Министерство образования и науки Российской Федерации
Южно-Уральский государственный университет
Кафедра английского языка
Ш143.21-9
В689
Волченкова К.Н.
АНГЛИЙСКИЙ ЯЗЫК
ДЛЯ АКАДЕМИЧЕСКИХ ЦЕЛЕЙ
Челябинск
Издательский центр ЮУрГУ
2017
ББК Ш 143.21-923
В689
Одобрено
учебно-методической комиссией факультета лингвистики
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В689 Волченкова, К.Н. Английский язык для академических целей. / К.Н. Волченкова. – Челябинск: Издательский центр ЮУрГУ, 2017. – 94 с.
Пособие предназначено для студентов 1 курса бакалавриата всех специальностей. Целью пособия является развитие умений устной речи и навыков чтения в области академического английского языка. Пособие состоит из серии уроков (модулей), организованных по тематическому признаку, каждый из которых представляет собой систему заданий, направленных на тренировку грамматических и лексических навыков, и развитие навыков устной речи. Тематика текстов: учеба в университете, высшее образование в России и за рубежом, академическая мобильность, мой университет, моя специальность. К каждому тексту разработан ряд заданий, целью которых является совершенствование навыков и умений в изучающем, ознакомительном и просмотровом чтении. Также разработан ряд заданий нацеленных на развитие коммуникативных умений. Пособие содержит грамматические таблицы. Пособие предназначается для практической работы в аудитории под руководством преподавателя.
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CONTENTS
Lesson 1. Succeeding in University.………………………………… 4
Lesson2. System of Higher Education in Russia………………….… 18
Lesson 3. Higher Education in the UK………………………….….. 29
Lesson 4. Higher Education in the USA………………………….… 41
Lesson 5. Academic Mobility ……………………………………… 52
Lesson 6. South Ural State University………………………………. 62
Lesson 7. My Future Specialty……………………………………… 72
Grammar Tables.…………………………………………………… 80
References ………………………………………………………..… 92
Lesson 1. Succeeding in University
Task 1. Brainstorming activity
Discuss the following question and give all the possible answers to it
What should a student have in mind to succeed in university?
Task 2. Active Vocabulary
Listen and pronounce the active vocabulary of the lesson after the teacher
“major” subject – основной предмет
deadline, n – крайний срок
foreign student – студент-иностранец
good career foundation – хорошая основа для создания карьеры
requirement, n – требование
source for information – источник информации
term paper – курсовая работа
advisor, n – консультант
employment situation – ситуация на рынке труда
experienced student – студент старшекурсник
concentration, n – сосредоточенность
confidence, n – уверенность
natural talent – природный дар
self-discipline, n – самодисциплина
self-organization, n – самоорганизация
strong motivation – высокая мотивация
to communicate with, v – общаться с
to consider, v – рассматривать
to generate loyalty – лояльно относиться
to hand in, n – сдавать
to have personality problems – иметь личные проблемы
to pay attention to, v – обращать внимание на
to pay the fee – платить за обучение
to prepare for (examinations) – готовиться к экзаменам
to respect the Rules – уважать правила
to succeed in, v – преуспевать в чем-либо
tremendous, a – огромный
Task 3
Match the words to make job titles
University tutor
Personal teacher
Driving trainer
Volleyball instructor
Private lecturer
Primary school coach
Task 4
The following data shows how a group of British students responded to the question: “What are the most important factors for success in a university?”
natural talent 4%
concentration 5%
high IQ 9%
confidence 14%
being organized 17%
being disciplined 22%
motivation 29%
Do you agree with the results of the survey?
Use the following phrases to express your agreement or disagreement:
Agreement |
Disagreement |
I quite agree with the survey. Я вполне согласен с опросом.
I agree with the survey in principle. В принципе я согласен с опросом.
I agree with the survey in a sense. Я согласен с опросом в некотором смысле.
I agree with the survey whole–heartedly. Я всей душой согласен с опросом. |
I’m afraid I have to disagree with the survey. К сожалению, мне придется не согласиться с опросом.
I couldn’t disagree more with it. Никак не могу согласиться с этим.
With all respect, I disagree. При всем уважении к вам я не согласен.
I disagree with the survey on every point. Я не согласен с опросом по всем пунктам. |
Example: I agree with the survey whole-heartedly. Motivation is the most important factor of success as it is very difficult to teach a student if he doesn’t want to study.
With all respect to the data of the survey I disagree. I think that to succeed in a university a student, first of all, must have natural talent and self-discipline.
Task 5
Look again at the factors enumerated in Task 2 and choose those you think you have: natural talent, concentration, high IQ, confidence, self-organization, self-discipline, strong motivation.
Task 6
Can you give a clear answer to the question: “Why did I enter the university?” Look at the typical answers the students usually give and agree or disagree with them
I entered the university because my parents want me to have a higher education.
To enter the university was my decision. I want to get a higher education to get a well-paid job.
Entering the university is a very good alternative to serving in the army.
I entered the university as I feel the inner desire to improve myself through study to realize my talents and to enlarge my knowledge about the world I live in.
I entered the university, as I understand that nowadays it is impossible to make a career without higher education.
I entered the university because I want to become a scientist and devote my life to pure science.
I entered the university to acquire some practical skills that will help me to find my place in the world and to create something new in the sphere of my interests.
Grammar exercises
Exercise 1
Insert the right form of the verb «to be»
She ____ a teacher.
Peter and Tom ____ absent today.
I ___ a primary school teacher.
The weather _____very cold yesterday.
I ____ an engineer in five years.
What film _____ on in the cinema today?
My brothers ____ drivers.
Our teacher ____ from Great Britain.
Ann ___ 18 years old two years ago.
Where ___ you last Monday?
She _____ a student if she studies hard at school.
Exercise 2
Insert the right form of the verb «to have»
He ____ enough confidence to enter the university.
My mother ____ a well–paid job.
We ____ two lectures every day.
They _____ a tutorial last Wednesday.
Most of my classmates _____ higher education in five years.
Our grandmother _____ a house in the country.
She _____ a car next year.
We _____ laboratory classes yesterday.
Pete ____ a diploma of a Specialist in Engineering.
They ____ a lot of work to do.
Exercise 3
Open the brackets and put the appropriate form of the verbs «to be» and «to have»
Ann (to have) three exams to pass last term.
Don’t pay attention to his rudeness, he (to have) some personality problems and can’t hold himself together.
Peter (to have) enough confidence in his abilities to enter the university.
Who has told you the results of the entrance exams? – I (to have) some reliable sources of information.
Everybody (to have) his own personality traits and he must choose the course of study that corresponds his abilities.
I can’t communicate with her. She (to be) such an arrogant person.
We (to be) very good at studying foreign languages.
What (to be) your college major?
Ron (to be) an experienced student. It (to be) his third year of studying at the university.
The right choice of the college major (to be) a good career foundation.
Exercise 4
Put the words given below into the right order to make up a sentence
Natural, is, talent, the, of, factor, critical, success.
In, universities, higher, Western, all, the, is, free, not, education.
A, pays, foreign, about, student, for, higher, education, 25, dollars, thousand, every year.
Do, college, you, know, the rules, this, has?
Motivation, role, process, an important, plays, into, the educational.
A, teacher, among, good, loyalty, the students, generates.
She, the survey, does, agree, with, not.
Exercise 5
Put the verbs in brackets into the Past Simple Tense. Remember that some of them are irregular
Last year I _____ (to spend) my holidays in Great Britain. It ____ (to be) a wonderful time! I ____ (to meet) quite a number of new people and many of them ______ (to become) my friends. I ______ (to have) the opportunity to visit famous museums and art galleries such as the British museum and the National gallery. We ______ (to see) the glorious Buckingham Palace, _______ (to make) photos of the world–known Big Ben, _______ (to eat) fish and chips in an English pub, _______ (to listen) to the story of the Tour of London, _____ (to see) a film in one of London cinemas.
But England is famous not only for its historical places. It is a picturesque country. Our English friends _____ (to show) us another England – the England of parks, gardens and moors with wild ponies. This ____ (to be) the most exciting and unforgettable trip in my life. I ____ (to fall) in love with the country and since my coming back I have been dreaming to visit it again.
Exercise 6
Open the brackets and put the verbs into one of the Simple Tenses
Dick (to enter) Oxford university in 2003. Now he is a sophomore student.
After every three months of study we (hand in) our term papers.
Susan (not to know) what exams she has to pass this term.
A university lecturer in Western universities (to deliver) 3 or 4 lectures a week.
Usually people (to consider) the employment situation before choosing their future careers.
Leading universities (to do) everything possible to provide their students with all the necessary facilities.
Nick (not to like) to prepare for examinations.
I (to chose) my major next year. Now I am not ready to make a choice.
There is no free education in Western Europe but they (to have) a developed system of grants and loans.
Last year three students of the university were expelled because they (not to respect) the Rules.
Exercise 7
Put the verb in brackets into the right form of Present Progressive
Example: – What are you doing this weekend? – I am staying at home.
What are you doing here? – I _____ (wait) for a lecturer. I want to ask some questions.
Listen! Someone ____ (knock) at the door.
Don’t go into the classroom. The students _____ (write) a dictation there at the moment.
The man who _____ (smoke) a cigarette is our English teacher.
Listen! The telephone ____ (ring).
He ____ (work) hard these days.
She ____ (stay) with a friend in Paris at present.
He is such a boring man who ____ always (make) a fuss about nothing.
It ____ (pour) with rain all week long.
I ____ (write) a letter to my parents now.
Exercise 8
Put the sentences into the interrogative form
Example: She is learning to cook now. – Is she learning to cook now?
He is doing the exercise now.
Ann is translating the text now.
Phil is travelling round the Europe now.
I was studying at the university at this time yesterday.
The Browns will be visiting their relatives on Sunday.
They were staying with some friends in London last week.
I was putting in weight when I was eating many sweets.
She is working in London this week.
The child was crying bitterly when he fell on the ground.
The guests are leaving the room.
Exercise 9
Open the brackets and put the verbs into Present Simple or Present Progressive
Example: Kate usually (read) a book in the evening but today she (cook) dinner.
Kate usually reads a book in the evening but today she is cooking dinner.
Tom usually ______(play) football but today he __________(play) tennis.
What language ___ they ___________ (speak) in Holland?
The professor ____(speak) five foreign languages. Right now he _____(speak) Dutch.
My friend always ______(tell) me the truth, but I see that she ______(tell) a lie now.
I usually ________(drive) to my work. Be careful! You __________(drive) too fast.
She, as a rule, ____(wear) smart hats. But today she _____(wear) a funny-looking one.
I ______(do) a lot of work every day. Don’t worry! I know what I _______(do).
Every Sunday he ______(watch) birds in a forest. Be quiet, the photographer ____(watch) that bird. He (want) to take a picture.
You ___(eat) fruit every day? What’s the name of the fruit you ___(eat) with such pleasure?
She ____(adore) French perfume but I can’t understand what perfume she _____(wear) tonight.
Exercise 10
Answer the questions about the actions, which are in progress now
What are you doing at the moment?
What is your neighbour doing now?
Are you studying at the university?
Are you writing a book?
What were you doing at this time yesterday?
What will you be doing at this time tomorrow?
What were you doing at 5 o’clock the day before yesterday?
What will you be doing at 10 a.m. on Saturday?
Exercise 11
Translate from Russian into English using the Progressive Tenses
Чем занимается Иван? – Он проводит научное исследование.
Что ты делаешь? – Я пишу заявление о приеме в университет.
Где ты был вчера в 9 вечера? – Я был у Игоря. Мы готовились к экзамену.
Что ты делаешь в субботу? – Я иду на дискотеку с друзьями.
Ты свободен во вторник вечером? – Нет, я занят. Я буду играть в баскетбол с друзьями.
Reading
Task 1
Read and translate the text
Succeeding in College
T
o
succeed in an American college, a student must be organized. The
college will have a department with advisors who can help the student
to structure the best program. It is then depends on the student to
take four or more courses at once, write and hand in term papers on
time, and prepare for examinations.
Pay Attention to People Differences.
Difference
is the word to remember when communicating with professors and their
requirements. They’ll all be different. It is important to have a
good knowledge of what the individual professors are looking for,
which professors are difficult to communicate with or have
personality problems, which professors are well loved or generate a
lot of loyalty among the students. The more experienced students can
be helpful sources for this information.
Respect the Rules.
Throughout a college student’s career, he or she must pay careful attention to deadlines, university regulations and the paperwork the university bureaucracy requires. Fees should be paid on time. Lack of attention to paperwork and deadlines can cause tremendous problems, especially for foreign students.
Choose Courses with Care.
Another part of college success is the choice of a “major” subject. It should be an area the student is happy with. It is important to consider the employment situation after college, or whether or not graduate study is planned. Advance planning will give the college student a good career foundation.
Task 2
What are the main factors of success for an American student? Give the main ideas of the text. Main ideas: To succeed in an American college, a student must…
Vocabulary practice
Exercise 1
Fill in the correct word from the list below
Tremendous, subject, courses, situation, term, program, loyalty, people, problems
________ problems
to take _______
to structure ______
_____ papers
_____ differences
personality _____
to generate ______
employment ________
major _____
Exercise 2
Insert the right prepositions. Make up sentences with the expressions
to succeed ___
to depend ___
to hand ___
to prepare ___
to pay attention ___
to communicate ___
___ time
Exercise 3
Match phrases in column A with their translation in column B
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a. major subject b. to generate loyalty among the students c. fee d. experienced students e. to prepare for examinations f. to communicate with the professors g. to hand in term papers on time h. useful sources for information i. deadline j. to respect the rules |
Exercise 4
Consult the dictionary to find the meaning of the following words and their derivatives. Then insert the words into the gaps
To communicate, communication, communicative, to succeed, success, successful, to confide, confidence, confident, to prepare, preparation, preparatory, to respect, respect, respectful.
To communicate, communication, communicative
He is a very interesting person ___________ with.
Computer is one of the widespread means of __________.
You may ask our teacher any question you are interested in. He is always ready to answer. He is very _______.
To succeed, success, successful
Leonardo de Caprio is a _______ actor. He starred in such films as Titanic and Romeo and Juliet.
This business will be a ______ if we make a set of right decisions.
He needs to be confident _______ in studies.
To confide, confidence, confident
________ people are people who believe in their abilities and make others believe in them.
I trust this man and I can _____ all my secrets to him.
She doesn’t have enough ______ to win in the competition.
To prepare, preparation, preparatory
He always ______ for the classes.
Some ________ work should be done before we start the experiment.
________ for the exams is very important for a student.
To respect, respect, respectful
Our teacher ______ the opinions of the students.
This man is a very ________ one. He treats all the people equally.
To deserve the ______ from your colleagues you need to be a highly qualified specialist.
Discussion
Task 1
D
iscuss
in groups of four. What are the factors
Russian students should keep in mind to succeed in a university? Give
your opinion using the following phrases
I think that… я думаю, что …..
