HIGHER EDUCATION IN RUSSIA

Мельникова Евгения Михайловна

Уральский государственный педагогический университет

Ассистент кафедры иностранных языков

Г. Екатеринбург

ПРАКТИЧЕСКОЕ ЗАНЯТИЕ ПО АНГЛИЙСКОМУ ЯЗЫКУ ПО ТЕМЕ: EDUCATION

Курс, группа: группы первых курсов нефилологических специальностей

Цель:

· формировать профессиональную компетенцию студентов;

· систематизировать знания студентов по теме

Задачи:

- практические и образовательные: введение нового вокабуляра.

- развивающие: развитие навыков устной и письменной речи, навыков чтения

Конспект занятия:

Exercise 1. Read, translate, and study the use of the new words:

1. Provide, provides the country with smth. Higher education provides the country with highly qualified specialists.

2. Competition. It was difficult to enter the university because the competition was rather high.

3. Grant, receive state grant. If I study well I’ll receive state grant.

4. Vacations, to have vacations. Students have vacations twice a year.

5. Get through instructions. The first – and the second – year students get through instructions.

6. Science, fundamental science. At the first and at the second course we’ll study fundamental sciences.

7. Bachelor’s degree, get a bachelor’s degree. After four years off study I can get a bachelor’s degree.

8. An engineer, get the qualification of an engineer. At the end of the fifth year I’ll get the qualification of an engineer.

9. Master’s degree, get a master’s degree. At the end of the sixth year I’ll get a master’s degree.

10. To take a postgraduate course. After graduating from the university I want to take a postgraduate course.

11. Hostel. Our university has own students’ hostels.

12. Distance education system. Distance education system helps you to continue your education even if you are a working professional.

Exercise 2. Read and translate the text:

HIGHER EDUCATION IN RUSSIA

Higher education plays an important role in the life of any country as it provides the country with highly qualified specialists. It trains people to become teachers, engineers, doctors and other professional workers.

There are many colleges and universities in our country. It’s not easy to enter a university or a college as the competition is rather high. Most of the universities are public and students don’t have to pay for their education. Students who do well in all subjects receive state grants.

The academic year usually lasts nine months and is divided into two terms. Students take exams at the end of each term. Twice a year they have vacations – two weeks in winter and two months in summer.

As a rule, the first – and second – year students get through instruction in the fundamental sciences. In the third year students begin to study specialized subjects. Specialized courses and practical training help students to become specialists and prepare them for the future work.

After four years of study students can pass examinations and get a bachelor’s degree. Then the students can go on with their studies and get the qualification of an engineer at the end of the fifth year or a master’s degree at the end of the sixth year. After graduating students can take a postgraduate course and get a still higher degree.

Universities and colleges have their own students’ hostels and some of them have large and excellent sport centers. Most higher educational institutions have modern computer centers.

At present a new system of education is being introduced in Russia. It’s a distance education system which helps working professionals to continue their education while remaining at their jobs. Education is a way to success.

Exercise 3. Translate the following definitions of the words:

1. Grant – an amount of money that the government or an organization gives you for a specific purpose and does not ask you to pay back.

2. Term – one of the periods of time the year is divided into for students.

3. Degree – a course of study at a university, or the qualification that you get after completing the course.

4. Hostel – a building where students living away from home can stay.

5. Job – work that you do regularly to earn money.

Exercise 4. Match verbs with its correct definition: