Use the adjectives in brackets in appropriate form

1. We should eat (healthy) food. 2. Today the streets aren’t as (clean) as they used to be. 3. It’s (bad) mistake he has ever made. 4. This man is(tall) than that one. 5. Asia is (large) than Australia. 6. The Volga is (short) than the Mississippi. 7. Which building is the (high) in Moscow? 8. Mary is a (good) student than Lucy. 9. The Alps are (high) than the Urals. 10. This garden is the (beautiful) in our town. 11. She speaks Italian (good) than English. 12. Is the word “newspaper” (long) than the word “book”. 13. The Thames is (short) than the Volga. 14. The Arctic Ocean is (cold) than the Indian Ocean. 15. Chinese is (difficult) than English. 16. Spanish is (easy) than German. 17. She is not so (busy) as I am. 18. It is as (cold) today as it was yesterday. 19. She is not so (fond) of sports as my brother is. 20. Today the weather is (cold) than it was yesterday. 21. This book is (interesting) of all have read this year. 22. January is the (cold) month of the year. 23. My sister speaks English (bad) than I do. 24. Which is the (hot) month of the year? 25. Which is the (beautiful) place in this part of the country? 26. This good-looking girl is the (good) student in our group.

Use the adjectives in brackets in appropriate form.

1. Her eyes are (grey) than mine. 2. He was the (fat) man in the village. 3. As he went on, the box became (heavy) and (heavy). 4. My sister is the (tall) girl in her class. 5. Who is the (attentive) student in your group? 6. It is autumn. Every day the air becomes (cold), the leaves (yellow). 7. This is the (beautiful) view I have ever seen in my life. 8. Your handwriting is now (good) than it was last year; but still it is not so (good) as Nick’s handwriting. Nick has a (good) handwriting than you. And of course Nellie has the (good) handwriting of all. 9. Oil is (light) than water. 10. We shall wait for a (dry) day to go on the excursion. 11. A bus is (fast) than a tram. 12. Take some of these sweets: they are very (nice). They are (nice) than the sweets in that box. 13. He clearly did not like the explanation, and as he listened to it, he became (angry) and (angry). 14. He worked (hard) and (hard) as the end of the term came nearer. 15. The (tall) trees in the world grow in California. 16. Please be (careful) next time and don’t spill the milk again. 17. Bobby was a (quiet) child. He was (quiet) than his sister. 18. My pie is (delicious). Everybody says it’s out of this world!

MODULE 2. HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEM

UNIT 1.

THE SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN RUSSIA

· SNAPSHOT

LEVEL OF EDUCATION IN RUSSIA (ELDER THAN 14 YEARS OLD, 2010, %)

Higher Education --------------------- 23%

Incomplete Higher Education --------5%

Secondary Vocational Education

(colleges, professional schools) ------------------------------------37%

Secondary Education ----------------------18%

General Education ----------------------17%

Talk about these questions.

1. What do you think about a level of education in Russia? Is it high or low?

2. Is 23% of higher education enough to consider a country well-educated?

· VOCABULARY

Read and memorize the active vocabulary to the text “The system of higher education in Russia”.

education – образование

the Ministry for Education and Science of the Russian Federation–Министерство образования и науки Российской Федерации

higher education establishment (institution) – высшее образовательное учреждение (ВУЗ)

State Educational Standards - государственные образовательные стандарты

to issue – выдавать

to ensure – обеспечивать, гарантировать

vocational - профессиональный

to cover –защищать, разрешать

mutual recognition– взаимное признание

fields of study – области исследований. public (state) – государственные

non-public (non-state) –не государственные

tuition –обучение

to be entitled- иметь право

discerns – различать

to perform fundamental scientific research - выполнять фундаментальные научные исследования

is specified - определяется

Natural Sciences, Humanities – естественные и гуманитарные науки. curriculum (sing.) – учебный план, curricula (pl.)-учебные планы

to apply to enter – подать заявление на поступление

supervisor – научный руководитель

academic year – учебный год

assess­ment (test) week – зачетная неделя

to pass – сдавать экзамены

to defend project (paper) – защищать проект (реферат)

to award - присуждать

Bachelor of Science degree – степень бакалавра наук

Master of Science degree – степень магистра наук

Diploma of Specialist – диплом специалиста

Candidate of Sciences degree – степень кандидата наук

Doctor of Sciences degree –степень доктора наук

Read and translate the following international words. Look up their transcriptions in the dictionary if necessary. Mind the part of speech.

Jurisdiction, Ministry, accreditation, licensing, standards, diplo­mas, academic, international, documents, qualifications, University, Academy, Institute, students, professor, culture, fundamental, program, semester, session

Match the words in column A with the definitions from column B

A B

1. public……. a) course of study in a school or college

2. to award……. b) teaching

3. to pass……… c) speak or write in support of

4. assess­ment…….. d) not private

5. tuition……… e) give or grant

6. curriculum……… f) be examined or accepted

7. to defend …….. g) evaluation

· READING

Read the text and underline or mark the main ideas of this text.