I believe that… Я полагаю, что …..
I suppose that … Я полагаю, что …..
I have my own point As I see it ….. На мой взгляд …
That’s the way I see it. Таково мое мнение.
Example: I think that a Russian student should keep in mind that he is responsible for the education he gets and that nobody will do things for him or instead of him. That’s the way I see it.
Task 2
Ask for the opinions of other members of your group using the following phrases. Practise these phrases before using them in speech
What do you think about…? Что ты думаешь о…?
What’s your opinion…? Каково твое мнение о…?
What is your point of view on the problem? Какова твоя точка зрения на проблему?
Example: – That’s the way I see the problem.
And what do you think about it?
– I think that a Russian student should develop the ability to study that is to search for knowledge and not just take the ready knowledge.
Problem solving
Task 1.
These are the Rules every student should follow. Discuss in groups of four: what rules seem quite reasonable and what rules seem quite absurd? What rules are impossible to follow, especially for Russian students?
Rule 1 Students must respect the rules.
Rule 2 Students must hand in term papers on time.
Rule 3 Students must be always ready for the lesson.
Rule 4 Students must respect their professors and never argue with them.
Rule 5 Students must spend 4 hours a day in the library.
Rule 6 Students must not discuss the professor personality and style of teaching otherwise they will be expelled (отчислены).
Rule 7 Students must express their opinion on the subject only in case they are asked to do it.
Rule 8 No cheating in our university!
Example: I completely agree with Rule 1. This rule seems quite reasonable. Every higher institution has a set of rules and you should follow them as entering the university you become part of the system that works in a special mode. If you break the rule it means that you interfere with the normal work of the system and create chaos.
Roleplay. University Rules
Task
Divide into groups of three. Your task is to work out the rules for the newly established university. Each of you will have a role written on the card. Read it carefully and make up a speech using the information given.
Student A
You are a student taking part in the meeting. The aim of the meeting is to establish the rules for the newly created university. Your task is to suggest some rules your professors should follow and to prove that they are very important (give your arguments). Remember you are speaking on behalf of the students, so you should protect their interests and make their life easier.
At the end of the meeting you are to write down a resolution in the form of a table.
Student B
You are a professor taking part in the meeting. The aim of the meeting is to establish the rules for the newly created university. Your task is to suggest some rules the students should follow. Remember you are a professional. You have been working for about 20 years in education and you don’t like many things in modern students (lack of responsibility, bad behavior, missed classes etc.). Suggest the rules that will help the teaching staff to give the education of high quality.
At the end of the meeting you are to write down a resolution in the form of a table.
Student C
You are the member of the administration leading the meeting. The aim of
the meeting is to establish the rules for the newly created university. Your task is to listen to the rules suggested by a student and a professor, analyze them and make up a decision whether you accept them or not. You may correct the rules or suggest your own ones.
At the end of the meeting you are to write down a resolution in the form of a table.
UNIVERSITY RULES |
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Teachers should 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. |
Students should 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. |
Communication
Introducing yourself
When you meet someone for the first time, it is customary to introduce yourself.
T
ask
1
Practice some expressions used for the introduction
My name is …
I am …
My first name is…
My second name is…
Hi.
Hello.
How do you do?
Pleased to meet you.
I am from…
Task 2
Read the dialogue, practice it and reproduce it
Ann: Hello. Are you a student here?
Kate: Yes, I am.
Ann: So am I. My name is Ann Duglas.
Kate: How do you do? I am Kate Frank.
Ann: I am pleased to meet you. Is Frank your first name or your last name?
Kate: My last name.
Ann: Ann is my first name. Please call me Ann.
Kate: Okay, Ann and please call me Kate.
Ann: Okay, Kate. I am from New York and where are you from?
Kate: I am from Manchester.
Task 3
Turn to your partner and make up a similar dialogue
Introducing someone
When you want to introduce someone to someone it is customary to use some expressions
Task 4
Practice some expressions used to introduce someone:
I’d like to introduce…
I’d like you to meet…
Can I introduce you to…
Task 5
Get information about your partner. Here are some questions for you to use
What’s your name?
Where are you from?
Do you work?
If not, what do you do?
Are you married?
What is your native language?
Do you have a hobby?
What are the three things you like and three things you don’t like?
Task 6
Introduce your partner to the groupmates and tell them about him/her.
Homework
Task 1
Give the English equivalents to these job titles?
Преподаватель университета, инструктор по вождению, тренер по
волейболу, личный тренер, репетитор, учитель начальной школы.
Task 2
Translate these sentences using job titles from Task 1 and word expressions given below
To work as a … , to give private lessons, to have, to be
1. Он работает преподавателем университета.
2. Чем ты занимаешься? Я даю частные уроки. Я – репетитор.
3. Хелен работает инструктором по вождению.
4. Я – тренер по волейболу.
5. Моя мама – учитель начальной школы.
6. У моего брата есть личный тренер по теннису.
Task 3
Make up sentences using these groups of phrases in one sentence
Example: Natural talent, confidence, to succeed in.
He succeeds in college because of his natural talent and confidence in his
abilities.
1. to depend on, motivation, high IQ
2. advisor, the best program, to structure
3. to pay attention to, every university, to have, the Rules
4. to prepare for, professors, to be different
5. to hand in, deadline, term papers
6. to communicate with, experienced students, information
7. to generate, professors, loyalty
8. employment situation, to consider, before entering
9. college, to have, a graduate program
Task 4
Read the text written by Steven C. Hayes (University of Nevada) and
summarize its main ideas
Rules of Success: A Message for Students
Rule 1 Talk and Write – A Lot
Science is a largely verbal enterprise. Successful scientists must speak, write, persuade, and debate. The only way to become skilled at professional verbal behavior is to engage in it. Talk in class. Talk at conventions. Talk in the halls. Listen and respond. Propose and consider. Argue. Share thoughts. If you think you have something to say, say it. If you wonder if you have sometimes to say, and worry that it is not worthwhile, say it anyway.
Rule 2 Say “Yes” Easily and Mean It
Early in your study you should expose yourself to different things. You need to take part in many activities. When someone talks about a good project, say “let’s do it.” If someone asks for help with a project, say “yes.” Then deliver. Do more than is expected.
Rule 3 Work with Others and Share Easily
You can learn a lot from others. They help you push you and they teach you new things. So collaborate. Form teams. Network. Give more than you ask to receive.
Rule 4 Keep Your Word
T
his
is the most important rule of all. This one rule separates the
successful from the unsuccessful student more than any other, but its
value cannot be known until you do it. Set up a program, make it life
or death. Do it. Of course, no one always does it. OK, so when you
slip, go back and do it 100%. Then when you slip, go back and do it
100%. I violate this one nearly every day. Yet I continue to fight
like a tiger to keep it.
Rule 5 Realize Your Own Power and Behave Accordingly
Let me tell you something incredible: you can make a huge difference in your discipline. We are talking about fields that are young and accessible, in which even one person can make a big difference. The successful student will realize their own power, and will push on to make it manifest.
Rule 6 Follow Your Talent
S
uccessful
students are confident. I don’t mean they necessarily feel
confident. I mean that they follow
their talent. They are true to themselves. Be true to yourself. Do
not, however, violate what seems important to you. You will pay very
dearly for the violation because it will take away your compass for
scientific entertainment. You can get lost without a compass.
Task 5
Enumerate the rules given by paraphrasing them
Example: Rule 1. A student should constantly express his ideas verbally no matter whether he is sure or not about the things he has in mind as any idea can give great opportunities for discussion. The articulation of ideas helps the student to express himself and to enrich his way of thinking by the opinions of others.
Task 6
Using the material of the lesson express your opinion on one of the following themes
Critical factors of success in university.
The Rules everybody should follow while studying at the university.
The Rules every professor should follow while teaching at the university.
Task 7.
Read the text and summarize its main ideas finding point and support for the point.
New ways of teaching in the 21st century
Alongside classes taught wholly online, technology is also influencing traditional campus-based teaching and learning.
Virtual learning environments, flipped classrooms and blended learning have all become an accepted part of the classroom lexicon over the past few years. All three offer new approaches to traditional campus-based teaching, with virtual learning environments such as Blackboard and Moodle primarily used for course administration, storage of course content and additional resources, while flipped classrooms have influenced pedagogical methodology by offering a way to blend online and class learning.
Flipped classrooms provide a way to invert the traditional pattern of information and concept acquisition in class and problem solving at home, with faculty posting their class lectures online for students to view before using class time for application, problem solving and assessment. Flipped teaching aims to cultivate deeper thinking and more active learning for students. San Jose State students taking the flipped electrical engineering course watched revamped edX lecture videos at home and attended classes twice a week to discuss topics and undertake a range of activities. Their median midterm test scores were around 10 points higher than those of the students who took the traditional course.
The University of Illinois at Chicago has mainstreamed blended learning, integrating online and face-to-face teaching across 80 UIC degree programmes. UIC chose to target three areas of study – those with particularly high demand: undergraduate general education, business education and graduate level health professional education.
Similarly, Stanford has integrated blended learning into its teaching to such an extent that the university now has a Vice-Provost for Online Learning. Wide uptake of online courses, – whether as freestanding courses or as part of a flipped classroom, has also given faculty access to a new set of metrics for assessing student participation and engagement in a course. Online courses collect and report data about learners, allowing the course to be adapted in response to student needs, thus driving up student comprehension and test scores.
Flipped Learning
Watch the video at home and be ready to discuss it.
The key to success? Grit
Angela Lee Duckworse
Task 1
Discuss in groups of four
What is the key to success?
Task 2
Write down 10 expressions you have learnt from the video
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Task 3. Answer the questions to the video
What are the professions of the speaker?
What is the definition for grit?
How much is grit related to measures of talent?
What is the best idea of building grit in kids? Where was it developed?
What did Dr.Dweck show?
Task 4. Give the equivalents to Russian terms
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Task 5. Discuss in groups of four
Can you suggest your ways of growing grit?
Smile
with us
Farther: You know, son when Lincoln was your age he was a very good pupil. In fact he was the best pupil in class.
Tom: Yes, Dad, I know that. But when he was your age he was President
of the United States.
Lesson 2. Higher Education in Russia
Task 1.
Brainstorming activity
Discuss the following question and give all the possible answers to it.
How does higher education in Russia differ from studying in the USA, Great Britain?
Task 2.
Active Vocabulary
Listen and pronounce the active vocabulary of the lesson after the teacher
a competitive system – конкурентоспособная система
a multilevel system – многоуровневая система
an academic degree – ученая степень
an application – заявление (о приеме в вуз)
branches of sciences – области наук
a competition – конкурс
a curricular – программа (обучения)
an educational system – система образования
entrance exams – вступительные экзамены
final state examinations – государственные экзамены
further education – дальнейшее образование
a graduation paper – дипломная работа
higher education – высшее образование
humanities – гуманитарные науки
natural sciences – естественные науки
part-time students – студенты–вечерники
postgraduate education – обучение в аспирантуре
qualifying degree – квалификационная степень
scientific research – научное исследование
secondary education – среднее образование
to be admitted to – быть допущенным к
to give the possibility – представлять возможность
to grant a degree – выдавать диплом
to pass – сдавать
to provide access to – обеспечить доступ к
to provide mobility – обеспечивать мобильность
vocational education – профессиональное образование
Task 3
Give the Russian equivalents to the English phrases
higher education
scientific research
entrance exams
graduation paper
academic degree
curricular
competition
an application
access
secondary education
instructor
senior lecturer
Lead–in
Task 1
Here is the structure of Russian educational system. Will you give the English equivalents to the stages mentioned?
Example: Система образования – System of education
Среднее образование
Профессиональное образование
Высшее профессиональное образование
Аспирантура
Докторантура
Образование через всю жизнь
Task 2
Using your background knowledge about the system of higher education in Russia agree or disagree with the following statements.
You may use the phrases given to prove your point of view:
to be a competitive system, to provide high academic standards, to pay the fee, good results in the Unified State Exams, highly–qualified specialists.
Russian educational system is the best in the world.
One of the main advantages of Russian educational system is that it is free.
A typical Russian university has all the necessary facilities for studying.
Any school leaver can become a student of a university.
Task 3
T
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to develop the idea given. Agree or disagree. Give your arguments
“Education is the most powerful weapon, which you can use to change the world.”
Nelson Mandela
Reading
Task 1
Read the text and express in your own words the main idea of the text
Higher Education in Russia
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ussia’s
higher educational system started with the foundation of the State
Moscow University founded in the middle of the 18th
century. The getting of higher education was and still is very
prestigious.
Students with secondary education can be admitted to higher educational institutions. In previous years school leavers had to take both secondary schools leaving examinations and higher education entrance tests. In 2004 a choice is given to the school leavers after the Unified State Exam was introduced. Many but not all faculties of the universities admit applicants on the basis of the results of the three USE chosen by the applicants. On average, competition to enter state university now is 187 applications for 100 places.
One of the great attractions of education in Russia is the cost. Degree study tuition is from $2000 to $8000 per year, with other costs (room, books, etc.) ranging from $1500 to $5000 per year, depending on location and spending habits.
The types of the educational institutions in the Russian Federation are:
• University: a higher educational institution with activities aimed at developing education, science, and culture by performing fundamental scientific research and training at all the levels of higher, postgraduate, and further education within a wide range of Natural Sciences, Humanities, and other branches of sciences, technology, and culture.
• Academy: a higher educational institution with activities aimed at developing education, science, and culture mainly in one specific area of science, technology, and culture.
• Institute: an independent higher educational institution, which applies vocational education curricula in specific areas of science, technology, and culture.
Russian higher educational institutions can grant the following types of degrees and diplomas:
Intermediate Diploma; Bachelor’s degree; Diploma of Specialist; Master’s degree.
The function of the degree of Intermediate Higher Education granted after no less than two years of training is to certify that a student has successfully completed the first two years of the fundamental higher education, which is considered to be a basis of the chosen field of training. Besides, this degree provides mobility between various higher educational institutions.
The Bachelor’s degree is awarded after at least four years of training. It covers almost all fields of knowledge, except medical science. Final state certification procedure includes the presentation of the graduation paper.
Degree of a Specialist is awarded after 5–6 years of studies. The degree of a Specialist has a double function. It provides access to occupational activities and also gives the possibility to enter postgraduate courses (doctoral programs). Final state certification includes presentation of the graduation paper. Besides, in the majority of cases students have to pass final state examinations.
Task 2
Use the information in the text to find answers to the following questions
Who can be admitted to a higher educational institution?
What are the types of educational institutions in Russia?
What is a USE?
What types of degrees can Russian higher education institutions grant?
What are the functions of an Intermediate Diploma?
What does the final state certification procedure include?
Task 3
Finish the sentences using the information from the text
To enter university a student with secondary education have to _________
The types of higher institutions in Russia are___________
After 6 years of training a student gets _________
A traditional Russian final qualifying degree is that of a _______
The function of the Intermediate Higher Education degree is to provide_____
Final state certification includes_______
Task 4
Look at the scheme of giving а summary to the text and enumerate the
4 main elements of the summary
Give the title of the text summarized.
