9. Choose the right variants.

1. Only highly-qualified specialists can … problems facing our society.

a) restrict; b) make; c) solve.

2. The basic principle of the organization of education in Russia is … opportunities.

a) financial; b) social; c) equal.

3. Primary and secondary schools together comprise … years of studies.

a) eleven; c) twelve; c) ten.

4. Every year thousands of applicants are admitted to … .

a) offices; b) educational establishments; c) enterprises.

5. Sports is … part of students’ life.

a) ordinary; b) insignificant; c) essential.

6. Those students who study well … scholarship.

a) receive; b) pay; c) spend.

7. The students … lectures and practical classes.

a) attend; b) deliver; c) prepare.

8. In order to … practical experience all the students of higher schools have practical training.

a) share; b) give; c) obtain.

9. …. in non-state institutes is not free of charge.

a) admission; b) tuition; c) education.

10. The most acute problem for survival of the market economy is the deficiency of … resources.

a) energy; b) intellectual; c) financial.

10. Find the wrong statements and correct them.

1. Nowadays the role of higher education is unimportant.

2. Complete secondary education is not obligatory for higher school.

3. Admission to the University is by examinations, interviews or the scores on the Tests.

4. Students with good progress in their studies receive scholarships.

5. There is no state control over higher school system in Russia.

6. Citizens have opportunity to get higher education through the full-time, evening or correspondent departments.

7. Higher school gives only Knowledge to the students.

8. All the students obtain practical experience at different enterprises, schools and offices.

9. Tuition in non-state educational establishments is free of charge.

10. The future of the society depends on the quality and quantity of its educated citizens.

11. Translate from Russian into English.

1. Высшее образование играет важную роль в развитии нашей страны.

2. Основной принцип организации образования в России – равные возможности для всех граждан

3. Для получения высшего образования необходимо полное среднее образование.

4. Абитуриентов в вузы зачисляют на основе результатов вступительных экзаменов, собеседования или по результатам тестов.

5. Граждане могут получить высшее образование, обучаясь на дневном, заочном и вечернем отделениях.

6. В течение учебного года студенты посещают лекции и практические занятия.

7. Учебный год делится на два семестра. Хорошо обучающиеся на дневном отделении студенты получают стипендию.

8. Высшая школа дает студентам не только знания, но и возможность развивать творческие способности.

9. Каждый год тысячи выпускников высших учебных заведений получают дипломы и начинают работать по своей специальности.

10. Будущее страны зависит от качества образования полученного ее гражданами.

12. Speak on the topic: “Higher Education in Russia”.

13.Read and translate the text b.

THE NEW ROLE OF UNIVERSITY EDUCATION.

In the framework of “Open Education System in the 21^st Century” Russia offers two projects: 1. World Technological University; 2. Distance Education and Scholarly Cooperation Program which is open for participation of any state. The well-rounded education of population, informatics and new technologies in education are the main ideas of this program. The order and tasks from education to industry for the first time were formulated in the report of Moscow University Rector.

Currently in Russia there are more than 150 “Information Technological Centers” which have access to the Internet. Nowadays it is necessary and urgent for education to implement the new technological achievements. They present completely new possibilities for creative work, for the acquisition and strengthening of job skills as well as the ability to apply new teaching techniques in practice.

Today Russian universities and higher educational institutions are not only centers of science, education and culture but they are centers of business activity as well. Thanks to telecommunication networks students cannot only essentially increase their informational potential, but also get a unique possibility to communicate with their colleagues all over the world. In fact, Russia’s students can graduate from foreign universities while remaining in Russia. Also many countries abroad study the Russian language and get engineering and humanities education using information networks. The creation of the Unified System of Distance Education with the use of both available now and newly developed technical aids is crucial for Russia. Distance learning based on the use of computer telecommunication networks provides constant student-teacher link. The use of information technologies has been supplying a lot of good to the mankind. But it also challenges to human mind, practical activity of people, public morals, economics and international politics.

The Internet offers full university-level courses to all registered students, complete with real-time seminars and exams and professors’ visiting hours. The Web is extremely flexible and its distance presentations and capabilities are always up-to-date. The students can get the text, audio and video of whatever subject they are willing to have.

Many educational resources already are available through the Web. Libraries are adding their catalogs and universities are posting information about degree programs in the Web. You can find research documents containing information about almost any subject. Before long (soon), traveling to a library to find this information may become a near obsolete venture (out-of-day practice). Instead students can find any information sources they need without leaving their desks. The possibilities for education on the Web are amazing. Many college and university cases presently create Web pages for semester class projects. Research papers on many different topics are also available.

There are resources on the Internet designed to help teachers become better teachers – even when they cannot other their students the benefits of an on-line community. Teachers can use university or college computer systems or home computers and individual Internet accounts to educate themselves and then bring the benefits of the Internet to their students by proxy. There are other Internet applications: scheduling, inter- personal communication, meeting, international conferences and congresses – can be particularly valuable to teachers, students and others with an interest in education. Many Internet and education specific resources make great inroads into creating information “on demand”. This page can be of special interest to college students or those who are heading for the university.