- •Высшее образование в великобритании, россии и сша
- •Оглавление
- •Введение
- •World declaration on higher education
- •World declaration on higher education for the twenty-first century: vision and action
- •2. Express your point of view about missions, functions and problems of higher education in modern world.
- •1. Before you read and translate the following text, study the vocabulary and learn the words by heart. If you are not sure how to pronounce the word correctly, consult the dictionary.
- •2. Give the adequate Russian variants for the following word combinations:
- •3. Find the English equivalents for the following word combinations:
- •Match the words with the definitions and give their Russian equivalents:
- •5. Explain the meaning of the following words and word combinations. Try to do it in your own words using the information from the text.
- •6. Choose the correct translation and explain your choice:
- •7. Open the brackets and complete the sentences.
- •8. Say if the following statements are true (t) or false (f). Use the following phrases:
- •9. Match the question and the answer:
- •11. Here are the answers. Your task is to put questions.
- •12. Make up the plan and retell the text.
- •13. Translate the sentences from Russian into English:
- •Oxbridge
- •5. Complete the following sentences and use them as a plan to retell the text:
- •6. Translate the sentences into English.
- •7. Read the passage about people in education and choose the correct article a/the. Sometimes there is no need to use any article, so cross out both.
- •8. Check your knowledge. Match the definitions with one of the given words:
- •9. What do you know about schools in Great Britain? Read the passage and fill the gaps with an appropriate word from the list. The first letter of each missing word is given to help you.
- •10. Put the following sentences in the correct order to make up a story:
- •Higher education in russia
- •1. Give the adequate Russian variants for the underlined word combinations.
- •2. Give the English equivalents for the following word combinations and learn them by heart:
- •3. Find in the text words, which correspond to the following definitions:
- •4. Explain in English what is meant by:
- •5. Make up the words of different parts of speech. You can use the following suffixes:
- •Match the beginning and the end of the sentences.
- •8. Translate the sentences from Russian into English:
- •9. Tell about the system of higher education in the Russian Federation.
- •10. Make a report about the outstanding scientist, poet and founder of the Moscow State University m.V. Lomonosov. The murmansk state technical university
- •Give the adequate Russian variants for the following word combinations:
- •Find in the text and give the English equivalents for the following word combinations:
- •7. Work in pairs. Answer the following questions:
- •8. Read and translate the dialogue between the students of the university:
- •Higher education in the usa
- •Practise the pronunciation of the following words. Translate them.
- •3. Scan the terms below and memorize them.
- •4. Read the text about the education in The United States of America and put the paragraph titles in the correct place in the text.
- •The world famous universities.
- •5. Translate the words and word combinations into English:
- •6. Find the words in the text which mean:
- •7. Complete the sentences with the words from the box.
- •8. Match the beginning and the end of the sentences.
- •9. Correct the statements.
- •11. Do the translation into English.
- •12. Discuss the following issues:
- •Yale university
- •1. Before reading the text translate the following words and word combinations into Russian using a dictionary:
- •2. Yale University is one of the oldest and best-known universities of the usa. Read the text and find the information about:
- •3. Comment on the quotation of Richard c. Levin naming the main institutional priorities of The Yale University.
- •Write the summary of the text.
- •Would you like to get higher education in one of the American universities? If yes, read this information for International Applicants and fill in the application form. Good luck! (see Appendix)
- •Role play
- •Durability of higher education
- •Appendix список использованной литературы
9. Correct the statements.
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Higher education began in the United States in 1600, when Yale College was founded.
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Oxford and Cambridge are the oldest and the most famous American higher educational institutions.
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Nowadays there are about 100 colleges and universities in the US.
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If a student is offered a loan, he shouldn't repay it after he has left the college.
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The University of California has 5 campuses.
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In the USA the lecture method is combined with laboratory works.
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There are 2 ways to get higher education in the USA: universities and colleges.
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A distinctive feature of American University is its 3 levels – undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate school education.
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Depending upon the type of school and program, annual graduate program tuition can vary from $1,000 to as high as $4,000.
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Applicants are chosen only on the basis of their personal qualities.
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There are 7 final examinations at each college and university.
10. The purpose of studying at the university is to get some degree. As it is known a distinctive feature of American University is its 2 levels – the separation of undergraduate from graduate education. Each level has its own system of degrees. Complete the chart with information about the degrees on each level.
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Degree
Abbreviation
The full name
Undergraduate education
Graduate education
11. Do the translation into English.
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Гарвардский колледж был основан в 1936 году в штате Массачусетс английским священником Джоном Гарвардом.
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В США в первой половине XIX в. колледжи были довольно многочисленны. Они были разбросаны по всей территории Америки, но количество студентов в них было небольшое.
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В США существует около 3000 колледжей и университетов, которые финансируются государством, из частного источника или религиозной группой.
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В американских университетах существует двухуровневая система образования, состоящая из программы для студентов (рассчитанной на получение степени бакалавра гуманитарных или естественных наук) и программы для аспирантов (продолжение образования с целью получения степени магистра или доктора наук).
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Обучение в муниципальном колледже длится два года, после чего студенты поступают в университет и учатся еще два года, для того чтобы получить степень бакалавра.
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Президент – глава университета; деканы управляют различными колледжами, входящими в состав университета; заведующие кафедрами возглавляют многочисленные кафедры. Другой персонал университета – это инструкторы, преподаватели, доценты и профессора, а также аспиранты-преподаватели.
12. Discuss the following issues:
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Comment on the entrance standard and admission policies at the universities.
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Speak about the average annual graduate program tuition and 'activities fees'.
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Dwell on a financial assistance that is given to the students. Should they repay it? What is awarded to needy students? What is a scholarship?
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Explain the functions of the university administration: the president, deans, the chairman, graduate assistants.
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Speak about such a distinctive feature of American University as its 2 levels.
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Prove that the system of higher education in the United States is complex.
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Name the most famous American higher educational institutions.