- •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
Remember words and expressions:
the right to education право на образование
compulsory обязательный
inclusive [in’klu:siv] включительно
to finish a secondary school заканчивать среднюю школу
a vocational school училище
a technical school техникум
a day-time department дневное отделение
evening or part-time,
extramural or correspondence вечернее или заочное
an applicant [‘æplikənt] абитуриент
an undergraduate = a student
[ʌndə’grædjuit]
a term семестр
an academic year (a study year) учебный год
a graduate course аспирантура
a theses [Ɵi:sis] диссертация
a candidate [‘kændidit] degree степень кандидата наук
a doctoral degree степень доктора наук
an objective [ɔb’ʤektiv] цель
to decentralize уничтожить централизацию
to be funded by the state финансироваться государством
to get a scholarship [‘skɔləʃip] получать стипендию
to take notes вести конспект
credit tests зачеты
in advance [əd’va:ns] заранее
a course [kɔ:s] paper курсовая работа
a graduation project дипломный проект
to submit [səb’mit] (to present [pri’zent]) представлять
Find in the text English equivalents of the following words and word-combinations:
продолжать образование в вузе, общеобразовательные предметы, одновре-менно работая, поступать в университет, находиться в переходном периоде, высшие военные училища, иметь возможность, сдавать конкурсные экза-
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мены, создать новый финансовый механизм, платные курсы, производст-венная практика, посещать лекции, обучение специалистов, учебный год делится на два семестра, успешно сдать экзамены, учиться регулярно и усердно работать, сдавать зачеты заранее, сдавать выпусные государствен-ные экзамены.
Fill in gaps by words or word-combinations in brackets.
My friend is a second-year student. Last year he … successfully and … the University. He studies … . He is a … student.
Mike studies at the day-time department. During the academic year he works hard and … lectures reqularly. Sometimes he takes exams and credit tests …. Mike gets ….
Did you write … and receive a candidates degree?
In Russia the academic year … into two terms. At the end of each term the student … a course paper.
How many … are there at the universities in Russia? … at a university usually takes 5 years.
(a thesis, the complete course of studies, is divided, took competitive exams, departments, a scholarship, entered, part-time, attends, submits, without leaving his job, in advance)
Replace underlined words by antonyms and translate sentences into Russian.
My friend’s brother is a full-time student.
Higher education is our country is free of charge.
An applicant failed at the entry exams.
John passed final state exams successfully.
The students often missed lectures and studied inconstantly.
Answer the questions. Follow the model:
Model: Do you study literature at the University?
No, I don’t. I study mathematics.
Are you a second-year student?
Do you study at an extra-mural department?
Is higher education in Russia compulsory?
Does your friend get a scholarship?
Will you present a thesis after graduating from the University?
Do you always take exams and credit tests in advance?
Ask the questions to the anderlined words:
There are three departments at the Universities of Russia.
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Part-time students have an apportunity to study without leaving their jobs.
The complete course of studies at a University usually takes 5 years.
All institutes and universities until recently have been funded by the state.
They regullarly attend his lectures.