Exercise 1. Find the right ending of the sentences.

1. The city of Oxford is like London because…

a) it is large and beautiful.

b) it is old historical and it is on the river Thames.

c) many books are written about it.

2. We say that Oxford is old and historical because…

a) a lot of writers wrote about it.

b) there is a university there.

c) it has existed more than a thousand years.

3. The entrance examinations are…

a) easy.

b) difficult.

c) not difficult.

4. The academic year in England has…

a) two terms.

b) three terms.

c) four terms.

5. If a student fails in an examination…

a) he is allowed to take it again, but only two reexaminations are allowed.

b) he is not allowed to take it again.

c) the student is allowed to take as many reexaminations as he wants.

6. The student come to the tutor…

a) to choose necessary kind of sport.

b) to discuss different questions connected with other students.

c) to discuss different questions connected with his studies.

7. The students of oxford usually spend the mornings…

a) going in for sport.

b) studying.

c) going for a walk with their tutor.

 

Exercise 2. Agree or disagree with the following statements.

1. The city of Oxford is old, international and it is situated on the river Severn.

2. The University was founded in 1978.

3. Oxford University consists of 28 colleges.

4. Every year more than one thousand students enter the Oxford University.

5. The academic year in England has four terms.

6. The University has a tutorial system of education.

7. The examinations take place at the beginning of each term.

8. The students of Oxford may attend lectures without their gowns.

9. The working hours for students are from 1 to 5 o’clock.

10. Almost all students go in for some kind of sport.

 

Exercise 3. Put the following sentences into the right order according to the text.

1. The academic year in England has three terms.

2. It is necessary to work hard to become a student of the Oxford University.

3. The students at Oxford spend much time studying.

4. The city of Oxford is old, international and beautiful.

5. Examinations take place at the end of each term.

6. Every year more than one thousand students enter the Oxford University.

7. The University of Oxford has a tutorial system of education.

 

IX. Practice

Exercise 1. Compare KSTU with the University of Oxford.

Exercise 2. Read and act the dialogue.

Student A: Let me Introduce myself. I’m A…, a first-year student at KSTU.

Student B: How do you do A? I’m glad to meet you. My name is B. You see, I’m a first year student too, at Oxford University.

St.A: What faculty do you study at?

St B: I’m a student of the Slavonic faculty. And you? What faculty do you study at?

St A: I study at the faculty of Economics.

St B: So you are a future economist. And how many faculties are there at the University, I wonder?

St A: There are 7 faculties, where more than 7 thousand students study. And, as far as I know, Oxford University is very old. When was it founded?

St B: Yes, Oxford University is one of the oldest Universities in the world. It was founded in 1247. But it is famous not only because it is very old. There is a very high level of teaching here. The best teachers work at Oxford.

St A: Our teachers are also highly qualified. Among them there are 31 doctors of science, professors, 144 candidates of science, about 20 academicians.

Exercise 2. Make up your own dialogues on the following situations:

Situation 1: You want to enter KSTU next year. Ask the first-year student of KSTU about the students’ life at the University. Express your surprise about some facts. Use the following words and word combinations: (to attend lectures; to study general and special subjects; to write yearly project; to imply; out-of-class activities.).

Situation 2: You visited the Oxford University. Answer the questions of your friend about Oxford. Object some incorrect statements. Use the following words and word combinations: (to be founded; to be situated; to last; to allow; to fall in an examination; a tutor; a student’s working day; to spend.).

X. Reading

Exercise 1. Look through the Text C about the educational system of Great Britain. Be ready to answer the following questions:

1. What are the main types of British schools?

2. What is the difference between them?

3. When is secondary education compulsory for children?

4. What is the waiting list for?

5. What examinations have British pupils at16?

6. What kind of education do the British need to enter a University?

7. What are the oldest British Universities?

8. What is a usual structure of a typical British University?

9. What degrees can a person receive after graduation from a British University?

Exercise 2. Read the words for the text and learn their meaning.

Free of charge – безкоштовно

Infant School – школа для малюків

Junior School – молодша школа

Comprechnsive School – загальноосвітня школа

“GCSE” – свідоцтво про середню освіту

Vocational school – професійно-технічне училище

Advanced level – підвищений рівень

Master degree – ступінь магістра

Text C

The Educational System of Great Britain

In Great Britain education is compulsory for all children from 5 to 16 years. There are state and private schools in Great Britain. State schools provide the pupils with the books and equipment free of charge.

In private schools parents pay for education. 7% of children attend them. It is rather difficult to get to the most famous schools such as Eton, Harrow or Rugby. Often it is necessary to put the child’s name on a waiting list at the birth to be sure the child gets a place in such school.

At five all children go to Infant School and stay there till they are seven. Then they go to Junior School. In these schools they learn reading, writing and do physical exercises.

At 11 pupils go to a secondary school called comprehensive. In this school there are different programmes: the Grammar School programme, the Technical School programme and the Modern School programme. Children who have good results in learning take the Grammar or Technical programme. Those who have bad results take the Modern School programme. The Grammar School teaches modern languages, sciences and classics. This school prepares pupils for university or college.

At 16 pupils take national exam called “GCSE” (General Certificate of Secondary Education). This is the end of compulsory education.

There are colleges in Great Britain where young people get practical (vocational) diplomas. They are like a Ukrainian vocational school.

In order to enter a university young people study till 18 to pass a national examination called “A” level” (Advanced level) in the six form school or six form college.

Universities and colleges of higher education accept students with “A” level from 18. There are 97 universities in Great Britain. The oldest and the most famous of them are Oxford University and Cambridge University. Study at the university may be full-time and part time. Full-time education includes sandwich courses in which periods of full-time study alternate with full-time practical work and training in industry.

Usually a British university consists of a number of colleges of higher education each with its own regulation and subjects. Students of a wide variety of subjects belong to and live for one time in one college, going out from there to different faculties or laboratories for their academic work. In addition, each student goes weekly to a tutor to show and discuss definite work. A person studying for a degree at a British universities is called an undergraduate; one who has taken a degree is called a graduate. Students study three years of full-time study and receive a bachelor degree. After two more years of study they get a master degree. If they take a special course and made a successful research work, they may get a doctorate degree.

 

XII. Reading

Exercise 1. Read Text D and learn more about the educational system of Ukraine. Read the following words to the text and learn their meaning.

Improving qualification courses – курси підвищення кваліфікації

Beyond-the-school education – позашкільна освіта (знання, які набувають школярі, займаючись у гуртках, будинках та палацах школярів тощо).

Doctorate courses – докторантура

Distance learning – дистанційне навчання

Text D