The title of the text is….
Begin the summary with one of the introductory general phrases:
The text deals with… (speaks about, says that, presents, points out, describes, is devoted to, gives some comments on, offers an overview)
The main body must not be more than six plain statements generalizing the main ideas of the text in a logical sequence.
Conclude the abstract with your personal opinion of both the content and the language used, using given phrases:
The text is informative….; The text is dry, dull and boring…;
The information is up-to-date (out-of-date)…
The text is (not) worth reading and abstracting….
There are practically no unknown words….
Task 5
Look at the example summary and say what element among the
enumerated ones it lacks? Give your own variant of the summary.
Summary
The title of the text is “Higher Education in Russia “.
The text offers an overview of the Russian educational system.
There are different types of higher educational institutions in Russia. They are universities, academies and institutes. Each educational institution has its peculiarities. They can grant the following types of degrees and diplomas. Intermediate Diploma: to get such a diploma at least 2 years of training is needed. Bachelor’s degree requires not less than 4 years of training and you need 5 or 6 years of training to get the Diploma of a Specialist, which is the traditional final qualifying degree in Russia and you can get Master’s degree after 6 years of training.
Vocabulary practice
Exercise 1
Match phrases in column A with their translation in column B and make up sentences with them
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1.образовательная система |
а. To enter state university |
2. среднее образование |
b. vocational education curricular |
3. сдавать вступительные экзамены |
c. to pass final state examinations |
4. проводить научное исследование |
d. educational system |
5. высшее образование |
e. to introduce a multilevel system |
6. поступать в государственный университет |
f. secondary education |
7. программа профессионального образования |
g. to successfully complete the course of education |
8. ввести многоуровневую систему |
i. to pass entrance exams |
9. успешно пройти курс обучения |
j. to choose the field of training |
10. выбрать область обучения |
k. to perform scientific research |
11. сдавать государственные экзамены |
l. graduation paper |
12. диплом |
m. higher education |
Exercise 2
Distribute the words given below into three columns
To grant, secondary, entrance, to cover, Master’s, Bachelor’s, higher, postgraduate, final, further, academic, qualifying, vocational.
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Fill in the correct word from the list: sciences, to grant, secondary, multilevel, to give, paper, entrance, individual, mobility, research.
1. ________ studies
2. ________ the possibility
3. scientific ________
4. ________ exams
5. Natural _________
6. ________ education
7. ________ system
8. graduation ______
9. _________ a degree
10. to provide _______
Exercise 4
Make up a dialogue on the situation
Student A
You are a second-year student of the SUSU. Help the American student to understand the rules and regulations of being accepted to a Russian university, being granted a degree. Explain the difference between the types of Russian educational institutions. You may also suggest him some tips for studying, clarify the peculiarities of students’ life in Russia. It’s your first meeting with the person. Don’t forget to introduce yourself.
Student B
You are an American student. You want to get a higher education in Russian. You love Russia very much as your grandmother is Russian. So you’ve come to Russia to find out as much details as possible about the system of Higher education in Russia, about the types of educational institutions and about the hardships (difficulties) of students’ life. You’ve met a Russian second-year student. Introduce yourself and remember you are a very inquisitive person.
Grammar exercises
Exercise 1
Put the verbs in brackets into the right form of Present Perfect and translate them
Example: She ______ already (cook) the breakfast.
She has already cooked the breakfast.
He ____ (gain) a lot of weight recently.
Tom ____ just (clear out) the garage.
They ____ (sell) their house and ____ (go) on a tour of the world.
I ___ (be) to New York several times.
Martin is not here. He ____ (leave) for Moscow.
I ____ (not see) Kate since my weeding.
Pam ____ already (finish) his test.
She ____ (quarrel) with her mother 5 times this week.
This year I ___ (be) twice abroad.
Exercise 2
Choose the right variant: Past Simple или Present Perfect
We (not/have) a holiday last year.
didn’t have b) haven’t had
My parents (be) to the USA many times.
have been b) were
It (stop) raining?
Did it stop b) Has it stopped
I (buy) a new dress last week.
a) have bought b) bought
Don’t worry about your letter. I (send) it the day before yesterday.
sent b) have sent
When Jill (finish) school?
When has Jill finished b) When did Jill finish
When I was a child, I (be) always late for school.
have always been b) was always late
– Are you tired?
– Yes, a little. I (paint) the ceiling today.
have painted b) painted
My husband (work) in the bank for three years since 1990 to 1993.
has worked b) worked
He (call) you yesterday?
has he called b) did he call
One of the passengers (die) in that accident.
died b) has died
12. Mom (lose) her key, so we have to open the door by force.
a) has lost b) lost
Exercise 3
Choose the right variant: Past Perfect or Present Perfect
1. Aunt Polly punished Tom Sawyer because he (be) a naughty boy.
a) has been b) had been
2. Why are you so unhappy? – I (lose) my purse.
a) have lost b) had lost
3. Sam was upset because Judy (not/come).
a) hasn’t come b)hadn’t come
4. Mother asked the children if they (buy) some biscuits for tea.
has bought b) had bought
I (leave) some photos to be developed. Are they ready?
have left b) had left
Tell Tommy about these wonderful islands. He never (hear) about them.
has never heard b) had never heard
I’m so happy to see you again. I (not/see) you since I left Berks.
hadn’t seen b) haven’t seen
She said she (not/see) him since she left Berks.
hadn’t seen b) hasn’t seen
9. When she returned home, he (already/cook) dinner.
a) had already cooked b) has already cooked
10. Who (read) this book?
has read b) had read
Exercise 4
Open the brackets and put the verbs into the Future Perfect Tense
She ___________ (to cook) dinner by the time you come.
The tutor _________ (to look through) all our tests by the end of the week.
The film already ________ (to start) when we get there.
I _________ (to finish) this book by next month.
My parents ________ (to go) to bed when we come back from the theatre.
The lecture _________ (to be over) by 5 and the last student will have left the hall.
It _________(to stop) raining by the time we get there.
By the time you get home you __________ (to forget) everything.
Ann _______ (to come) back by the moment the play starts.
By 2100 computers ________ (to take over) many of the jobs that people do today.
Exercise 5
You are first year students. You spent not much time at the university. What have done yet?
Example 1: I have already twice visited the library.
Example 2: I have already been to the university swimming–pool.
Exercise 6
React to the suggestion using the Present Perfect Tense as in the model.
The following adverbial phrases may be of some help to you:
this week, this month, this year, this morning, this evening.
Example: – Let’s go to the swimming–pool.
– No, thanks. I have already been there in the morning.
Let’s go to the library this evening to prepare for our physics classes.
Let’s go to the cinema to see ”Nochnoy Dozor”.
Why don’t we go to visit our grandmother this week.
Let’s dedicate this poem to Svetlana.
Let’s go to see Paris this summer.
Let’s not miss lectures on History this week.
Exercise 7
You are 18 year old students. You are young but I am sure you have some achievements in your life. Think of them and formulate them using the model
Model: I have finished a secondary school and the Chelyabinsk State Pedagogical University. I have visited many foreign countries: Germany, the USA and Great Britain are among them.
Communication
Reacting
Task 1
Look at sentences 1 to 8. Then choose phrases from the list and in pairs act out short exchanges reacting positively or negatively.
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OK. • Never mind. • Not at all. • Go ahead•
Pity • Why not • I’d love to. • Yes, actually • You’d
better not. • Let’s not. • Poor • Quite reasonable. • I’d
rather not. • Terribly
1. I won’t be able to make it.
2. Shall we go?
3. Do you mind?
4. How did it go?
5. Are you coming then?
6. What are my chances?
7. Can I try?
8. I tried really hard.
Example: A. I won’t be able to make it. B. Pity.
Task 2
Enlarge the situations given
Example:
Will you go to the disco this evening?
I won’t be able to make it. I am sitting with my sister this evening.
Pity. May be next time?
With pleasure.
Homework
Task 1
Use the phrases given below to fill in the gaps.
Secondary education, training, final state examinations, vocational education curricula, to provide mobility, entrance exams, degree of a Specialist, to provide access, competition, distance learning students.
To enter the higher institution every applicant should pass ________.
_______________ is compulsory in Russia.
_______________ is awarded after 5 or 6 years of study.
Institute is an independent higher educational institution which applies__________ in specific areas of science, technology and culture.
The Intermediate Higher degree is designed _________ between various higher educational institutions.
Final state certification includes the presentation of the graduation project and ________.
In many modern universities large computer centers are established __________ to Internet resources for the students.
________ to enter state university for the specialties that are in great demand nowadays is 5 applications for one place.
To get a Bachelor’s degree a student needs not less than four years of __________.
Part-time and __________ constitute one third of the overall number of students in the country.
Task 2
Choose the right variant: Present Perfect or Past Simple
She is happy. She (passed/has passed) her exam in Maths.
When (did you pass/have you passed) your laboratory work?
Ann is upset. She (lost/has lost) 500 rubles.
Pete feels uneasy. He (missed/has missed) his classes and (met/has met) his teacher on the street later today.
Yesterday I (read/have read) an interesting article about the nature of earthquakes.
Task 3
Translate from Russian into English using the active vocabulary of the lesson
Система высшего образования в России находится в стадии реформирования.
Среднее образование является обязательным для всех граждан России.
После четырех лет обучения студент получает диплом Бакалавра.
Университет это высшее учебное заведение, чья деятельность направлена на образование, развитие науки и культуры.
При поступлении в университет абитуриенты должны сдавать вступительные экзамены.
Министерство образования предлагает принимать в университет абитуриентов на основе результатов Единого Государственного Экзамена. (Unified State Exam)
Студенты вечернего отделения и студенты, получающие образование дистанционно, составляют третью часть всех студентов.
В Российской Федерации существует несколько типов высших учебных заведений: университеты, институты, академии.
Task 4
Read the text, name the initiatives described, and formulate their main ideas.
Internationalization Initiatives
Government strategies have continued to drive a range of international experiences for students over the past year, with three major new initiatives announced in Russia, Germany and the USA.
Russia’s
‘5/100 initiative’ was launched in 2012 and has been designed to
boost the
number of international faculty in Russian universities to 10% and
international students to 15% by 2020 as part of a wider plan to
develop the global
competitiveness
of Russian research and higher education. There is considerable
financial backing behind the project, which has two primary aims: to
encourage international students
to study in Russia, and to have at least five Russian universities
ranked in the top 100 in the world by 2020. To
raise standards,
a foundational year in Russia has been made a prerequisite of
university entrance, with aspiring foreign students required to take
courses in Russian language and literature at Russian universities
before enrolling for a degree. The Ministry of Education and Science
launched a new scholarship
programme
in 2014, which will provide $133.3m funding for 3,000 Russian
postgraduates to study overseas at some of the world’s leading
universities between 2014 and 2017. A measure taken largely to
reverse Russia’s severe
brain drain
of recent years, scholarship winners will need to
commit to
return to Russia and work in a state
Germany
is also pushing study abroad for its university students, with a new
programme that aims for half of all degree students to
experience study abroad
by 2020. At present, roughly a third of all German students spend
some time at a university outside Germany during their degree, but
the German government and Academic
Exchange Service
(DAAD) are working to increase this to 50%. Funding is available for
118,000 German students to study abroad each year, with further
funding to support international study for 36,000 low
income students
and for universities to offer scholarships for a further 10,000 able
students. Germany also aims to increase the number of international
students studying at German universities by 17% over the next few
years. In contrast to brain-drain driving similar programmes in
Russia and Asia, the
primary incentive
for Germany is to
increase
their competitive
advantage
in business, science and industry, and to “gain long-term friends
of Germany throughout the world”.
In
the USA, the Institute of International Education has launched a new
five-year programme, ‘Generation Study Abroad’, to double the
number of students obtaining international experience during their
degree from the present 295,000 (10% of the student population) to
600,000 by 2019. The move is driven by recognition that
Task 5
Match the collocations and translate the expressions
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Find what the following figures refer to? Give answers as in the example
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118,000 $133.3m 3,000 36,000
Task
Discuss in groups of three.
What do you think about the initiatives discussed in the text? Which ones would you like to participate?
What are the other ways to reverse severe drain brain?
Would you like to intern abroad? If yes, where?
Would you like to be taught by an international professor?
Task
Find information in the Internet on the following topics and present it in the form of a report:
What is the Bologna process?
Why has Russia decided to become the part of the Bologna process?
What is the main purpose of the Unified State Exams?
Why is the Russian system of higher education among the best in the world?
Smile with us
Professor: A fool can ask more questions than a wise man can answer.
Student: No wonder so many of us failed our exams!
Lesson 3. Higher Education in the UK
Task 1. Brainstorming activity
Discuss the following question and give all the possible answers to it
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do many children of new Russians study in Great Britain?
Task 2. Active Vocabulary
Pronounce the active vocabulary of the lesson after the teacher
foreign student – студент иностранец
academic year – учебный год
Advanced Level examinations – экзамен по программе средней школы
applied technology – прикладные разработки
approximate number – приблизительное количество
foremost – выдающийся
General Certificate of Secondary Education – аттестат о среднем образовании
interview – собеседование
it goes without saying – без сомнения
methods of instruction – методы обучения
resident – житель страны
sandwich course – курс обучения, чередующий теорию с
практикой;
to apply to a university – обращаться с заявлением о приеме в
университет
to attend a university – посещать университет
to be dedicated to – быть посвященным чему–либо
to be founded in – быть основанным в
to be free – быть бесплатным
to be tested in – проходить тестирование по
to give a lecture – читать лекцию
tutorial – консультация
extension courses – курс повышения квалификации
study centre – учебный центр
summer school – летняя школа
Lead-in
Task 1. Try to answer the following questions using your background knowledge
W
hat
do you know about the system of Higher Education in Great
Britain?Why do you think many new Russians send their children to the UK colleges to get degrees?
Do you know any world famous universities of the UK?
Grammar exercises
Exercise 1
Change the active to the passive by supplying the correct form of the verb to be
Example: Tom prepares the homework every day.
The homework is prepared by Tom.
Tom is preparing the homework.
The homework _____ prepared by Tom now.
Tom has prepared the homework.
The homework _____ prepared by Tom.
Tom prepared the homework.
The homework _____ prepared by Tom.
Tom was preparing the homework.
The homework _____ prepared by Tom.
Tom had prepared the homework.
The homework _____ prepared by Tom.
Tom will prepare the homework.
The homework _____ prepared by Tom.
Tom will have prepared the homework.
The homework _____ prepared by Tom.
Exercise 2
To repair a flat is an endless process. Many things change. Describe the changes that happen when we repair the flat, using the Present Simple Passive
Example: The windows are painted and cleaned.
The roof _______ (to repair).
The carpet ______ (to wash) in the laundry.
The walls ______(to decorate) with wall–paper.
