III. Answer the questions:

1. Is secondary education compulsory in Ukraine?

2. What does secondary school secure?

3. Where can one obtain higher education in Ukraine?

4. How is admission to an institution of higher learning realized?

5. How many levels of accreditation of higher educational institutions are there in Ukraine? What are they?

6. What qualification levels can one get at higher educational establishment?

7. What institutions provide the Bachelor’s degree?

IV. Complete the following sentences:

1. The higher education constitutes an integral part … .

2. … to higher educational institutions is made … according to skills.

3. … that include more than 500 professions.

4. First level – technical school … .

5. Bachelor is provided by … .

V. Find the English equivalents for:

надавати (забезпечувати), фундаментальні науки, професійне навчання, розвинуті країни, проводити (заняття), міжнародна організація, на конкурсній основі, закон, визначати, невід’ємна частина, повна загальна середня освіта.

VI. Put the words into correct order to make a sentence:

1. vocational / Junior specialist / is / technical / by / schools / provided.

2. Institutes / the fourth / and / belong to/ accreditation / the third / levels / of.

3. stage / Junior / The first / specialist / provides.

4. is / General / free / secondary / and / education / compulsory.

5. at / the higher / is received / Higher / educational / institutions/ education.

VII. Match English words with their Ukrainian equivalents:

1) to equate a) навчати

2) payment b) відвідувати

3) to determine c) науковий

4) to secure d) визначати

5) admission e) прирівнювати

6) to establish f) оплата

7) competitive basis g) гарантувати

8) scientific h) конкурсна основа

9) to train i) прийом

10) to attend j) встановлювати

VIII. Make up a plan of the text and retell it according to your plan.

IX. Make up sentences with the terms:

on competitive basis, higher education, basic general secondary education, higher educational institutions, correspondence education, vocational school, to attend classes, compulsory, to train, admission.

Text b

I. Read and remember the following words and word-combinations:

progressive thought – прогресивна думка

remarkable – видатний, славетний

presidential decree – президентський указ

to grant – надавати

i.e. (id est) – тобто

autonomously – автономно

statute – статут

cybernetics – кібернетика

psychology – психологія

post-graduate education – аспірантура

humanities – гуманітарні науки

applied sciences – прикладні науки

academy – вища освіта (в цілому)

recipient – отримувач

national award – національна нагорода

II. Read and translate the text using the dictionary:

Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv

Throughout its 170-year existence, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv has been an important centre of education and progressive thought.

The University opened its doors in 1834, with 62 students studying at philosophical and law faculties. The College of Medicine was opened in 1841. In the beginning, the University was named after the Kievan prince, Volodymyr. In 1939, it received the name of Taras Shevchenko, a remarkable Ukrainian poet, painter and public figure.

The Ukrainian presidential decree of April 21st, 1994 granted Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv the status of the “national university”, i.e. the state institution of higher learning free to act autonomously in accordance with its own statute.

Today Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv is a complex educational and research institution comprising 14 faculties (biology, geography, economics, history, cybernetics, mechanics, mathematics, radiophysics, sociology and psychology, physics, philosophy, chemistry, law, preparation for university studies), 5 institutes (journalism, international relations, philology, military and post-graduate education), a centre for training and further qualifying foreign specialists, a centre for Ukrainian studies, an academic research institute of physiology, a botanical garden, a zoological museum, a science library, a computer centre, two specialized secondary schools. Over 30 thousand students study at these schools.

The University trains and further qualifies specialists in 157 areas of specialization within 63 majors in the natural sciences, social sciences and humanities. At Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv bachelor’s degree can be earned in 4 years, specialist’s degree in one year and master’s degree in 1,5 – 2 years.

The University trains specialists in both fundamental and applied sciences, including astronomy, biology, geography, geology, economics, information systems, history, cybernetics, mathematics, mechanics, pedagogics, law, psychology, radiophysics, sociology, physics, philosophy and chemistry.

In order to meet the current needs of academy and industry, the University opens yearly new majors and areas of specialization, and begins teaching new languages. The University’s scholars, faculty and students are recipients of national awards and prizes.

The University works actively with foreign educational institutions, funds and associations. It maintains contacts and partnerships with 80 universities in various countries.