Unit 5.

Task 1.

BA – Bachelor of Arts ;	BSc – Bachelor of Science;
Bed – Bachelor of Education;	BEng – Bachelor of Engineering;
LLB – Bachelor of Laws;	MB – Bachelor of Medicine;
MEng – Master of Engineering;	MA – Master of Arts;
BLitt – Bachelor of Letters / Bachelor of Literature;	MBA – Master of Business Administration;
LLM – Master of Laws;	MPhil – Master of Philosophy;
Med – Master of Education;	BPhil – Bachelor of Philosophy;
MSc – Master of Science;	BSc – Bachelor of Science;
PhD – Doctor of Philosophy;	DPhil – Doctor of Philosophy;
DLitt – Doctor of Letters / Doctor of Literature;	DSc – Doctor of Science

Task 2.

1.P 2.P 3.J 4.B 5.J 6.J

Task 3.a.

desire for personal achievement	discipline
□ understanding what is expected of you	organisational skills
perseverance	intelligence
morale

Task 3.b.

1.a 2.d 3.c 4.b 5.c 6.c 7.b

Task 4.

first class/Master's	degree	long-distance/accelerated	learning
higher/first-rate	education	tuition/registration	fees
correspondence/refresher	course	school-leaving/medical	certificate
post graduate/2-year	diploma

1 long-distance 2 school-leaving 3 tuition/registration

4 Master's 5 higher/first-rate 6 refresher 7 post graduate

Task 5.

1.M 2.W 3.M 4.B 5.M 6.B

Unit 6.

Task 1.

1. a) b) c) d)

2. a) two-year college = an Associate of Arts Degree

b) four-year college = a Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science

c) university = Master of Arts; Master of Science; Doctor of Philosophy

3. c)

4. a) taxes and tuition fees b) only tuition fees

5. h)

6. a) GPA – grade point average; b) TOEFL – Test of English as a Foreign Language;

c) B.A. – Bachelor of Arts; d) B.S. – Bachelor of Science; e) M.A. – Master of Arts; f) M.S. – Master of Science; g) Ph.D – Doctor of Philosophy.

7. has been in a Band; has been an editor of a student newspaper; has done some service to the community; has studied in the library for the last 4 years

8. major; faculty; accreditation; location; size; cost

9. accreditation

Task 2.

1. funds 2. student fees 3. taxes

4. federal funds 5. loans/ scholarships 6. scholarships/loans

7. chancellor/ president 8. president/ chancellor 9. academic dean

10. board of regents/trustees 11. board of trustees/regents

12. teachers 13. Departments 14. chairman

15. chairman 16. assistant professors

17. teaching fellows/research fellows

18. research fellows/ teaching fellows

19. scientists 20. undergraduates 21. graduates

22. graduates 23. undergraduates 24. freshman

25. sophomore 26. junior 27. senior

28. coeducational

Task 3.

(1) hushed lecture halls (2) many prospective applicants

(3) applying to Harvard (4) will charge $30,275 a year

(5) Room and board are extra (6) government-backed loans

(7) public colleges (8) élite private schools

(9) new scholarships (10) based on need

(11) based on merit (12) improving their rankings

(13) attracting high-scoring students

(14) all-expenses-paid education (15) need-based grants

(16) state-college (17) free ride

(18) highest-scoring students (19) shifting financial-aid priorities

(20) High-achieving kids (21) bring higher academic standards

(22) lower-income communities (23) gain entry