- •Министерство образования и науки Российской Федерации
- •Contents
- •University tutor
- •Insert the right form of the verb «to be»
- •Insert the right form of the verb «to have»
- •Succeeding in College
- •Task 2
- •I think that… я думаю, что …..
- •Introducing yourself
- •Introducing someone
- •Introduce your partner to the groupmates and tell them about him/her.
- •Rules of Success: a Message for Students
- •Smile with us
- •Read the text and express in your own words the main idea of the text
- •Higher Education in Russia
- •Use the information in the text to find answers to the following questions
- •Summary
- •Vocabulary practice
- •Five advantages of Russian educational system
- •Smile with us
- •Exercise 2
- •Insert by or with into the gaps
- •Higher education in Great Britain
- •Vocabulary practice
- •Insert the right prepositions. Consult the text
- •Introduction
- •Communication
- •Smile with us
- •Grammar exercises
- •Exercise 1
- •Fill in the gaps with the Modal verbs: can, can’t, could, couldn't
- •Insert into the gaps may, might, to be allowed to/ not to be allowed to
- •Close the door behind you
- •Exercise 6
- •Higher Education in the usa
- •Vocabulary practice
- •Reading
- •Unit system
- •Introduction
- •In pairs, take it in turns to make requests and refuse politely in the following situations
- •3. Would you like to study in a foreign country? Why (not)?
- •Smile with us
- •Value of Higher education
- •Task 2
- •Important ones from your point of view
- •If you had the possibility to choose the university what university would you choose among the suggested ones? Give reasons for your choice
- •South Ural State University
- •If you were asked to give the three most striking facts about the university what facts would you choose?
- •Present the information you find to your groupmates using the following scheme:
- •Speaking
- •2. Facts about the university
- •Grammar Exercises
- •Asking for Information
- •Student life at Oxford
- •Task 7
- •My Specialty is Computer Science
- •Vocabulary exercises
- •Exercise 1
- •Homework
- •Insert the required form of the verb into the gaps
- •Computer Support Specialists
- •Grammar Tables Степени сравнения имен прилагательных (The Degrees of Comparison of Adjectives)
- •Образование настоящего неопределенного времени
- •Образование Past Simple (Indefinite)
- •Образование Future Simple (Indefinite) Tense Утвердительная форма
- •Вопросительная форма
- •Образование Past Progressive (Continuous)
- •Образование Future Progressive
- •Образование Present Perfect
- •Образование Past Perfect
- •Модальные глаголы can, may, must и их эквиваленты
- •Условные предложения
- •References
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
foreign student – студент иностранец
academic year – учебный год
Advanced Level examinations – экзамен по программе средней школы
applied technology – прикладные разработки
approximate number – приблизительное количество
foremost – выдающийся
General Certificate of Secondary Education – аттестат о среднем образовании
interview – собеседование
it goes without saying – без сомнения
methods of instruction – методы обучения
resident – житель страны
sandwich course – курс обучения, чередующий теорию с практикой;
to apply to a university – обращаться с заявлением о приеме в университет
to attend a university – посещать университет
to be dedicated to – быть посвященным чему–либо
to be founded in – быть основанным в
to be free – быть бесплатным
to be tested in – проходить тестирование по
to give a lecture – читать лекцию
tutorial – консультация
extension courses – курс повышения квалификации
study centre – учебный центр
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
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.
Tom is preparing the homework.
The homework _____ prepared by Tom now.
Tom has prepared the homework.
The homework _____ prepared by Tom.
Tom prepared the homework.
The homework _____ prepared by Tom.
Tom was preparing the homework.
The homework _____ prepared by Tom.
Tom had prepared the homework.
The homework _____ prepared by Tom.
Tom will prepare the homework.
The homework _____ prepared by Tom.
Tom will have prepared the homework.
The homework _____ prepared by Tom.
Exercise 2
To repair a flat is an endless process. Many things change. Describe the changes that happen when we repair the flat, using the Present Simple Passive
Example: The windows are painted and cleaned.
The roof _______ (to repair).
The carpet ______ (to wash) in the laundry.
The walls ______(to decorate) with wall–paper.
The bathroom _______ (to lay) with tile.
The dust ______ (to beat) out of the carpet.
The ceiling ______ (to whitewash).
The new curtains ______ (to buy).
All the old things _____ (to throw) away.
The parquet _______ (to lacquer).
Exercise 3
Open the brackets and put the words into the Future Simple Passive
Example: Some money will be given (to give) to you to buy the products.
Many tasty things ________ (to make) by Mother for our party.
The pupils ______ (to give) out prizes by the headmaster.
I _______ (to ask) a lot of questions during the interview.
A surprise party ________ (to arrange) for Jane next week.
Exercise 4
Using the verbs in the box fill in the gaps. Put the verbs into the Past Simple Passive
invent, plant, kill, write, build, name, discover, design, paint, break |
Five fruit–trees ________ in our garden last year.
The picture Mona Lisa _________ by Leonardo da Vinci.
Marat ______ in his bath.
Radio ______ by Popov.
The first Pyramid of Egypt ________ around 3000 BC.
The winter Palace _______ by Rastrelli.
“War and Peace” ________ by Tolstoy.
Rossi street _______ after a famous Russian architect.
My car ______ in an accident last night.
When ____ America ________?
Exercise 5
Ann and Tom bought a car 10 years ago. The car has been repaired several times since then. Describe the changes that have been made, using the Present Perfect Passive
Example: The oil ______(to change). The oil has been changed.
The radiator _____(to fill) with water six times.
It ______(to take) for a test drive once.
Broken parts ______(to repair) two times.
The battery ______(to check).
The filters ______(to replace) three times.
Air _____ (to put) in the tyres twice.
The brakers _____ (to test).
The car ______ (to paint) after the accident.
The lights _____ (to change).
Exercise 6
Make up Yes/No questions using the words given
Example: India, rice, is, grown, in. Is rice grown in India?
Into, languages, many, this book, translated, has, been.
A, is, being, built, new church, in, Moscow.
The planet, is , known, Mars, as, “the red planet”.
Ground, the, covered, is, snow, with.
Your, is, being, wedding dress, made, your mother, by.
At the moment, being, taught, he, to drive, a car, is.
The, has, canceled, been, meeting.
All, have, sold, the tickets, been.
The, is, cut, grass, every week.
Exercise 7
Open the brackets and put the verbs into the Past Perfect Passive
The alarm system had been broken before the thieves climbed through a window.
After the stolen motorbike _______ (to find) the police called the owner.
Smoke rising from the mouth of the volcano _______ (to see) by the tourists two days before the eruption.
The dinner ___already ____ (to eat) by the time I came home.
All the work _______ (to do) by the moment the mother came home from work.
Exercise 8
Open the brackets and put the verbs into the Future Perfect Passive
Example: A new park will have been laid out by summer.
All her affairs _________ (to settle) before she gets married.
All the stolen goods _________ (to find) by September.
By the end of the year a new bridge __________ (to build).
I ___________ (to examine) by the doctor by this time tomorrow.
Exercise 9