Chapter 4. University Education.

Task 1. University subjects.

You can normally do these subjects at university but not always at school:

Agriculture, Architecture, Business studies Engineering, History of art, Law, Medicine, Philosophy, Politics, Psychology, Sociology

Read the statements spoken by university students. What is each person studying?

1. ‘We have to know every bone in a person’s body.’

2. ‘I’m concentrating on the modernist style and the work of Le Corbusier and Frank Lloyd Wright.’

3. ‘The way we use fertilizers is much more precise than it was 20 years ago.’

4. ‘We are going to concentrate on Freud and Jung this term.’

5. ‘I’ve been reading some books on time management.’

6. ‘Expressionism was really a reaction to the work of Impressionists.’

7. ‘We’ve spent a lot of time on American foreign policy and how it has been affected by various domestic problems.’

8. ‘You must know this case- it’s one of the most famous in legal history.’

Task 2. People at a university.

Match the words from the box to their definitions below.

graduate lecturer postgraduate professor student tutor undergraduate

1. a person who gives talks to groups of students at university

2. a person who is studying at college or university

3. a person with a degree from a university

4. a student at university before getting their degree

5. a teacher in a British university or college

6. a teacher of the highest rank in a university department

7. someone who is doing a second course / degree

Task 3. Collocations.

1. Match the verbs on the left to the nouns on the right. Some verbs can be used more than once. Translate the phrases into your language.

A	B
carry out conduct continue for do enter fail get give go on for go to last make obtain pass pay receive study take	a degree a grant a lecture a place at university exams for a degree history notes research research into/on three years tuition university

2. Replace the underlined word with its synonym(s) from the previous exercise.

1. Who is giving the lecture today?

2. Did she receive a grant for her course?

3. Is it more difficult to obtain a place at university?

4. You have to pass the exams before you can enter university.

5. He’s studying Physics, I think.

6. I think they are carrying out some research into the causes of asthma.

7. I didn’t take any notes in the lecture yesterday.

8. The course goes on for three years.

3. Answer the questions:

1. Why did you decide to enter this university?

2. Have you ever failed exams?

3. How long does your course at university last?

4. What subjects do you do? What is your field of study?

5. Do you pay tuition?

6. What degree will you get when you finish this course?

7. Did you conduct any research at school?

8. Do you find it difficult to take notes in lectures?

9. How often do Moscow professors give you lectures?

Task 4. Read the text about higher education in the UK and do the tasks that follow.