IV. Be ready to speak on the topic

III. Ask questions to each part of the text.

II. Make up a vocabulary of new words.

Some Important Things from the Educational Environment

I. Read this text and translate it into Ukrainian.

IV. Discuss the content of the text in the form of a dialogue.

III. Put questions to the text and give short answers.

II. Look through the text again, find unknown words and write down them into your vocabulary.

TEXT 7

Community. By the word ‘community’ they mean a ‘village’ or a ‘town’ and all the people living in it. A city usually consists of several communities; in this case commu­nity represents a district. According to the dictionary, ‘community’ is a group of peo­ple living in the same place and united by the shared interests, religion, nationality etc. University campuses are also consid­ered to be communities, including the big areas of campus grounds, college buildings and facilities located on this territory and professors living nearby.

Campus. A campus is the territory of a university or a college where buildings and halls of residence are located. A campus usu­ally is a really big area. A student spends most of his/her time there, since on the campus territory you will find not only the adminis­tration building and education spaces, but also a library, dorms, fraternities and sorori­ties, cafeterias, gyms and sports fields. The classrooms buildings are usually for all the related departments. For instance, the sci­ences may be in one building, the social sci­ences in another, the humanities all togeth­er and perhaps music and art off some­where. A science like engineering may have a building all to itself. One building you will find on every campus is the Student Union. It has a cafeteria and a snack bar which is convenient for those who live off-campus. There is an area with comfortable chairs where students can relax and talk. Some students study there between the classes. The Student Union is the place where dis­cotheques are often held. Last, but not least, every campus has a bookstore where you can buy textbooks and supplies.

There are different payments students can get while studying.

A grant is what students get every month which is taken from the state budget or is paid by local authorities. A scholarship is given to especially bright students who have excellent results and is usually much higher than grant. An allowance is a one-time payment for not so well-to-do students who may find themselves in a difficult financial situation.

V. Make up word-combinations:

1. group a) student

2. local b) of residence

3. well-to-do c) of people

4. hall d) building

5. administration e) authorities

TEXT 8

I. Read the text. What is it about? What information of the text is the most interesting (in your opinion)?

Student Life

The popular image of student’s life is of young people with a few responsibilities enjoying themselves and doing very little work. This is often not true. Many older people now study at college or university, sometimes on a part-time basis while hav­ing a job and looking after a family. These students are often highly motivated and work very hard.

Younger students are often thought to be lazy and careless about money but this situation is changing. In Britain reduced government support for higher education means that students can no longer rely on having their expenses paid for them. For­merly, students received a grant towards their living expenses. Now most can only get a loan which has to be paid back. From 1999 they also have to pay £1 000 towards tuition fees. In the US students have to pay for tuition, room and board. Many get financial aid package which may include grants, scholarships and loans. The fear of having large debts places considerable pressure on students and many take part-time jobs during the term and work full-time in the vacations.

Many students in Britain go to a uni­versity away from their home town. They usually live in a hall of residence for their first year and then move into digs (=a rented room in a private house) or share a house with other students. They may go back home during vacations, but after they graduate most leave home for good. In the US too, many students attend col­leges some distance from where their par­ents live. They may live on campus in one of the dorms or off campus in apartments and houses which they share with housemates. Some students, especial­ly at larger universities, join a fraternity or sorority, a social group usually with its own house near the campus. Fraternities and sororities often have names which are combinations of two or three letters of the Greek alphabet. Some people do not have a good opinion of them because they think that students who are members spend too much time having parties. Many US col­leges and universities encourage an atmo­sphere of political correctness trying to help students get on together.

In Britain the interests of students are represented by a range of societies, clubs and social activities including sports, drama and politics. One of the highlights of the year is rag week, a week of parties and fund-raising activities in support of various charities.

Especially in their first year, US stu­dents spend a lot of time on social activi­ties. One of the most important celebra­tions, especially at universities which place a lot of emphasis on sports, is homecom­ing. Many alumni return to their alma mater for a weekend in the autumn to watch a football game. During homecoming weekend there are also parties and dances, and usu­ally a parade.

When social activities take up too much time, students skip lectures and take incompletes, which means they have to finish their work after the vacation. In the US this has the effect of lowering their course grades, but most US universities expect this behaviour from students and do little to stop it. Students are thought to be old enough to make their own deci­sions about how hard they work and to accept the consequences. A few students drop out but the major­ity tries hard to get good grades and a good degree.

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