Create more opportunities with higher education

Higher Education

‘Learning is a treasure that will follow its owner everywhere’

Chinese proverb

OVERVIEW Reading Vocabulary Listening Speaking Grammar Self-control Skills

Starting up. Try to match two parts of quotes by famous people about education. Choose two which you fully agree with and explain why.

WORDS OF WISDOM

1. Anyone who stops learning 2. Anyone who keeps learning 3. The greatest thing in life is 4. We cannot teach people anything; 5. Learning isn`t a means to an end; 6. Learn as though you would never be able to master it; 7. Repetition is 8. There is no royal 9. Education is not the filling of a pail, 10. True education means

a. to keep your mind young. b. fostering the ability to be interested in something. c. the mother of knowledge. d. stays young. e. road to learning. f. is old, whether at twenty or eighty. g. it is an end in itself. h. hold it as though you would be in fear of losing it. i. we can only help them discover it within themselves. j. but it is the lightning of fire

Before reading. What are the benefits of a university education? With your groupmates add more ideas to the following list.

- opens up some amazing doors and opportunities for the career as an engineer;

Reading. Read the text about the advantages of higher education and try to fill in the gaps with the words in the table. Use a dictionary if necessary.

1	2	3-4	5
graduate opportunities wide range	effective way well-paid job experience ability subjects	preserved introduced highly qualified up to date competence	postgraduate professional training degree

Text A

CREATE MORE OPPORTUNITIES WITH HIGHER EDUCATION.

(1)As economy and workplaces are becoming more competitive¹, higher education gives a ____ ____ of options in life. Being a high school ______ doesn’t open the doors to many rewarding ² careers automatically as it did in the past, but the significance³ of higher education today may becompared to⁴ what school education 40 years ago provided⁵: more ________ and better career options.

(2)Apart from⁶better prospects of finding a ______ ______ in the future, university graduatesacquire⁷ the _____ to self-study, to think analytically, to finish a task from start to finish, to understand complex ⁸ ______ and communicate them in an _____ _____,and other vital skills⁹. Additionally¹⁰, they get the chance of being taught and working with knowledgeable¹¹ people. Besides, the _____ of going to university is completely¹² different from secondary school and is the one that people never forget.

(3)Higher education is important not only for an individual, but also for the country as it provides this country with ____ ____ specialists and ensures¹³ its future progress. Education is the process through which culture is ______, knowledge and skills are developed, values¹⁴ are formed, and information is exchanged.

(4)To be able to meet the requirements¹⁵ of modern industrial and business organizations, the system of higher education should be changingconstantly¹⁶. Styles and methods of instruction, teaching materials, professional_____ of teachers have to be continuously¹⁷ brought __ __ ____ andimproved¹⁸. New systems of education are _____, e.g.¹⁹ distance education system, on-line lectures and workshops etc.

(5)But learning doesn`t end when you get a _____. You can proceed²⁰ to study for a second degree or do a ______ course. Besides, the acquired skills and knowledge will allow you to continue your _____ _____ all your life.

Useful words

^1.competitive-конкурентоспособный

^2.rewarding-приносящий удовлетворение

^3.significance-значение, важность

^4.compared to-по сравнению с

^5.provide(d)-предоставлять, обеспечивать

^6.apart from-кроме

^7.acquire-приобретать, получать

^8.complex-сложный, комплексный

^9.vital skills-важнейшие навыки

^10.additionally-помимо этого, вдобавок

^11.knowledgeable-образованный, знающий