Higher Education in Great Britain

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Higher Education in Great Britain

Task 1. Read and translate the text.

university / college of higher education – университет, высшее учебное заведение

final exam – итоговый экзамен

award – присуждать степень, награждать

undergraduate – до дипломный (до получения степени бакалавра)

degree – степень

tutorial – консультация

competition – конкурс

grade – оценка

apply – подавать заявление

term – семестр

tuition fee – плата за обучение

full-time – очное (обучение)

Most big towns in Britain have both a university and a college of higher education. There are about 100 universities and half as many such colleges there. Universities offer three- and four-year degree courses; the colleges offer both two-year HND (Higher National Diploma) courses, as well as degree courses.

A degree is a qualification one gets from a university when he or she passes their final exams. One is then awarded a Bachelor or Master degree in such areas as arts, science or education. Undergraduates – students who study for degrees – attend large, formal lectures, but most of the work takes place in tutorials: lessons in groups of ten or more when the students discuss their work with the lecturer.

Only a quarter of the student population obtain higher education. Competition to get into one of Britain’s universities is fierce and not everyone who gets A level can go further. Students usually need three A levels to go to university and grades at A level to go from A, the highest grade, down to F (failed). Students apply to universities months before they take their A levels. The applicants are given personal interviews and the universities decide which of them deserve to be enrolled. If applicants do not get the grades a university asks for, they may try another university or college before the new term starts in early October.

Until 1998, British students did not have to pay to go to university. Now they must pay a large sum of money as a tuition fee. Not all students study full-time at university or college. Many of them combine their studies with work. Some companies release their staff for training one or two days a week or for two months a year. Large companies often have their own in-house training schemes. The British Government is very enthusiastic about such training schemes. It wants at least half the work force to have a professional qualification.

Task 2. Test.

1) After her famous husband’s death, Eleanor Roosevelt continued …. for peace.

A. work

B. working

C. the working

D. to work.

2) We had better …. the schedule.

A. to check

B. checking

C. check

D. checked

3) When they have enough money, Alan and …. will return to school.

A. she

B. her

C. herself

D. hers

4) Jim is unemployed now, so he is looking for …. .

A. works

B. a work

C. job

D. a job

5) It is generally known that an M.B.A. degree is good preparation for a career in …. .

A. a business

B. businesses

C. business

D. one business

6) Kevin had …. when he first came to State University. 

A. a good luck

B. good a luck

C. the good luck

D. good luck

7) Last month we had a …. high electric bill.

A. very

B. too

C. so

D. such

8) One of the least effective ways of storing information is learning …. it.

A. how repeat

B. repeating

C. to repeat

D. repeat

9) Television, radio, newspapers, and other kinds of mass …. influence our emotional attitudes.

A. medium

B. media

C. mean

D. means

10) In most American schools, sports are compulsory. (Подберите синоним к выделенному курсивом слову)

A. free of charge

B. required

C. excellent

D. easy

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