Say if these statements are true or false

1. Oxbridge is a collective name for the oldest and most prestigious universities in Britain.

2. Oxford and Cambridge consist of faculties.

3. Fellows are students at these universities.

4. Lectures are called tutorials and supervisions at Oxbridge.

5. There are fewer teachers at Oxbridge than at other universities.

6. Oxford and Cambridge admit both men and women.

TEXT C

Work Experience and Internship Programs

Through our student work experience program, the education authority provides over 9,000 work experience placements (= jobs for students who want to get work experience) for young people each year. Our program is designed to give chance to work for students that will enrich their academic studies and help them gain valuable work-related skills in order to find a good job after graduation. A job does not need to be related to a particular field of study and so participants may even discover areas of work they have never considered before.

All post-secondary school students in full-time education can apply for the program. Individual case managers will determine the minimum level academic achievement required for each job. During an academic term, a student may work part-time. During the summer holidays a student may work full-time or part-time. The education authority is responsible for the recruitment (=giving jobs) of all students under the work experience program. Candidates apply in person to our office and we refer them to the appropriate department.

Our internship program (= the program under which young people can work while still studying) is designed specifically for post-secondary students, whether part-time or full-time. Students on the internship program are given an assignment related to their research area offering them the chance to use their academic knowledge in an actual work setting. The academic institution plays an important role in the placement of students under this program and they will determine the duration of a work assignment. These traditionally last four months, but internship assignment may vary from 4 to 18 months. Students in this program normally work full-time.

Say if it is true, false or there is no information in the text.

1. You can apply for the work experience program if you have finished your secondary education.

2. You must work on the student work experience program full-time during the academic term.

3. This program helps students to find a good job after graduation.

4. You are not allowed to take part in the internship and work experience programs if you have bad marks.

Say which paragraph deals with the following statements.

a) To take part in the work experience program, you must come to our office.

b) The maximum length of an internship assignment is a year and a half.

Choose the correct answer.

Who is in charge of providing the participants of the program with jobs?

1. The students have to find jobs themselves.

2. The participants are given placements by their University administration.

3. The education authority is responsible for finding jobs for all students under this program.

Choose the adequate summary of the text.

1. All secondary and post-secondary school students must get work experience.

2. If you are a student and want to get work experience, you may take part in the work experience program and work full-time or part-time.

3. It is not easy to find a good job after graduation, therefore you must work hard during the academic term and pass exams successfully.

UNIT THREE

ENGLISH – SPEAKING COUNTRIES

L e s s o n 1

Phonetic Exercises

I. [aI] [aIt] II. [es] III. [Z]

mild light famous usual

child right humorous pleasure

wild might mountainous measure

mind bright various treasure

kind night enormous leisure

IV. 1. Time flies! V. 1. Measure for measure.

2. Mind your eye! 2. Eat at pleasure, drink with measure.

3. My child’s bright.

4. I quite like Mike.

VI. “-ate”

[eit] (verbs) [it] (adjectives, nouns)

separate separate

graduate graduate

cooperate cooperate

appropriate appropriate

delegate delegate

moderate moderate

Vocabulary

Learn the following words:

actually – фактически

area – площадь, регион

coast – побережье

to consist of – состоять из

government – правительство

to influence – влиять

island – остров

isle – остров (обычно с именем собственным)

to be known for – быть известным

lake – озеро

mountain – гора

plain – равнина

population – население

relief – рельеф, ландшафт

to separate – разделять

to be situated – быть расположенным

state – государство

temperate – умеренный

to unite – объединять

to vary – отличаться, изменяться

Practise the pronunciation of the following words:

official language [q'fiSql 'lxNgwidZ], isle ['ail], island ['aIlqnd], kilometer ['kilq"mJtq], ocean ['ouSqn], climate ['klaimit], mild ['maild], temperate ['temp(q)rit], mountain ['mauntin], vary ['vFqrI] .
Mind some proper names:

the United Kingdom (UK) – Соединенное Королевство

Wales (Welsh) – Уэльс (уэльский, валлийский)

Scotland – Шотландия

Northern Ireland – Северная Ирландия

Edinburgh ['edinbqrq] – Эдинбург

Manchester ['mxntSqstq] – Манчестер

Birmingham ['bWmiNqm] – Бирмингем

Glasgow ['glRzgou] – Глазго

the British Isles – Британские острова

the Continent = Europe

the English Channel – пролив Ла-Манш

the Strait of Dover – Дуврский пролив