VII. A. A) Read the text Higher education in Great Britain and discuss it with your partner

There are 46 universities, 30 polytechnics and numerous colleges in England and Wales. They all provide a wide range of courses from lower-level technical and commercial courses to advanced courses for those who want to get higher-level posts in commerce, industry and administration. Of the 46 universities in Great Britain, 35 are in England, 8 in Scotland, 1 is in Wales and 2 are in Nothern Ireland. The leading universities in England are Oxford, Cambridge and London.

English universities greatly differ from each other. They differ in date of foundation, history, tradition, general organization, methods of instruction, size, etc. British Universities are comparatively small. The approximate number is 7,000 - 8,000 students, most universities having under 3,000 students.

The typical academic programme for university students is composed of a varying number of courses or subjects within a field of specialization. The academic activities for each subject fall into lectures, seminars, tutorials, laboratory work and examination. They provide the means by which students prepare themselves in specialized field of knowledge.

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b) Ответьте на вопросы

1. How many universities are there in Great Britain? 2. What courses do they provide? 3. What is the typical academic programme? 4. How do English universities differ from each other?

VII. B. Выберите правильный вариант: was / were / be

1. The weather … fine. 2. It … Sunday evening. 3. We … at home at 5.

VII. C. Притяжательный падеж – a) или is – b)?

1. He’s 48. 2. He’s tall and fair. 3. Jane's a secretary. 4. Mr Black’s family is not large. 5. Peter's university is in the town centre. 6. He’s at the lecture. 7. These are Byron’s poems. 8. It's a Mercedes. 9. His mother’s name is Ann. 10. Peter's a lawyer. 11. My daughter's school is very good. 12. John's car is new.

VII. D. Вставьте глаголы: am / is / are / do / does / have / has

1. Are they sentences? – No, they … not. 2. Mrs. Green … in the office and the children … at school. 3. I … a first-year student. 4. I ... a bank manager. 5. My father … a pilot. 6. ... he like his job? 7. Moscow … big city. 8. Where ... you live? 9. He ... got a sister. 10. She ... fairly good-looking. 11. What ... he do at the weekend? 12. ... he very strong? 13. She ... a lawyer. 14. My father's house ... very comfortable. 15. Where ... you live? 16. He ... got a new car.