- •Module 2 The Students’ Life and Studies
- •Read the quotation and explain the meaning of it. Why do we need education?
- •2. Give your definition of word education.
- •3. Read the words and practice their pronunciation.
- •A) Read and translate the text.
- •Vocabulary practice
- •Find English equivalents in the text.
- •5. Give possible combinations of the following verbs with adverbs.
- •6. Complete the sentences using the word combinations of ex. 5.
- •7. Choose the appropriate word from the right-hand column to complete each of the sentences.
- •9.Match following words with their definitions.
- •Fill in the gaps in the text with the correct word.
- •British universities
- •In what order do these things happen?
- •A) Listen the audio file “What's a university education worth?” and decide if each of the statements about the text are true or false.
- •Complete the sentences using vocabulary from the table.
- •13. Answer the following questions.
- •15. Continue the sentences and tell about studying at the university.
- •Work in pairs. Imagine that one of you is an interviewer and the other is an interviewee. Discuss the question about the importance of higher education in modern society.
- •Look at the following table and try to describe the system of education in Ukraine.
- •Read and translate the following text.
- •Discuss in your group advantages and disadvantages of higher education in Ukraine.
- •Read sentences, translate and define the Grammar Tense. Explain your choice.
- •21. Put these time adverbials in the correct part of the table.
- •Write the verb in brackets in the correct form, present simple or present continuous, in each gap.
- •Write one word in each gap.
- •Circle the correct word or phrase.
- •Write a verb from the box in the correct form, present simple or present continuous, in each pair of sentences.
- •Each of the words or phrases in bold is incorrect. Rewrite them correctly.
- •Circle the correct word or phrase. If both are correct, circle both.
- •Write the verb in brackets in the correct form, present perfect simple or present perfect continuous. Use contractions where possible.
- •Write a word from the box in each gap. You can use each word more than once.
- •Write one word in each gap. Humans and other life forms
- •31. Open the brackets and put the verbs into the proper tense (the Present Indefinite, the Present Continuous, the Present Perfect Continuous or the Present Perfect Tense).
- •32. Translate into English.
- •Collect information and complete the following table about the systems of education in our country, in the United States of America and in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Nothern Ireland.
- •Collect information about university you study and your faculty and make a report about it and be ready to answer the following questions.
- •Grammar Test. Choose the correct answer.
- •2. Vocabulary in Use.
- •Put each of the following words in the correct space in the passage below.
- •Put each of the following words in the correct space in the passage below.
- •Put each of the following words in the correct space in the passage below.
- •What's on the timetable?
In what order do these things happen?
HOW TO BECOME A DISTIGUISHED ACADEMIC
A At the end of the first term, you write a brilliant term paper and get outstanding grades.
В You become a university lecturer and continue publishing research papers.
C At the end of the first academic year, you have the highest grade-point average in your year. You get a scholarship.
D You continue your research and do a PhD.
E You decide to do a postgraduate course.
F You get a place at university. You are now an undergraduate. A rich uncle agrees to pay your university fees.
G You get an MA or MSc.
H You graduate. You get your first degree.
You are now a BA or BSc.
I You apply to a university.
J Your PhD thesis gets published in an academic journal.
SPEAKING & LISTENING
A) Listen the audio file “What's a university education worth?” and decide if each of the statements about the text are true or false.
More than three quarters of all university students in England and Wales borrow money to study
Students tend to buy a house soon after graduating
Paying back a student loan is always voluntary
A degree gives people an advantage when applying for white collar jobs
Graduates often feel their first job doesn’t live up to their expectations
Numbers of British university students began to decline after the credit crunch
Students sometimes break the law to finance their studies
More international students are coming to Britain because the UK currency is weaker
Complete the sentences using vocabulary from the table.
a. challenging |
b. having a career |
c. interest |
d. repayment |
e. salary |
f. struggle |
g. student loan |
h. summer job |
i. tuition fees |
j. wage |
We will lend you £3,000, which you will need to repay with _______ of 3% after three years.
Paying my fees every year has been a constant __________ .
With such a small loan, I don’t know if I’ll be able to pay the __________ .
I’ve got a good job, but I just wish the work was more ______________ .
When term ends, I’ll have to get __________ just to make ends meet.
The ________ is £140 a week, but it’s cash-in-hand, so you don’t pay tax.
13. Answer the following questions.
What entrance examinations did you have to pass to enter the University?
When did you take them?
What marks did you have to get to win the competition?
What were your marks?
What papers identify your student status?
Do you pay for your tuition?
What year student are you now?
What subjects have you been studying this year?
Do you attend all lectures and classes?
In what year do you students begin to take their special subjects?
How many credit tests and exams did you take during the last examination period?
Did you do well in your exams?
Do you often go to concerts, parties or discos held at the University?
Do you take part in their arrangement?
14. Say, which of these statements are students’ rights or duties.
to have breaks
to miss classes
to be enrolled after entrance exams
to take exams and credit tests
to be provided with a hostel
to get a grant if you education is free of charge
to fulfill all assignments
to attend classes
to get a diploma after graduation
to have not more than 4 classes
to participate in seminars
to enter without examinations
to be the member of university’s groups
to choose subjects
to be late for classes
to be engaged in practical training
to be asked at classes
to be taught thoroughly