- •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
2. (A) Complete the Higher Education Glossary with the terms given below.
academic supervisor admissions tutor alumnus2
campus Dean distance learning freshers week
gap year halls of residence journal lecture lecturer
mature student plagiarism professor seminar
senior lecturer student loan term / semester
thesis tuition fees tutor tutorial vacation3
(1) ________________________________________
A member of staff based in a university department who is in charge of accepting applicants to that particular course.
(2) ________________________________________
Usually the first week of a term. The university often runs both social activities and academic sessions in order to welcome first-year students.
(3) ________________________________________
A student entering higher education at the age of 21 or above.
(4) ________________________________________
Time spent working or travelling between leaving school and starting university. Many students like to use this time to figure out what they would like to study, go travelling, earn some money or gain extra qualifications which will help them in their applications to higher education.
(5) ________________________________________
A graduate (former student) of a particular university.
(6) ________________________________________
The money that you pay to take lessons at a college, university, or private school.
(7) ________________________________________
The money that a bank lends to a student so that they can pay to do their course (students pay the money back after finishing their studies).
(8) ________________________________________
Communal accommodation for students, usually on campus or nearby; (Amer.) dormitory.
(9) ________________________________________
The buildings and grounds that form part of a University or College, including teaching rooms, administration offices and sports and entertainment facilities.
(10) ________________________________________
An academic member of staff in charge of a faculty or department.
(11) ________________________________________
The most senior academic title.
(12) ________________________________________
Below professors in academic rank.
(13) ________________________________________
Below senior lecturers.
(14) ________________________________________
A teacher who works with one student or a small group, arranging tutorials, and monitoring, testing and providing feedback on each student’s academic progress.
(15) ________________________________________
A period of intensive tuition given by a tutor to an individual student or to a small group of students.
(16) ________________________________________
Classes that consist of a teacher and a group of students meeting to study and discuss a particular topic.
(17) ________________________________________
A talk that is given to large groups of students to teach them about a particular subject, as part of a university course. Students are expected to take notes.
(18) ________________________________________
A long piece of writing on a particular subject, one written for a university degree.
(19) ________________________________________
A teacher who is in charge of a particular student’s research.
(20) ________________________________________
Presenting someone else’s work as if it were your own, by paraphrasing, summarising or quoting without referencing correctly.
(21) ________________________________________
A published collection of articles about the findings of research. They may be peer-reviewed giving the source more credibility. You will be encouraged to use evidence from such articles to support your arguments.
(22) ________________________________________
One of the periods of time into which the academic year is divided.
(23) ________________________________________
One of the periods of time when universities are closed (the Christmas / Easter / summer …).
(24) ________________________________________
Study that doesn't involve physically attending the university. It makes use of the TV, post, CDs, video and increasingly the Internet.
(b) Answer the questions:
1. What words originated from Latin tuitiō ‘a guarding’?
2. Are there likely to be more people in a seminar or a tutorial?
3. Who is the academic who guides a postgraduate student through their dissertation?
4. What is the difference between a grant and a student loan?
5. What are the pros and cons of taking a gap year?
6. Did you have a Freshers Week when you were a first-year student?
7. What are the advantages of distance learning? Disadvantages?
8. Do you study at a campus or a city university?
9. Do you know famous alumni of your university?
10. What English word should be used to translate the following phrases into English?
- учебный год
- учёное звание
- преподавательский состав
- научный руководитель
- успехи в учёбе (… progress)
- блестящие успехи в учебе (… excellence)
What student can be called academically able?
3. Read the material about tutorials from an Oxford University’s web page, watch the video4with an example of an English tutorial and do the tasks below: