Подготовьте рассказ об одном из университетов Великобритании или США, используя информацию приложения 1 (Appendix I)
4.19.Выполните следующие задания:
1. Прослушайте текст “Living at University”(Tapescript 1, Appendix 2) один раз и выберите правильный вариант ответа.
1. What is a grant?
a) money, paid by the parents for their children’s education;
b) money from the local education authority*;
c) money given to those students, who study well at the university.
2. Where can students borrow** money from (for their education)?
a) from the bank;
b) from another student;
c) from the university.
3. What did students do during their holidays?
a) have rest;
b) study;
c) work.
Примечание:
* authority (n) – власти, начальство
** borrow (v) – занимать, брать на время
2. Прослушайте текст “Living at University”(Tapescript 2) ещё раз и скажите, соответствуют ли следующие высказывания содержанию прослушанного текста.
1. Most British students choose to go to the university near their home.
2. To study at the university is a time to be independent.
3. British students have to pay for their education.
4. In fact, grant is a lot of money.
5. More students are failing to finish their courses.
4.20. Выполните следующие контрольные задания:
1. Прослушайте текст “Universities and Colleges” один раз и выберите правильный вариант окончания предложения:
1. Most big towns in Britain have …
a) only one university.
b) both a university and a college of higher education.
c) a lot of higher educational institutions.
2. Universities offer …
a) five-year degree courses.
b) only two year degree courses.
c) three- and four-year degree courses.
3. A degree is the qualification you can get from university when …
a) you pass your final exams.
b) you defend your degree.
c) you start working.
2. Прослушайте текст “Universities and Colleges” ещё раз и заполните пропуски в предложениях.
1. There are ----- universities in Britain and ----- colleges of higher education.
2. You are then awarded a Bachelor of -----, Bachelor of -----, Bachelor of -----.
3. The work takes place in tutorials: lessons in groups of ----- or -----.
Лексический минимум к модулю “Higher Education”
academic year higher school
ancient (adj) higher educational institution
attend (v) hostel (n)
award a degree internal student
basic (adj) introduce(v) oneself
basis (n) meet (v)
be born in members/persons/people in a family
be founded in obtain (v)
campus (n) pass an exam
continue (v) play an important role
college (n) polytechnic (n)
course (n) private (adj)
curriculum (n) (мн.ч. curricula) science (n)
do well in scientific (adj)
education (n) semester (n) =term (n)
educational (adj) specialize (v)
elder brother/sister specialist (n)
enter a university spend free time
external student study (v)
faculty (n) take an exam
fail an exam teach (v)
fee (n) train (v)
finish (v) training (n)
gain (v) tutor (n)
get knowledge tuition (n)
get a degree tutorial (n)
get a grant younger brother/sister
graduate(v) from university
graduate(n)
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Appendix 1
Supplementary Texts
Text 1
Cambridge University
Cambridge University was founded at the beginning of the 12-th century. Now it consists of about 20 colleges. Each college is mostly independent. The teaching includes lectures organized by the University and tutorials. The system of individual tuition is organized by the colleges. Tutorial system of Cambridge University is famous all over the world. Each student has a tutor who practically guides him during the whole period of study. The tutor plans the student’s work and the student discusses every task with his tutor.
After three years of study a student can get a Bachelor’s Degree. If you continue the study you can get a Degree of Master and later a Doctor.
There are many rules and traditions in Cambridge University. For example, there still are colleges for men or for women only. The next thing is that students wear gowns* at lectures, in the University library, for dinners in the college and for official visits.
The education in Cambridge University is expensive. Some students have grants, for the other students pay their parents.
It is interesting that until the 15-th century the history of Cambridge University was not as great as the history of Oxford University. But when Isaac Newton was a professor of mathematics in Cambridge the situation changed. At that time candidates for degree began to take serious exams. Also many laboratories for natural sciences appeared at the end of the 17-th century. For example, Cavendish Laboratory, which is now one of the greatest physical laboratories in the world.
Примечание
* gown (n) – мантия
Text 2
Manchester University
The city of Manchester is in northern England. It was a typical city of the Industrial Revolution, which influenced the development of such type of higher schools as Redbrick Universities. So Manchester University was founded in the second half of the 19-th century. It was one of the first Redbrick Universities in England. It is a public university.
The University of Manchester was formed on the basis of several higher educational institutions. One of the most important of them is Victoria University of Manchester. Let’s say some words about it. It was founded in 1851.By 1880 it included the number of colleges from Leeds and Liverpool. One of its faculties – the faculty of technology later became fully independent. Now it is the Institute of Science and Technology.
Now let’s return to the University of Manchester. The number of its students is over 40 000. They study about 500 academic programs. Students of Manchester University can study more academic subjects than in any other university of Great Britain. The most notable areas of study are engineering, humanities, economics, social sciences. The number of teachers of the university is more than 10 000.
It is interesting to say that the University of Manchester gained the title “University of the Year 2006”.According to the quality of teaching the university is on the 5-th place in UK and on the 9-th place in Europe.
Text 3
University of London
The University of London is a federation of about 44 schools and institutes, which are located primarily in London. The number of students of London University is more than 40 000.A lot of students of the University of London are foreigners.
Now we’ll look at the history of the University. It was founded in1836.It was created as the university for middle class students. At first its function was only to provide examinations for the degrees. Then in 1900 it was reconstructed in its present form. A lot of institutions within the County of London now form the University of London. Some of them are large and the others are quite small. The largest institutions which are part of London University are University College and King’s College. It is interesting that the first female students were admitted in London University in 1878.
The buildings of colleges of London University are situated in many parts of London. They all are quite independent. The schools, institutes and colleges of the University of London are teaching institutions, which provide the study mainly by means of lectures attended mostly by day students. It is necessary to mention that students who attend the university classes are called “internal students”, and those who only sat for the University examinations are called “external students”.
Text 4
Moscow State University
One of the oldest Russian institutions of higher education, Moscow University was established in 1755.In 1940 it was named after Academician Mikhail Lomonosov (1711 - 1765), an outstanding Russian scientist, who greatly contributed to the establishment of the university in Moscow. In 1755, on the 25th of January, St. Tatiana's Day, Empress Elizaveta Petrovna signed the decree that a university should be founded in Moscow. According to Lomonosov's plan, there were originally three faculties. First all the students acquired a comprehensive knowledge in the field of science and humanities at the Faculty of Philosophy, then they could specialize and continue at the faculty of philosophy or join either the Law Faculty or The Faculty of Medicine. Lectures were delivered either in Latin, the language of educated people at the time, or in Russian. Originally tuition at Moscow University was free for all students.
Now let’s say some words about the present-day university life. The total number of full-time students is more than 40 000. At the beginning of the21st century Moscow University became an international educational centre, with the Faculty for the Russian Language which has been teaching international students since 1959.
In June 1992 the President of the Russian Federation issued a decree, which established the status of Moscow University as a self-governing institution of higher education. In November 1998, after a wide-ranging discussion, the Charter of Moscow University was approved.
Today Moscow State University comprises 29 faculties and over 350 departments, 15 research institutes, 4 museums, the Science Park, the Botanical Gardens, The Library, the University Publishing House and printing shop, a recreational centre and a boarding school for talented children. 9 faculties have been recently established, along with 47 new departments and 22 research laboratories. Research has recently started in 30 new interdisciplinary areas. At the moment the University Computer Centre represents more computing power than any other educational institution in Russia. There have been major changes in the curricula, with over 200 new academic programmes added.
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