Look through the list of the reasons to get higher education in Great Britain. Rank them in order of their importance. Explain your choice.

1. World reputation for high quality education

2. State-of-the-art study and research facilities

3. New educational experience

4. A good way of improving your knowledge of English

5. The opportunity to study alongside world-class teachers

6. Great employment opportunities worldwide

VOCABULARY

Exercise 1.

Match the English words (phrases) with their Russian equivalents.

1. admission	a. изучать, рассматривать
2. self-governing	b. практикум
3. tutorial	c. поддержка
4. assessment	d. индивидуальное обучение
5. medieval	e. прием в университет
6. to suit	f. назначать
7. to clarify	g. университетский городок
8. bachelor	h. автономный
9. to appoint	i. иметь много общего
10. to place emphasis on smth.	j. гуманитарные предметы
11. punting	k. средневековый
12. support	l. развлекательные мероприятия
13. practical	m. оценка
14. personal tuition	n. практическое занятие с преподавателем-консультантом
15. antiquity	p. происхождение
16. to explore	q. подходить, устраивать
17. arts subjects	r. катание на лодке с шестом
18. recreational activities	s. самостоятельно
19. to have a great deal in common	t. прояснять
20. origin	u. древность
21. independently	v. бакалавр
22. campus	w. придавать значение чему-либо

Exercise 2.

Match the English words (phrases) with their definitions. Check any unknown words in a dictionary.

Admission, tutorial, multimedia, degree, assessment, accommodation, content, origin

a. involving computer programmes that use a mixture of sound,

b. pictures, video, and writing to give information

c. a place for someone to live or stay

d. the evaluation or estimation of the nature, quality, or ability of someone or something

e. the process of allowing people to enter a university, institution

f. ideas, facts, or opinions that are contained in a speech, piece of writing, film, programme.

g. an academic rank conferred by a university after examination or after completion of a course

h. the place or situation in which something begins to exist

i. a regular meeting between a tutor and one or several students, for discussion of a subject that is being studied

Exercise 3.

Match the words with a similar meaning. Check any unknown words in a dictionary.

1. to found	a. dormitory
2. recreation	b. outstanding
3. hall of residence	c. to supply
4. rapid	d. range
5. prominent	e. to allow
6. to provide	f. autonomous
7. suitable	g. to set up
8. variety	h. without assistance
9. self-governing	i. to be situated
10. to enable	j. entertainment
11. independently	k. appropriate
12. to be located	l. fast

Exercise 4.

Match the words that go together. Check that you know the meanings of the phrases. Then complete the sentences below.

1. to place	a. activities
2. tutorial	b. learning
3. recreational	c. university
4. Master’s	d. great emphasis
5. distance	e. technology
6. halls of	f. practicals
7. campus-based	g. politicians
8. laboratory	h. system
9. information	i. residence
10. prominent	j. degree

1. Margaret Thatcher, Indira Gandhi, Bill Clinton and many other … studied at Oxbridge.

2. Good standard accommodation is available to all first-year students in the University … .

3. … allow students to get practical experience applying material from their lectures.

4. The University provides … for every interest one could imagine.

5. The big advantage of living in a … is that the majority of your needs are situated on one site.

6. Oxbridge… on personal tuition which provides students with the opportunity to get in-depth knowledge in their chosen subject.

7. …is a method of studying in which students are provided with interactive teaching and multimedia materials.

8. At Oxford and Cambridge teaching is conducted primarily through the ….

9. Last year she completed a four-year course in economics to get a ….

10. With the help of … it is easy to provide audio visual education.

READING

Exercise 1.

What facts do you know about higher education in Great Britain? Do the general knowledge quiz below and then check your answers by reading the text.

General Knowledge Quiz

1) Which is the largest university in the country?

a) Oxford University

b) London University

c) Bristol University

2) When were the first British Universities set up?

a) In medieval times

b) In the 19^th century

c) In the 20^th century

3) Which Universities are the oldest ones?

a) Oxford and Cambridge Universities

b) Glasgow and London Universities

c) Edinburgh and Manchester Universities

4) How many terms is the academic year divided into?

a) Two terms

b) Three terms

c) Four terms

5) Which University provides degrees only by distance learning?

a) Cambridge University

b) Bristol University

c) Open University

6) How long do most courses last?

a) Three or four years

b) Five years

c) Six years