Exercise 3 Translate and memorize the following expressions from the text

To receive education, competitive examinations, a ‘core curriculum’, nonselective comprehensive education, a transitional period, community colleges, state-subsidized, nursery education, levels of attainment, master’s or doctoral degree, a Certificate of Pre-Vocational Education, a high value on education, lyceums and gymnasiums, a compulsory National Curriculum, four-year bachelor degree, quality of research facilities, expansion of academic freedoms, the basis of examinations and course work, vocational courses.

Exercise 4 Find synonyms among the following words.

To assist, a part, to think, around, a role, graduating, to organize, next, to value, everyone, to estimate, to learn, everybody, to help, state-granted, following, to receive, purpose, state-given, to prepare, about, to begin, to contain, to include, to get, to study, to consider, leaving, an aim, to start.

Exercise 5 Write a summary of the text, presenting the content of each paragraph in 2-3 sentences. Use the expressions:

The main idea of the text is... The text deals with one of the most important (urgent) issues... Much attention (consideration) is given to (classification, description)... It focuses on the matters of... The text gives an overview of... The text is mainly concerned with... The aim of the survey is to show (demonstrate, find)... Particular emphasis is given to the analysis of… The text gives a detailed analysis of (reports on)... To sum up... In conclusion...

Индивидуальное задание для студентов заочного отделения к курсу

«Английский язык»

Вариант № 3/1c

Exercise 1 Read the text and translate it in written form.