- •Contents
- •Unit 1 College and Student’s Life. Glossary
- •Text. Our College
- •Dialogue . Student’s Day
- •Unit 2 Education in Different Countries Text 1. Education in Russia.
- •Text 2. British Schools.
- •Text 3. British Universities.
- •Text 4. School Education in the usa.
- •Text 5. Higher Education in the usa.
- •Unit 3 Mass Media Text l . Mass Media
- •Text 2.Television
- •Text 3. Press in the United Kingdom
- •Text. Newspapers in the usa
- •Additional Texts
- •Life with the Box
- •Unit 4. Travelling Glossary
- •Dialogue 1 Booking Railway Tickets
- •Dialogue 2. On the Ship.
- •Dialogue 3. Booking Air-Line Tickets
- •Text "Travelling by Air"
- •Text "Travelling by Sea"
- •In the Hotel
- •The Glossary
- •Helpful expressions
- •In the Train
- •In the Plane
- •In the Ship
- •Unit 5. Hobbies and Leisure
- •Healthy Hobbies
- •Text 2 One of the best film directors Steven Spielberg
- •Remember!
- •Unit 6. Job Hunting Glossary
- •Job Qualifications
- •A Letter of Application
- •How to Write a resume?
- •A Resume (1)
- •Resume (2) (Curricular Vitae)
- •References
- •Unit 7. Youth Problems The Glossary
- •Text l Generation Gap
- •Text 2 Sibling conflicts
- •Text 3 One Who Understands
- •Read and translate the text. Think of its title.
- •Unit 8. Computers in Modern Life Text 1. What is a Computer?
- •Text 2. Welcome to Computer World.
- •Text 3. To Use or not to Use. Advantages and disadvantages of computers at work.
- •Text 4.
- •Text 5. Introduction to the www and the Internet.
Text 5. Higher Education in the usa.
In the United States a student who finished high school, may continue in higher education. There are several ways to do it: universities, colleges, community colleges, technical or vocational schools.
A university in the United States usually has several different colleges in it. Each has a special subject area. It may be a college of liberal arts, where humanities, social science, natural science and mathematics are taught. It may be a college of education or a college of business. A program for undergraduates usually takes four years. University students get an undergraduate degree in the arts or sciences. If they complete a course of study, they get Bachelor of Arts or Science degree. Students may leave a university at this time. They may also go on for a graduate or professional degree. The university has always programs for graduate or professional study in many subjects.
The university may get money from different sources. A public university gets some money from the state government or private sources. A private university gets money only from private sources.
College students also study four years. But a college doesn't have graduate or professional programs. If a college student completes a course of study in arts or sciences, he or she gets Bachelor of Arts or Science degree. But if a student wants to continue for a graduate or professional degree, he must go to the university.
The program of study in the community college usually lasts two years. The community college may give courses in academic subjects or subjects like dental technology and other non-academic, subjects. Not all students of a community college have a high school diploma. They may then go to a college for two more years to get a Bachelor's degree. Community colleges are nearly always publicly funded.
A technical or vocational school has only job training, it has no academic programs. Students may have a high school diploma or not. Programs may last from six month to two years or more. The technical or vocational schools give training for work in carpentry, electronics, constructions and others.
Exercise 1. Find in the text the English for: средняя школа, высшее образование; местный колледж; профессиональная школа; колледж свободных искусств; гуманитарный предмет; общественные науки; естественные науки; студенты (выпускники); получить степень; закончит курс обучения; степень Бакалавра гуманитарных или естественных наук; получить степень магистра или профессиональную степень; различные источники; государственный университет; частный университет; диплом средней школы; обеспечить профессиональную подготовку.
Exercise 2. Transcribe the words: higher; community; vocational; humanities; natural; science; bachelor; graduate; subject; government; usually; carpentry; construction.
Exercise 3. True or false? Give your arguments.
University is only one way to get higher education in the USA.
A program for undergraduates usually takes five years.
If a student completes four years of study, he or she gets a professional degree.
The universities in the USA get money only from the state sources.
Every American college has graduate or professional programs.
The program of study in the community college usually lasts six month.
All community college students must have a high school diploma.
Technical or vocational schools give training in law, science, medicine, pedagogic.
Exercise 4. Answer the questions.
What colleges does an American university consist of?
What degrees are given at the university?
What sources can a university get money from?
What programs and degrees are offered at a college?
What courses are learned at a community college?
What programs do technical and vocational schools offer?
Exercise 5. Translate into English.
После средней школы молодые люди могут продолжить образование в университете, колледже, местном колледже, профессиональном или техническом училище.
Колледжи университета специализируются в различных областях знаний: медицине, образовании, бизнесе, гуманитарных или естественных науках.
Если студент колледжа заканчивает курс обучения по гуманитарным или естественным наукам, он получает степень бакалавра.
Каждый университет предлагает программы для студентов, аспирантов и профессиональные программы.
Если студент продолжает обучение, он получает степень магистра или доктора, или профессиональную степень.
Университеты могут получать деньги из общественных или частных источников.
Местный колледж предлагает как академические, так и неакадемические курсы.