1. Переведите следующие слова. Значения выделенных слов («ложных друзей переводчика») уточните по словарю.

universal, divide, group, modern, material, popular, local, incorporate, typical, specialization, monopoly, activity, commerce,

2. Завершите предложения, выбрав соответствующие окончания в правом столбце.

In 1960 there were … Today there are … At present there are … Oxford and Cambridge were … Four universities were founded … The redbrick universities were founded … The new universities appeared … In 1992 the majority of polytechnics were incorporated …

the only universities until the 19th century. ninety universities. in Scotland in the 15th and 16th centuries. four different types of universities. only twenty-three British universities. after the second World War. into universities. between 1850 and 1930.

3. Дополните следующую таблицу данными из текста.

Type of University	Time	Characteristics
Oxford and Cambridge
Redbrick Universities		built from red brick
The New Universities
Universities based on Polytechnics

4. Пользуясь информацией текста и приведенной выше таблицей, расскажите об университетах Великобритании.

Text 3. THE OPEN UNIVERSITY

Задание 1. Прочитайте следующие слова и словосочетания. Они

помогут вам полнее понять содержание текста.

tuition – обучение;

degree – звание, ученая степень;

paper – письменная работа;

to cover a wide range of – охватывать большой ряд;

manufacturing techniques – методы производства;

by post- по почте;

from all walks of life – разного общественнного положения;

credit system – система зачетов

Задание 2. Прочитайте и переведите текст.

The Open University was established in Britain in 1969 to enable people to study for a best degree at home. It was set up for those people who missed the chance of going to an ordinary university. The University differs from other universities in that its students work in full-time jobs and can study only in their free time by means of distance teaching materials, correspondence and broadcasting.

The Open University started its first course in 1971 with 19,500 students. Now it is Britain’s largest teaching institution, with more than 100,000 men and women taking its various courses at any given time. About 6,000 students of all ages get degrees every year. Its degrees, diplomas and other qualifications are equal to those of any other university.

Apart from the well-known degree courses there are a lot of other courses, some lasting only a few weeks, others ten or twelve months. Courses cover a wide range of subjects – from everyday topics through traditional university disciplines – history, chemistry, electronics and so on – to the latest manufacturing techniques.

The University is open to any person over 18 living in Britain or another member nation of the European Union, regardless of previous education. And of course, you must have the desire to learn.

The OU operates by sending its educational materials to students, in their own homes or places of work. Instruction often makes use of such course materials as special equipment to conduct science and technology experiments at home, audio and videocassettes, and computer software. Students of the OU receive their lessons and lectures in their homes by means of special TV and radio programmes. Some courses are taught via the Internet, while others make use of the Internet as one component of instruction. Some courses include a one-week instruction in residential schools, usually offered during the summer.

The University offers programmes in the arts, mathematics and computing, science and technology, social science, education, health and social welfare, business and humanities.

Students may be of all ages and come from all walks of life. Some of them want to improve their qualification, others come to the university to do something they have always wanted but had no time or good chance to do it before.

The B.A. degree is built up on the credit system. Student’s final mark is based on the exam in October and the written assignments done during the year. If you pass and most people do, you have got one credit towards the six that you need for the B.A. degree. At the usual speed of a course a year it will take you six(or eight) years to get your degree.

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