- •Министерство образования и науки Российской Федерации
- •University tutor
- •Insert the right form of the verb «to be»
- •Insert the right form of the verb «to have»
- •Succeeding in College
- •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
- •Task 1 Read the text and express in your own words the main idea of the text Higher Education in Russia
- •Task 2 Use the information in the text to find answers to the following questions
- •It lacks? Give your own variant of the summary. 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
- •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
- •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 Past Perfect Tense
- •Модальные глаголы can, may, must и их эквиваленты
- •Условные предложения
Value of Higher education
Our society was designed to give individuals the chance to make choices based on their own needs and wants. Certainly the needs of the society as a whole must be taken into account but the foundation remains the individual. People must have the ability to recognize their own needs and the needs of the overall society. In order to participate properly they must understand the rules of the game. Such sophistication does not come naturally; it must be taught. This cannot be done without proper education.
What is the value of higher education for the individual?
Sometimes it is difficult to see the exact value of your education. However finishing university is an asset that everyone with the opportunity should take full advantage of. Just finishing higher school alone opens up thousands more opportunities for individuals. When entering a specific field within the job market, it is often required that the applicant has a higher school diploma. Therefore, many times without the higher school diploma, a person is restricted to a smaller number of occupations for which they are qualified for. Higher school teaches students to learn. It gives them a background in many different subjects and methods of learning. An understanding of how the world works is a very important skill for a person who is living in our world today.
A higher school education gives student the experience and the confidence that they will be able to use in many life situations. Attending higher school gives students opportunities to express themselves and to learn about other people and their ideas. Having the knowledge obtained in higher school often gives people confidence later in life when they are dealing with the public. It can give a person confidence in the way that they view their abilities later in life.
In order for society to advance our society must be educated. As a higher school education is free, people should take advantage of the wonderful opportunity that they are and try to gather all the knowledge that they possibly can.
Years ago I saw a poster that depicted a mansion situated on a cliff overlooking the ocean. There were several expensive automobiles in the garages. At the bottom was a phrase stating “The Value of Education.” This simple statement is wonderfully ambiguous: does it mean that an education is valuable because it will enable one to get such luxury, or that an education will help one to understand that life is not really about such material possessions?
My view is that the value of education is best measured by what graduates do with their lives.
Task 2
Answer the questions using the information in the text
What is important to take into account while choosing the occupation?
What are the advantages of having a higher school diploma?
What is the main function of any higher school?
What skills and opportunities does the higher school give to students?
What does the society need educated individuals for?
Task 3
Can you comment the last sentence of the text? What does it imply?
Vocabulary practice
Exercise 1
Fill in the correct word from the list below: proper, wants, value, to pursue, possessions, ambiguous, properly, job, to make, life. Consult the text, if necessary.
an __________ statement
material __________
_____ situation
________ gathering knowledge
________ choices
exact ______
____ market
needs and ______
to participate _______
_______ education
Exercise 2
Insert the prepositions where necessary
to take _____ account
to be based ___
value __ education
to take full advantage ___
to open ___
to be restricted ___
to be qualified ___
to deal ____
to express ____ themselves
Exercise 3
Make up 15 sentences with the word combinations from Exercises 1 and 2
Grammar exercises
Exercise 1
Ask Yes/No questions to the following statements
Example: Phil studies at the faculty of Engineering.
Does Phil study at the faculty of Engineering?
Individuals make choices based on their own needs.
The students are writing an exam paper.
Last year Ann entered the university.
They were watching TV when the thunderstorm began.
Next weekend his parents shall spend in Italy.
Kate will be dealing with her term paper tomorrow at 5.
We have taken the full advantage of the knowledge got at the university.
My sister had already left for Paris when I came to visit her.
By 2008 he will have completed the course of study at the university.
She has completely expressed herself in her work.
Exercise 2
Ask Special questions to the underlined words
Example: I want to get a good education. – What do you want?
The aim of education is to give people the possibility to understand their needs.
There is an opinion that in modern society material values dominate over the cultural ones.
He decided to become a teacher because he thinks it is one of the possibilities to influence on history.
Kevin participated in the competition and won the prize.
It is difficult to measure the value of education.
She expresses herself in music.
The work has been done properly.
All the values of speed were calculated.
He took advantage of the opportunity and entered Stanford University.
Kelly has obtained enough knowledge in graduate school to become a qualified engineer.
Exercise 3
Match question tags with the appropriate statement
Example: It isn’t cold, is it?
This statement is ambiguous, a. does he?
We have passed all the exams, b. aren’t they?
She is writing a book, c. isn’t it?
He doesn’t know the answer, d. isn’t she?
Nothing can stop us, e. can it?
Ann has posted the letter, f. haven’t we?
They have never been to Paris, g. will they?
Kate doesn’t like this professor, h. has she?
They won’t tell anyone, i. have they?
They are working hard, j. does she?
