9. Choose the right variant.

1. Oxford is … of all British universities.

a) the youngest; b) the oldest; c) the poorest.

2. All British universities are … institutions.

a) state; b) old; c) private.

3. The … to the Universities is by examination or selection.

a) admission; b) regulation; c) innovation.

4. Most students take … in the summer for about six weeks.

a) exams; b) job; c) accommodation.

5. The students … grants.

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

6. The first postgraduate degree is … .

a) Bachelor’s degree; b) Doctorates degree; c) Masters degree.

7. Polytechnics offer a range of higher education courses in … .

a) the Arts; b) the Arts and the Sciences; c) the Sciences.

8. There is a tendency to … universities in Britain.

a) expand; b) combine; c) build.

9. The number and type of faculties … from university to university.

a) similar; b) differ.

10. Cambridge was founded in …. .

a) 1249; b) 1168; c) 1209.

10. Find the wrong statements and correct them.

1. All British universities are private institutions.

2. The admission to the University is by examinations or selection.

3. The Department of Education and Science controls appointment of staff.

4. The number and type of faculties is the same at all British universities.

5. Students never work in summer, they work during the academic year.

6. The first postgraduate degree is that of Master.

7. Universities are centers of research.

8. The general pattern of teaching is different throughout Britain.

9. There is a tendency to build more new universities in Britain.

10. Polytechnics offer a range of higher education courses in the Arts and the Sciences.

11.Translate from Russian into English.

1. Высшее образование в Британии доступно немногим по сравнению со средним образованием.

2. Кембридж и Оксфорд самые старейшие университеты в Англии.

3. Оксфорд был основан в 1168 году, в нем преобладает преподавание философии, классической литературы и теологии.

4. Университеты, основанные в период между 1850-1930 годами специализировались на технических дисциплинах.

5. Все Британские университеты частные учебные заведения, но получают финансовую поддержку от государства.

6. Зачисление в университеты проводится на основе результатов экзаменов или собеседования.

7. По всей Британии единая модель обучения.

8. В Британских университетах существует система прикрепления студентов к преподавателям-консультантам.

9. Студенты должны платить за обучение и жилье.

10. Основная цель университетов дать первоклассное образование, научить применять и повышать свой уровень знаний.

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

13.Read and translate the text b:

ON A HIGHER LEVEL.

Young people have the opportunity to go on to higher education in a university, polytechnic or college, provided they have good “A” level exam results or good passes in vocational qualification like BTEC national diploma.

Higher education courses usually last three years (or four years in “sandwich” courses involving a year spend in industry or in another EC country, for example). Most higher education students receive some financial support from LEAs, with the rest of their money made up through parental support or through the Studenten Loans Company set up by central government to provide subsidized loans for students. In certain cases large companies sponsor students through their degree courses. The Armed Forces also sponsor selected students through University Cadetships and Bursaries.

The Open University is a little different, because it relies on distance-learning. Prospective students don’t require any conventional academic qualifications to enroll, but the standards of Open University degrees are as high as at other universities.

With the single European market opened for business, there are increasing opportunities for British students to study and work for periods in European Community countries. For example: The European Community Action Scheme for Mobility of University students (ERASMUS) enables increasing numbers of students in Britain’s higher educational establishments to study in other EC member states for periods of between 3 and 12 months as part of their degree courses. The Youth Exchange Centre (YEC) is a department of the British Council which promotes international youth exchanges through the provision of advice, information, training and grants. YES is the British national agency for the European Community funded programme, Youth in Europe, which promotes exchanges within the EC, the of Western Europe, Central and Eastern Europe the USA and Japan. YEC provides grants to young people aged 15 to 25. Priority is given to groups of young people who would not normally have the opportunity for such an international experience. All groups of young people are eligible for support provided they meet the YEC’s basic criteria. British higher education have built up a strong reputation by offering high-quality tuition, maintaining low student-staff ratios, and providing the Kinds of courses and qualifications in demand.