- •Higher education
- •Учебное издание
- •Higher education
- •614000, Россия, г. Пермь, ул. Петропавловская,23
- •Предисловие
- •M y Academy
- •1. Remember the words and word-combinations:
- •2. Pay attention to the reading of the following words:
- •3. Match the pictures with the names of subjects:
- •4. Say what subjects must a future professional study.
- •6. Pay attention to the reading of the following words:
- •7. Find the united word:
- •8. Mark the statements true (t) or false (f). Correct the sentences.
- •9. Complete the sentences with suitable words from the box.
- •10. Match antonyms:
- •1. Read the article and complete it with correct words and word-combinations. From the history of Perm Agricultural Academy
- •Experimental and Training Farm
- •1. Remember the words and word-combinations:
- •2. Complete the following sentences:
- •3. Sum up about:
- •4. Test yourself.
- •History of education
- •1. Words and expressions:
- •2. Complete the following sentences:
- •Higher education
- •1. Skim through the text and say which of its paragraphs give the information about:
- •2. Remember the words and expressions:
- •3. Match the words:
- •4. Complete these sentences:
- •5. Read the clues. Then find the words and circle them. The answers are written across or down. The first two answers are given.
- •6. Answer the questions:
- •7. Say which facts given in the text were new to you?
- •8. Make up a story about the system of Higher education in Russia.
- •1. Remember the words and word-combinations:
- •2. Pay attention to the reading of the following words:
- •3. Translate into English:
- •4. Answer the questions:
- •5. Make up a story about the system of Higher education in the uk
- •6. Use the situations in the conversation:
- •History of university and college
- •1. Words and Expressions
- •2. Try to arrange the Universities in chronological order.
- •3. Read the text and test yourself, write out the dates of foundation.
- •5. Complete the following sentences:
- •Oxford Part I
- •1. Remember the words and word-combinations:
- •2. Complete the following sentences:
- •Part II
- •1. Read the article and choose the best title:
- •2. Remember the words and word-combinations:
- •3. Read the article again, and then complete it with the words or expressions from the box:
- •4. Mark the statements true (t) or false (f) according to the article:
- •1. Remember the words and word-combinations:
- •2. Complete the following sentences:
- •Oxbridge
- •History
- •Amazing facts
- •Lots and lots of colleges
- •Teaching system
- •Societies
- •2. Skim through the text and say which of its paragraphs gives information about:
- •3. Find sentences with the following words and phrases in the text and translate them into Russian:
- •The University of London
- •1. Find the English equivalents to the following:
- •2. Point out what information is given in the text:
- •3. Mark the statements true (t) or false (f) according to the article.
- •4. Read and complete the e-mail with the verbs from the box.
- •5. Test yourself.
- •6. Give the Russian equivalents to the following:
- •Education in the united states
- •Elementary Schools, High Schools and Institutions of Higher Learning
- •1. Remember the words and word-combinations:
- •2. Find sentences with the following words and phrases in the text and translate them into Russian:
- •3. Find sentences that give the information about:
- •4. Find answers to the following questions in the text:
- •School Curriculum
- •1. Remember the words and word-combinations:
- •2. Find sentences that give the information about:
- •3. Find answers to the following questions in the text:
- •Higher Educational Institutions
- •1. Skim through the text and say which of its paragraphs gives the information about:
- •2. Find sentences with the following words and phrases in the text and translate them into Russian:
- •3. Find answers to the following questions in the text:
- •Colleges which are as different as geese are different from swans
- •1. Find answers to the following questions in the text:
- •2. Say which facts given in the text were new to you.
- •Private and State Colleges and Universities
- •1. Remember the words and word-combinations:
- •2. Skim through the text and say which of its paragraphs gives the information about:
- •3. Find answers to the following questions in the text:
- •Colleges and Universities
- •1. Skim through the text and say which of its paragraphs gives the information about:
- •2. Say what information given in the text specifies the old facts you knew.