The bathroom _______ (to lay) with tile.
The dust ______ (to beat) out of the carpet.
The ceiling ______ (to whitewash).
The new curtains ______ (to buy).
All the old things _____ (to throw) away.
The parquet _______ (to lacquer).
Exercise 3
Open the brackets and put the words into the Future Simple Passive
Example: Some money will be given (to give) to you to buy the products.
Many tasty things ________ (to make) by Mother for our party.
The pupils ______ (to give) out prizes by the headmaster.
I _______ (to ask) a lot of questions during the interview.
A surprise party ________ (to arrange) for Jane next week.
Exercise 4
Using the verbs in the box fill in the gaps. Put the verbs into the Past Simple Passive
invent, plant, kill, write, build, name, discover, design, paint, break |
Five fruit–trees ________ in our garden last year.
The picture Mona Lisa _________ by Leonardo da Vinci.
Marat ______ in his bath.
Radio ______ by Popov.
The first Pyramid of Egypt ________ around 3000 BC.
The winter Palace _______ by Rastrelli.
“War and Peace” ________ by Tolstoy.
Rossi street _______ after a famous Russian architect.
My car ______ in an accident last night.
When ____ America ________?
Exercise 5
Ann and Tom bought a car 10 years ago. The car has been repaired several times since then. Describe the changes that have been made, using the Present Perfect Passive
Example: The oil ______(to change). The oil has been changed.
The radiator _____(to fill) with water six times.
It ______(to take) for a test drive once.
Broken parts ______(to repair) two times.
The battery ______(to check).
The filters ______(to replace) three times.
Air _____ (to put) in the tyres twice.
The brakers _____ (to test).
The car ______ (to paint) after the accident.
The lights _____ (to change).
Exercise 6
Make up Yes/No questions using the words given
Example: India, rice, is, grown, in. Is rice grown in India?
Into, languages, many, this book, translated, has, been.
A, is, being, built, new church, in, Moscow.
The planet, is , known, Mars, as, “the red planet”.
Ground, the, covered, is, snow, with.
Your, is, being, wedding dress, made, your mother, by.
At the moment, being, taught, he, to drive, a car, is.
The, has, canceled, been, meeting.
All, have, sold, the tickets, been.
Exercise 7
Open the brackets and put the verbs into the Past Perfect Passive
The alarm system had been broken before the thieves climbed through a window.
After the stolen motorbike _______ (to find) the police called the owner.
Smoke rising from the mouth of the volcano _______ (to see) by the tourists two days before the eruption.
The dinner ___already ____ (to eat) by the time I came home.
All the work _______ (to do) by the moment the mother came home from work.
Exercise 8
Open the brackets and put the verbs into the Future Perfect Passive
Example: A new park will have been laid out by summer.
All her affairs _________ (to settle) before she gets married.
All the stolen goods _________ (to find) by September.
By the end of the year a new bridge __________ (to build).
I ___________ (to examine) by the doctor by this time tomorrow.
Exercise 9
Insert by or with into the gaps
Most children are strongly influenced ____ their parents.
The jam sandwiches were made _____ white bread.
My camera was loaded _____ a black and white film.
The supermarket trolley was filled _____ cat food.
My hair was cut _____ a top stylist.
The song was performed ______ Madonna.
This book was written _____ my favorite author.
Claire was shouted at ______ her teacher.
The cake was decorated _____ icing.
The tiger was shoot _____ a gun.
Exercise 10
Choose the right variant
The children taught/ were taught Italian.
This problem will discuss/will be discussed at the conference.
The president interviewed/was interviewed on French TV.
Teachers have given/ have been given a new pay rise by the government.
Walt Disney created/was created the cartoon character of Mickey Mouse.
The firm has been making/has been made dresses for twenty years.
He treats/is treated the girl very badly.
He said that he had taken/had been taken his watch to a watchmaker’s.
Many new houses have been built/have built this year.
The door closed/was closed.
Reading
Task 1
Read the text and do the tasks after it
Higher Education in Great Britain
The percentage of young people entering universities in Britain is lower than in the United States, where more than half attend. In Britain the proportion was one in three in 1996.
N
owadays
the higher education in UK is not free. For a resident of the country
the fee for a year of study is 2000 pounds, while for a foreign
student this fee is much higher. A foreign student has to pay 16
thousand pounds a year.
So, after finishing secondary school you can apply to a university. At the age of 16 students are tested in various subjects to earn a General Certificate of Secondary Education. If they wish to go on to higher education at a university, they take Advanced Level examinations, commonly known as “A” Levels. Good A-level results in at least 2 subjects are necessary to get a place at a university. However, good exam passes are not enough. Universities choose their students after interviews.
British universities are comparatively small, the
approximate number of students studying there is about 7–8 thousand
students. A university usually consists of colleges. The d
epartments
of the colleges are organized into faculties. The academic year in
Britain’s universities is divided into 3 terms. In the university
students have a series of lectures, seminars, tutorials and
laboratory classes. Lectures are given to large groups of students
while seminars are much smaller than lectures. Lectures and seminars
are all one hour in length, laboratory classes last 2 or 3 hours.
After three years of study a university graduate will leave with the
Degree of Bachelor of Arts, Science, Engineering,
Medicine, etc. Later he may continue to take Master’s Degree (I
year of study) and then a Doctor’s Degree (from 2 to 5 years). It
goes without saying that research is an important feature of
university work.
B
ritain
has more than 90 universities. The oldest and best–known
universities are located in Oxford, Cambridge, London, Birmingham.
English universities differ from each other in date of foundation,
size, history, tradition, general organization, methods of
instruction, way of student life.
The foremost universities are the University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge, both founded in the Middle Ages. Another type of university is the so-called redbrick variety – old and solid schools built in the 19th century when bricks were the standard building material. The large number of ultramodern universities that appeared in the last half of the 20th century are often called cement block and plate glass universities.
Students interested in advanced education can also attend polytechnics, which are schools dedicated to the sciences and applied technology. They offer the so-called sandwich courses (for people who work). An education act in 1992 changed the status of these colleges to universities.
Higher education can also be obtained through the Open University, founded in 1969, which offers extension courses taught through correspondence, television and radio programs, and videocassettes. It also sponsors local study centers and residential summer schools. The purpose of the Open University is to reach people who may not ordinarily be qualified for university study.
Did you know that
The University education in Britain was only for men until 1871, when the first women’s college was opened. Now almost all colleges are mixed.
Task 2
Give the main idea of the text in one sentence
The main idea of the text is …..
The text is about …….
Task 3
Answer the questions to the text
Is the education in the UK free?
Why do you think a foreign student has to pay much more money than a resident of the country?
What is the procedure of entering the university in the UK?
What is the approximate number of students studying in the UK colleges? Is it more or less in comparison with Russian higher institutions?
What types of classes do the British students have?
How many years should an English student study to get a Master’s Degree?
What are the three types of universities in terms of date of foundation?
How do the methods of instruction in the Open University differ from the methods of instruction in a traditional university?
What information in the text was new personally for you?
Vocabulary practice
Exercise 1. Match the English phrases with their translation.
10. approximate |
|
Exercise 2
Fill in the correct word from the list below: approximate, a university, to give, summer, life, instruction, course, student, academic, applied.
a sandwich _____
an ________ year
methods of ______
______ technology
______ a lecture
student _____
to attend _____
a foreign _____
______ number
______ school
Exercise 3
Insert the right prepositions. Consult the text
to apply ___ a university
to be dedicated ___
the lecture is one hour ___ length
to be tested ___
to consist ___ colleges
to get a place ___ a university
to leave the university ___ a degree
Exercise 4
Give the English equivalents to the following Russian phrases
выпускник школы
традиция получения высшего образования
привилегия аристократии
плата за год обучения
аттестат о среднем образовании
консультации и лабораторные работы
без сомнения
отличаться друг от друга
степень бакалавра в области медицины
методы обучения
Exercise 5
Try to complete the gaps using the factual information from the text
Higher
education in Great Britain has a long history. First institutions of
higher education appeared in _____. The most famous of them are
______ and ______ to which the term Oxbridge refer. For many
centuries the tradition of getting higher education was the _____ of
the ________.
Even nowadays higher education in Great Britain costs money, which means that it is not ____. To enter the university good ____ results in at least ___ ______ are necessary. Universities choose their students only after _______.
Speaking
Exercise 6
Tell about the system of Higher education of the UK to your friend who doesn’t know anything about it. You may use the answers to the following questions as a plan
What are the requirements to the applicant who wants to enter the university?
Is the higher education free in Great Britain?
Is the fee higher for a foreign student than for a resident of the country?
How many terms are there in an academic year in the UK?
What types of classes do the English students have?
What degrees are awarded in universities?
What kind of education do the polytechnics offer?
What is a sandwich course?
What is the purpose of the Open University?
Discussion
Introduction
Most English Universities have campuses with beautiful gardens decorated with modern sculptures, exotic trees, flowers and ducks swimming in ponds. Some universities have even special staff to take care about the gardens. But university campus doesn’t only comprise miles of well–organized nature but all the necessary facilities for the successful students’ study as well. Besides you should keep in mind that English universities compete for the students and they have to suggest the best conditions of study and high quality of education for the lowest cost.
Task 1
Student A.
Y
ou
are a school leaver. Next year you want to enter a university. You
want to leave your home and live in a university campus to have a new
experience. You have heard from your friend that Exeter University is
one of the beautiful and interesting places to get a degree. But you
need some additional information about the university facilities and
conditions of study. Your task is to ask all the necessary questions
to make a decision on whether you will choose this university as a
place to get a higher education or not.
Try not to forget to ask about:
Terms of admission
Fees
Methods of instruction
Libraries (information resources)
Accommodation
Student B.
Y
ou
are the Academic Officer of the university. You know the answers to
all the questions about the university and students’ life. Your
task is to provide information to the applicants and to make the
university attractive for the applicant. Use the information given.
Terms of admission (General Certificate of Secondary Education + A–level results in at least two subjects + interview)
Fee (5,000 pounds for a resident, 15,000 pounds for a foreign student)
Methods of instruction (personal tutor, individual support and advice, choice of courses, a possibility to study for a year in Europe, lectures, tutorials, e-learning, Internet–based materials, interactive on-line Learning Environment which delivers 120 courses)
Libraries (1,100,000 volumes, over 3,500 periodical subscriptions to journals, on–line access to 7,000 journals, PC clusters available 24hours 7 days a week for Internet access and word-processing)
Accommodation (4000 thousand places, singles furnished with a bed, wardrobe, bookshelves, desk and chair. All rooms have a phone and high-speed network/internet link. The kitchens are modern and well-equipped).
Task 2
Students’ life differs a lot from that you had at school. Some young people say they have become more serious and responsible for their study. What has changed in your character since you entered the university? Have you become more serious, more responsible, more independent or vice versa?
Model: I think I have become more independent from the opinions of my parents. At the university a student has more freedom and he has to take a lot of decisions. I like to take decisions myself.
Communication
Congratulating and Consoling
Congratulating Поздравления Congratulations! Поздравляю! Well done! Молодец, браво! Brilliant! / Excellent! Здорово! I’m (really) happy for you! Я рад за тебя! Good for you! Молодец! That’s great/fantastic news! Это великолепная, прекрасная новость! |
Consoling Слова утешения That’s too bad/a pity/a shame. Как жаль! Don’t let it get you down. Не расстраивайся из-за этого! Never mind. Полно, не обращай внимания! Don’t worry. Не волнуйся! You’ll be fine/OK/alright. Все будет хорошо. I’m so sorry. Мне очень жаль. It’s not as bad as it seems. Все не так плохо как кажется. |
Task 1
Discuss in groups of three the situations when we congratulate people and the situations when we console people.
Task 2
Read the dialogues and underline the phrases used for congratulating and consoling. What is the situation in each dialogue?
A: What’s the matter, Tom? You look a bit upset. B: Yeah, I am upset, actually. I just got a ‘C’ in my Physics exam. A: Never mind. It’s not as bad as you think. It’s still a passing grade. B: I suppose.
A: Georgia? Are you free after class?
B: Yes, lam. Why?
A: Well, I got my driving license yesterday, and I thought we could go out for a bite to eat. B: Oh my goodness! Congratulations! I’m so happy for you!
Task 3
Use the language in the box to act out similar dialogues for the situations
1. A friend has passed her exams.
2. Your brother has crashed his car.
3. Your sister got accepted to study medicine abroad.
4. A friend has lost his job.
5. Your classmate entered the university.
6. Your girl friend got the leading role in a film.
7. Your mother has won the lottery!
8. Your farther has broken his leg.
9. A friend has failed his exam in maths twice.
Homework
Task 1
Put the verbs in brackets into the appropriate Passive tense form
Students (to be required) to complete 12 years of secondary education before entering the university.
The oldest university in Russia, Moscow State University (to be founded) in 1755.
All the exams (to be taken) in July and January.
The course of study (to be completed) if a student gets a certain number of credits for it.
The tuition for study (to be paid) once a year in Russian universities.
The thesis (to be written) already.
Do you know how many students (to be admitted) to the South Ural State University last year?
An Associate degree (to be given) by community colleges.
The most successful students (to be given) grants by the university or local authorities.
The essay on history (to be written) yet?
Task 2
Transfer the sentences from Active into Passive
Example: I finished school 8 years ago.
The school was finished 8 years ago.
I advanced my career after getting the Master’s degree.
My sister teaches students at the university.
I have already done my homework.
Scientists proved this theorem 20 years ago.
When will you defend your graduation project?
We carried out many experiments in the laboratory.
I took all the necessary textbooks in the library.
We will perform this work on the computer next week.
I write letters to my pen-friend every week.
Exercise 3
Translate the sentences from Russian into English using the active vocabulary of the lesson
Высшее образование в Великобритании платное.
Абитуриентов принимают в университеты по результатам экзаменов и
тестирования.
Оксфорд был основан в 12 веке нашей эры.
Открытый университет Великобритании предлагает курсы повышения
квалификации.
Без сомнения, методы обучения имеют большое значение в образовательном процессе.
Я никогда не был в Англии.
Игорь уже окончил курсы в летней школе.
Ольга получила степень бакалавра и учится сейчас в школе Экономики на получение степени магистра.
Когда ты сдал последний экзамен? – 25 января.
Это очень интересная книга. Почитай ее. – Я уже прочел ее. Она мне не понравилась.
Exercise 4
Open the brackets using one of the Perfect Tenses or the Past Simple Tense
Last year I (to finish) secondary school and (to enter) the South Ural State University.
(to see) our new lecturer? – Yes, I have.
When (to pass) your entrance exams? – This July and today is the 1st of August.
How many times you (to give) lectures this week?
I (to earn) my General Certificate of Secondary Education by the moment I applied to the
university.
My brother (to get) a Bachelor’s Degree by 2005.
You (to prepare) for laboratory classes yet?
You ever (to be) to the United Kingdom?
You (to choose) your major yet?
