Higher Education in Britain

1.There are now 46 universities in the United Kingdom: 35 in England, 8 in Scotland, 2 in Northern Ireland and one in Wales.

2. All British Universities are private that is not state - controlled
institutions. Students have to pay fees and living costs, but every student may
receive personal grant from the local authority of the place where he lives.

3. British Universities can be divided into three main groups: the old
universities, the redbrick universities, which include all the provincial
universities of the period 1850-1930, as well as London University; The new
universities, founded since the Second World War.

4. In the group of old universities Oxford (1167) and Cambridge (1209) are
the oldest ones. A number of well-known scientists and writers, among them
Newton, Darwin and Byron were educated in Cambridge.

5. These two universities differ greatly from all the others in general
organization, traditions, history, etc. They are based on colleges (law, music,
natural science, economics, agriculture, engineering, commerce, etc), each
college having about 300 students. The teachers there are called "dons"
(старший преподаватель университета).

6. The course of study at a university lasts three or four years. In general
Bachelor's degree, the first academic degree, is given to the students who pass
their examination at the end of the course.

7. Bachelor of Arts, for history, philosophy, language and literature,
Bachelor of Science or Commerce or Music.

8. Some universities have extra-mural departments. Besides universities
there are 30 polytechnics, numerous colleges for agriculture, art, design, law, a
few hundred technical colleges with part-time and full-time education.

9. In British Universities students prepare themselves in specialized fields
of knowledge by three categories of academic activity - lectures, tutorials and
examinations.

10.It is common for students to leave home to study and only 10-15% of
all university students live at home while they study.

1.How many Universities are there in the United Kingdom?

1.There are now 46 universities in the United Kingdom.

2.Are British Universities private or state?

2.All British Universities are private.

3.What are the oldest Universities in Great Britain?

3. Oldest Universities in Great Britain are all the provincial
universities of the period 1850-1930.

4 What groups can British Universities be divided into?

4. British Universities can be divided into three main groups: the old
universities, the redbrick universities, which include all the provincial
universities of the period 1850-1930, as well as London University; The new
universities, founded since the Second World War.

5.How are teachers called at these Universities?

5. The teachers there are called "dons"(старший преподаватель университета).

6.What is the course of study at a university?

6. The course of study at a university lasts three or four years.

7. What Institutions are in England besides Universities?

7. Besides universities there are 30 polytechnics, numerous colleges for agriculture, art, design, law, a few hundred technical colleges with part-time and full-time education.

2.Найдите английские эквиваленты следующих слов и словосочетаний:

частный, институты, контролируемые государством, платить за обучение и проживание, личная стипендия, местная администрация, могут быть разделены, отличиться, основаны на, степень Бакалавра, сдавать экзамены, заочное отделение, заочное и очное обучение, уезжать из дома.

Частный- private, институты- universities, контролируемые государством - state controlled, платить за обучение и проживание- to pay fees and living costs, личная стипендия- personal grant, местная администрация- local administration, могут быть разделены- can be divided, отличиться- to be distinguished, основаны на- are based on, степень Бакалавра- Bachelor's degree, сдавать экзамены- to pass examinations, заочное отделение-extra-mural department, заочное и очное обучение- correspondence and resident instruction, уезжать из дома- to leave home.