Text 3. OXBRIDGE

Oxford and Cambridge are the oldest and most prestigious universities in Great Britain. They are often called collectively Oxbridge. Both universities are independent. Only the education elite go to Oxford or Cambridge. Most of their students are former public schools leavers.

The normal length of the degree course is three years, after which the students take the Degree of Bachelor of Arts (В.А.). Some courses, such as languages or medicine, may be one or two years longer. The students may work for other degrees as well. The degrees are awarded at public degree ceremonies'. Oxford and Cambridge cling to their traditions, such as the use of Latin at degree ceremonies. Full academic dress is worn at examinations.

Oxford and Cambridge universities consist of а number of colleges. Each college is different, but in many ways they are alike. Each college has its name, its coat of arms. Each college is governed by a Master. The larger ones have more than 400 members, the smallest colleges have less than 30. Each college offers teaching in а wide range of subjects. Within, the college one will normally find а chapel, а dining hall, а library, rooms for undergraduates, fellows and the Master, and also rooms for teaching purposes.

Oxford is one of the oldest universities in Europe. It is the second largest in Britain, after London.

There are now twenty-four colleges for men, five for women and another five which have both men and women members, many from overseas studying for higher degrees.

The local car industry in East Oxford gives an important addition to the city’s outlook.

There а great deal of bicycle traffic both in Oxford and Cambridge.

Задание 3.1. Дайте письменно английские эквиваленты к следующим словам и выражениям:

Образование, длительность, преподавание, предметы, экзамены, выпускники школ, предлагает широкий выбор, директор, частные школы, дипломы о высшем образовании.

Задание 3.2. Дайте письменные ответы на следующие вопросы:

1. Who studies at Oxford and Cambridge Universities?

2. How many years do students study to get a Bachelor degree?

3. What language is used at degree ceremonies?

4. Do students have to wear an official dress at the ceremony?

5. What rooms can be found in the colleges?

6. Who governs the colleges?

7. Do men and women always study together?

8. Would you like to study in Oxbridge? Why?

Задание 4. Образуйте письменно множественное число данных существительных:

tourist, tax, woman, team, tooth, telephone, friend, manager, laboratory, foot, man, wife, city, fax, shelf.

Задание 5. Напишите данные предложения во множественном числе.

1. This is my cousin. 2. That was his first exam. 3. That woman won a big prize. 4. This is my classmate. 5. That car is not expensive. 6. Is this your book? 7. Was that answer right? 8. This is a new notebook.

Задание 6. Вставьте указательные местоимения this, that, these или those в пробелы.

1. Who was ___ boy you were dancing with at the party yesterday?

2. ____ shoes are killing me. I can’t wait to take them off.

3. Hello. ___ is Beth. Can I speak to Kate?

4. I knew Jenny at university. In ____ days she had long blond hair.

5. You can’t get proper cheese ____ days.

6. I was in the pub last night when ____ bloke came up and hit me.

7. ___ was a wonderful film, wasn’t it?

Задание 7. Выберите нужное притяжательное местоимение в скобках.

1. Is that (your/yours) new car? 2. This is (my/mine) favourite actor. 3. Whose dog is it? It isn’t (our/ours). 4. What is (your/yours) position in the company. 5. Is this (your/yours) umbrella? No, (my/mine) is there.6. This is (their/theirs) new flat. 7. Is it your seat? No, it’s (her/hers).

Задание 8.Заполните пропуски неопределенными местоимениями some или any.

1. ‘Have you bought ___ souvenirs yet?’ ‘Yes, I’ve bought ___ presents for my family But I haven’t sent ___ postcards yet.’

2. ‘Have you got ___ homework today?’ ‘Yes, we’ve got ___ tasks on Maths, but we haven’t got ___ French today.’

3. ‘I’ve just done ___ shopping.’ ‘Have you bought ___ new things?’ ‘Yes, I’ve bought a pair of jeans and ____ a pair socks. I wanted to get__ shoes too, but I didn’t have ___ money left.’

Задание 9. Заполните пропуски местоимениями anything, anywhere, anybody, something, somewhere, somebody.

1.Would you like ___ to eat?

2. Do you live ___ near Jim?

3. The prisoners refused to eat ___.

4. There’s ___ at the door. Can you go and see who it is?

5. The film is really great. You can ask ____ who has seen it.

6. With this special ticket you can go ___ you like on any bus you like.

7. She said ___ but I didn’t understand it.

8. Do you know ___ about politics?

9. I went to the shop but I didn’t buy ___.

10. There isn’t ___ in the box. It’s empty.

Задание 10. Поставьте глаголы в скобках в Present Simple или Present Continuous.

