Ask your fellow-students:
1. About the difference between a university, polytechnic and college of higher education. 2. Why it is preferable to study at university. 3. What subjects the Programme of a university is based upon. 4. What you know about tutorials. 5. About the difference between a residential and a non-residential college (university). 6. Who lives in hall. 7. What rooms can be found in a university building. 8. What sport facilities there are at a university. 9. What clubs and societies are popular in British colleges and universities. 10. Who runs those clubs and societies. 11. What a B. A. is. 12. How quickly one can get those letters before his name. 13. What a M. A. is. 14. Which degree is higher: M. A. or Ph. D.? 15. If it is easy for a Bachelor of Arts to find a job.
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J.: Well, Arnold, I remember you said once you were a B. A. Perhaps you could tell me how quickly you got those letters after your name?
A.: At university I studied history. It was a 3-year course. And after that I got a B. A degree.
J.: B.A. stands for Bachelor of Arts degree, doesn't it?
A.: Yes, which reminds me of my neighbour whose son had just got his B. A. A friend asked very seriously: "I suppose your son will try to get an M. A. or Ph. D." next to which my neighbour answered: "Not at all, now he is trying to get a J-O-B."
A: Ah... he meant a job! That's a good joke!
The us system of education
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Look at the picture representing the US system of education, make up
a short article about it using the given verbs and structures:
Start to go; finish
Consist of/ include
Have an opportunity to choose
Enter
Depend on
In divided into
Is represented by
Graduate
To hold a degree
Ex.2 Match the terms given in the scheme with the definitions
……… = generally research-intensive universities with a focus on Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics.
……… = a school that provides adolescents with part or all of their secondary education. It may come after primary school or middle school and be followed by higher education or vocational training.
……… = a preschool educational approach traditionally based on playing, singing, practical activities such as drawing, and social interaction as part of the transition from home to school.
……… = a two-year post-secondary school whose main purpose is to provide academic, vocational and professional education.
……… = a school for students at the ages of 4–13 to receive primary education.
Ex. 3 You are going to read a series of articles about the US system of education. Before reading translate the given headings. One heading is extra. Read first and guess which one is extra, then read and match the headings to a suitable paragraph.
Dual linguistic education: pros and cons |
Diversity in educational legislaation |
Ivy league universities tuition fees |
Hard work and nothing else |
Federal loans |
State university: resident or not? |
Various types of schools in the USA |
Two sides of university life |
Elementary schoool as the first stage |
An apt educational metaphor |
General school standards |
Graduate and post-graduate assistantships |
Options at the age of 16 |
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