3. How similar is university education in your own country? Answer these questions.
Do you need to pass examinations before you can go to university?
Do some students get a grant to study at university?
Is the tuition free if you go to university?
Do most students go to university at the age of 18 or 19?
Do more students go to university in your country than in Britain?
Do most degree courses last three years as in Britain?
What is your equivalent of the British BA or BSc?
Do you have similar postgraduates’ degrees in your country?
4. Match the word combinations:
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1. Do a degree |
a. do a piece of writing on a subject |
2. PhD |
b. Bachelor of Arts/Science |
3. Library |
c. a period of study, usually about ten weeks |
4. Write an essay |
d. study at university for four or six years |
5. BA/BSc |
e. a place where you can read and borrow books |
6. MA/MSc |
f. study a subject for a long time to learn new information |
7. Do research |
g. Master of Arts/Science |
8. Term |
h. Doctor of Philosophy |
9. Course |
k. a number of classes on a subject, e.g. an English course |
5. Look at the diagramme. Compare Study in Russia and Study in England. What is the difference and is there any similarity?
6. Translate into English:
Образование это форма обучения, в которой знания, навыки и ценности группы людей передаются из поколения в поколения.
Высшее образование необходимо для развития национальной экономики любой страны.
Высшее образование обеспечивается как государственными, так и частными аккредитованными вузами.
7. Read, translate and discuss the text below.
Learning foreign languages.
Foreign languages in modern society are necessary for people. There are many reasons why we begin to study foreign languages. One studies foreign language to be able to communicate with other people, others study it for future carrier. If we are planning to travel to other countries we can communicate with people there and understand what they are saying to us.
If we work in any branch of science, we naturally want to read scientific books and journals in other languages to raise our professional level. Making business nowadays also means the ability of speaking foreign languages.
The ability of speaking one or two or even more languages helps people from different countries to develop mutual friendship and understanding. We can also make our intellectual and cultural horizons wider through contacts with people of another culture.
It is also very interesting to read foreign literature in its original form. We can also read foreign newspapers and magazines and understand films in foreign languages without any help and translation.
It is very important to speak at least one foreign language either English or German or French and Spanish or any other one.
There is a saying: the more languages you speak, the more times you are human being.