8. Choose the correct form of the verb.

   1. During the third trimester medical students carry out/are carrying out laboratory experiments.

   2. The surgeon performs/is performing an appendectomy.

   3. The Committee defines/is defining the problems of modern medi­cine.

   4. The third and fourth year students work/are working in clinics and out-patient departments.

   5. The students write/are writing test in Anatomy.

9. Translate the following sentences from Ukrainian into English.

   1. Студенти навчаються 3 роки в коледжі перш ніж поступити в медичну школу.

   2. Конкурс в медичні школи надзвичайно високий.

   3. Більшість медичних шкіл вимагають, щоб абітурієнти складали вступний тест.

10. Put the verb into Past Continuous.

    1. The students are preparing for a medical school 4-5 years.

    2. Most medical schools are using a national multiple choice test.

    3. During the final two years the students are studying clinical sub­jects.

    4. American doctor is working as an intern for a year.

    5. The tuition at private colleges and universities is becoming ex­tremely high.

11. Mind that these verbs are not used in the Continuous Tenses:

want, like, love, hate, need, prefer, depend, know, mean, understand,

believe, remember, forget.

Text 2 grading policy

Some American colleges and universities use a grading system based on the mastery of subject material. Each course is based on specific course objectives and where possible on clinical accomplishments that must be completed. Students are made aware of the expectations at the beginning of each course.

The grading standards used in the USA are as follows:

A - for outstanding work which demonstrates exceptional mastery of course material.

В - for good work which is clearly beyond simple, mastery of the course material.

С - for acceptable work indicating a mastery of basic concepts of a course.

D - the lowest passing grade.

E - for work that fails to meet course requirements.

F - to be given only for an administratively excused absence (person­al illness, family tragedy, an "I" (Incomplete) grade signifies that due to some circumstances the student has not achieved the minimal course objectives.

Grades for clinical courses are based on three major criteria:

1. The quality of services provided to patients;

2. The judgement demonstrated in the overall management of patients;

3. The quantity of services provided to patients necessary to as­sure acceptable progress in a clinical discipline.

Inter-related with these criteria is the need to demonstrate an increas­ing level of ability to provide treatment with low dependence on direct faculty supervision. The ultimate objective of the curriculum is to pre­pare the student to provide complete care for patients with a level of qu­ality acceptable to the faculty.

In the event of "I" grade, the student should contact the instructor who will indicate to the student what must be done to complete the course and will also set a time limit which may not exceed one calendar year from the end of the term in which the student was enrolled in the course. If by the end of the year no change in grade has been submitted the stu­dent must re-enroll in the course.

POST-TEXT ASSIGNMENTS

I. Read the text "Grading Policy" and say whether the following

statements are true to the text: