- •Учебное пособие
- •Learning foreign languages
- •Answer the questions.
- •Read the dialogue and express the opinion “why do you learn foreign language?” Why Do You Learn Foreign Language?
- •Translate these sentences into English.
- •Make up you own dialogue about learning foreign languages.
- •Now you begin an institute course of English. It is very important to know what you think about it. Is it necessary for a future economist (engineer) to study a foreign language?
- •To express your opinion
- •To agree with somebody
- •To disagree with somebody
- •The history of the english language
- •Exercises
- •Answer the questions.
- •Complete the sentences.
- •Make up a plan for retelling the text, pointing out the main historical events.
- •Retell what you’ve learnt about the history of the English Language. History of education
- •Egypt [`iʤipt] – Egyptian [I`ʤip∫n]
- •China [`t∫ain]– Chinese [`t∫ai`ni:z] Greece [gri:s]– Greek
- •Education in russia
- •Read the translation of the first two paragraphs given below. Compare it with the original and say if everything is right.
- •Answer the questions:
- •Higher education in russia.
- •Exercises
- •Answer the questions:
- •Our university.
- •Exercises
- •Pay special attention to the pronunciation of the following words:
- •Find in the text sentences with Passive Voice.
- •Make up general and tail questions to the sentences:
- •Retell the text using the plan:
- •My study at the university Exercises
- •Answer the questions:
- •Higher education in great britain
- •Exercises
- •Remember the words and word-combinations.
- •Pay attention to the reading of the following words:
- •Translate into English
- •Answer the questions:
- •Make up a story about the system of Higher education in the u.K.
- •Use the situations in the conversation:
- •Words and Expressions
- •Try to arrange the Universities in chronological order.
- •Read the text and test yourself, write out the dates of foundation.
- •Read the text and find English equivalents of the next Russian word-combinations.
- •Complete the following sentences:
- •Oxford and cambridge
- •References
- •Exercises
- •Find the equivalents to the English expressions in the right-hand column.
- •Answer the questions.
- •Fill in the gaps.
- •Fill in the table.
- •What tradition is popular to the students at Сambridge?
- •What are students "sconced" (штрафоваться) for?
- •What do the so-called "Bulldogs" do if a student whom they come up to runs away?
- •What students' societies are there at Cambridge and which is the most popular one?
- •The oxford and cambridge boat race
- •Exercises
- •Find in the text English equivalents of the following words and word-combinations:
- •1. Skim through the text and say which of its paragraphs gives the information about:
- •2. Find sentences with the following words and phrases in the text and translate them into Russian:
- •Find answers to the following questions in the text:
- •American Universities and Colleges.
- •Exercises
- •Answer the questions:
- •Read the text again and decide if the following statements are true or fаlse:
- •Translate into English.
- •Чего стоит знаменитый Гарвард
- •Приложение the united states of america
- •Who can be elected
- •Great britain
- •Great britain
- •What was for you new in this text? Explain why
- •Australia
- •New zealand
Exercises
Learn the words and word-combinations:
to require [ri’kwaiə] for admission требовать при поступлении
elementary and secondary schooling начальное и среднее образование
to be carried on осуществляться
graduation from a standard secondary окончание средней школы
school
to lead to приводить к чему-либо
arts / sciences гуманитарные / технические науки
to be the central unit быть центральным звеном
a separate corporate entity [‘entiti] отдельная составная единица
to comprise smth. включать что-либо (в состав)
a college of liberal arts and sciences колледж свободных искусств и наук
a professional school профессиональный колледж; про-
фессиональное отделение универ-
ситета
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a graduate college (school) аспирантура
to provide a programme for study предоставлять программу обуче-
and research ния и исследований
beyond the level of smth. выше уровня чего-либо
to offer instruction давать образование
to be incorporated in a university быть включенным в университет
to be separate from a university быть независимым от университета to provide preparation in a professional давать подготовку в профессио-
field нальной области
a junior college первая ступень колледжа
an institute of technology технический институт
a degree-granting institution учебное заведение, присваивающее степень
a technical institution технический колледж
to include smth. включать что-либо (в состав)
to fall into the category of попадать в определенную кате-
горию
Translate the following words and phrases into English. Find the sentences with them in the text; use the words and phrases in sentences of your own.
Образовательная программа, колледж, степень бакалавра гуманитарных и технических наук, образовательное учреждение, программа, отдельная составная единица, карьера, специализироваться по какому-либо предмету, путаница, аспирантура, технический институт, совет попечителей, ректор, декан, заведующий кафедрой, преподаватель, адъюнкт – профессор, студент первого курса (второго, третьего, четвертого курса), аспирант.
Answer the questions:
What do higher education institutions in the USA require for admission?
What degree does a college lead to?
What does a college prepare the student for?
What sense is the word «college» used in?
What kind of educational institution is the University?
What sense is thе word «university» used in?
What is the devision of American universities and colleges?
What kind of preparation do professional schools provide?
What is an institute of technology?
What is the size of colleges and universities in America?
Who usually governs higher educational institutions?
Who is the executive head of a college or a university?
Who governs the departments of a college?
Who are other members of the faculty?
How are students classified?
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