Inform, possible end, instant

develop

amaze

10. (Complete the sentences by filling in the gaps with the correct preposi­tions.

1. “Active learning” is a frequently encountered term and most dif­ficult ... be defined.

2. The implication is that a student who actively learns transfers new information ... personal knowledge ... life, whereas the student who passively learns merely remembers facts without necessary understanding or transforming them ... knowledge, ... repetition ... a suitable opportunity, normally the examination.

3. Lecturing must be reduced ... favor ... group-based and self-di­rected learning, and the amount ... factual material which has ... be simply memorized must be reduced.

4. The introduction ... problem-based learning which is learning through discussing relevant problems, ... the emphasis ... learning rather than solving the problem.

5. Problems are often interdisciplinary and force the student... relate new information ... existing knowledge.

6. The advantage ... problem-solving exercises is that the problems ... the patient trigger the search ... factual information, rather than teaching this factual information before exposing the student ... the patient’s problems.

11. {Read the sentences and mark each statement true or false.

1. An American student may apply for admission to 5 medical schools during a year.

2. Academic achievement is the most important factor in the selec­tion of students.

3. Medical students get the degree of Doctor of Medicine following residency.

4. The government-financed universities charge much more money for the tuition than private schools.

5. The tuition fee for medical education is gradually decreasing due to economic achievements of the USA.

6. Clinical residency is mandatory for all medical graduates.

7. When a student has not achieved minimal course objectives, he is given incomplete grade.

8. Each course at medical university is based on specific objectives that must be completed.

9. The quality of services provided to patients is less important than establishing grades for clinical courses.

10. The ultimate objective of the curriculum is to achieve a high level of ability to provide treatment.

[ 12]Translate the passage into English.

Думка про те, що складання екзаменів є одним із головних чинників Грунтовності знань студентів, дуже часто використо­вується для виправдання збереження традиційної екзаменацій­ної системи. Така точка зору підкреслює серйозну проблему всієї системи освіти. В реальному житті виходить так, що студенти навчаються заради складання тестів, а не отримання знань. Ствердна відповідь на питання «Цей матеріал буде включений в іспит?» стає причиною для його вивчення.

[іЗ (Answer the following questions.

1. What degree does medical school require from an applicant?

2. What do admissions criteria include?

3. Is the Medical College Admission Test mandatory for all appli­cants?

4. How is the course of study divided?

5. What are core subjects in the preclinical period?

6. Do students take part in the care of patients during clinical study?

7. When do students take Step 1, Step 2 and Step 3?

8. Do some medical schools have joint degree problems? What are they?

9. What degree does medical student gain upon completion of medi­cal school?

10. What grading methods are used by most medical schoois?

(. KAMMAR:

PRESENT CONTINUOUS. PAST CONTINUOUS

We use the Present Continuous:

• to talk about actions happening now, at the moment of speaking:

Medical students are working at the laboratory.

We use the Past Continuous:

• to describe action in progress at a particular time in the past.

/ was working at school in Cambridge.

Time words used with the Present Continuous: now, at the moment. Time words used with the Past Continuous: when, while, as.

Mind that these verbs are not used in the continuous tenses: want, like, love, hate, need, prefer, depend, know, mean, understand, believe, remember, forget.