Match the university staff names with definitions.

University teacher - ___, professor-___, lecturer - ___, reader-___, tutor-___, instructor - __.

e) a teacher who gives lectures to a small group of students; a private teacher can be also called a tutor (репетитор)

f) in Britain it is not a teacher in college; in the USA instructor denotes the first grade of university teacher (ассистент)

g) it denotes a university teacher ranking between lecturer and professor (лектор, преподаватель)

h) any person who teaches at a university

i) a teacher of the highest rank

j) the largest group of teachers. They not only give lecturers but also take classes and seminars (лектор, преподаватель)

Read the text, find English equivalents.

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). However, good exam passes alone are not enough. Universities choose their students after interviews. So students 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.

The two oldest universities in England are Oxford and Cambridge. These date from the Middle Ages. Each consists of largely self-governing, residential colleges. The teaching is based on the tutorial system as well as lectures. Each student has a tutor, who requires him to write essays and papers on the subjects he is studying and submit them to him regularly about once a fortnight for correction and discussion.

If you get a place at university, the tuition (=teaching) is free, and some students also get (receive) a grant (money to pay for living expenses, e. g. food and accommodation) 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 even 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.

When you complete your first degree, you are a graduate. (In the US, students also use this word as a verb and say, they ‘graduated in history’ or ‘graduated in chemistry’, for example.) Some students then go on to do a second course or degree (postgraduate course / postgraduate degree). These students are then postgraduates. There are usually three possible degrees:

MA (Master of Arts) or MSc (Master of Science); usually one year MPhil (Master of Philosophy); usually two years PhD (Doctor of Philosophy); at least three years.

When people study one subject in great detail (often to find new information), we say they are conducting / doing / carrying out research.

Find English equivalents:

только сдача экзамена, получать, приобретать, самоуправляющийся, автономный, жилой, университетская система обучения путём прикрепления студентов к отдельным консультантам, выпускник университета, проводить исследование, университетский курс, степень по истории, аспирантура, аспирант, бакалавр наук, магистр гуманитарных наук.

Complete the gaps with appropriate word.

Revision, concentrate, review, understand, take notes, organize.

1) I need to do some ______before the exam.

2) I’ve tried learning it by heart, but I still don’t ____it.

3) It’s important to ______when listening to a lecture.

4) After the lecture you should ______your notes.

5) I _____my notes at the end of each week.

6) It’s not always easy to ______ at lectures.