Vocabulary

a)particular, thesis, actually, contribution, (sub)dean, reference, completion, competitive, honorary, ceremonial, appointment, totally, virtually, accommodation, residence, expenses, admission, (under)graduate, postgraduate, degree, Bachelor, Master, pure/applied (science), double period, average, satisfactory, grade, grant, loan, tuition (fee), reader, session(als), entry, the board, veterinary, Easter, employer, choir deputy;

b)to aim (at), to enforce, to prescribe, to require, to qualify, to correspond (to), to release, to admit, to confer, to date (from), to vary, to run (a university), to be encouraged, to exceed, to serve (the needs), to cover (tuition fees), to share, to enjoy (freedom), to rent, to obtain, to differentiate, to award, to preside (over).

Notes on the text

1.Provintial universities – университеты местного значения

2.politechnics – технические высшие учебные заведения

3.to enjoy freedom – пользоваться свободой

4.to live in lodgings – снимать комнату, 'digs’ – разг.: жилье, нора, берлога

5.Chancellor – почетный ректор университета (в Великобритании)

6.to have nothing to do (with) – не иметь никакого отношения (к)

Exercises

1.Practice the pronunciation of the following words: Oxford [`Oksfqd], Cambridge

[`keImbrIG], Oxbridge [`OksbrIG], Durham [`dArqm], Aberdeen ["xbq`dJn],

St. Andrew’s [snt`xndruz], Leeds [lJdz], Anglia [`xNglIq], Essex [`esIks], Sussex

[`sAsIks], Lancaster [`lxNkqstq], Warwick [`wOrIk], Colerain [`kqulrqn], Chancellor

[`CRnselq], provincial [prq`vInSql], specific [spq`sIfIk], structure [`strAkCq], polytechnic

[pOlI`tFknIk], institution [InstI`tjHSqn], totally [`tqutqlI],competitive [kqm`pFtItIv],

tuition [tjH`ISqn], double [dAbl], period [`pIqrIqd], choir [`kwaIq], honorary [`OnqrqrI], ceremony [`sFrImqnI], veterinary [`vFtrInqrI], career [kq`rIq], qualify[`kwOlIfaI].

2. Find the equivalents to the following word combinations.

заканчивать школу; давать образование; самые знаменитые; университеты местного значения; профессионально ориентированное образование; вечернее обучение; дневное обучение; получать стипендию; получать ссуду; компенсировать плату за обучение; проживание в общежитии; повседневные расходы; принимать в вуз; финансироваться государством; результаты экзаменов повышенного уровня сложности; степень бакалавра; степень магистра; аспирантура; почетная должность; преподавательский состав; присудить степень; диплом, письменная научная работа; общественный деятель; учебный год; Совет факультета.

3. Match the following expressions.

1. sessionals а) вуз

2. a double period b) почетная должность

3. higher educational establishment c) абитуриент

4. an applicant d) выпускник (вуза)

5. further study e) двухчасовое занятие «пара»

6. independent university f) плата за обучение

7. accommodation g) экзаменационная сессия

8. tuition fee h) независимый университет

9. a graduate i) жилье

10. BSc Hons. (Honours degree) j) дальнейшее обучение

11. honorary position k) диплом бакалавра наук с отличием

4. Fill in the gaps with the words from the text.

1. Politechnics and some colleges provide more _________ education than universities.

2. The oldest British universities are ______________ .

3. Almost all British universities are financed by _____________ .

4. Candidates to a university a accepted on the basis of ____________ .

5. Students doing a university course for a first degree are called _____________ /

6. The course for the Bachelor lasts _____________ .

7. Almost all full-time students receive ____________ from the government.

8. The students who work and study are called _____________ .

9. University and college students have to pay their ____________ fees annually.

10. Full-time students can be provided with____________ in a hostel.

11. The Faculty of Science includes such subjects as ____________ .

12. The PhD degree is conferred for a thesis which is an original ____________ .

5. Answer the following questions to obtain the summary of the text.

1.What is the entrance procedure to the university?

2.How are the tuition fees covered?

3.Where do students live?

4.How many terms is the academic year divided in?

5.When are the exams held?

6.How is the students’ work assessed?

7.What extra-curricular activities do students participate in?

8.What faculties do the universities include?

9.Who the Chancellor is?

10.What is the board of the faculty responsible for?

11.How long does the course for a Bachelor degree last?

12.What is the highest university degree?

13.How do the degrees vary?

14.What is further study in most careers intended for?

6. Read the following text and answer the following questions.

1. What was the Open University established for?

2. How are the university courses organized?

3. By what means are the courses conducted?

Open University was the British experiment in higher education for adults. It opened in January 1971 with headquarters at new town of Melton Keynes, Buckingamshire. There are no academic prerequisites for enrollment in Open University. The aim of it is to extend educational opportunities to all. Courses, centrally organized by a distinguished faculty, are conducted by various means, including television, correspondence, study groups, and residential courses or seminars held at centres scattered throughout Great Britain. The correspondence course, however, is the principle educational technique. Televised lectures and seminars merely supplement it.

7. Topic for discussion.

Compare the system of higher learning in the UK and Russia.

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