The Open University

This is an educational system which makes use of television, radio and correspondence courses. It was organized to give educational opportunity to those people who for one reason or another have not had a chance to receive further education. Study centers have set up all over the country so that students can attend once a week, and once a year they spend a week at one of the University summer schools.

3. What was the reason for building so-called “Red Brick Universities”?

The Red Brick Universities

With the development of industry in the 19th century technicians and engineers were needed. The older Universities didn't produce them. Therefore science classes were set up in industrial centers and later they developed into either technical colleges or the modern Universities, such as London, Manchester, Leeds, Birmingham Universities and others. The term "Red Brick" is not used much today but it's a useful way of describing this group of Universities many of which are build in the favorite building material of the time - red brick.

4. How long does each term in Britain last?

Academic year

Academic year in British Universities is divided into three terms which usually run from the beginning of October to the middle of December, from the middle of January to the end of March, from the middle of April to the end of June. Admission to the Universities is by exams and selection.

5. How do the forms of teaching differ?

Forms of Teaching

At universities and colleges teaching takes the form of lectures classes, seminars and tutorials. A lecture is a formal method of teaching, and, although there may be questions, usually at the end, there is rarely any discussion. The number of students attending is limited only by the size of the room. A class is less formal than a lecture. There are not usually more than 50 students, sometimes considerably less and there is generally some discussion between the teacher and students. A seminar is a still smaller and more informal group. The number of students usually ranges from 5 to 10. Seminars are often held weekly, and as a rule one of the groups reads paper, which is then discussed by the others. A tutorial in its original form is an informal weekly meeting of an individual student with his tutor to discuss an essay which the student has written.

18. Подготовьте устное сообщение по одной из следующих тем.

1. Высшее образование в России в сравнении с Великобританией и/или США.

2. Высшее образование в Великобритании.

3. Высшее образование в США.

4. Традиции в системе высшего образования.

5. Изменение системы высшего образования (на примере любой страны).

6. История образовательных учреждений (на примере одного/нескольких колледжей, университетов и т.д.).

PART II

MY ACADEMY

1. Ответьте на вопросы.

1. What can you tell about your academy?

2. What is interesting in it?

3. What faculty do you study at?

4. What subjects do you study?

5. What are general-educational and what are specialised ones?

2. Прочитайте и выучите.

Chemistry – химия

Drawing – черчение

Geometry – геометрия

A Foreign Language – иностранный язык

Science – наука

Strength of materials – сопротивление материалов

Electrical engineering – электротехника

to combine – сочетать, совмещать

attention – внимание

almost – почти

significant – значительный

to depend – зависеть

hoist – подъемные

to belong – принадлежать

Book-keeping – бухучет

acquaint – знакомить

descriptive geometry – начертательная геометрия

Составьте 3 предложения с новыми словами.