- •1. (A) Read the text and look up the abbreviations in a dictionary (if needed). Fill the gaps, for (1), (4), (5) choose between:
- •Getting a Higher Education in the uk
- •2. (A) Complete the Higher Education Glossary with the terms given below.
- •Tutorial teaching
- •4. Read the text and do the tasks below: The Degree Classification System in Great Britain
- •Unit 8 “Live and Learn”
- •Vocabulary Commentary on the text “How I Got My First-Class Degree”
- •From Ex. 1, p. 166-167
- •Vocabulary Exercises
- •1. Translate the following English phrases from the text “How I Got My First-Class Degree” into Russian:
- •2. Find in the text English equivalents for the following Russian phrases:
- •4. Match the following words and phrases with their meanings: morale to discard as useless iconoclastic social outcast undergraduate perseverance
- •5. Translate from Russian into English. Refer to the Vocabulary Commentary if necessary:
- •6. (A) Match the verbs or phrases (from Ex. 3a, p. 168) to their definitions: cram edit revise highlight proofread summarize take notes
- •7. (A) a university has a web-based self-assessment questionnaire on time management.
- •8. Here are some students’ comments about study habits and problems associated with studying.
- •9. Fill in the missing words:
- •10. (A) Use the words or phrases (from Ex. 1a, p. 168) to match the definitions:
- •11. Complete the table. Use a dictionary if necessary.
- •12. (A) Find Russian equivalents to the following adjectives from Ex. 4, p. 169:
- •Bias biased unbiased tolerance intolerance
- •Intolerant tolerant (2 times)
- •15. (A) Match the words or phrases (from Ex. 6-7, p. 170) with their definitions:
- •A correspondence course a diploma a medical certificate a refresher course tuition fees
- •16. Fill in the missing words in these emails with following words:
- •Lecturer residence supervisor term tutorial
- •17. Correct the mis-collocations in these sentences:
- •18. (A) Use the idioms from Ex. 8 p. 170 to match the definitions:
- •19. (A) Search Ex. 9-10, p. 171 for the English equivalents of the following:
- •20. (A) Read the passage and answer the questions below: Are exams a fair means of assessment?
- •Unified State Examination
- •Scholastic Assessment Test
- •The Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Management
- •22. (A) Read this information about preparing an application for postgraduate study. What are the requirements for international students?
- •The Master of Business Administration
- •24. (A) Study the table below:
- •25. (A) Read the passage:
- •Resources community feedback online web means virtual assignment collaborative links submit click quiz
- •Profile of Students Seeking Online Degrees
16. Fill in the missing words in these emails with following words:
(a) department thesis hours lecture
Lecturer residence supervisor term tutorial
Hi Mum,
I’ve settled in well here at Wanstow. I like my room in this hall of (1)_______________________. I went to my first (2)_______________________ this morning – it was on research methodology – and there were hundreds of students there. The (3)_______________________ was very good – it was Professor Jones, our head of (4)_______________________. Tomorrow I’ll have my first (5)________________________ - that’ll be just me and one other student. We’ll be discussing what we have to get done by the end of the (6)________________________. I need to try to think some more about the topic for my (7)___________________________. When that is finalized I’ll be assigned a (8)________________________. I’ll be expected to see him or her at least once a week during their office (9)_______________________. I hope I’ll like him or her. You hear some awful stories!
Daisy
(b) vacation dissertation supervisions MA8 term
course CV PhD (2 times) project
Hi Erika,
How are things going with you? I’m sorry not to have written to you sooner but I’ve been desperately busy with the linguistics (1)______________________ I have to do for the elective (2)________________________ I’m taking this (3)___________________________. It’s really interesting and I think I might decide to do my final (4)________________________ on a similar topic.
As you know, I’ve decided to have a go at9 an (5)_________________________. If I decide to write the dissertation, I’ll have to stay here during the summer (6)_________________________ to have face-to-face (7)_________________________.
Then I might even sign up for a (8)__________________________ if they have me! PhD students are usually offered some language teaching on the EAP10 courses they run for foreign students, so it would be useful for my (9)______________________ for the future. But I believe if you get the MA, you can’t go on to do a (10)________________________ immediately. I remember that during a question-and-answer session for new MA students Dr Ward said that you have to show you can do PhD standard work first, and then upgrade to the PhD programme after a year or so.
Shoshana
17. Correct the mis-collocations in these sentences:
1. I can’t come out. I’m studying. I’m passing an exam tomorrow.
2. Congratulations! I hear you succeeded your exam!
3. You can study a lot of different careers at this university.
4. I got some good notes in my continuous assessment this term.
5. She’s a professor in a primary school.
6. She got a degree in personnel management from a private college.
7. When I was 12, we started having French seminars at school, and I fell in love with the language.
8. All the students of our Department must attend Professor Johnson’s lectures on Introductory Economics. It is an elective course.
Idioms