Language Work

1. Match the words and word combinations with their meanings:

1) grant	a) a period of teaching at a university that involves discussion between an individual student or a small group of students and a tutor;
2) term	b) showing strong feelings or a lot of activity, often in a way that is violent;
3) interview	c) one of the three periods in the academic year during which classes are held in schools, universities, etc. ;
4) fierce	d) a sum of money that is given by the government or by another organization to be used for a particular purpose (study, research);
5) tutorial	e) a college of higher education, especially in scientific and technical subjects;
6) student union	f) a formal meeting at which somebody is asked questions to see if he/she is suitable for a course of study at a university;
7) polytechnic	g) an association of students at a university or college, concerned with students’ rights, living conditions, etc.

2. Complete the text using the correct information from the box.

departments heads programs Local Education Authority schools faculties Evening Institute full-time part-time

Universities in England and Wales are further subdivided into ____ (1), which are sometimes called ____ (2). The latter terminology is only used at collegiate universities, like Oxford, Cambridge, or the University of Wales. Faculties are further subdivided into ___ (3), which are managed by their ____ (4). British Universities have only ____ (5) students. Teaching by ____ (6) courses and by special radio and TV ____ (7) is done by Open University, which was started in 1969. Evening courses are run by the state maintained ____ (8) for adults who plan to take an exam for certificate. The Evening Institute is organized by the ______ (9).

3. Fill in the gaps in the text below using the information and terminology from the given table. The Structure of the Academic Year in Great Britain

(approximately)

October 5 –December 5	FIRST TERM MID-SESSIONAL EXAMS (MID-SESSIONALS)
December 16 – January 10	Christmas vacation
January 11 – March 20	SECOND TERM MID-SESSIONAL EXAMS (MID-SESSIONALS)
March 21 –April 25	Easter vacation
April 26 – June 30	THIRD TERM SESSIONAL EXAMS (SESSIONALS)
July 1 – October 1	Summer vacation

At British universities the academic year, which also called a ____(1), lasts approximately from the beginning of ____(2) to the beginning of ____(3). The session (= academic year) is broken into three parts, which are called ____(4). The students have to take _____ (5) at the end of each term. Those exams are called ____(6) exams, or ____(7) in the ____(8) and the ____(9) terms. However, the exams at the end of the third term are called ____(10) exams, or just ____(11).