Answer the questions to the text

1. Why can we be proud of Russian system of higher education?

2. What are the advantages of Russian system of higher education over the Western ones?

3. Why do you think our specialists are highly competitive in the world market?

4. What problems does our system of higher education have?

Task 7

Find information in the Internet on the following topics and present it in the form of a report:

1. What is the Bologna process?

2. Why has Russia decided to become the part of the Bologna process?

3. What is the main purpose of the Unified State Exams?

4. Why is the Russian system of higher education is among the best in the world?

 

Smile with us

Professor:A fool can ask more questions than a wise man can answer.

Student:No wonder so many of us failed our exams!

Lesson 3. Higher Education in the UK

Task 1. Brainstorming activity

Discuss the following question and give all the possible answers to it

Why do many children of new Russians study in Great Britain?

 

Task 2. Active Vocabulary

Pronounce the active vocabulary of the lesson after the teacher

1. foreign student – студент иностранец

2. academic year – учебный год

3. Advanced Level examinations – экзамен по программе средней школы

4. applied technology – прикладные разработки

5. approximate number – приблизительное количество

6. foremost – выдающийся

7. General Certificate of Secondary Education – аттестат о среднем образовании

8. interview – собеседование

9. it goes without saying – без сомнения

10. methods of instruction – методы обучения

11. resident – житель страны

12. sandwich course – курс обучения, чередующий теорию с практикой;

13. to apply to a university – обращаться с заявлением о приеме в университет

14. to attend a university – посещать университет

15. to be dedicated to – быть посвященным чему–либо

16. to be founded in – быть основанным в

17. to be free – быть бесплатным

18. to be tested in – проходить тестирование по

19. to give a lecture – читать лекцию

20. tutorial – консультация

21. extension courses – курс повышения квалификации

22. study centre – учебный центр

23. summer school – летняя школа

 

Lead-in

Task 1

Try to answer the following question using your background knowledge

1. What do you know about the system of Higher Education in Great Britain?

2. Why do you think many new Russians send their children to the UK colleges to get degrees?

3. Do you know any world famous colleges of the UK?

Grammar exercises