- •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
6. (A) Match the verbs or phrases (from Ex. 3a, p. 168) to their definitions: cram edit revise highlight proofread summarize take notes
1) to write down details from a lecture or a book so that you can remember them;
2) to describe sth in a way that makes people pay attention to it; to emphasize, to stress, to underline;
3) to provide a short account of the most important facts or features of sth; sum up; to make or be a summary of;
4) to read through sth that is written or printed in order to correct any mistakes in it;
5) to prepare a text for publication by checking and improving its accuracy, clarity;
6) (a) to make a new, amended, improved, or up-to-date version of sth;
(b) (Brit.) to read and learn information that you have studied in order to prepare for an examination; = to review (Amer.)
7) (informal) to prepare yourself for an examination by learning a lot of information quickly.
(b) Complete the sentences using the vocabulary items listed above (in a proper grammatical form):
1. ______________________ is primarily about searching your writing for errors, both grammatical and typographical, before _______________________ (сдать / представить на рассмотрение) your paper.
2. I know that this draft text will need to be ______________________.
3. I have to _____________________ for my Spanish test next week.
4. He looks exhausted - he must have been ______________________ for the exam all night long.
5. The authors _______________________ their views in the conclusion.
6. The crisis in Greece served to ______________________ the deep disagreements over how to manage a single currency shared by 16 nations with very different economic priorities.
7. He ______________ ____________ of everything that was said at the lecture.
(c) Search the Vocabulary Commentary for the equivalents of the following:
1) выделять / подчеркивать;
2) делать записи / конспектировать;
3) обобщать / суммировать / резюмировать;
4) корректировать / вычитывать корректуру / выверять;
5) редактировать / готовить к печати;
6) пересматривать / проверять / исправлять / перерабатывать;
7) перечитывать / повторять (пройденный материал к экзаменам);
8) спешно готовиться к экзамену / зубрить5.
(d) Translate the sentences into English:
1. Это отрывок из нового исправленного издания книги.
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2. Следует избегать зубрежки, когда готовишься / повторяешь к экзаменам. Ты вряд ли получите отличную оценку в результате.
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3. Ваше резюме должно подчеркивать ваши умения и достижения.
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4. Википедию может редактировать любой, имеющий доступ к Интернету.
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5. Конспектируйте выборочно. - _____________________________________
6. Наши профессиональные редакторы откорректируют / вычитают вашу магистерскую диссертацию или курсовую работу. Наши корректоры выделят ошибки в вашей работе и предложат исправления.
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