– I (to loose) my textbook. – When you (to see) it last?
Exercise 5
Express your opinion (agreement, disagreement) in a written form about the following statements. Try to prove your point of view by giving arguments
Statement: To be a highly qualified specialist you should study all your life.
I agree completely with the statement. I think that knowledge got at the university quickly become obsolete and you should update your knowledge to be in the know of the latest achievements in science and technology.
It’s no use working hard if you have no inborn abilities.
It’s more prestigious nowadays to get higher education abroad.
Higher education shouldn’t be free.
Absent-minded people can’t be successful in research.
Tutorials and individual work with a tutor is more useful than practical classes in fixed groups.
Exercise 6
Read the text and give evidence that study abroad gives benefits to the alumni.
Study abroad is valued by UK and European employers
While
study abroad and other international experiences are widely
considered to be valuable for students, and to develop a wide range
of soft
skills
such as inter-cultural
communication,
openness
to new
challenges,
problem-solving
and decision-making
skills in returnees, there has not always been a strong empirical
evidence
base
to support efforts to broaden student
Overall, former Erasmus students were found to be half as likely to experience long-term unemployment compared to their peers who remained at their home universities, and the effect was a long-lasting one: five years after graduation, the unemployment rate for Erasmus alumni was 23% lower. Given the high rate of unemployment for European youth over the past decade, particularly in southern Europe, study abroad has a major impact on students’ chances of employment and their opportunity to begin an independent life after university. Employers specifically mentioned that the skills they valued in new employees included openness to new challenges, problem-solving and decision making – all skills that living and studying in a new country develops – with 64% stating that international experience was an ‘important’ factor in recruiting new employees.
Exercise 7
Explain the meaning of the soft skills mentioned in the text.
inter-cultural communication
openness to new challenges
problem-solving
decision-making
Exercise 8
Discuss in groups of three.
What do you understand under soft skills?
What soft skills are valued by the employers?
How can we develop these soft skills?
S
mile
with us
William Lyon Phelps, on a pre-Christmas examination paper, found written, “God only knows the answer to this question. Merry Christmas.”
He returned the paper with the notation, “God gets an A; you get an F. Happy New Year.”
Lesson 4. Higher Education in the USA
Task 1. Brainstorming activity
Discuss the following question and give all the possible answers to it
W
hat
are the advantages and disadvantages of democracy in universities?Is it good for a student or professor to be free in his choice of what subjects to study and what themes to teach?
Active Vocabulary
Task 1
Listen and pronounce the active vocabulary of the lesson after the teacher
prior to – раньше, прежде
an undergraduate school – факультет с базовым циклом обучения
graduate school – факультет со специализированным курсом
обучения
an Associate degree – начальное высшее образование
community college – местный колледж
junior college – колледж начального высшего образования
to be operated by – управляться
public funds – государственные средства
to transfer to – переводиться в
to lower the cost – понизить стоимость
full-time coursework – дневной курс обучения
to select a major – выбрать специализацию
to graduate with a degree in major – закончить курс обучения в университете с
получением диплома (бакалавра, магистра)
to complete a course – пройти курс обучения
related fields – смежные области
to major in maths – специализироваться в математике
in order to – для того, чтобы
in addition to – в добавок
to be insufficient – быть недостаточным
to advance one’s career – продвигаться по карьерной лестнице
to depend on – зависеть от
educational background – полученное образование
thesis – диссертация
research paper – научная статья
requirement – требование
completion – завершение
dedication – увлеченность работой
Lead-in
Task 1
U
sing
your background knowledge about the system of higher education in the
USA agree or disagree with the following statements
The system of Higher Education in the USA does not differ from the Russian one.
Higher education in the USA is free.
American colleges are not certified to give universities degrees.
All universities in the USA are private.
Grammar exercises
Exercise 1
Fill in the gaps with the Modal verbs: can, can’t, could, couldn’t
I have been chosen to represent our company in Spain because I am the only person in our firm who _______ speak Spanish.
I _______ do my homework last night because I was too tired.
Do you know how to cook? – Yes, I ______ cook very well.
He _____ watch TV last night because his Tvset was broken.
Mozart _______ play the piano and compose music at the age of three.
Elephants ______ live until they are seventy.
We ________ go swimming yesterday because the water was cold.
This diamond ring is too expensive for me. I ________ buy it.
Einstein ______ speak 8 foreign languages.
The coffee is too hot I _______ drink it.
Exercise 2
Look at the phrases given and define what abilities they denote: physical or mental? Put the verbs into two columns
To swim, to speak a foreign language, to run fast, to jump, to play football, to think, to listen to music, to dream, to read, to smell the flower, to feel the fabric, to whisper, to analyze, to argue, to persuade, to write poems.
Physical abilities |
mental abilities |
to swim |
to speak a foreign language |
Now answer the question “What can you do?” using the phrases of Exercise 2.
Exercise 3
Insert into the gaps may, might, to be allowed to/ not to be allowed to
You _____ go to the cinema with your friends, but, please, don’t come home late.
He _____ work in the laboratory next week.
Until you are eighteen you ________ to marry.
______ I take your dictionary for a minute?
You _____ leave this little matter entirely to me, Mr Brown.
She _____ want some more wine. You’d better ask her to find it out.
He _____ park here. It’s strictly prohibited.
When we lived in a hotel we ____not____ make any noise after nine.
According to the rules you ___not______ bring guests.
You ____ take my dictionary. I don’t need it now.
Exercise 4
Fill in the gaps using the modal verb must and the expressions given below
close the door behind you
go to medical school
have a driver’s license
have a library card
have a passport
pay an income tax
speak English outside of class every day, read newspapers
stop
study harder
take one pill every six hours
Example: According to the law a driver must have a driver’s license.
If a traffic light is red, a car must_______________.
My doctor gave me a prescription. According to the directions on the bottle, I must ____________.
If you want to check a book out of the library, you must ________________.
Nancy has a job in Chicago. She earns 20,000$ a year. According to the law, she must __________.
I failed the last two tests in my biology class. According to my professor, I must ____________.
I want to travel abroad. According to the law, I must _____________.
If you want to become a doctor, you must _______________.
Jimmy! It’s cold outside. When you come inside, you must __________________.
I want to improve my English. According to my teacher, I must _________________.
Exercise 5
Fill in the gaps with the modal verb must or its equivalents have to, be to
We ______ wait for some minutes because we missed the train.
I _____ meet my sister at the station today at 7.
There is no ice-cream. According to the schedule it ______ be delivered at twelve.
I _____ leave early because I was not feeling quite well.
The inn was small and we ____ share the room.
She ______ come to work in time or I’ll fire her!
To know English you _____ read more books in the original.
The game ______ begin at 6 according to the programme.
You ____ study well or you will not enter the university.
I ____ be at the meeting. My boss ordered me to be there. He will accept no excuses.
Exercise 6
Finish the sentences using should or shouldn’t
Students should come to class every day.
We _______ waste our money on things we don’t need.
Life is short. We _________ waste it.
It’s raining. You _________ take your umbrella when you leave.
People ________ be cruel to animals.
Your plane leaves at 8.00. You _______ get to the airport by 7.00.
You _______ smoke in a crowded room because the smoke bothers other people.
When you go to New York city you _______ see play on Broadway.
You _________ walk alone on city streets after midnight. It’s dangerous.
When you go to San Francisco, you _______ ride on the cable cars.
Exercise 7
Use mustn’t or needn’t to fill the gaps
You ___________ give Freddy any more sweets or he won’t eat any tea.
The doctor said I _______________ go back to the hospital; my leg is all right.
You ___________ make any sandwiches for me. I’m not hungry.
She ___________ fill in a new application form, we have the other one.
You ___________ mention this to Kate, or she’ll get upset.
She ____________ bring a doctor’s certificate, she was only away for one day.
You ____________ take any more aspirins, you’ve had four already.
Tell her she ______________ open any letters marked “personal”.
Exercise 8
Choose the right variant
You may/ mustn’t run the corridors. It’s dangerous.
Can/Should I ask you a question?
Will/Shall we go out for lunch today?
You should/must see a doctor as soon as possible. You’ve got high temperature.
Tom can/may play tennis very well.
I have no choice. I have to/must wait for him until he comes.
Today a have a date with Tom. I am to be/have to be at the cafe at 10.
Tony was able to/could enter the University.
You shouldn’t/mustn’t lie in court.
Reading
Task 1
Read the text and do the tasks after it
Higher Education in the USA
T
o
attend an American university students must complete 12 years of
primary and secondary education. Students who would like to attend
college or university must attend an undergraduate school. These are
schools that offer either a two-year degree or a four-year degree in
a specific course of study. That course of study is
called the major.
An associate degree is a two-year degree given by two types of colleges: community colleges and junior colleges. The two classes of associate degrees are the Associate of Arts (also called the A.A.) and the Associate of Applied science (also called the A.A.S.).
Community
colleges are operated
by the local government and are financed
by public funds. They serve two functions: (1) students who do not
want to get a bachelor’s degree will attend a community college to
get an associate degree; (2) students who want to get a bachelor’s
degree will complete the first two years of their undergraduate
education at a community college and then transfer to a four-year
college for the last two years. The tuition at a community college is
much less than at a four-year college or university. Therefore many
American students choose to attend a community college for two years
as a way of lowering the cost of getting a bachelor’s degree.
A Bachelor’s degree is the traditional degree given by American colleges and universities. It normally requires at least four years of full-time college-level coursework. The two classes of bachelor’s degrees are the Bachelor of Science and the Bachelor of Arts.
Students must complete a required number of courses within their major in order to graduate with a degree in that major. They may also be required to complete a number of courses in closely related fields. A college graduate with a bachelor’s degree may find that degree insufficient for the type of profession he would like to have. It may often be necessary to get an advanced degree, such as a Master’s or Doctorate degree, to advance your career.
Not all colleges and universities offer Master’s degree programs. The Master’s degree is a graduate school degree that typically requires two years of full-time coursework to complete. The Doctorate degree is even more focused and specialized than the Master’s degree. Completion of a doctorate degree typically takes between three and six years. The length of time will depend on the student’s educational background, the field of study selected, the student’s dedication and ability, and the complexity of the thesis the student has chosen.
Task 2
Answer the questions on the text
What are the admission terms for the American students?
Why do many American students prefer studying in community colleges for the first two years of their university career?
What are the two types of Bachelor’s degree that American students are granted?
What degrees does the graduate school grant?
How does the American system of higher education differ from the Russian one?
Task 3
Try to explain the meaning of the following phrases
an undergraduate school
a major
a community college
an Associate of Arts degree
tuition
Task 4
Tell about the American system of Higher education to the group of Russian students (Terms of admission, types of degrees, types of colleges, undergraduate school, graduate school)
Vocabulary practice
Exercise 1
Complete the gaps using the phrases given: a research, the cost, community, school, educational, degree, coursework, related, a major, to advance
an undergraduate _______
_______ paper
_______ background
to lower ______
associate _____
_______ college
to select ______
_______ one’s career
_______ fields
full-time _______
Exercise 2
Fill in the prepositions and make up the sentences of your own
1. prior ___
2. to transfer ___
3. to major ___ maths
4. to depend ___
5. ___ addition ___
6. ___ order to
7. to graduate ____ a degree ___ major
8. to be operated ___
Reading
Task 1
Read the abstract about the assessment system in an American University and answer the questions after it
Unit system
C
ollege
courses are given a value, which are called “credits” or “units.”
The number of units assigned to a course corresponds to the number of
hours that a student will attend class for that course. For example,
a course that consists of three class sessions per week will be
assigned a value of three units. Typically, colleges require that
students complete a minimum number of units in order to graduate,
rather than a minimum number of courses. This gives students more
flexibility in what courses they decide to take to complete their
graduation requirements.
Most colleges and universities follow either a quarter-based calendar system or a semester–based calendar system. In a quarter system, the academic year is divided into three sessions called quarters. Each quarter lasts about 12 weeks. There is usually an additional quarter in the summer, where registration is optional. In a semester system, the academic year is divided into two sessions called semesters. Each semester lasts 16 weeks.
Students who have registered for at least 12 units in a session are said to be “full-time” students. Students who have registered for fewer than 12 units in a session are called “part-time” students.
What is a unit system?
What students may be called “full–time students”?
What students may be called “part–time students”?
Task 2
Read the text and say what the options are to study in the USA in terms of fee payment.
How much does it cost to study in the USA?
While
the US remains the world’s most popular destination
for international students, it’s also among the most expensive
choices. But while the headline
costs
of studying
in the US may
be daunting,
often involving a string of five-digit numbers, it’s worth checking
all the facts on fees and funding options before you make up your
mind. In HSBC’s 2014 report on the costs of studying abroad in
different locations, the US emerged as the third most-expensive
option overall, behind Australia and Singapore.
HSBC put the average annual cost of study in the US – including tuition fees and living expenses – at US$36,564. Multiply by four for most undergraduate courses and by two for most master’s degrees, and for the majority of prospective students, attending university in the US may seem about as realistic as crashing at the White House while you look for a place to live. Anyone familiar with the basic rules of averages will have realized that the HSBC estimate is likely to include significant variation in either direction – and this is true. At the very top-tier US universities (the majority of which are private non-profits), fees and living costs are likely to add up to around US$60,000 per year, but it’s also possible to study in the US at a much lower outlay.
Those seeking a more affordable option may find lower tuition fees at US universities within the public sector. These are typically run as state university systems – collections of colleges within a state, which share some administrative aspects while operating as separate institutions. Public universities in the US have two tuition fee rates: one for state residents and one for everyone else. The second (more expensive) category applies equally to applicants from other US states and from other countries.
According to student support organization College Board, published tuition fees for 2014/15 at state colleges are an average of US$9,139 for state residents, and $22,958 for everyone else. This compares to an average of $31,231 at private non-profit colleges. The cheapest options of all, however, are public-sector two-year colleges – also known as community colleges – where average fees for 2014/15 are just $3,347.
Average fees at US universities, 2014/15 |
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Public two-year colleges |
Public four-year colleges (in-state fees) |
Public four-year colleges (out-of-state fees) |
Private non-profit four-year colleges |
Tuition and other fees |
$3,347 |
$9,139
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$22,958
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$31,231
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Room and board |
$7,705
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$9,804
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$9,804
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$11,188
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Total (per year) |
$11,052
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$18,943 |
$32,762
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$42,419
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When transport and other living expenses are factored in, College Board estimates the following annual budgets for undergraduate students in 2014/15:
$16,325 (community college)
$23,410 (in-state students at a four-year public college)
$37,229 (out-of-state students at a four-year public college)
$46,272 (private non-profit four-year college)
Problem solving
I
ntroduction
The American system of Higher education has some peculiarities. It is considered a democratic one. But the democracy introduced into the universities as well as in secondary schools seems to cause some troubles for the teaching staff. Very often it results in the low level of education. Among the reasons that strongly influence on the level of higher education the American professors call:
– the absence of core curriculum. Students may choose both the course they would like to study and the lecturer. The lecturer is free to choose the textbook to deliver lectures on, he is free to choose the themes to be learnt, he may omit some themes, which he considers unimportant.
