Comprehensive check

Task 1. Answer the questions.

1. When did the system of higher education start in Russia?

2. Who suggested the idea of establishing university in Moscow?

3. What are the basic types of higher education institutions in Russia?

4. What are the entry requirements to the HEI?

5. What evaluation system do HEIs have?

6. When does the academic year begin in Russia?

Task 2. Decide whether these sentences are true or false. Correct the false ones.

1. The first University and grammar school were established in 1724 by the St. Petersburg Academy of Sciences.

2. Peter the Great suggested the idea of establishing the university in Moscow.

3. Moscow University had originally four faculties: Philosophy, Theology, Law, and Medicine.

4. The system of higher education has not changed over the last century.

5. The Russian Federation Law on Education guarantees open and free access to higher education.

6. All HEIs have already introduced a system of continuous assessment.

Task 3. Find words in the text that mean:

1. Money that you have to pay a university for teaching you.

2. A department within a university or institute.

3. The process of gradually getting more and more over a period of time.

4. The subjects of study concerned with human culture, esp. language, history or philosophy.

5. The action or process of making a formal request.

6. Talks given by a university tutor to a large number of students.

7. A short examination of knowledge or ability, consisting of questions that must be answered or activities that must be carried out.

8. The subjects included in a course of study or taught at a particular HEI.

Task 4. Choose the correct answer to the following sentences according to information of the text.

1. A decree of university foundation was signed by …

1. Michail Lomonosov

2. Peter I

3. Empress Elizaveta

2. The system of higher education in Russia was initially constructed similar to that of …

1. France

2. Germany

3. Britain

3. Academy is responsible for education and research …

1. in a single discipline

2. in a variety of disciplines

3. in three disciplines

4. The academic year is divided into …

1. three terms

2. two terms

3. four terms

5. The number of tests and examinations to be taken every year is strictly formulated by …

1. lecturers

2. the head of institution

3. the examiner

Task 5. Define the paragraph that contains the following information:

• application procedure;

• evaluation of students’ performance;

• foundation of the first universities in Russia;

• types of HEI.

Language activity

Task 6. Choose one of the words to complete the sentences.

1. Many students go on to … education at university when they finish school.

1. further

2. upper

3. higher

2. A lot of people return to education when they are adults. These … students are often more motivated than their younger counterparts.

1. mature

2. developed

3. advanced

3. Numeracy (the ability to do calculations and understand simple mathematics), and … (the ability to read and write), are basic skills that we learn from an early age.

1. literacy

2. literary

3. literally

4. In Britain, education is … between the ages of 5 and 16: children between these ages must go to school.

1. optional

2. compulsory

3. voluntary

5. An increasing number of young people are leaving school without any formal … .

1. qualifications

2. qualifiers

3. qualities

6. What … are you studying at university?

1. objects

2. topics

3. subjects

7. Governments should provide university students with a … to help them pay for their education.

1. fee

2. fare

3. grant

8. Before you join a course at a college or university, you first need to … .

1. engage

2. enroll

3. enlist

9. I believe that the main aim of education should be to help us learn new … .

1. disabilities

2. tasks

3. skills

10. After three years at university, most students … with a degree in their chosen subject.

1. proceed

2. advance

3. graduate

Task 7. Insert the right prepositions if necessary.