Match the words or word combinations with their definitions.

1. university degree	a) a set of mandatory requirements for delivering basic professional educational programmes of higher education
2. oral examination	b) a rule of law usually issued by a head of state (such as the president of a republic or a monarch), according to certain procedures (usually established in a constitution), it has the force of law
3. State Educational Standard	c) a practice in many disciplines in which an examiner poses questions to the student in spoken form, the student has to answer the question in such a way as to demonstrate sufficient knowledge of the subject to pass the exam
4. decree	d) the main guiding document adopted by ministers of education of 29 European countries at their meeting in 1999
5. Bologna Declaration	e) a qualification awarded to students upon successful completion of a course of study in higher education at university

Talking Points

In pairs or small groups discuss the features of technical education in Russia.

TEXT 3A

Higher Education in Great Britain and USA

Warming Up

Work in pairs or groups. Ask and answer the questions.

1. Do you know anything about the system of education in the USA or Great Britain? 2. Is education in Great Britain and the USA free of charge? 3. Do applicants take any entrance exams? What do you think academic freedom means?

 

Vocabulary Focus

1.51. Read and translate the following words and phrases:

autonomous, governing, regulations, technologically advanced economy, public distance learning and research university, the humanities, art subjects, academic year.

Study the vocabulary and memorize the new words.

Tuition, n	обучение
accommodation, n	жилье, проживание
maintenance expenses	текущие расходы
amount, n	сумма, количество
to take out	получать
loan, n	заем
range, n	диапазон
encourage, v	мотивировать, создавать условия для
either…, or…	или…, или; либо…, либо…
majority, n	большинство

Reading Comprehension

Add to you active vocabulary the following words and phrases. Find the Russian equivalents for them.

Tutorial is a small class of one, or only a few students, in which a tutor, a lecturer, or other academic staff member, gives individual attention to the students.

"Red-brick" universities is a term originally used to refer to six civic universities founded in the major industrial cities of Great Britain in the 19^th century. The term is now used more broadly to refer to British universities founded in the late 19^th and early 20^th centuries in major cities.

Continuous assessment – the system of judging the quality of a student's work at every stage of a course, rather than only in exams at the end of the course.

General Certificate of Education Advanced level (GCE A-level) exam – an examination in a particular subject which students in GB take when they are 18 in order to go to the university.