- •3. Say which facts given in the text were new to you.
- •1. Remember the words and word-combinations:
- •1. Remember the words and word-combinations:
- •2. Answer the questions:
- •3. Read each sentence below. Underline every sentence that gives a reason for Robbie’s feeling scared and excited.
- •4. Read each of the following statements. Circle true or false according to the information in Act 1. If the sentence is false, change the underlined part.
- •1. Match the words with their definitions:
- •2. Answer the questions:
- •3. Word search. Read the clues. Then find the words and circle them. The answers are written across or down. The first two answers are given.
- •1. Remember the words and word-combinations:
- •2. Match the words with their definitions:
- •3. Answer the questions:
- •4. Make up a story about:
- •Higher education system in canada
- •Land Administration Certificate
- •What People Say About Us:
- •Olds College offers programs in seven broad areas:
- •1. Skim through the text and say which of its paragraphs gives the information about:
- •2. Read each of the following statements. Circle true or false according to the information in the text.
- •3. Make up a story about the study at the Olds College.
- •Information about University of Lethbridge, Alberta
- •Interesting Facts:
- •1. Skim through the text and find sentences with the following words and phrases in the text and translate them into Russian:
- •2. Find sentences that give the information about:
- •Information about University of Toronto, Ontario
- •Interesting Facts:
- •1. Skim through the text and find sentences that give the information about:
- •Information about University of Waterloo, Ontario
- •Interesting Facts:
- •1. Skim through the text and find sentences that give the information about:
- •2. Match the information with the names of universities:
- •1. Complete the sentences with suitable words:
- •2. Choose the correct options:
- •Bibliography
2. Find sentences that give the information about:
a) number of students; b) degree programs;
c) faculties; d) reputation of the university;
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Information about University of Toronto, Ontario
Established: 1827 (Originally known as King's College, it was renamed the University of Toronto in 1849)
Number of Students: 67, 692 (59, 389 are full-time)
Programs
As the most extensive post-secondary institution in Canada, the University of Toronto offers over 300 undergraduate programs, consisting of degrees, diplomas, and certificates, in over 74 areas of study from 14 professional faculties and in excess of 250 graduate programs, including some 25 interdisciplinary options, from more than 80 graduate departments. Post-doctoral fellowships are available to individuals with a doctorate degree or its equivalent; “fellowships” allow an individual to work alongside the faculty of a specific discipline on his/her path to becoming a professional scholar. The University does offer 68 co-operative learning opportunities from 30 disciplines but only through its campus in Scarborough, Ontario. Students are also afforded the option of earning credit towards their respective degrees through various study abroad programs in 33 countries worldwide. To this end, courses and programs are available in the areas of dentistry, education, engineering, general interest, human services, information studies, medicine, social work and theological and ecumenical studies. The University’s offering in the field of information studies is the most comprehensive and prolific in Canada.
Interesting Facts:
The University of Toronto is the largest and most prominent university in Canada and was ranked first in 2004 among all medical-doctoral research universities in the nation by Maclean’s Magazine. In fact, even though comprising 7 percent of all professors in Canada, for the past 18 years the faculty of the University of Toronto has won 25 percent of Canada’s elite awards for research. Some of the University’s current notable faculty members include John C. Polanyi, winner of the 1986 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his major contributions in the development of the laser, Peter St. George-Hyslop, the leader of a team of researchers whose work uncovered 2 genes responsible for the early-onset of Alzheimer's, and Tak Wah Mak, the geneticist who originally cloned a T-cell gene, an integral component of the immune system. The University of Toronto has the highest number of Nobel Prize winning graduates in Canada with six. The University has also been the centre of some major medical and scientific discoveries including insulin, the electric heart pacemaker, and the gene responsible for the more dangerous stream of Alzheimer's disease.
1. Skim through the text and find sentences that give the information about:
a) number of programs;
b) Nobel Prize winning graduates;
c) faculties;
d) reputation of the university;
e) academic degrees.
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