английскому языку

Для студентов 3 курса Восточного института

Владивосток

Издательство Дальневосточного Университета

1999

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