6. Decide if the statements are true or false.

1 If you enter the university, you must pass examinations.

2 Students usually take more than four ‘A’ levels.

3 All students have to pay their tuition fees.

4 Some students get from the government some money to pay for living expenses.

5 Most university courses continue for three years.

6 During the study students can say they are having a degree.

7 When you complete your first degree, you are a graduate.

8 Postgraduates study for a BA.

7. Match the definition with the right word.

1. the money some students receive if they get a place at university 2. money for teaching 3. students at university who are studying for their first degree 4. teachers at university 5. students when they have completed their first degree 6. students studying for a second, higher degree

a. scholarship/ government grant b. BA / BSc c. MA / MSc d. tuition fee e. undergraduates f. lecturers

8. Replace the underlined verbs with less formal verbs that have the same meaning in the context.

1. Is it very difficult to obtain a place at university? - get

2. First you pass exams and then you enter university.

3. He's studying physics, I think.

4. She wants to receive a grant for her course.

5. The course continues for three years.

9. Fill the gaps with a suitable word.

1. My brother is 20. He's still studying at university in York.

2. She's got a degree … BS.

3. He's ………. research …. Economics.

4. She's already got a BA. She's doing a ……….. degree now.

5. Who is the professor in your ………… ?

Grammar

Articles ^{(See Grammar Reference on page …)}

10. Complete this blog by putting a, an or the into the gaps.

^{I live in 1) _a_ big city in 2) ___ centre of Britain. 3) ___ city is called Coventry ad I live in 4) ___ area that is quite close to 5) ___ city centre. I live in 6) ___ old house in 7) ___ quiet street. I’m 8) ___ student at 9) ___ local university, which is called Warwick University. 10) ___ university is 11) ___ modern one and it’s 12) ___ good university. It has 13) ___ arts centre, which has 14) ___ good programme of films and concerts. I’m doing 15) ___ three-year course there.}

^{My father works in 16) ___ office. He is 17) ___ Sales Director at 18) ___ company that makes sports equipment. My mother is 19) ___ nurse and she works at the new hospital that has just been built outside 20) ___ city. I also have 21) ___ brother – he is 22) ___ doctor and he works at 23) ___ same hospital.}

^{Present Simple and Present Continuous (See Grammar Reference on page …)}

11. Open the brackets and complete the questions and answers in a survey with the words in the present simple1.

^{I=Interviewer W=Woman}

^{I: (1) Do you live in the local area? (you/live)}

^{W: Yes, (2) I live close to here. (I/live)}

^{I: (3) ______ this library very often? (you/visit)}

^{W: No, (4)_____ here very often. (I/not come)}

^{I: What (5) _______ in the library? (you/do)}

^{W: (6) _____ the newspapers (I/read) and (7) ____ books. (I/borrow)}

^{I: What kind of books (8) _____? (you/borrow)}

^{W: Fiction. (9) _______ a good fiction section. (The library/have)}

^{I: (10) _____ the library? (other members of your family/use)}

^{W: Yes, (11) _____ some of her college work here. (my daughter/do)}