I. Прочитайте первый абзац текста и ответьте на вопросы:

1. What gives Stradford –upon – Anon a typically English character ?

2. Why does Stradford attract such an increasing attention of visitors from all over the world ?

II. Прочитайте 2 и 3 абзаца текста и ответьте, какие из предложенных утверждений соответствуют содержанию:

3. Stradford is known only as a birthplace of great Shakespeare.

4. Stradford is a busy town with its small light industries.

5. Since 1553 Stradford has remained a self-governing borough.

III. В 1 абзаце найдите прилагательное в превосходной степени.

IV. Какое существительное во 2 абзаце во множественном числе не изменяет свою форму ?

V. В каком предложении в 6 абзаце употреблен пассивный залог ?

HIGHER EDUCATION IN BRITAIN.

1.The typical academic programme for university students in Great Britain is composed of a varying number of courses or subjects. The academic obligation for each subject fall into three broad types. Lectures, at which attendance is not always compulsory, often outline the general score of the subject matter and stress the particular specialisation of the lecturer. Tutorials, through individual or group discussion, reading extensively, and writing essays under the tutor's direction, ensure focused and in depth understanding of the subject.

2.Examinations on each subject require the students to consolidate his knowledge of the subject, which he has gained through lectures, discussions and a great deal of independent study. These three categories of academic activity-lectures, tutorials and examinations-provide the means by which students prepare themselves in specialised fields of knowledge in British universities.

3.The course of study at a university* lasts three or four years. In general Bachelor's degree, the first academic degree, is given to the students who pass their examination at the end of the course: Bachelor of arts, for history, philosophy, language and literature, etc. Bachelor of Science or Commerce or Music.

4.In 1971 the Open University was set up for the people who do not have time or the qualifications to study at a conventional University. The students of the Open University need to study about ten hours a week, to write essays and to prepare for exams. There are weekly Open University lectures broadcast on ВВС television and radio. The final work is based on the exam and the written assignments done during the year. It takes six (or eight) years to get a degree. One who gets a degree may have a better job, higher pay or post-graduate studies. Some universities have extra-mural departments.

5. Besides universities there are 30 polytechnics, numerous colleges for more specialised needs, such as agriculture, accountancy, art and design and law, a few hundred technical colleges providing part-time and full-time education. It is common for" students to leave home to study, and only 15% of all university students live at home while they study.

Notes:

1.apart from - кроме.

2.part - time education - вечерняя форма обучения.

3.full - time education - дневная форма обучения.