Exercises

Exercise 1. Write down the questions for the answers.

1. One of the most exciting things about Cambridge is that you are taught by people who are experts in their fields.

2. Admission to Cambridge is highly competitive.

3. A complete Cambridge degree course last two, three or more years.

4. While studying at the University the students must live in Cambridge.

5. Lectures provide you with the basics and enable you to acquire the very latest information on the subject.

6. During the seminars and classes lecturers explore a particular topic with medium-sized groups of students

7. Seminars are less formal than lectures. You are expected to contribute actively to the discussions.

8. Dissertation is an original research, in which you can test out your theories and advance your own ideas.

9. The dissertation can be published while a student is still an undergraduate.

10. Supervisor is a person who provides small groups of students with teaching sessions.

11. Supervisor is a specialist in his field and possibly one of the country’s leading authorities in the subject.

12. While studying you may work abroad or be employed on a specific research project with a company if you are studying Engineering or the sciences.

13. Cambridge graduates are highly employable and sought after by employers.

Exercise 2. Match the nouns as they are used in the UNIT and make sentences with them.

1. exciting A. students

2. teaching B. group

3. world-class C. information

4. coffee D. member

5. overseas E. thing

6. each F. authorities

7. the latest G. break

8. medium-sized H. opportunities

9. senior I. study

10. numerous G. system

11. postgraduate K. year

Exercise 3. Find the synonyms.

Nouns

1. expert

2. field

3. system

4. tuition

5. research

6. study

7. employment

A. professional

B. job

C. earning

D. area

E. exploration

F. arrangement

G. teaching

Adjectives

8. regular

9. complete

10. another

11. short

12. practical

13. unique

14. small

15. important

16. specific

17. further

18. wide

19. numerous

A. large

B. additional

C. abbreviated

D. many

E. realistic

F. particular

G. total

H. broad

I. little

J. principal

K. unusual

L. different

20. huge

M. daily