Read a story about one student and his professor. Fill in the gaps with your ideas

Happy New Year

During an examination before Christmas, one of the students did not know how to answer the question, ‘What causes a depression? – so he wrote: “God knows! I don’t. Merry Christmas! ”

When the examination papers came back, the student saw that the professor had written on his paper: “___________ gets 100, _____________ get 0. Happy New Year! ”

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Give English equivalents to the following words and phrases.

педагогическое образование (обучение учителей), политехнический институт, колледж высшего образования, степень, выпускник, аспирант, бакалавр, дальнейшее обучение, исследовательская работа, магистр, студент дневного отделения, студент вечернего отделения, лектор (2 words), практические занятия, будущий учитель, быть основанным на чём-n., обязательный, факультативный, практика в школе, изучение основного предмета, комплекс предметов педагогического цикла, педагогика, профилирующая дисциплина, возрастная группа, студенты младших курсов, постановка пьесы, студенты старших курсов, учебные пособия, аудио-визуальные средства, посещать уроки, руководитель по педпрактике (2 words), проводить экзамены, выпускные экзамены.

 

Read an article, underline the appropriate variant of translation to the words given above, check your suggestion. Then answer the questions below the article.

Nowadays teacher training in Great Britain is realized at universities, polytechnics and colleges of higher education.Students working for their first degree at university are called undergraduates. When they take their degree we say that they graduate and then they are called graduates. If they continue studying at university after they have graduated, they are called post-graduates. In general, the first degree of Bachelor is given to students who pass examinations at the end of three or four years of study.

Further study or research is required at the modern universities for the first post-graduate degree of Master, and at all British universities for that of Doctor.

In Britain full-time university students (students who spend all their time studying and have no other employment), have three terms of about ten weeks in each year.

University teaching combines lectures given by professors, readers or lecturers, [1] practical classes (in scientific subjects) and small group teaching in seminars or tutorials.

The course of study for intending teachers is based upon compulsory and optional subjects.

The Programme usually consists of three core components: School-based experience, Subject studies and Education studies.

Theory of Education is one of the main subjects. At the end of the first or second year students are to make their choice as to the age-range of children they wish to prepare to teach.

Junior students go into schools for one day each week, watching experienced teachers at work. They take part in the life of the school, help with games, societies or play productions.

Senior students spend fifteen weeks on teaching practice. They learn the use of different educational aids, audio-visual facilities, observe lessons and take an active part in discussing them with a supervisor (tutor) on school practice.

Examinations are held at the end of each term. Final examinations (or finals) are taken at the end of the course.

 

1. What’s the difference between undergraduates, graduates and post-graduates?

2. What is required to be a Master or a Doctor?

3. How many terms are there in each year?

4. Who are the students at Universities taught by?

5. What’s the difference between compulsory and optional subjects?

6. What do we understand by school-based experience?

 

Match the Russian and English equivalents, make up a sentences with each of them

	система высшего образования	a	system of higher education
	колледж с общежитием	b	lecture halls
	практические занятия	c	societies
	колледж без общежития	d	Students' Council
	общежитие (студенческое)	e	live in hall
	территория колледжа (университета)	f	non-residential colleges
	жить в общежитии (о студентах)	g	a gymnasium
	педагогический состав	h	with a hall of residence
	лекционный зал	i	changing rooms
	гимнастический зал	j	tutorials
	раздевалка	k	the teaching staff
	студенческое общество	l	a residential college
	студенческий совет	m	a campus

Ask your fellow-students:

1. About the difference between a university, polytechnic and college of higher education. 2. Why it is preferable to study at university. 3. What subjects the Programme of a university is based upon. 4. What you know about tutorials. 5. About the difference between a residential and a non-residential college (university). 6. Who lives in hall. 7. What rooms can be found in a university building. 8. What sport facilities there are at a university. 9. What clubs and societies are popular in British colleges and universities. 10. Who runs those clubs and societies. 11. What a B. A. is. 12. How quickly one can get those letters before his name. 13. What a M. A. is. 14. Which degree is higher: M. A. or Ph. D.? 15. If it is easy for a Bachelor of Arts to find a job.

 

HOW TO GET A DEGREE

J.: Well, Arnold, I remember you said once you were a B. A. Perhaps you could tell me how quickly you got those letters after your name?

A.: At university I studied history. It was a 3-year course. And after that I got a B. A degree.

J.: B.A. stands for Bachelor of Arts degree, doesn't it?

A.: Yes, which reminds me of my neighbour whose son had just got his B. A. A friend asked very seriously: " I suppose your son will try to get an M. A. or Ph. D." next to which my neighbour answered: " Not at all, now he is trying to get a J-O-B."

A: Ah... he meant a job! That's a good joke!

THE US SYSTEM OF EDUCATION

Ex.1 Look at the picture representing the US system of education, make up a short article about it using the given verbs and structures:

1. Start to go; finish

2. Consist of/ include

3. Have an opportunity to choose

4. Enter

5. Depend on

6. In divided into

7. Is represented by

8. Graduate

9. To hold a degree

 

 

 

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