Text с. Oxford Colleges

Oxford is one of the oldest universities in England. This University has 32 colleges—27 for men and 5 for women. There are 16 faculties there, among them the medical, humanitarian and others. A large college has about 500 students; about one hundred students study at a small college. Most of the students of Oxford are those young people who finished private schools.

During the first days after his entrance to Oxford the student meets his tutor (teacher) and begins to work. At the first interview the tutor asks his student many questions. This helps the tutor to understand the general intellectual development of his student. The tutor tells him about the lectures which he must attend and gives the list of books which the student must read during the term.

At the beginning or end of each term the student must take college examinations in written form. In many colleges of Oxford the tutors meet with the head of the college regularly and discuss the students’ work.

At Oxford the working hours of the student are from 9 a.tm. to 1 p.m. At 9 o’clock he sees his tutor or goes to the library or to the lectures. From 2 p.m. to

5. p.m. he goes in for sports and does different exercises. From 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. he works in the library or in the laboratory. At 7 p.m. he has dinner. After dinner the students have club activities or attend different societies. At about 10 p.m. the student begins to work again and works for about two hours.

24. Answer the following questions:

What have you learned about higher education in England and about the daily regimen of an Oxford student?

24. Прочтите текст Dсо словарём. Скажите, что вы узнали о ме­дицинском образовании в разных странах.

Text d. Medical education in different countries

Medical Institutes in the USSR as well as other higher schools of our country are open for the working people and their children.

But in capitalist countries we see another picture. For most people of poor classes the doors of higher schools are closed.

In the USA young people from rich families which make up only 10% of all the youth, constitute¹about 80-90% of all students. The young people from poor families constitute only 5%.

The race discrimination principle plays even greater role. For example, only 2% of Negroes study at all medical higher schools of the USA.

There are definite limitation for admission of young women which constitute only 10%.

Only in socialist countries young women can freely enter medical higher schools. About 55 to 60% of all the number of students are young women.

In the USA the education fee²is increasing every year and is about 5000 American dollars a year.

In 1974 only about 1000 young people entered 11 medical faculties in the USA, while more than 50000 young people entered 91 higher medical schools in the USSR.

In all socialist countries the whole course of higher medical education lasts for six years. But in capitalist countries the duration of education varies considerably, for example in the GFR (German Federative Republic) it is nine years, in Holland — eight years, in France—7 years, in England and Italy—

5. years, in the USA — 4 years offer graduation from 7 or 8 years’ course at a college.

In capitalist countries there is a various order to receive the right to medical practice.

For example, in England a young doctor must attend internship during a year, then he must take an examination and only then he gets the right to practice.

In the USA only the doctor, who has passed the examination in the chosen field of medicine, and has got the necessary certificate³ can practice medicine.

Notes:

1. constitnte — составлять

2. education fee — плата за обучение

3. certificate — удостоверение