1. Water ________ (freeze) at a temperature of 0 degrees Celsius.

2. Take an umbrella. It ________(rain).

3. I'm sorry. John can't come to the phone. He ________(have) a shower.

4. Now I ________ (understand) what you are trying to say.

5. Sabrina's husband is a salesman but I don't really know what he ______(sell).

6. Turn down the volume. I ________ (try) to do my homework.

7. The shop________ (open) at 10.

8. Hello! Where _______ (go)?

9. They _________ (work) now.

10. When _____________ (start) work?

11. I need to go now. It ___________ (get) dark.

12. The River Thames ________ (flow) through London.

Задание 11. Поставьте глаголы в скобках во врeмена Present Simple, Present Continuous, Present Perfect или Present Perfect Continuous. Вставленные слова подчеркните.

James (be) a taxi-driver. He (work) in London. He (know) the city very well. He (work) as a taxi-driver for 25 years.

‘I (love) my job, because every day I (meet) new people. Many tourists (visit) the city, especially in summer and I (tell) them about every street.’ Now James (have lunch) in a café. He usually (have) two breaks a day for a short rest. At the weekends he (go) to the seaside. He (spend) his holidays at the same place for many years.

James (be) a good worker. He (earn) about 2000 pounds a month. This month he (get) even more – there are many tourists in the city now. Next Monday he (meet) his friends. They (come) to see London. He (be) going to show them the city.

Задание 12. Поставьте глаголы в скобках во времена Past Simple или Present Perfect.

1. I ______ (meet) him last June.

2. ‘What's wrong?’ ‘I ______ (break) a glass.’

3. He ______ (break) his leg in a skiing accident last year.

4. Julie ______ (arrive) - come and say hello.

5. When ______ (you/arrive)?

6 I ______ (not/see) the sea before.

7. We ______ (go) to the theatre last week.

8. I ______ (not/have) any coffee today - I feel very sleepy!

9. I ______ (not/drink) any coffee yesterday.

10. Yesterday I ______ (have) dinner with a friend.

11. When I ______ (be) a child, I______ (love) ice-skating.

12. What ______ (you/do) at the weekend?

13. John ______ (lose) his bus pass - can he borrow some money?

14. I ______ (read) all his books - I think he's a wonderful writer.

Задание 13. Поставьте глаголы в скобках во времена Past Simple или Past Perfect.

1. We had already eaten when John (come) home.

2. When I (get) to the airport I discovered I (forget) my passport.

3. I opened my handbag to find that I (forget) my credit card.

4. When we (arrive) at the station, the train (already/leave).

5. When he (arrive) at the party, Julia had just left.

6. After arriving home, I realised I (buy/not) any milk.

7. William felt ill last night because he (eat) too many cakes.

8. Keiko (meet) William last September.

9. First I tidied the flat, then I (sit) down and had a cup of coffee.

Задание 14. Поставьте глаголы в скобках во времена Future Simple, Future Perfect или Future Continuous.

1. I (cook) dinner by the time I leave for the pub.

2. Tomorrow I (be) at the studio all the day.

3. By the time he is thirty five he (become) a professor.

4. I won’t be able to answer the phone in the afternoon. I (give) a talk at the conference.

5. We (have) coffee after Martin has finished eating.

6. I hope I (become) a good specialist in the future.

7. Don’t call me in the morning tomorrow. I (sleep).

Задание 15. Выучите следующие слова и выражения к зачету по теме «EDUCATION».

1. Санкт-Петербургский институт управления и права - St.Petersburg Institute of Management and Law

2. студент первого курса - first-year student

3. дневная форма обучения - full-time study

4. вечерняя форма обучения - part-time study

5. студент заочного отделения - correspondent-student

6. высшее образование - higher education

7. окончить (учебное заведение) - graduate from

8. выпускники - graduates

9. аспиранты - post-graduates

10. факультет, кафедра - department

11. высококвалифицированный - highly qualified

12. преподавательский состав - teaching staff

13. общественная деятельность - social activity

14. сессия - session

15. сдавать зачеты и экзамены - to take credit-tests and exams

16. сдать/ провалить экзамены – to pass/fail exams

17. диплом бакалавра – Bachelor’s Degree

18. диплом магистра – Master’s Degree

19. диплом кандидата наук – Doctor’s Degree

Задание 16. Подготовьте устное высказывание по теме “I am a student” Будьте готовы к активной беседе с преподавателем по данной теме.

Эти вопросы помогут вам составить рассказ о себе:

1. What is your name?

1. How old are you?
2. What is your marital status?
3. What is your family like?
4. What course are you doing at institute?
5. What department are you in?
6. What is your job?
7. What is your typical working day?

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