– the absence of oral examinations. All the examinations in American universities are done in a written form. A professor can not call a student to the blackboard and discuss the results of his work in class in front of the classmates.
– the absence of set groups as any student has an individual program of study.
Task
How do you think why the reasons mentioned above worry the American professors?
Express your opinion using the following phrases: I think, to my mind, first of all, on the other hand, I firmly believe that, there are plenty of proofs to the fact that.
Give arguments to the following:
Is it good or bad to have no core curriculum?
Can all the skills and knowledge got by the student be evaluated by written tests?
Is it good when a lecturer chooses the textbook for studying and creates the course of study according to his likes and dislikes?
What are the disadvantages and advantages of studying in groups and individually?
Communication
Making requests and refusing politely
Request Refuse
Task 1
Practice the following phrases and use them in the dialogue below
Making requests Would you mind my V-ing? Вы не против, если я I was wondering if you could… Интересно, не могли бы вы Could you possibly… Не могли бы вы…..
I am terribly sorry to bother you, but I wonder if you could Извиняюсь за беспокойство, но не могли бы вы
Can you please…? Не могли бы вы…? |
Refusing politely Well, actually, I’m a bit busy at the moment… На самом деле, я немного занят сейчас I’m afraid I can’t… Боюсь, что не могу вам помочь
I’m really sorry, but… Мне очень жаль, но |
A: ______________lend me your textbook on Maths. I want to prepare for the Friday seminar.
B: _______________I’ll be using it myself. You can have it tomorrow if you like. A: Thanks. I’ll collect it tomorrow then.
Task 2
In pairs, take it in turns to make requests and refuse politely in the following situations
1. You ask your tutor to read over a report you have written.
2. You ask your fellow student to help you with a report.
3. You ask your sister to type out a report for you.
Homework
Task 1.
Match the discoveries and works of art with the famous scientists, writers enumerated below. Make up sentences as in the model
Model: “War and Peace” was written by Leo Tolstoy.
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If you don’t know the answers you may use the Internet site http://inventors.about.com to find them.
Task 2. Open the brackets choosing one of the modal verbs: can, may, must
In any research in order to introduce something new you ____ know the history of the question.
Students are our future scientists. To be in the know of the modern technological advances they ____ read a lot.
You ___ do this work tomorrow for me. I don’t need it to be done now.
Any student ___ improve his abilities if he studies hard.
Education ____ serve the needs of human society.
I know that you ___ solve this problem alone. You are clever enough to do it.
You ____ always keep in mind that your life depends on you, in particular, on the decisions you take.
You ____ take my dictionary. I don’t need it at the moment.
You ____ always remember that innovation is the engine of the educational development.
Teachers ____ deliver ready–made knowledge but they ____ also make students think and exercise their mind constantly which is more effective but more difficult to provide.
Task 3.
Choose one of the inventions and present the story of its development for your groupmates.
Plan
Name of the inventor
Invention
Reasons for making such an invention
Benefits for the society
Start with the following phrase: Dear friends, I am here to tell you a story of one of the greatest inventions in the mankind.
Task 4
Translate the sentences from Russian into English using the Active vocabulary of the lesson
От студентов требуется выбрать специализацию к концу второго года обучения в университете.
Степень бакалавра присуждается студенту, который успешно окончил 4-х летний курс обучения в университете.
Диссертация – это оригинальное научное исследование, которое должен провести аспирант для получения степени Доктора наук.
Я хочу учиться в Американском университете, потому что у меня будет возможность самому выбирать предметы для изучения.
Университеты в США управляются президентом или ректором.
Каждому учебному курсу обучения в университете приписывается определенная ценность, которая выражается в кредитных единицах.
Лекции этого профессора посещаются многими студентами.
По окончании семестра студенты сдают письменные экзамены.
Американское высшее образование ценится во всем мире.
В США 1964 университета и 1416 двухгодичных колледжей.
Task 5
Look at the pictures and discuss with your partner how useful the inventions are.
Discussion.
Study abroad
Task 1
Answer the following questions. The phrases given below may be of some help to you.
What are the reasons people go away to study?
to see the world,
to seek for better education,
to have an international diploma,
to change the place of living,
to have fluency in English,
to advance one’s career, etc.
What problems can someone who is studying abroad face?
level of English language is not enough to study for a degree program,
large fees to pay,
unknown cultural environment,
another system of Higher education,
to be homesick, etc.
3. Would you like to study in a foreign country? Why (not)?
Task 2
Present your opinion in the form of an essay. The beginning is given to you but you may think of your own topic sentence
Study abroad
It is common knowledge that more and more overseas students are seeking a university education in an English–speaking country. What are the reasons people go away to study?
Task 3
Find the information in the Internet and prepare an opinion essay on one of the topics
Education as the means of a successful career.
The art of studying at college.
Obsolete features of “modern” system of education.
Education as the process of acquiring knowledge.
Smile with us
G
iven
the task of writing a composition about
what they would do if they had a million dollars, all children
in the class except Willy were busily writing away.
The teacher, becoming aware of his idleness, said severely,
“Willy, don’t you know that you are supposed to tell what you would do if you had a million dollars?”
“Well,” said the boy, lazily leaning back on his chair, “this is exactly what I would do if I had a million dollars.”
Lesson 5. Academic Mobility
Task 1. Brainstorming Activity
Discuss in groups of three:
Would you like to participate in academic mobility programmes? Why?
What are the benefits of academic mobility for students?
What are the benefits of academic mobility for the academic staff?
Active Vocabulary
stakeholder – заинтересованное лицо
job prospects – перспективы получения работы
a pressing concern – неотложная проблема
to expose to – выставить, подвергнуть воздействию
diversity – разнообразие
to recognize – признавать, узнавать
funding options – возможности финансирования
global curricula – универсальные программы обучения
degree recognition schemes – варианты признания диплома за рубежом
to set targets – ставить цели
transnational education agreements – межгосударственное соглашение об
образовании
a valuable asset – ценный актив
increased revenue – возросший доход
preparatory programs – подготовительные прграммы
to align smth with – соответствовать чему-либо
language instruction – обучение языку
to reassess curricula – пересмотреть учебный план
course offerings – предложение курсов обучения
assessment strategies – методы оценки
to anticipate – предполагать
Lead-in
Explain in your words the following word expressions
i
nternational
studentsinternational experience
transferrable skills
cross-cultural communication
internationally-minded universities
Reading
Task 1. Read the text and insert the words into the gaps.
Preparatory asset to anticipate stakeholders recognition diversity concerns prospects transferrable to align
Student Mobility
International students now make up a significant portion of the student body at universities around the world. In the US, the Department of Commerce reported that international students accounted for more than $30.5 billion in 2015. And what does increased student mobility mean for higher education (1) __________?
Employment
is a huge motivator, and for students, job (2)________________
are one of the most pressing
(3)_________ when it comes to education options. And international
experience makes graduates more employable. Not only do international
students learn globally (4) _______________ skills, but their time
abroad brings them in contact with new and exciting job markets. 
One
of the most important skills students learn while studying abroad is
cross-cultural communication. All industries and sectors need skilled
professionals who can work efficiently in a variety of situations.
Studying abroad exposes students to the (5) ______________ of the
world and allows them to develop these skills, so that they enter the
job market with confidence.
Higher
education institutions are responding rapidly to this need for
academic mobility with improved international student services,
increased funding options for overseas students, global curricula,
pathway programs, and degree (6) _______________ schemes. Countries
around the world have set targets for increasing numbers of
international students and there is a growing trend in transnational
education agreements between nations
and regions.
International students represent a valuable (7) _________to universities in the form of increased revenue and more diversity, but recruiting these students is not enough. Globally-oriented higher education must include strategies that support international students. (8)__________ programs are well established in many English-speaking countries, but the global shift towards international education has more countries adopting the practice in order to give overseas students more opportunities. Preparatory programs can help (9)________ foreign students’ skills and knowledge with local requirements, so that they have the tools to succeed in their chosen program. Likewise, language instruction and resources are also an important resource for colleges and institutions hoping to attract more international students.
Similarly,
it is important for internationally-minded universities to
reassess curricula and teaching
methods. Schools that want to recruit
more international students should make sure that course
offerings appeal to a global student
market and that students can earn internationally recognized
credentials. It can also be beneficial to look at
assessment strategies. It can still be helpful to understand and (10)___________ the challenges posed by independent study, group projects, academic integrity requirements, or examination structures.
http://www.keystoneacademic.com/news/what-does-the-increase-in-international-student-mobility-mean-for-higher-education-1257
Task 1.
Find the proofs in the text that academic mobility is a popular phenomenon nowadays.
Task 2.
Answer the questions to the text.
What motivates students to participate in academic mobility?
How do higher institutions respond to the need of getting education abroad?
What is the purpose of preparatory programmes?
What are assessment strategies? What assessment strategies you know?
What should South Ural State University do to attract international students?
Task 3.
Discuss in groups of three
What documents do you need to take part in Erasmus+ Programme? Make a list.
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How do you think what qualities and what experience successful candidates should have?
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What international Academic Mobility Programmes you know?
What is a Motivation Letter?
Writing
Task 1.
Study the Model of the Motivation Letter. What is the purpose of each paragraph? Write the answers down into the table.
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Letter of Motivation
Task 2
Write a sample motivation letter to the University you would like to study.
Task 3
Check the list of documents discussed in Task 3. How many have you guessed?
List of Required Documents
Application form
Scanned image of your passport showing your picture (PDF).
CV-Resume
University degrees (held or currently studying) and universities where those degrees were obtained.
Academic certificates, University degree certificate/diploma in case you have finished your degree. All university transcripts must be in English.
Description of the contents of the courses taken to obtain the degree of the previous point. It is of utmost importance to state any subject, experience or work related to IT areas of knowledge.
Two recommendation letters
Employment information
Proof of proficiency in English. TOEFL, IELTS certificates are preferred.
Motivation letter, in which the applicant explains in English the reasons to study and how they relate to his/her career goals.
Speaking
Task 1
In pairs study sample questions for the interview. Prepare for the interview at home. In class take turns answering these question.
Interview
Why did you choose this program?
* Hint: Demonstrate that you have researched the program and provide specific examples for why you chose this program over other similar ones.
How will this program fit with your academic plans?
* Hint: Will you still be able to graduate in four years? Have you talked it over with your advisor? What common curriculum courses will you be able to take abroad? Are there any language requirements you can fulfill?
Describe yourself.
*Hint: This can catch you off guard. Have adjectives and examples prepared.
How do you contribute to a group?
* Hint: Demonstrate flexibility. Can you both lead and follow? Show your engagement and willingness to be part of a group/team.
What do you expect to get out of this experience?
* Hint: Do you think your time abroad will give you a new perspective of yourself and your own culture/country? What do you expect to learn? How will this experience enhance your future career?
How do you envision spending your free time while abroad?
* Hint: Do not just say ‘travel’. Demonstrate that you are interested in getting to know your host-city/country. Maybe provide examples of specific sites you hope to visit.
What are your drinking habits and how might they affect your experience abroad?
*Hint: Be honest. Demonstrate that you know your limits and that you understand what responsible drinking is. If you have violations, say how you have learned from your mistakes.
What do you know about the host country?
*Hint: Research. Discuss any important current events taking place in your host nation or any famous places you hope to visit.
What skills, strengths, and characteristics make you a strong applicant?
* Hint: Provide specific examples.
Grammar exercises
Exercise 1
Ask Yes/No questions to the following statements
Example: Phil studies at the faculty of Engineering.
Does Phil study at the faculty of Engineering?
Individuals make choices based on their own needs.
The students are writing an exam paper.
Last year Ann entered the university.
They were watching TV when the thunderstorm began.
Next weekend his parents shall spend in Italy.
Kate will be dealing with her term paper tomorrow at 5.
We have taken the full advantage of the knowledge got at the university.
My sister had already left for Paris when I came to visit her.
By 2008 he will have completed the course of study at the university.
She has completely expressed herself in her work.
Exercise 2
Ask special questions to the underlined words
Example: I want to get a good education. – What do you want?
The aim of education is to give people the possibility to understand their needs.
There is an opinion that in modern society material values dominate over the cultural ones.
He decided to become a teacher because he thinks it is one of the possibilities to influence on history.
Kevin participated in the competition and won the prize.
It is difficult to measure the value of education.
She expresses herself in music.
The work has been done properly.
All the values of speed were calculated.
He took advantage of the opportunity and entered Stanford University.
Kelly has obtained enough knowledge in graduate school to become a qualified engineer.
Exercise 3
Match question tags with the appropriate statement
Example: It isn’t cold, is it?
This statement is ambiguous, a. does he?
We have passed all the exams, b. aren’t they?
She is writing a book, c. isn’t it?
He doesn’t know the answer, d. isn’t she?
Nothing can stop us, e. can it?
Ann has posted the letter, f. haven’t we?
They have never been to Paris, g. will they?
Kate doesn’t like this professor, h. has she?
They won’t tell anyone, i. have they?
They are working hard, j. does she?
Discussion
Task 1
What are the things among the enumerated below that will be difficult for you to live without? Make up a list of things in the order of importance and explain your choice. Compare it with your partner’s list
Health Happiness of your relatives
Well-paid job A good family
Safety Self-realization
Usefulness for the society you live in Wealth
Spiritual wealth Fame
Start your explanations with the following phrase
In the first place of my preference list I placed …. . I have chosen it because I think that ….
Then use the following logical connectors of order.
Secondly, in the third place, the fourth in the list is, further I placed, then, after that, finally.
Task 2
Make up a dialogue
Student A
You have a sister/brother who doesn’t want to get higher education. What arguments will you use to persuade him/her that higher education is essential nowadays?
Student B
You don’t want to get higher education, as you don’t want to spend 5 years of your life studying at some higher institution. You strongly believe that it is impossible to acquire the necessary practical skills by writing lectures and working at seminars.
Homework
Task 1
Render the content of the text in English.
Южно-Уральский Государственный Университет входит в два российско-европейских консорциума университетов: Eranet Mundus и Eranet Plus. В рамках этих консорциумов ЮУрГУ сотрудничает со следующими европескими университетами: : Университет Барселоны (Испания); Университет Гранады (Испания), Политехнический университет Каталонии (Испания), Университет Радбауд (Нидерланды), Университет Пуатье (Франция), Университет Дуйсбург-Эссен (Германия), Университет Фридриха Шиллера (Йена, Германия), Университет Глазго (Великобритания), Университет Сиены (Италия), Словацкий сельскохозяйственный университет г. Нитра (Словакия), Ягеллонский университет в Кракове (Польша).
