Agree or disagree with the following statements

1. The system of higher education in the USA includes three categories of institutions: a community college, a technical training institution and a university.

2. Tuition fees are low in community colleges as they are normally financed by the local communities.

3. After graduation from community colleges American students get a bachelor`s degree and can start to work.

4. Most university or college courses last three or four years. Courses in such field as medicine may be even longer.

5. The Doctorate Degree requires a minimum of three to four years of study beyond the Bachelor’s degree; two to four years of study after the Master’s degree.

6. It is not difficult to enter a college or a leading university in the United States.

7. Institutions of higher education may be either public or private. The private institutions are financed by state.

8. A student has to get only good marks in order to receive a degree.

9. Students are graded on course work completed, and most colleges and universities use letter grades.

Answer the following questions.

1. What institutions provide higher education in the USA?

2. What is the difference between a college and university?

3. What is the difference between public and private college?

4. How long does it take to graduate from an American college?

5. What degrees are awarded to students after their graduation from the university?

6. Are all subjects compulsory for university students?

7. What is necessary for a school graduate to get a place at a university?

8. Would you like to study in one of American universities? Why?

Speak on higher education in the USA.

HIGHER EDUCATION IN RUSSIA

Practise the pronunciation of the following words from the text.

Guaranteed, ensure, compulsory, specialized, provision, scholarship, highly qualified, engineering, majority, thorough, successful, graduate, scientific, council, decentralize, private.

Guess the meaning of the following international words. Сonsult a dictionary if necessary.

Constitution, specialized, grant, privilege, university, college, computer centres, qualified, medical, engineering, economic, humanities, speciality, discipline, test, instruction, fundamental, student, academic, faculty, international, system, period, reform, financial mechanism.