The universities in Britain

There are more than forty universities in Britain. By 1970 about 10% of men aged eighteen to twenty-one were in universities-and about 4% of women.

All British universities are private institutions. Each has its own governing council. The state began to give grants to them fifty years ago. Students have to pay fees and living costs. Most students take jobs in the summer for about six weeks.

Each university has its own syllabuses, and there are some quite important differences between one and another. In general the Bachelor's degree is given to students who pass examinations at the end of three or four years of study, Bachelor of Arts for history, philosophy, language and literature, or Bachelor of Science or Commerce or Music. The classifi­cations are not the same in all universities, and students do not normally move from one university to another during their studies. Bachelors' degrees are at two levels, Honours and Pass. In some cases the Honours degree¹ is given for intensive study and examinations in one, two or perhaps three related subjects, while the Pass (or " General") degree² may be somewhat broader. In other cases there is no difference between Honours and Pass courses, and the Honours degree is given to the students who are more successful in their examinations.

England had no other universities, apart from Oxford and Cambridge, until the nineteenth century. During the nineteenth century, institutions of higher education were founded in most of the biggest industrial towns. For a long time they could not give degrees themselves, but prepared students for the London University examinations. AH of them have now achieved independent status, some only since 1945.

(From " Life of Modern Britain")

II. Ответьте на вопросы:

1. How many universities are there in Britain? 2. How many women were in universities by 1970? 3. Why do most students take jobs in the summer? 4. Who is given the Bachelor's degree? 5. When is the Honours degree given?

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IV. Определите по суффиксу часть речи:

dominate, domination, homage, justify, kindness, kindly, layer, logical, moneyless, hardly

V. Выпишите из текста и переведите предложения: а) с глаголом to have в значении «иметь», б) с глаголом в 3-м лице ед. числе настоя­щем неопределенном времени в страдательном залоге, в) с глаголом в прошедшем неопределенном времени в страдательном залоге..

VI. Переведите предложения, обращая внимание на выделенные слова:

a) The young man stood near the door tapping his foot on the floor impatiently. b) Who left the taps running? c) Where is the tap, please?

a) The Soviet people feel secure about their future. b) " Can you secure me two good seats for the concert? " c)" Are you sure the ladder is secure? "

a) What pages have you read in English? b) Please, take that work and page it. c) I called him but he didn't hear, page him, please.

VII. Закончите предложения:

a) He is the best.... b) Was she asked...? c) They have never been.... d) Does he study...? e) I don't know....

¹ Honours degree - диплом с отличием

² Pass degree - диплом без отличия

Вариант 7

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