В
рамках работы консорциума Институт
международного образования ЮУрГУ
реализует программы академической
мобильности Eranet Mundus и Eranet Plus, участие в
которых дает возможность студентам
бакалавриата, магистратуры, аспирантуры,
докторантуры, а также сотрудникам нашего
Университета и других высших учебных
заведений Челябинска пройти бесплатное
обучение, стажировку и провести научное
исследование. Грантовые программы
Eranet координируются Университетом
Барселоны и объединяют 10 европейских
университетов, 10 российских университетов
и 5 ассоциированных партнеров.
Студенты Университета активно участвуют в программе академической мобильности Eranet Mundus и Eranet Plus. Сроки реализации программ – от 1 месяца (для сотрудников) до 18 месяцев (для магистрантов), финансовая поддержка – от 1000€ до 2500€ в месяц.
Task 2
Ask all the possible questions to the following sentences
Example: He chose his occupation when he was 12 years old.
Did he choose his occupation when he was 12 years old? (Yes/No)
He chose his occupation when he was 12 years old, didn’t he? (Tag)
Did he choose his occupation or hobby when he was 12 years old? (Alternative)
Who chose the occupation at the age of 12? (Wh-question)
This helped me to improve my communications skills, because we did a lot of teamework.
I try to do assignments on time and as well as possible.
I have strong principles when reaching my goals.
I always try to do my best.
All industries and sectors need skilled professionals who can work efficiently in a variety of situations.
Preparatory programs can help (9)________ foreign students’ skills and knowledge with local requirements, so that they have the tools to succeed in their chosen program.
International students now make up a significant portion of the student body at universities around the world.
Task 3
Ask questions starting with the following question–words
What
Why
Where
Who
Whose
When
How much
How long
Speaking
Task 4
R
ead
the statement. What does it imply? Try to explain its meaning in your
own words
The aim of education is the knowledge not of fact, but of values.
William Inge
Task 5
Choose one of the expressions below and write an Argumentative Essay. Express your agreement or disagreement with the chosen statement about the purpose of education. Do not forget to give your arguments to support your point of view.
1. Education is for improving the lives of others and for leaving your community and world better than you found it Marian Wright
Education is a progressive discovery of our own ignorance. Will Durant
3. The aim of education should be to teach us rather how to think, than what to think – rather to improve our minds, so as to enable us to think for ourselves, than to load the memory with thoughts of other men. Bill Beattie
Lesson 6. South Ural State University
Task 1.
B
rainstorming
activity
Discuss the following question and give all the possible answers to it
What are the pros and cons of studying at the
South Ural State University?
Active Vocabulary
Task 1
Listen and repeat the word expressions after the speaker
branch – филиал
a regional campus – областное отделение
a linguistic center – лингвистический центр
a gifted child center – центр одаренного ребенка
to be keen on – страстно увлекаться
an “Applicant” center – центр “Абитуриент”
postgraduate education – аспирантура
an assistant professor – доцент
Open Institute – Институт Открытого образования
e-subscriptions – электронная подписка на журналы
open access – открытый доступ
to exploit – использовать
to introduce – внедрять
to prolong – продлять
multimedia information complexes – мультимедийные информационные
комплексы
a digital control language laboratory– лингафонный кабинет
a code gram set – набор кодаграм
to be noted for – быть известным за
to account for – объяснять, являться причиной
to a large extent – в большой степени
personal teaching – индивидуальное обучение
exposition – изложение
to attract – привлекать внимание
to be idle – бездействовать
a dreadful ordeal – ужасное испытание
to assemble – собираться
to emerge – появляться
Lead-in
Task 1
Look at the reasons of choosing the university to study at and select the five most important ones from your point of view
It must be highly competitive.
It must give a high quality of education.
It must be well-known abroad.
It must have well-equipped laboratories.
It must use effective teaching methods.
It must be not far from my home.
It must suggest the flexibility of curriculum.
It must provide students with textbooks and additional information resources.
Task 2
If you had the possibility to choose the university what university would you choose among the suggested ones? Give reasons for your choice
South Ural State University
Moscow State University
Novosibirsk State University
Stanford University (the USA)
Oxford University (Great Britain)
Task 3
Answer the questions using your background knowledge about the SUSU University
Why did you decide to enter the South Ural State University?
How many faculties does it have?
What do you know about the university you study at?
What youth organizations does it have?
How is the process of study organized?
What is it famous for?
Reading
Task 1
Read the text and do the tasks after it
South Ural State University
S
USU
is one of the largest universities of Russia. It was founded in
1943.
Nowadays SUSU has 9 institutes, 3 higher schools and 10 regional branches. The graduate and postgraduate education comprises training programmes in more than 200 specializations. At present the university offers training for Doctoral students in 24 directions (83 majors). At SUSU there are 12 dissertation councils. More than 50 scientific schools have been created at SUSU.
Over 50,000 students are enrolled at the University full-time. The teaching staff includes 1900 teachers: 265 Doctors of Sciences, Professors; 857 Candidates of Sciences, Assistant Professors, over 90 members of foreign and Russian academies. Our lecturers successfully use new teaching methods.
In 2010, the South Ural State University has been recognized as a National Research University. In October 2015 the University became one of the six institutions of higher education, selected to participate in the Project of 5-100. Today, South Ural State University - is a dynamically developing scientific and educational center. Based on the accumulated experience and scientific potential, taking into account the trends of the modern economy, the university is on the way to the top universities of the world.
There is a linguistic center where you can get a second higher education in the field of linguistics, a gifted child center whose purpose is to develop creativity in children, School of Physics and Mathematics for the schoolchildren keen on math and physics, the “Applicant” center that prepares school graduates to enter our university, and specialized preparation courses on different subjects.
I
n
2004 on the basis of SUSU the Open Institute was established. It
opens its doors for all the people wishing to get a higher education
regardless of their age and place of living. This is a new way to
deliver education called Distance study that incorporates different
kinds of modern technologies and methods of teaching.
The SUSU scientific library is the largest one in Chelyabinsk. It has more than 2,5 million volumes, journals, periodicals, e-subscriptions. One of these years the library plans to organize the reading hall similar to that in Western universities. It will be a reading hall with open access. Open access means that the students do not need to stand in a line for hours to take a book they need, but they will be able to go around the reading hall with lots of bookshelves, choose the book they like, read it sitting at a comfortable study and put it back into special trolleys after they finish reading. Moreover, the SUSU scientific library successfully exploits modern technologies and introduces a new electronic system that will allow students to order and prolong books electronically using their home computers.
SUSU is a basic educational institution of Russian Ministry of
Education on developing new teaching methods and introducing new
study equipment. The novelties, introduced in teaching process are
multimedia information complexes for lecture theaters, digital
control language laboratories, study-laboratory complexes and code
gram sets on various disciplines.
South Ural State University is noted for its students and the teaching staff, democratic in their composition and views. To a large extent it is exactly that fact that accounts for the popularity among the undergraduates, the teachers and the tutors of progressive scientific and social ideas. The University has trained 115,000 specialists, 2,100 Candidates of Sciences and 440 Doctors of Sciences. Many graduates are members of governing body of Russia and Chelyabinsk region, among them V. Khristenko, Prime Minister of Russia; A. Pochinok, Minister on Labour and Social politics; M. Yurevich, Chelyabinsk region Governer; S. Davidov, Chelyabinsk mayor and others.
About 6,500 students live in the University hostels. There is a student theater “Mannequin”, modern dance, ballroom dance, a jazz ensemble, 2 choirs. The University has a modern sports complex with a swimming pool. Since 1956 university newspaper “Technopolis” has been published. In 2002 a new teleradiocentre was opened.
Did you know that ….. SUSU is one of the highest buildings in Chelyabinsk?
Its height is 86 meters.
Task 2
Answer the questions to the text
How old is the university?
What special organizations does it have to help applicants to enter the University?
What facts prove that it is one of the largest universities in Russia?
What distinguishes the Open University from a traditional one?
What special services does the SUSU scientific library provide for the users?
What are the novelties introduced into teaching process?
Can you name some of the well-known SUSU graduates?
What social activities can students take part in?
Task 3
What facts do you know about the SUSU that were not mentioned in the text? Share them with the groupmates.
Task 4
Make the plan for the text
Task 5
If you were asked to give the three most striking facts about the university what facts would you choose?
Task 6
Find additional information about the following organizations and places of the
university
School of Physics and Mathematics
Linguistic Center
“Applicant” center
Institute of International Education
SUSU Scientific library
Open Institute
University Newspaper “Technopolis”
SUSU International Department
SUSU Teleradiocenter
Present the information you find to your groupmates using the following scheme:
Place (Where is it located in the university?)
Year of foundation (When was it founded?)
Purpose of creation (What for was it created?)
Activities (What services does it provide?)
Benefits (What benefits does it provide for those who participate (schoolchildren, students)?)
Speaking
Task 1
A delegation of students and teachers from Cambridge are on a visit to your university. You are asked to tell the guests about it. Present information on:
the name of your university;
the place it is situated;
the departments there are at your university (day-time, correspondence, distance, evening);
the time the complete course of study lasts;
the number of students who study at the university;
information resources
the equipment the university is provided with;
the students life;
what you like and what you don’t like about your university.
You may use the following algorithm:
1. Greeting
Dear guests, I would like to give you a tour about our university.
2. Facts about the university
First I’d like to give you some general information about our university.
Our university is called …….
It is situated in ……
There are ……. day–time faculties at our university.
The teaching staff accounts to …..
The complete course of study lasts …..
After a successful completion of a course of study a student gets …….
There are about ……. students studying at the university.
I am a student of the ………. faculty.
I study such subjects as ………..
3. Teaching aids
Now I’d like to say a few words about the teaching aids used to improve the educational process.
There are a number of well-equipped laboratories in the university.
The modern teaching aids used are …….
4. Information resources
As for the provision with information resources out university is among the leaders.
The SUSU scientific library is ….
It contains a great number of resources ….
5. Students life
Both students and the administration of the university understand that much work and no joy make students dull people.
That’s why there are quite a number of university organisations occupied with providing an active social life of students.
They are ………..
6. Personal opinion
What I like about the university is ……
On the other hand, there are some things to improve.
They are….
Nevertheless our university is one of the best higher institutions in Russia.
Vocabulary Practice
Task 1
Fill in the correct word from the list below: equipment, dreadful, personal, open, education, regional, linguistic, reading, complex, assistant
a _________ campus
a _________ center
postgraduate ________
an _________ professor
_____ access
sports _______
________teaching
a ________ordeal
a _______ hall
study _______
Task 2
Insert the right verb phrases into the sentences using the appropriate Tense form: to be founded in, to prolong, to be noted for, to account for, to a large extent, to exploit, to be keen on, to emerge.
Technologically minded teachers of the university ________ computer technologies into academic practice.
Students that _______ Maths, Physics, Programming can take part in competitions and take some additional training.
If you want ______ the book you need to come to the library.
Our university __________ its graduates who work in different spheres of industry and social life.
Moscow State University ______________ 1755 on the initiative of the great Russian scientist Mikhail Lomonosov.
As science is rapidly developed new technologies ________ every day.
_________ the popularity of the university among the applicants depends on the high standard of education provided.
The fact that university is considered to be one of the best higher educational institutions in Russia ________ high competition among the applicants.
Task 3
Use the phrases from exercises 1 and 2 to make up 10 sentences of your own
Grammar Exercises
Exercise 1
Look at what Jenny and Mark hope will happen in the future. Make sentences using If I, …… I will….. Example: If I don’t go out so much, I will do more work.
Jenny Mark
If I do more work If I stop smoking
– pass my exams – have more money
– go to university – save some money every week
– study how to run a business – rich when I am thirty
– become a businesswoman – have my own business
– earn a large sum of money – make a lot of money
– travel all over the world – retire when I am forty
Exercise 2
What will you do in the following situations? Complete the sentences
If I study hard I will ……
If I get a well-paid job I will ….
If I miss the classes I will ….
If I have a holiday abroad I will ….
If I graduate from the university I will ….
If I fall ill I will ….
If I see my friend has problems I will ….
If I have some free time I will ….
If I see the book I like I will ….
If the weather is fine tomorrow I will ….
It I finish my homework early this evening I will ….
Exercise 3
One of you is going for a holiday to an exotic country. The other sees all the problems. Use the prompts to discuss the problems
Example: A – What will you do if the weather is bad?
B – I will read books and go to discos.
– you don’t like the food?
– there is nowhere to go in the evening?
– you lose your money?
– you don’t understand the language?
– you don’t know anyone?
– you feel homesick?
– you lose your passport?
Exercise 4
Make up 2 Chain stories. Look at the situations, and then continue these people thoughts
Situation 1
If I don’t finish this work in time, I will not get a promotion.
Situation 2
If I don’t write my essay I will not get a credit in the major.
Situation 3
If I enter Oxford University, I will be the most diligent student.
Communication
Task 1
Make up a dialogue. One of you reads the task on Card 1 and the other reads the task on Card 2. Use the common phrases to ask for the information
Card 1
You are an English student. You are to write an article about a typical Russian University. By chance you happened to visit the South Ural State University. You are to gather as much information as possible. You have heard about this university before and you know that there are such places as School of Physics and Mathematics,
Linguistic Center, “Applicant” center, Gifted Child Center, Open Institute, SUSU Teleradiocenter. Find out where these places are situated in the university and what types of activities they perform.
Card 2
You are an active member of the Students’ Union and you are accustomed to making tours about the university. So it’s natural that you know the most interesting places of the university. Your task is to be very helpful and provide the English student with all the necessary information about the university.
Asking for Information
There is a number of formulas used when asking for information in English. Here are some of the most common
Could you tell me...? Не могли бы вы мне сказать…?
Do you know...? Не знаете ли вы…?
Do you happen to know...? Может быть, вы знаете…?
I’d like to know... Я бы хотел узнать…?
Could you find out...? Не могли бы вы мне объяснить…?
I’m interested in a post office near here. Нет ли тут по близости почты.
I’m looking for.. Я ищу ….
Homework
Task 1
Complete the facts about the South Ural State University using the following phrases: a linguistic center, e–subscriptions, postgraduate courses, information resources, Open Institute, to be founded in, to introduce, an assistant professor.
The South Ural State University ________ 1943 on the basis of two plants.
There is ___________ in our university where you can improve your knowledge of English and get additional qualification.
If you want to continue your education the university offers __________ in more than 70 specialties.
The purpose of the ___________founded on the basis of SUSU is to reach people in distant rural and mountainous areas.
________ allow students to search information using electronic versions of journals.
The administration of the South Ural State University __________ new technologies into the educational process.
A person can apply for a position of __________ if he performs some research and has publications.
Our scientific library is rich in _________ .
Task 2
Translate the sentences from Russian into English
Южно-Уральский Государственный Университет известен в стране благодаря своим выпускникам.
Наш университет был основан в 1943 году.
Если вы хотите подготовиться к поступлению в университет вам нужно посещать курсы в центре “Абитуриент”.
В образовательном процессе активно используются информационные технологии, такие как мультимедийные информационные комплексы.
