English alphabet

Unit one

Grammar:

1. The Noun(Іменник). Plural of Nouns(Множина іменників).

2. Indefinite Tenses (Неозначені часи).

3. The Pronoun(Займенник).

Reading tasks:

1. Read the words, pay attention to the different types of syllables.

Літера	Відкритий склад	Закритий склад	голосна + r	голосна + re	Пояснення
A a	[ei] fate [feit] доля	[æ] fat [fæt] сало	[a:] far [fa:] далеко	[ε∂] fare [fε∂] тариф	Якщо a наголошене, в закритому складі - [æ] – у відкритому - [ei]

Приголосні літери	Звуки, які вони утворюють в залежності від поєднання з іншими літерами	Приклади
H h	[t∫] – ч – в сполученні ch [∫] –- м’яке ш - в сполученні sh [h] – х – на початку слова, якщо далі йде голосна [f] - ф –-в сполученні ph	teacher - вчитель shop - магазин house - дім elephant - слон

2. Read the words from the text, make stress on the first syllable:

charter	method
modern	faculty
colleges	medicine
entrance	to graduate
offer	to follow

Text the universities of great britain

In England there are more than thirty universities. Let’s name some of them: Oxford, Cambridge, London, Liverpool, Leeds, Manchester, and Nottingham Universities. The Oxford is the oldest and Nottingham is the youngest for it received its charter in 1948. London University is the biggest of the modern ones. It has a large number of various colleges and other institutions. The entrance exams at the universities are very strict, but at the University of Sussex and some others one can see some relaxation at entrance exam. A university has a number of faculties: art, law, music, economics, education, medicine, engineering, etc. After a student studies three years at a college, he may proceed to a Bachelor’s degree and after he graduates from the university he may proceed to the degree of Master and Doctor. Students attend lectures delivered by professors, readers. In the scientific departments demonstrations in the laboratories or in the field follow lectures. Tutors supervise the students’ studies. Advanced and capable students work in close connection with the teaching stuff and carry on research, which results in discovery sometimes.

University teaching combines lectures, practical classes (in scientific subjects) and small group teaching in either seminars or tutorials, which are a traditional feature of the university of Oxford and Cambridge. At any college there are museums, labs, lecture rooms and workshops for different subjects.

Each university has different courses; the number of credit tests is varied too.

What is a college? It is a hostel where the students live, have their meal, study under the supervision of tutors and read subjects at the library. Sometimes they attend tutorials if a certain professor lives in the same college. As for lectures student attend them in different colleges of the town. At the college they get general education buy they will learn special subjects at the University. It is in general not possible to be a member of the University and not to be a member of one of the constituent colleges. It is also not possible to be a member of college and to be a member of the University.

The College and University form a closely integrated community, which is the result of some 700 years of natural growth.

One must mention that the University fee is high enough: students may pay for tuition, application, exams, credit tests and so on.

Notes to the text:

1. charter	статут
2. art and science	гуманітарні та природничі науки
3. Bachelordegree	відповідає українському “Диплом про закінчення університету”
4. The degree of Master	ступінь магістра
5. The degree of Doctor	відповідає українському “Кандидат наук”
6. Doctor of Letters	доктор гуманітарних наук
7. DoctorofScience	доктор природничих наук
8. reader	лектор, доцент вузу
9. Scientificdepartment	факультет природознавчих наук
10. tutor	керівник групи студентів
11. tutorial	консультація
12. credit test	залік
13. tuition	навчання