- •Higher education
- •Учебное издание
- •Higher education
- •614000, Россия, г. Пермь, ул. Петропавловская,23
- •Предисловие
- •My Academy
- •1. Remember the words and word-combinations:
- •5. Odd one out.
- •6. Pay attention to the reading of the following words:
- •7. Find the united word:
- •8. Mark the statements true (t) or false (f). Correct the sentences.
- •9. Complete the sentences with suitable words from the box.
- •10. Match antonyms:
- •1. Read the article and complete it with correct words and word-combinations. From the history of Perm Agricultural Academy
- •Experimental and Training Farm
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- •2. Complete the following sentences:
- •3. Sum up about:
- •4. Test yourself.
- •History of education
- •1. Words and expressions:
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- •Higher education
- •1. Skim through the text and say which of its paragraphs give the information about:
- •2. Remember the words and expressions:
- •3. Match the words:
- •4. Complete these sentences:
- •5. Read the clues. Then find the words and circle them. The answers are written across or down. The first two answers are given.
- •6. Answer the questions:
- •7. Say which facts given in the text were new to you?
- •8. Make up a story about the system of Higher education in Russia.
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- •3. Translate into English:
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- •5. Make up a story about the system of Higher education in the uk
- •6. Use the situations in the conversation:
- •History of university and college
- •1. Words and Expressions
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- •Part II
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- •4. Mark the statements true (t) or false (f) according to the article:
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- •Oxbridge
- •History
- •Amazing facts
- •Lots and lots of colleges
- •Teaching system
- •Societies
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- •3. Find sentences with the following words and phrases in the text and translate them into Russian:
- •The University of London
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- •4. Read and complete the e-mail with the verbs from the box.
- •5. Test yourself.
- •6. Give the Russian equivalents to the following:
- •Education in the united states
- •Elementary Schools, High Schools and Institutions of Higher Learning
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- •Higher Educational Institutions
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- •Colleges which are as different as geese are different from swans
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- •2. Say which facts given in the text were new to you.
- •Private and State Colleges and Universities
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- •Colleges and Universities
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- •2. Say what information given in the text specifies the old facts you knew.
- •3. Say which facts given in the text were new to you.
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- •3. Read each sentence below. Underline every sentence that gives a reason for Robbie’s feeling scared and excited.
- •4. Read each of the following statements. Circle true or false according to the information in Act 1. If the sentence is false, change the underlined part.
- •1. Match the words with their definitions:
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- •3. Word search. Read the clues. Then find the words and circle them. The answers are written across or down. The first two answers are given.
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- •4. Make up a story about:
- •Higher education system in canada
- •Land Administration Certificate
- •What People Say About Us:
- •Interesting Facts:
- •1. Skim through the text and find sentences with the following words and phrases in the text and translate them into Russian:
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- •Information about University of Toronto, Ontario
- •Interesting Facts:
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- •Information about University of Waterloo, Ontario
- •Interesting Facts:
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- •2. Match the information with the names of universities:
- •1. Complete the sentences with suitable words:
- •2. Choose the correct options:
- •Bibliography
Teaching system
Each Oxbridge college has its own staff, known as ‘Fellows’. The Fellows teach the college students either one-to-one or in very small groups (known as ‘tutorials’ in Oxford and ‘supervisions’ in Cambridge). This system of teaching is one of the ways in which Oxford and Cambridge differ from other universities.
Students also go to lectures that are arranged by the University and are open to all students.
The normal length of the degree course is three years, after which the students take the degree of Bachelor of Arts. Some courses, such as medicine or languages, may be one or two years longer. The students may work for other degrees as well.
Societies
There are lots and lots of societies at Oxbridge: debating clubs, drama societies, philosophy societies, language clubs, political clubs of all colours, cinema clubs, in fact, for almost every activity under the sun!
Sport
Sport is a very important part of Oxbridge life. Colleges within each university often compete with each other in various tournaments (for example, rowing, punting, chess), but will happily pool their talent to form university teams for competitions against the greater ‘enemy’ (Oxford or Cambridge as the case may be).
The most famous competition between the two universities is the Boat Race, a rowing race which takes place every year on the River Thames. It’s a popular national event and is shown on television.
Did you know?
Oxbridge has 35,000 students from the UK and all over the world.
Oxbridge graduates often become powerful and successful members in British society, and many leading people in professions such as the law and politics have traditionally been ‘Oxbridge-educated’. Of 54 British Prime Ministers, 40 studied at Oxbridge.
Are you Oxbridge material?
Why don’t we just have one ear in the middle of our face?
What percentage of the world’s water is contained in a cow?
Why can’t you light a candle in a spaceship?
Of all 19th – a century politician, who was most like Tony Blair?
If you can answer any of these questions then you are Oxbridge material. Interviews are the key to getting into top universities, and potential students are often asked challenging questions. With such questions, the interviewers hope to determine the student’s originality, logical thinking and quick-wittedness. Each year, about 26,000 students go for interviews at Oxbridge but only 26% are successful.
The beautiful views of Oxford’s ‘dreaming spires’ have become iconic indeed. It was Matthew Arnold? The 19th –century poet, who called Oxford ‘that sweet city with her dreaming spires’.
Most of the dining halls at Oxbridge are wonderful. In the picture, you can see the dining hall of the famous Christ Church College, Oxford, which was used as the inspiration for the Hogwarts dining room in the Harry Potter films.
1. Remember the words and word-combinations:
prestigious [pre´stidзəs] – престижный
city of dreaming spires [´spaiəz] – город дремлющих шпилей
to found [faund] – основывать, создавать
constant [´konstənt] – постоянный
fighting [´faitiŋ] – столкновение, драка
townspeople [´taunzֽpi:pl] – горожане
accidentally [ֽæksi´dentəli] – случайно, непредумышленно
mayor [meə] – мэр
innocent [´inəsənt] – невиновный
to hang (hanged) – вешать, казнить через повешение
to settle [´setl] – поселяться
rivalry [´raivəlri] – соперничество
Oxonian [ok´səuniən] – студент, выпускник Оксфордского университета
pale – бедный
Cantabrigian [ֽkæntə´brdзiən] – студент, выпускник Кембриджского университета
administrative body [ədֽministrətiv´bodi] – административный орган
to arrange [ə´reindз] – организовывать
coat of arms [ֽkəut əv´a:mz] – герб
chapel [´t∫æpl] – часовня
medieval [ֽmedi´i:v] – средневековый
staff [sta:f] – штат, персонал
tutorial [tju:´to:riəl], supervision [ֽs(j)u:pə´viзn] – консультация, практические занятия с руководителем
rowing [´rəuiŋ] – гребля
punting [´pΛntiŋ] – пантинг (гребля на плоскодонных яликах с шестом)
to pool – объединять в общий фонд
enemy [´enəmi] – враг
interview [´intəvju:] – беседа, собеседование
challenging [´t∫æləndзiŋ] – трудный, нестандартный
quick-wittedness [ֽkwik´witidnəs] – находчивость, сообразительность
inspiration [inspə´rei∫n] - вдохновение