ЮУрГУ выпустил 115,000 специалистов. 2,100 из них стали кандидатами наук и 440 – докторами наук.
В университете функционирует телерадиоцентр, целью которого является освещение событий, происходящих в университете, создание телепередач о жизни студентов.
При выборе университета, в котором вы хотите учиться, нужно обратить внимание на качество предоставляемых образовательных услуг.
Большое внимание уделяется внеурочной деятельности студентов.
Task 3
Finish the sentences
If I pass my exams successfully I will ….
If I graduate from the university I will …
If I find a well-paid job I will ….
If I earn a lot of money I will …
If I failed my exam I will…
If I don’t come in time for my classes I won’t ….
If I don’t do my homework I won’t …
If I don’t get a diploma I won’t ,,,
If I don’t have enough rest I won’t…
If I don’t go to the library to prepare for the practice I won’t …
Task 4
Read the text and say if it is difficult to study at Oxford
Student life at Oxford
W
hat
is it like, being a student at Oxford? Like all
British universities, Oxford is a state university,
not a private one. Students are selected on the basis of their
results in the national examinations or
the special Oxford entrance examination. There are
many applicants, and nobody can get a place by
paying a fee. Successful candidates are admitted
to a specified college of the university: that will be
their home for the next three years (the normal period
for an undergraduate degree), and for longer
it they are admitted to study for a postgraduate
degree. They will be mostly taught by tutors
from their own college.
Teaching is pleasantly informal and personal: a typical undergraduate will spend an hour a week with his or her 'tutor', perhaps in the company of one other student. Each of them will have written an essay for the tutor, which serves as the basis for discussion, argument, the exposition of ideas and academic methods. At the end of the hour the students go away with a new essay title and a list of books that might be helpful in preparing for the essay.
O
ther
kinds of teaching such as lectures and seminars
are normally optional: popular lecturers can
attract audiences from several faculties, while others
may find themselves speaking to two or three loyal students,
or maybe to no one at all. So, in
theory, if you are good at reading, thinking and writing
quickly, you can spend five days out of seven being idle:
sleeping, taking part in sports, in student
clubs, in acting and singing, in arguing, drinking,
having parties. In practice, most students at Oxford are enthusiastic
about the academic life,
and many of the more conscientious ones
work for days at each essay, sometimes sitting up through the night
with a wet towel round their
heads.
At the end of three years, all students face a dreadful ordeal, “Finals”, the final examinations. The victims are obliged to dress up for the occasion in black and white, an old-fashioned ritual that may help to calm the nerves. They go into the huge examination building and sit for three hours writing what they hope is beautiful prose on half-remembered or strangely forgotten subjects. In the afternoon they assemble for another three hours of writing. After four or five days of this torture they emerge and stagger out for the biggest party of them all.
Task 5
Find proofs in the text to the following:
Teaching at Oxford is informal.
Teaching at Oxford is personal.
“Finals” is a dreadful ordeal.
You can’t buy a place to study at Oxford.
Speaking
How does your life at South Ural State University differ from that of a British student? Do they have anything in common? Describe the life of a Russian student. Do not forget to mention:
Procedure of entering the university.
Teaching (formal/informal, personal/impersonal).
Free time.
Exams.
Lesson 7. My Future Specialty
Task 1
Brainstorming activity
Try to give all the possible answers to the following question
Why do you think students choose this or that speciality?
Active vocabulary
Task 1
Read the Active Vocabulary of the lesson after the teacher
artificial intelligence – искусственный интеллект
since – с тех пор, как; так как; с
school-leaver – выпускник
to face − сталкиваться
computer science – вычислительная техника (область знаний) теория
вычислительных машин и систем
support engineer – инженер технической поддержки
eliminate – исключать
to provide – обеспечивать
hardware design – проектирование оборудования
10. in one’s own right – сам по себе, благодаря собственным
заслугам, самостоятельный
consumer – потребитель
remote – удаленный
troubleshoot – искать, локализовать
systems software – системное программное обеспечение
to be in demand in – пользоваться спросом в
to be likely – вероятно
to cope with – справляться с ч.–л.
to take a post-graduate course – поступить в аспирантуру
to make final decision – принимать окончательное решение
to be qualified – получить диплом
would-be specialist – потенциальный, будущий специалист
Lead-in
Task 1
Look at the job titles and say where each person works.
Researcher Physicist Flight Attendant
Executive Teacher Programmer
Task 2
Which of the jobs: are
done indoors/ outdoors?
require qualifications?
have career prospects?
are well-paid/poorly-paid?
need the most training?
are the hardest?
need a degree?
Which of the jobs do you personally find: rewarding, secure, creative, stressful?
Task 3
Think of a job and talk about it without telling anyone what the job is.
The class have to guess which job you have chosen. Talk about
What you do
Qualities you need for the job
Salary
Reasons you like/dislike it
Task 4
Paraphrase the quotations. Which do you agree with? Why? Why not?
Discuss them in pairs
I’d rather be a happy street cleaner than an unhappy millionaire.
It doesn’t matter what job you do. It’s how you do it.
Task 5
Which of the following people could help you most in choosing a career? Why?
Parents, teachers, friends, relatives
Model: To me, a person who could help me most in choosing a career would be my teacher because…
Task 6
Which of the following is the most important to you when deciding on a career? Rank them (starting with the most important) and then compare your list to your partner’s.
long-term career prospects
personal satisfaction
a good salary
an opportunity to travel
using your initiative
a chance to meet a lot of people
a possibility to use your creativity
Task 7
Look at these nouns describing positive qualities: patience, emotional strength, intelligence, care, calmness, honesty, punctuality, decisiveness, creativity
and give the adjectives made from the nouns of Task 7
Example: A person who has (possesses) patience, is a patient person.
Task 8
What qualities in the list are necessary for the job of a support engineer, physicist? Explain your choice.
Reading
Task1
Look through the text and name the part of speech of the words in bold type, group them on the principle of the part of speech: nouns, adjectives, adverbs, verbs
Task 2
Read the text and write out the words pertaining to the topic of Computer Science
My Specialty is Computer Science
As it is known the success or failure of adult life depends upon the choice made early in life. That’s why every school-leaver faces the problem of choosing his/her future profession. It should not only be interesting to you, but provide a certain standard of living.
I
have always been interested in computer science. It is a remarkably
young field. The first electronic computers were first developed only
fifty years ago. Since then they have become part of our everyday
life. We encounter daily a
lot of computers, phones and consumer electronics with built-in
microchips. They are now part of many machines and devices, which
provide safer environment, improve energy efficiency in cars, provide
call
forwarding and call answering in phones. Due to them computer
equipment is getting smaller, more sophisticated and more
intelligent.
I’ve chosen the Faculty of Electronics at the South Ural State University, because graduates of the faculty are highly demanded everywhere. The faculty aims at giving the students the top level education and to enable them to carry out scientific research work. You can study at one of the following departments of the faculty: automation and control; radio equipment design and manufacture; information measuring instruments; control systems; radio engineering systems; digital radio engineering systems; electronic computers; automatic systems of information. On graduating from the university you can be qualified as a Specialist in IT, a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.); a Master of Science (M. Sc). You can also continue your studies and research at the post-graduate course and get a scientific degree in computer science.
T
here
are a lot of jobs in computing. A Webmaster administrates a Web
server, a security specialist tests
the security of network systems and advises customers and software
users how
to introduce and maintain security policies; a systems programmer
specializes in writing systems software; an IT support
engineer provides help for computer users by designing, building and
maintaining information technology systems; an IT systems manager is
responsible for developing and implementing computer software that
supports
the operations of the business; a systems analyst studies systems in
an organization and decides how to computerize them; an application
programmer writes application programs.
Graduates of the faculty of Electronics are expected to work at state and municipal systems of management, in different corporations and firms dealing with application of modern administrative and information analytical technologies. In general, you can work in the fields of management, industry and production, medicine, business and entertainment, etc.
As to me, I haven’t made my mind yet what field to specialize in. I am going to make my final decision when I am in my fifth year. It is really difficult to become a highly skilled specialist in any field of computer science. One should be well-educated and broad-minded. I am sure I’ll do my best to become a good specialist whatever field I choose.
Task 3
Are the statements true or false?
When a person leaves High School, he understands that the time to choose his future profession has come.
As to me, I am a future systems analyst.
I have always been interested in computer science.
I haven’t made up my mind yet that field of computer science to specialize in.
After graduation from the SUSU graduates may have many options to consider in terms of pursuing their interest in the field.
There are only 3 departments at the faculty of Electronics.
At present I would like to be a good specialist whatever field I choose.
Task 4
Look through each paragraph once again and name the key words, make up sentences of your own with them
Vocabulary exercises
Exercise 1
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Make up sentences of your own using the vocabulary of exercises 2 and 3.
Exercise 5
Translate into Russian
Undoubtedly a strong character is in demand in many companies.
A would–be specialist should improve his abilities in the course of five years.
It’s important to cope with stress before and after the entrance competitive exams.
One has to defend his thesis to get a degree in computer science.
Software theory is likely to develop over the time.
A freshman is a student in his own right.
Grammar exercises
Exercise 1
Read the sentences and identify the types of conditionals. Which refers to the present/past?
If I didn’t know how to handle a firm, I would go bankrupt.
If Tom had studied hard he would have passed all the exams.
Exercise 2
Read the sentences. Which expresses an unreal situation in the present? Which expresses regret about the past event?
I wish I hadn’t left school (but I did)
I wish I earned more money. (but I don’t’)
Exercise 3
Make wishes for the following situations
Example: You lied to your best friend. – I wish I hadn’t lied to my best friend.
You failed your exams.
You were not patient enough with your mother.
You don’t have a well-paid job.
You can’t cope with the stressful situation.
You are too impressionable.
You can’t take control of the situation.
Your teacher doesn’t treat all the students equally.
You didn’t do your best to perform the task.
Exercise 4
Fill in the correct tense
If I hadn’t lied to my boss, he __________ (not/fire) me.
I wish I ___________ (not/spend) so much money on clothes. Now, I can’t pay the phone bill.
If he ___________ (have) time, he would give us a lift.
If she were qualified, she _________ (find) a good job.
If he _________ (find) a job, he wouldn’t ask the money.
I wish I _________ (not/have to) work such long hours. Then, I could spend more time with my son.
If you keep coming to work late, you __________ (lose) your job.
If he had left on time, he ________ (not/be) late for the meeting.
If you stopped smoking, you ________ (be) in better health.
I wish you _________ (follow) her advice. If you had followed it, you _________ (not/lose) all your money.
Exercise 5
Complete the sentences. What would you do in the following situations?
If I won one million dollars I would …
If I had a magic stick I would …
If I were the rector of the SUSU I would....
If I had a possibility to study abroad I would ...
If I were the ruler of the world I would …
If I had chosen another speciality I would (wouldn’t) have Ved …
If I hadn’t finished school successfully, I would (wouldn’t) have Ved…
Discussion
Discuss the following questions in groups of three
Which is more exciting: to be a freshman or a school leaver?
When did you choose your future profession? Was it an easy endeavor to cope with?
What is your major?
What subjects are you likely to study in the course of five years at the University?
What do you think are the main character traits for a highly qualified computer specialist?
Do you know any programming languages? Name them.
Do you think it is necessary to get a scientific degree?
Homework
Task 1
Insert the required form of the verb into the gaps
If I were you I _______ (to require) a well-paid job as you have all the necessary qualifications.
If he ____ (to be) open to other people opinions he would not be so stubborn.
She would not have lost control over the children if she _______ (to be) more patient with them.
If our teacher of Maths treated all the students equally he _______ (not to raise the bar) too high for those he doesn’t like.
If we _____ (to come) to the party earlier we would have met my uncle.
If I _____ (to be) you I wouldn’t be so sensitive.
If I could relieve your pain I ______ (to do) everything possible.
I wish you _____ (to take control) of the situation.
We ___________ (to win) the competition if we had prepared for it properly.
If he _____ (to be) a fair teacher he would treat everybody equally.
Task 2
Finish the sentences
If I got through these difficulties I would…
If I got a well-paid job I would…
If I had high expectations I would…
If I had a stressful job I would …
If I were rich I would….
If I were patient to other people opinions I would…
If I had a rewarding job I would…
Task 3
Translate the sentences from Russian into English
Если бы я не окончил средней школы, я бы не смог стать студентом–первокурсником.
С помощью преподавателей в пятилетнем курсе обучения мы освоим такие науки как электроника и архитектура компьютера.
Я будущий радиоинженер и, когда я окончу университет, хочу специализироваться в разработке программного обеспечения.
Если бы кто-то мог дать четкий ответ, что такое искусственный интеллект, то я бы, несомненно, хотел лично познакомиться с этим человеком.
Компьютерная наука – одна из самых быстроразвивающихся областей знаний в современном мире.
Чтобы получить научную степень, необходимо усердно работать в течение многих лет и успешно справиться с защитой дипломной работы.
Task 4
Read the text below. Do you find you have the required qualities? Read and translate the text, comment on it
Computer Support Specialists
Computer Support Specialists are responsible for providing technical assistance and many forms of computer-related support to a wide variety of potential customers, clients, and employers. The field is rapidly growing, due to the fact that nearly every company now uses computers (as do individuals) and needs specialists to support them. The explosion in the use of computers has created a big demand for specialists who provide advice to users, as well as those who troubleshoot problems and/or perform the day-to-day administration, maintenance, and support of computer systems and networks. Typical duties for a computer support specialist may include daily oversight of a firm’s computer systems, responding to calls for assistance from the organization’s computer users, repair of computer hardware and software, and training users in the use of new computer programs.
A computer support specialist analyzes problems by using automated diagnostic programs, helps clients with hardware/software installation, printing, word processing, e-mail, and operating systems; provides assistance when computers crash; provides advice to customers; trains users in the proper use of hardware and software.
In a profession which involves a lot of interaction with customers and fellow employees, specialists are also susceptible to both the good and the bad consequences of dealing with the public. Specialists who work as consultants tend to spend a significant amount of time away from their offices, sometimes spending weeks or months working at a client’s locale. On the other hand, expansion of computer networks is allowing a growing number of support specialists to provide technical support from remote locations, reducing or eliminating the need to travel as often to the customer’s workplace.
Students interested in becoming computer support specialists need to have strong problem-solving, analytical, and (most especially) communication skills in order to effectively troubleshoot problems and help customers. The need to continually interface with customers, employees and other computer personnel requires a specialist to be able to communicate effectively in many different ways: in person, over the phone, via e-mail, and on paper. Strong writing skills are useful not only in communicating, but also in preparing manuals and instructions for employees and customers.
Role play
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in groups of three.
What’s more important: work experience or life experience?
In groups of four distribute the roles of Candidates and Interviewers.
Prepare to act out.
Interviewers:
You have 2 candidates for a role in your company (you decide the role) one candidate has a lot of work experience and the other has a lot of life experience. Interview them both and make a decision.
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