Higher education in Ukraine

Pre-reading task 3. Work in pairs.

1) Firstly, give the definitions to the following words: “academy”, “institute”, “university”.

2) Secondly, decide what the differences between institutes, universities and academies are.

3) Thirdly, try to find out, whether these types of higher educational institutions have something in common.

READING ACTIVITY

4. Study the following text and be ready to do exercises after it:

There are some types of Higher Educational Schools in our country – Institutes, Universities and Academies. The common faculties at universities are: Physics and Mathematics, Philology (language and literature), History, Biology and Chemistry ^1. The second group of Higher Schools includes Engineering, Agricultural ^3, Medical, Educational, Economic and other Institutes. School-leavers^3 become students after passing examination tests. The academic year has two terms. During the terms students spend much time working: it is necessary to attend lectures ^4 and seminars, carry out^5 laboratory tests ^6 and work hard in libraries, at home. Examinations take place at the end of each term ^7. The curriculum ^8 of the specialized ^9 higher institutions may be divided into three parts: the Humanities ^10, General education and Specialized subjects. The subjects of the first two groups give a solid basis of general education to future specialists, specialized subjects help students develop^11 the necessary practical skills ^12. Specialization usually begins in the third year. After graduating^13 from higher schools young specialists may work in various spheres of industry and science.

1 – ['kemɪstrɪ] – хімія 2 – [ˌægrɪ'kʌlʧrəl] – сільськогосподарський 3 – випускники 4 – відвідувати лекції 5 – проводити 6 – лабораторні тести 7 – семестр 8 – [kə'rɪkjʊləm] – курс навчання, навчальний план, програма (інституту, університету) 9 – ['speʃəlaɪzd] – спеціалізований 10 – [hjuː'mænɪtɪz] – гуманітарні науки 11 – розвивати 12 – навички 13 – випуск

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