Text 4. STUDIYING AT UNIVERSITY (IN ENGLAND AND WALES)
Study the words and read the following texts (4 and 5) about the education system of Great Britain.
Translate these sentences from Ukrainian into English.
Put the following events in the logical order.
| 1 ___ ___ ___ a) take an exam b) pass an exam c) study for an exam |
| 2 ___ ___ ___ a) go to college b) go to secondary school c) go to kindergarten |
| 3 ___ ___ ___ a) learn b) listen c) forget |
| 4 ___ ___ ___ a) be a teacher b) be a schoolchild c) be an undergraduate |
| 5 ___ ___ ___ a) have a lesson b) do homework c) take a test |
7. Just for fun. Which of the following characteristics do you like best in a teacher? Put them in order from 1-8.
is friendly ___ gives a lot of homework ___
gives frequent tests ___ is young and attractive ___
has a good sense of humour ___ keeps good control of the students’
behaviour ___
makes a subject interesting ___ knows his or her subject well ___
Discuss your answers with your group-mates.
1. Мій брат не відвідував дитячий садок.
2. Ці батьки будуть віддавати дітей до державного дитячого садка.
3. В цих університетах система навчання базується на індивідуальних заняттях.
4. Їй потрібно працювати на канікулах, щоб заробити грошей.
5. Я отримав ступінь бакалавра гуманітарних наук, а моя сестра – ступінь бакалавра педагогіки.
6. Факультети організовують навчальний процес.
7. Учні цієї приватної школи повинні носити шкільну форму.
10. Think about:
1. At what ages do you take important examinations in your country?
2. What subjects do you think are the most important to study at school?
3. Do you think a good education should prepare you for life in general or for a particular job?
to enter вступати
level рівень
to obtain отримати
limited обмежений
approximately приблизно
adult доросла людина
tuition навчання
free безкоштовний
grant стипендія
expense витрата
accommodation житло, квартира
undergraduate студент
degree ступінь
to complete закінчувати
science природничі науки
postgraduate course аспірантура
graduate той, хто має вчений ступінь; випускник
to conduct (research) проводити (дослідження)
tribe плем’я
vs=versus проти
to take/make notes вести конспект
except за винятком, крім
occasional що відбувається час від часу, іноді
bone кістка
fertilizer добриво
precise точний
term семестр
If you want to go to (= enter) university, you must first pass examinations that most students take at the age of eighteen (called ‘A’ levels). Most students take three ‘A’ levels (three examinations in three different subjects) and they must do well in order to get/obtain a place at university because the places are limited. At the moment, approximately 30 % of young adults go to university in Britain.
If you get a place at university, the tuition (= the teaching) is free, and some students also get (= receive) a grant (= money to pay for living expenses, e.g. food and accomodation) as well. Students at university are called undergraduates while they are studying for their first degree.
Most university courses last (= go on for/continue for) three years, some courses last four years, and one or two courses, e.g. medicine, may be longer. During this period students can say that they are doing/studying history, or doing/studying for a degree in history, for example. When they finish the course and pass their examinations, they receive a degree (the qualification when you complete a university course successfully). This can be a BA (= Bachelor of Arts) or a BSc (=Bachelor of Science), e.g. I have a friend who has a BA in history, and another who has a BSc in chemistry.