Exercise 9. Read and give a summary of the text.

BRITISH UNIVERSITIES

There are about 50 universities in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. The education at the universities is not free but the competition among those who want to be a student is serious.

British universities differ greatly from each other in history, traditions, and methods of instructions. The most famous universities are Oxford and Cambridge Universities. Each of them is a federation of colleges. Each college is governed by their own teaching staff. It is responsible for teaching students through the tutorial system: a college tutor advises students which lectures to attend, and lecture attendance at the universities is not compulsory.

Cambridge University is a great centre of research. Cavendish scientific laboratory is known all over the world. Some Nobel Prize scientists worked there. Thomson, Rutherford, P.Kapitza were among them.

Exercise 10. Compile information about some universities in the UK and USA and participate in a project. You may use the following web site: www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings

TEST 1

1. Choose the proper words and fill in the blanks.

1. We were discussing educational systems in different … .

A universities B activities C students D plants

2. The university has full-time, part-time, and … departments.

Amural Bextra-mural C vocational Dsecondary

3. It … into a leading secondary school.

Ainfluenced B consisted C turned Dcreated

4. It … the development of education in this country.

Ainfluenced B consisted C turned Dcreated

5. They … different educational aids.

Ainfluenced B consisted C turned Dcreated

6. It … of some departments then.

Ainfluenced B consisted C turned Dcreated

7. This university is one of the largest … higher schools in Russia.

A highly-qualified BtrainingCtechnical Deducational

8. The university prepares students for … .

AschoolsBresearch centresCdeparments Dactivities

9. The university … part in the activities of international organizations.

Atakes Bturns Ccreates Dconsists

10. They are used not only in Russia but … .

A then Balso Ca lot of Dabroad

2. Fill in the blanks with the proper grammatical forms.

1. He … this museum the whole morning yesterday.

A were visiting B was being visited C was visiting D being visited

2. They … an e-mail two days ago.

A are being written B is writing C was writing D wrote

3. He usually … the texts very well.

A were translating B is translated C translate D translates

4. This material … in the article.

A is being used B use C uses D were being used

5. At present she … here.

A were studying B study C is studying D is being studied

6. The students … these lectures next week.

A will attend B will attending C attends D will be

7. The boys … this newspaper yesterday.

A read B are reading C was reading D were being read

8. The questions … by the relatives now.

A were being asked B being asked C was asked D are being asked

9. You … these questions.

A was answered B is answered C will answer D was answering

10. The text about education … by the students tomorrow.

A were being read B read C will be read D will read