Exercises. Ex. 1answer these questions

Ex. 1 Answer these questions:

1. What are the four types of higher educational Institutions in Great Britain? 2. Why are Oxford and Camb­ridge considered "aristocratic" universities? 3. Is higher education in Britain paid or free of charge? 4. Why is the system of teaching at Oxford and Cambridge unusual? 5. What does the tutorial system mean? 6. What education do the students of the colleges of advanced technology get? 7. What specialists do technical colleges train? 8. What colleges train teachers for schools, colleges, and universities? 9. What does ‘CAT’ mean?

Ex. 2 Translate these word combinations:

a) into Russian: to found a university, to enter a technical college, to study at a college of advanced technology, to graduate from a teacher-training college, high standards of teaching, to have a high cost of living, free of charge education, teach­ing based on the tutorial system, to have vacations between the terms, to provide the students with higher technical education;

b) into English: четыре типа высших учебных заведений; университет, основанный в 12 веке; высокий уровень преподавания, платное образование; обсуждать работу с руководителем; учебный год, имею­щий три семестра; студент педагогического колледжа; поступить в технический колледж; курс обучения в тех­нологическом колледже.

Ex. 3 Make up sentences using these words and word com­binations:

1. a large number of faculties, consist of, the British universities;

2. are considered, Oxford and Cambridge, the oldest and the best universities;

3. rather, unusual, the system, at these, of education, universities, is;

4. are high, the standards of teaching, there;

5. is based, at Oxford and Cambridge, on lectures and the tutorial system, the system of teaching;

6. is paid, in Great Brit­ain, higher education;

7. holidays, have, between the three terms, the students;

8. the students, provide, the colleges of advanced technology, with higher technical education;

9. for one of the fields of national economy, technical colleges, train specialists; 10. are trained, at teacher-training colleges, highly educated teachers.

Ex. 4 Agree or disagree with the statements given below. Use the following introductory phrases:

That's right.— Правильно.

That’s wrong. —Неправиль­но.

I quite agree with you. —Я совершенно согласен с вами.

I can’t agree with you. — Я не могу согласиться вами.

Quite the contrary. — Как раз наоборот.

1. The structure of higher education in Great Britain is rather simple. 2. The university course of study lasts about 4 years. 3. Most of the students studying at Oxford and Cambridge are young people from the working class families. 4. Higher education at British universities is paid. 5. At Oxford and Cambridge the students must attend all lectures. 6. Each academic year at the university has two terms. 7. Higher technical education is provided by the colleges of advanced technology.

Ex. 5 Speaking situation. You are having a meeting with a delegation of students from Oxford. Ask your fellow stu­dent:

1. whether higher education in Great Britain is free of charge; 2. why Oxford is considered one of the best uni­versities in Britain; 3. how many terms each academic year has; 4. if students have holidays between the terms, etc. (about 8-10 questions in all).