III. Agree or disagree with the statements:

1. Higher education has undergone a massive expansion.

2. In 1985 only 16 per cent of young people were enrolled in fulltime higher education.

3. In 1995 about 30 percent of young people enrolled in full-time higher education.

4. In 1945 there were 13 universities in Great Britain.

5. There are 90 universities in Great Britain today.

6. All state institutions receive direct grants from central government.

7. University examinations are only for Bachelor of Arts or of Science on completion of the undergraduate course.

8. There are only a few higher educational institutions in the field of the performing and visual arts.

9. In Great Britain there are four leading conservatories.

10. There are few foreign students in Great Britain’s universities.

IV. Answer the questions:

1. Has higher education in Great Britain undergone a massive expansion?

2. How many young people were enrolled in full-time higher education in 1995?

3. What university examinations exist?

4. What specialists’ higher education institutions in the field of the performing and visual arts are there in Great Britain?

5. Are there a large number of foreign students in Britain universities?

V. Match the first part of the sentence (1-5) with the second one (a-e).

1	University examinations are for Bachelor of Arts on completion of the undergraduate course,	a	of which the most famous is the Royal College of Art.
2	In spite of the high fees, Britain's universities	b	in the field of the performing and visual arts.
3	There are a large number of art colleges,	c	has undergone a massive expansion.
4	In addition there are a large number of higher education institutions	d	host a large number of foreign students.
5	Higher education	e	and Master of Arts or of Science on completion of postgraduate work.

VI. Make up a plan of the text.

VII. Retell the text in a written form (in English or Ukrainian). Text 5. Universities in great britain

I. Read and memorize the following words and word combinations:

A grant – стипендія, a loan – позика, tuition fees – плата за навчання, an accommodation – житло, a bachelor – бакалавр, a graduate – випускник, an undergraduate course – базовий університетський курс, a post-graduate course – аспірантура.

II. Listen to the text: Universities in Great Britain

Today there are 47 universities in Britain. They are all private institu­tions, receiving direct grants from the central government. Candidates are accepted on the basis of their A-level results. The course of study lasts for 3 or 4 years. About 90% of students receive grants or loans covering tuition fees and maintenance (ac­commodation and food). There are now about one million students in higher education.

Students completing their course of studies get a Bachelor de­gree (Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Sciences). Graduates can apply to take further degree courses. There are two different types of post-graduate courses: the Master degree (Master of Arts or Master of Sciences) which take 1 or 2 years, and the highest degree, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), which takes 2 or 3 years more.

Oxford and Cambridge, founded in the 13th and 14th centuries, are two oldest and most exclusive universities in the country. “Ox­bridge” is an adjective made from the words “Oxford” and “Cam­bridge” to describe the type of the people who go there, usually the most influential people in the country. Today, “Oxbridge” educate less than one-tenth of Britain's total university student population. But they continue to attract many of the best brains, partly on account of their prestige and partly on account of the beauty of their buildings. Both universities grew gradually, as federations of independent colleges most of which were founded in the 14th, 15th and 16th centuries.

Scotland has four ancient universities: Glasgow, Edinburgh, St. Andrews and Aberdeen, all founded in the 15th and 16th centuries. Those universities were created with strong links with the ancient university of continental Europe. Even today Scottish universities provide four-year undergraduate courses, compared with the usual three-year courses in England and Wales.