Match the collocations and translate the expressions

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1. to drive 2. to boost 3. to develop 4. to encourage 5. to raise 6. to launch 7. to reverse 8. to experience 9. to increase 10. to intern

A. brain drain B. a range of international experiences C. the number of international faculty D. study abroad E. the global competitiveness F. abroad G. international students H. standards I. a new scholarship programme J. competitive advantage in science

Task 6

Find what the following figures refer to? Give answers as in the example

118, 000 $133.3m 3, 000 36, 000

Task

Discuss in groups of three.

1. What do you think about the initiatives discussed in the text? Which ones would you like to participate?

2. What are the other ways to reverse severe drain brain?

3. Would you like to intern abroad? If yes, where?

4. Would you like to be taught by an international professor?

Task

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 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

Ø 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 questions 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?

6. Do you know any world famous universities of the UK?

Grammar exercises

Exercise 1

Change the active to the passive by supplying the correct form of the verb to be

Example: Tom prepares the homework every day.

The homework is prepared by Tom.

1. Tom is preparing the homework.

The homework _____ prepared by Tom now.

2. Tom has prepared the homework.