Read the text again and decide if the sentences below are true or false.

1) This Diploma is an advanced level course.

2) One of the main entry requirements is Head teacher’s report.

3) Students learn some basic things about engineering.

4) The course involves a lot of practical work.

5) Students take one big exam at the end of the year.

6) At the end of the course you can apply for a job as a trainer.

3. Complete the definitions below with the words from the text:

qualifications   full-time    key skills         apprentice     to assess 

1) ___________ are the most important things to learn.

2) An _________ is someone who works with an experienced person to learn the job.

3) You get _________________ when you pass exams.

4) If you work __________, you work during the whole of the usual working period.

5) To ______________ means to judge the quality of something, to evaluate.

Write a leaflet about your course using the following questions as a plan for your leaflet.

1) Who is the course for?

2) What qualifications do you need to be accepted?

3) What will you learn on the course?

4) How will you be assessed?

5) What can you do when I finish the course?

 

UNIT 6. EDUCATION

Section I Speaking

Work in pairs. Ask these questions each other. Compare your answers and report the differences and common things to the class.

1) What type of school did you study at?

2) Where is it situated?

3) When did you begin to attend it?

4) What was your favourite subject and why?

5) Were there any optional courses at your school?

6) How many times a week did you have your lessons of English?

7) What did you like and what didn’t you like about your school?

Complete the text with the words from the list:

boarding schools; private schools; state schools; head; uniforms; mixed; nuns; pupils; priests

In a typical school system in many countries, there are two kinds of schools: ¹       , which are run by the government, and ²        . Private schools are often stricter than state schools, and in many of them the ³       (schoolchildren) have to wear ⁴           .

Both state and private schools are often ⁵          (for boys and girls) or are for boys or girls only. There are also some schools, usually private, where the pupils sleep at school, which are called ⁶     .

The ‘boss’ of a school is called the ⁷                  (teacher). In some religious schools there are also ⁸          (women) and ⁹                (men) who work as teachers.

How similar is school system in your own country?

Read the text about university’s degrees in Britain. Study the words in bold.

Students at a university are called undergraduates while they are studying for their first degree [the qualification when you complete university/college requirements successfully]. It can be a B.A. [Bachelor of Arts] or a B.Sc. [Bachelor of Science] at four-year institutions. When they complete their first degree, they are graduates. Some students then go on to do/take a second degree (postgraduate degree). They are then postgraduates / graduate students. Some of the possible postgraduate degrees include M.A. (Master of Arts) or M.S. (Master of Science), and Ph.D. (Doctor of Philosophy), the most advanced degree. When people study one subject in great detail (often to find new information), they are conducting/doing research.

4. What do you call:

1) the qualification you get at the end of university? 2) the parts of the school year? 3) the name given students during the period of studies at university? 4) students when they have completed their first degree? 5) students studying for the second degree? 6) the work scientists do at universities? 7) the money some students receive according to the results achieved?

5. Replace the underlined verbs with the synonyms.

1) Was it difficult for you to obtain a place at this university?

2) Do you receive a grant?

3) Why did you decide to enter University?

4) What do you study?

5) Did you take any notes at the lecture yesterday?

6) How long will your course go on?

Work in pairs. Ask and answer the questions in 5.

Answer the questions about university education in Russia.

1) At what age do most students go to university?

2) Do you need to pass examinations before you can go to university?

3) Is the tuition free?

4) Do some students get a grant to study at university or college?

5) How long do most undergraduate courses last?

6) Do you have postgraduate degrees in your country?

7) Do you think science subjects are more useful than arts subjects?

8) Are students mature enough to choose what to study themselves or should their parents decide for them?

9) Does having a university education help you into a better career?

Section II Grammar in Practice

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