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| to award | - присуждать |
| correspondence courses | - заочное обучение |
| post-graduate courses | - аспирантура |
| to comprise | - включать в себя |
| technical bias | - технический уклон |
| selective process | - процесс отбора |
| governmental loan | - государственный заем |
| grant | - гранд |
| residential | - жилой |
| undergraduates | - студент (без степени) |
| Bachelor’s degree | - степень бакалавра |
| Master’s degree | - степень магистра |
| living expenses | - затраты на проживание |
| entrance | - поступление |
| accomodation | - жилье |
Exercises
Ex.1 Find English equivalents for the following words and word combinations.
Присуждать, степень, персонал, жилье, наставник, включать в себя, технический уклон, студенты-вечерники, абитуриент, поступление, процесс отбора, вступительный экзамен, общеобразовательный, аспирантура, студенты государственный заем, затраты на проживание, заочное отделение, степень магистра, собеседование.
Ex.2 Say if the following statements are True (T) or False (F).
1 Higher education in Britain is given at universities only.
2 All British universities are state universities.
3 Oxford and Cambridge are composed of semi-independent colleges.
4 The Fellows teach students in large groups at Oxford.
5 “Redbrick” universities are institutions with a technical bias.
6 Polytechnics were designed to give practical and vocational education.
7 Every British student with A-level qualifications can study at a university.
8 If parent’s earn a lot of money, their child will get a full-grant.
9 The British university year is divided into two terms.
10 Students who study for their first degree are called graduates.
Ex. 3 Explain the following words.
Tutorial an applicant
sandwich courses full-time education
Ex. 4 Answer the questions.
1 What educational institutions provide higher education in Britain?
2 What are Oxford and Cambridge famous for?
3 Which group of universities has a technical bias?
4 What do “campus” universities focus on?
5 Is higher education in Britain selective? Prove.
6 How long does university studying last?
7 What does the amount of grant depend on?
8 When do undergraduates take the Bachelor’s degree and become graduates?
9 What is the highest degree at British universities?
10 How does the Open University operate?
