Task 1. Put each of the following words or phrases into its correct place in the passage below
| authority classes degree located special women | bachelor's co-educational freshmen school students year | bodies co-ordinate graduates separate undergraduates | campuses courses junior sex university |
Students.
The student body of a … or college is divided into ... and undergraduates. Graduates have already received their ... degrees, while ... have not. The undergraduates belong to one of four ... , according to their ... of study. These are ... , sophomore, ... , and
senior classes. Most schools also admit ... students who take a number of ... , but are not
working towards a ... .
Students ... vary considerably from ... to school. Some institutions are ... , with both men and ... students. Others admit ... of only one ... .
A ... institution has ... men's and women's colleges. They are controlled by the same central ... and are usually ... on the same campus or nearby ... .
Task 2. Match the words for people in education with the correct definition.
| 1. apprentice 2. cadet 3. coach 4. dean 5. discipline 6. headmistress 7. instructor 8. lecturer 9. trainee 10. principle 11. professor 12. pupil 13. student | a) female teacher in charge of a school b) person who trains sportsmen for contests or prepares private students for an exam c) highest grade of university teacher d) the lowest teaching rank at a university e) person in charge of a division of study f) person who teaches you driving g) the head of some universities and schools h) a person studying to become an officer in the army or a policeman i) someone learning a trade who works in return for being taught j) person undergoing some form of vocational training k) anyone devoted to the acquisition of knowledge, especially attending university 1) attends primary school m) follower of a religious teacher |
Task 3. Use each verb, at least once, in the correct form to complete the following.
guide instruct learn lecture teach train
1. Animals are often ... by their instinct as to what is the right thing to do in a difficult situation.
2. German shepherd [′Ðepəd] dogs (немецкие овчарки) are sometimes ... to ... the blind.
3. Prof. Wise ... on British history twice a week. He has already ... us a lot. We ... from him how to read and evaluate original documents.
Teachers, studies, subjects and grading.
Task 1. Which of the three definitions most nearly describes each of the following subjects?
1. Agronomy, taught by agronomists, is
a) the study of primitive races
b) the survey of human emotions
c) the science of farming
2. Anthropology, taught by anthropologists, is
a) the science of ants
b) the study of man
c) the art of poetry
3. Embryology, taught by embryologists, is
a) the study of coals
b) the study of the development of living creatures before their birth
c) the study of amber
4. Entomology, taught by entomologists, is
a) the study of insects
b) the study of the derivation of words
c) the study of tombs and monuments
5. Graphology, taught by graphologists, is
a) the analysis of handwriting
b) the study of the earth
c) the study of maps
6. Linguistics, taught by linguists, is
a) the science of language
b) the study of linking chains together
c) branch of mathematics dealing with lines
7. Penology, taught by penologists, is
a) the art of good penmanship
b) the study of old-age pensioners
c) the study of prison management
8. Philology, taught by philologists, is
a) the art of wisdom
b) literary scholarship
c) the study of the derivation of words
9. Physiology, taught by physiologists, is
a) the study of the functions of the body
b) the study of the functions of the mind
c) the science of matter and energy
10. Seismology, taught by seismologists, is
a) the splitting of the atom
b) the science of earthquakes
c) the study of famous quotations
11. Theology, taught by theologians, in
a) the study of religion
b) the art of the theatre
c) the study of wind
12. Typography, taught by typographers, is
a) the making of maps
b) the art of printing
c) the study of human types