- •1 A. Look at the pictures. What do they have in common?
- •2 Let’s investigate the idea of education.
- •Active Vocabulary
- •6 Match Russian words and phrases (1 – 14) with their English equivalents (a – n).
- •7 Match the underlined words in the text with their synonyms below.
- •8 Give definitions of the following words and word combinations; illustrate their meaning in the sentences of your own:
- •9 Scan the text and fill in the gaps in the phrases with the prepositions from this list (at, to, for, into, in).
- •10 Answer the following questions about the Altai State University (asu).
- •1 Read the text to find the answers to the activities after it.
- •2 What do the following figures in the text refer to?
- •3 Complete the following sentences both with the information from the text above and some new facts you can find in the site (www.Law.Asu.Ru).
- •1 A Answer the following questions using information from the texts above.
- •1 Make up nouns from the given verbs.
- •2 Cross-one-out.
- •3 Put the words in the box under the following headings.
- •4 Read the definition and guess the word / word combination.
- •5 Fill each gap with the correct preposition, then translate the phrasal verbs into Russian.
- •6 Underline the correct word in each of the sentences below. Are there similar idioms in your language?
- •Studying abroad
- •1 Listen to a teacher comparing British and American education systems and complete the chart below.
- •2 What about your country? Compare your educational pattern with American and British ones (What age do you start elementary / secondary/ senior school?)
- •8 Compare the exam structure in Britain with your country. Are exams the best way to judge a student’s performance? Are there alternatives to exams?
- •1 Do you think there are some peculiarities in studying abroad? What world famous universities do you know? Can you guess what universities are among top ten in the uk?
- •2 Watch the video about Oxford University and do the activity after it.
- •3 Complete the gaps with a word from the box.
- •4 Read the texts and answer the questions. Law Faculty at University of Oxford
- •Active Vocabulary
- •5 Mark the following statements as true (t) / or false (f).
- •6 Make the following sentences complete by matching the phrases (figures) from these two columns.
- •Active Vocabulary
- •If you are interested in additional material on law faculties in other world-famous universities, go to the following web-sites:
Active Vocabulary
tutorial – консультация, встреча с руководителем
tutor – наставник (репетитор)
expertise – знание, опыт, компетенция
to involve – предполагать, включать в себя
undergraduate – студент
complementary – дополнительный, добавочный
to provide – обеспечивать (предоставлять)
to enable – давать возможность или право что-то сделать
small group teaching – обучение в малых группах
syllabus – программа (курса, лекций)
statute – законодательный акт (устав)
5 Mark the following statements as true (t) / or false (f).
The two oldest universities in England are City University London and Cambridge.
The University of Oxford is situated in Scotland.
Oxford University is made up of thirty eight different colleges.
The academic year consists of two terms.
The tutorial is a very important part of teaching at Oxford.
Lectures and seminars are not complementary to tutorials.
The Oxford Law degrees try to develop in their students a high level of skill in comprehension, analysis and presentation.