Discussion
Task 1
What are the things among the enumerated below that will be difficult for you to live without? Make up a list of things in the order of importance and explain your choice. Compare it with your partner’s list
Health
Happiness of your relatives
Well-paid job
A good family
Safety
Self-realization
Usefulness for the society you live in
Wealth
Spiritual wealth
Fame
Start your explanations with the following phrase
In the first place of my preference list I placed …. . I have chosen it because I think that ….
Then use the following logical connectors of order.
Secondly, in the third place, the fourth in the list is, further I placed, then, after that, finally.
Task 2
Make up a dialogue
Student A
You have a sister/brother who doesn’t want to get higher education. What arguments will you use to persuade him/her that higher education is essential nowadays?
Student B
You don’t want to get higher education, as you don’t want to spend 5 years of your life studying at some higher institution. You strongly believe that it is impossible to acquire the necessary practical skills by writing lectures and working at seminars.
Homework
Task 1
Match synonyms and make up sentences with the word expressions in column B
Column A Column B
to take into account a. to take part
to recognize b. to achieve
to participate c. to realize
occupation d. to develop
to make choice e. not clear
to advance f. to have to do with
to deal with g. to choose
ambiguous h. to seize the opportunity
to take advantage of j. to pay attention to
to pursue i. profession
Task 2
Translate from Russian into English
Когда человек выбирает профессию ему необходимо учитывать интересы общества, в котором он живет.
Социальный заказ общества это потребность в подготовке специалистов в определенной области знаний.
Выбор человека должен основываться на его личных интересах.
Не все выпускники школы готовы сделать сознательный выбор.
В чем же ценность высшего образования для человека?
Ценность высшего образования заключается не в количестве полученных знаний, а в умении думать и анализировать.
Высшее учебное заведение дает человеку знания, опыт профессиональной деятельности и уверенность в том, что эти опыт и знания пригодятся ему в реальных жизненных ситуациях.
Образование может помочь человеку понять себя и выразить себя в выбранной профессии.
Люди должны воспользоваться прекрасной возможностью получения высшего образования, хотя поступить в вуз становиться тяжелее с каждым годом.
Ценность образования измеряется тем, помогло ли оно человеку найти свою дорогу в жизни.
Task 3
Ask all the possible questions to the following sentences
Example: He chose his occupation when he was 12 years old.
Did he choose his occupation when he was 12 years old? (Yes/No question)
He chose his occupation when he was 12 years old, didn’t he? (Tag question)
Did he choose his occupation or hobby when he was 12 years old? (Alternative
question)
Who chose the occupation at the age of 12? (Wh-question)
I had left the airport before the plane took off.
She will become an engineer soon.
Tom has never been a diligent student.
I went to the cinema yesterday with my friends.
He knows the answers to all the questions.
Task 4
Ask questions starting with the following question–words
What
Why
Where
Who
Whose
When
How much
How long
Speaking
Task 5
Read the statement. What does it imply? Try to explain its meaning in your own words
The aim of education is the knowledge not of fact, but of values.
William Inge
Task 6
Prepare a talk about the prevalence of values over the actions we perform and things we do in our life
Task 7
Choose one of the expressions below and write an Argumentative Essay where you are to express your agreement or disagreement with the chosen statement about the purpose of education. Do not forget to give your arguments to support your point of view.
1. Education is for improving the lives of others and for leaving your community and world better than you found it Marian Wright
2. Education is a progressive discovery of our own ignorance. Will Durant
3. The aim of education should be to teach us rather how to think, than what to think – rather to improve our minds, so as to enable us to think for ourselves, than to load the memory with thoughts of other men. Bill Beattie
Lesson 6. South Ural State University
Task 1. Brainstorming activity
Discuss the following question and give all the possible answers to it
What are the pros and cons of studying at the South Ural State University?
Active Vocabulary
Task 1
Listen and repeat the word expressions after the speaker
branch – филиал
a regional campus – областное отделение
a linguistic center – лингвистический центр
a gifted child center – центр одаренного ребенка
to be keen on – страстно увлекаться
an “Applicant” center – центр “Абитуриент”
postgraduate education – аспирантура
an assistant professor – доцент
Open Institute – Институт Открытого образования
e-subscriptions – электронная подписка на журналы
open access – открытый доступ
to exploit – использовать
to introduce – внедрять
to prolong – продлять
multimedia information complexes – мультимедийные информационные
комплексы
a digital control language laboratory– лингафонный кабинет
a code gram set – набор кодаграм
to be noted for – быть известным за
to account for – объяснять, являться причиной
to a large extent – в большой степени
personal teaching – индивидуальное обучение
exposition – изложение
to attract – привлекать внимание
to be idle – бездействовать
a dreadful ordeal – ужасное испытание
to assemble – собираться
torture – пытка
to emerge – появляться
to stagger – идти шатаясь
Lead-in
Task 1
Look at the reasons of choosing the university to study at and select the five most