2. Match the following words with their respective definitions:

Accommodation Attend Campus Degree Facilities Graduate Recreation Research Subject area Tuition

A particular sphere of studies Any form of play, amusement, etc. The means to do something The grounds and buildings of a university, college or school Logging or living space, e.g. in a hotel Teaching, instruction Systematic investigation in a field of knowledge A person who has completed a course of study at a university or college and has a degree or diploma Recognition of academic achievements To be present

3. Look through again and answer the following comprehensive questions:

• When was Kyiv National University of Construction and Architecture founded?

• What specialists does the University train?

• In what directions is the training of specialists effected?

• What are the main departments of the University?

• How many chairs are there at the University?

• What institutes and research centres does the University comprise?

• What degrees do scientific councils confer?

• What educational qualifications does the University provide the students with?

• Who studies at the postgraduate course?

• Do the scientists of the University take an active part in scientific conferences?

• Who carries on scientific and pedagogical work?

• What postgraduate's courses at the University are the most perspective ones?

• What countries does our University contact on scientific basis?

• What facilities are provided at the University for studies and pedagogical work?

4. Complete the following sentences, selecting words from the list given below:

• Our University occupies a large ....

• On entering a university, students follow a four-year... leading to the award of a bachelor’s....

• During a semester students ... lectures and practicals.

• At the end of the semester they ... examinations.

• A modular system provides greater variety in the....

• The university and the city have much to ... students from across the world.

• There are excellent... here to study.

• Our University offers ... in many different... in its various schools.

• Our students don't have to ... time travelling between lectures.

• The University buildings are concentrated on a single campus, and everything is ... there.

a) subject g) offer

b) course h) attend

c) courses i) waste

d) campus j) syllabus

e) facilities k) take

f) degree i) on land

5. Look through the text again and render it in English.

6. Prepare a short presentation about:

• Kyiv National University of Construction and Architecture;

• Scientific schools of Kyiv National University of Construction and Architecture;

• The life story of a scientist (researcher) at our University.

• The conditions of students life.

Text 2. The British Universities

1.Read and discuss text 2

When people speak about higher education in Britain they are generally speaking of university education. The two oldest Universities in England are Oxford and Cambridge. These date from Middle Ages. The education at classic British Universities is centred more on general culture than on professional training or specialisation. With the rapid advance of industrialisation more technicians and scientists were needed. Therefore, science classes were set up in industrial centres and they were developed into either technical colleges or the "Modern University", such as the University of London,

While in Oxford and Cambridge there are a number of separate colleges, each with their own regulations and courses of study, the new universities are divided into various faculties. In each faculty there may be a number of departments teaching separate subjects, though often these departments may have the status of faculties because of their high reputation. The colleges in the University of London are essentially teaching institutions, giving instructions by means of lectures, which are attended by day students.

The colleges of Oxford and Cambridge, however, are essentially residential institutions and they mainly use a tutorial method.

The students work under direction of a tutor who carries on his own research work and directs a group of 10-15 students. Each student is to write essays and papers on the subject he is studying and submit them to the tutor regularly, about once a fortnight, for correction and discussion.

English students are keen on sports, especially football and boating.

The whole world knows of the traditional Oxford-Cambridge boat race and of the Henley Royal Regatta held on the Thames. Social life is highly developed at English colleges. The students edit college newspapers, take part in various amateur theatrical and enjoy discussions in one or other of their many debating clubs.

Some of the students' clubs are given very peculiar names, such as; The 'Hobby' Club, The 'Get-together' Club, The 'What-can-you-do' Club, The 'Forget-me-not' Club, The 4'H's' Club (Head, Hand, Heart, Health) - the club's motto is 'We learn to do by doing.'

At present there is a severe crisis in higher education in Britain. It is caused by the growing public demand for better and more democratic system of education.

2.Put each of the following words or phrases into its correct place in the passage below:

Amount	Calendar	Curriculum	Opportunity
Course	Credits	Number	Subject
Graduation	Major	Specified	Week
Outlines	Prospectus	Three
Selecting	Technical	College
Requirements	Class hours Selecting Courses

The courses given by a ___ or university are called its curriculum. The __ of the institution __ the complete __. It gives the __ for entry to each course, as well as the credits given for the ___.

Each course is designated as giving a ___ number of credits. These are usually equal to the number of ___ devoted each week to the course. For example, a course that meets three times a ___ usually gives ___ credits towards graduation. School using semester ___ require about 120 credits for ___ . Between 30 and 40 of the required ___ must be in the student’s ___ subject.

Schools vary considerably in the ___ of freedom given to students in ___ their courses. Almost all schools have a certain ___ of required ___ . Students can also choose non-required courses called ___ . Liberal arts colleges usually give students more ___ to choose than do ___ schools.