VOCABULARY
| 1.accommodation | стол и ночлег |
| 2. to admit | принимать в колледж, университет, школу и т. д. |
| 3. to award degrees (syn. to grant degrees) | присуждать ученые степени |
| 4. BA (Bachelor of Arts) – bachelor’s degree – the 1st university degree | бакалавр гуманитарных наук |
| 5. BS (Bachelor of Science) | бакалавр естественных наук |
| 6. campus (universities) | университетский городок |
| 7. common room | комнаты отдыха для студентов и учителей колледжа |
| 8.Comprehensive school | единая средняя школа, включающая в себя классическую, среднюю современную и техническую; поступающие принимаются без отборочных экзаменов |
| 9. to differ in (smth.) | отличаться (чем-либо) |
| 10. to be distinguished from (smth./ smb.) | отличаться от кого-либо (чего-либо) |
| 11. endowment | пожертвования с целью получения прибыли на развитие учебного заведения в виде денежных средств и пр. собственности |
| 12. employ | нанимать |
| 13. expansion | расширение, увеличение |
| 14. full-time student (opp.: part-time student) | студент дневной формы обучения, (ант.: студент вечернего отделения) |
| 15. look down on smb. / smth. | смотреть свысока на |
| 16. non-collegiate institutions | учебное заведение, не имеющее в своем составе автономных колледжей |
| 17. on a par with | быть одного уровня, иметь такие же высокие показатели |
| 18. residentialcollege (opp.: non-residential) | колледж, предоставляющий места для проживания (не обеспечивающий студентов местами для проживания во время учебы) |
| 19. rival | соперник, конкурент |
| 20. staff | зд.: профессорско-преподавательский состав |
| 21. site | местонахождение (зд.: территория университетского городка) |
| 22. an undergraduate | студент |
| 23. Vice-Chancellor | Вице-канцлер (фактический глава университета; избирается или назначается главным руководящим органом университета на срок от двух до четырех лет из числа руководителей колледжа или преподавателей); ср.: chancellor – канцлер – номинальный глава университета; назначается пожизненно; бывает в университете лишь на торжественных церемониях 1 -2 раза в год |
Answer the questions:
1. What educational institutions make up the HE sector of GB?
2. Who grants charters to universities?
3. What are the two oldest universities in GB?
4. Where do students of Oxbridge live?
5. What rights do Colleges of Oxford and Cambridge have?
6. What percent of the British population goes to Oxbridge? Why is it prestigious to be a student of Oxbridge?
7. Why is the University of London considered a pioneering force in higher education of GB?
8. Which university was the first to grant degrees to female students?
9. Which universities are callednon-collegiate universities?
10.Which universities started admitting students without reference to their background?
11. Why was it necessary to give technological training for the students in the provinces?
12. What are the main ways of educating students in Oxbridge and in later established universities?
13. What are the main features of the classic Campus University?
14. What century saw the greatest expansion in the number of universities in GB?
Read the statements. Circle T if a statement is true, and F if it is false.
| Statements | T | F |
| 1. HE in GB is private. | ||
| 2. English Universities differ only in general organization and methods of teaching. | ||
| 3. Both Oxford and Cambridge enjoy an excellent reputation for the high quality of their teaching and research. | ||
| 4. The majority of the British population has access to Oxbridge. | ||
| 5. The University of London is a collegiate university like Oxbridge. | ||
| 6. The University of London ranks first among the UK universities by number of full-time students. | ||
| 7. The University of London has 31 constituent Colleges. | ||
| 8. The English “civic” universities were founded to provide economy with highly trained vocationally-oriented specialists. | ||
| 9. The English “civic” universities place equal value on academic and practical work. | ||
| 10. Teaching in the English ‘civic’ universities is based on a tutorial system. | ||
| 11. Campusuniversities are situated on one site where they provide accommodation, teaching, research and leisure activities. | ||
| 12. Campus Universities admit students from all schools, especially the state funded Comprehensives. | ||
| 13. Modern universities are of the same high standard as Oxbridge. | ||
| 14. The “civic” universities have always devoted special attention to the technology of the industries of their regions. |
Match the words and their definitions:
| 1. Charter | A. have authority or influence |
| 2. Government | B. the branches of learning connected with art, literature, history, philosophy |
| 3. Instruction | C. written or printed statement of rights from a government |
| 4. Dominate | D. person who holds a university degree, esp Bachelor’s degree |
| 5. the Humanities | E. body of persons at the head of the state |
| 6. Tutorial | F. approach to teaching and education |
| 7. Syllabus | G. ground and polished, clear glass in thick sheets used for shop windows, mirrors, etc. |
| 8. Graduate | H. free association of independent states |
| 9. Commonwealth | I. summary of a course of studies |
| 10. Plate Glass | J. teaching period for a small group of university students |
| 11. Affiliate | K. rank or grade given by a university who has passed an examination |
| 12. Degree | L. a member of association |
Translate the following sentences from English into Russian:
1. Scotland was the 1st to accept the concept of universal education.
2. Polytechnics were the 1st to offer a wide range of full-time and part-time courses for students of all ages.
3. Oxford was the 1st university to open Colleges for women and co-educational (mixed) colleges.
4. Oxford and Cambridge were the 1st to introduce the tutorial system.
5. Harold Wilson (the Labour Party leader and Prime Minister /1963/) was the 1st to initiate the establishment of the Open University.
6. The Open University was the 1st to admit students without formal academic qualifications.
7. Dean Liddle’s daughter was the 1st to listen to the story of “Alice in Wonderland”.
8. The Open University was the 1st to use a combination of TV and Radio broadcast, correspondence and personal tuition in the process of education.
9. Edgar Allison Peers (a professor of Spanish) was the 1st to describe the civic universities as the Red Bricks.
10. The University of Birmingham was the 1st among the civic institutions to gain official university status.