The same value, spare, full-time students, to fall into, to carry out, general, specialized

1. Future specialists in various fields of science, technology, economies and art get a fundamental... and... training. 2. Ukrainian higher schools... a great deal of scientific work in all branches of knowledge. 3. Higher educational establishments of our country... three main types. 4. The first type includes the universities and institutes where there are only...... which receive state grants. 5. Evening schools are for those who study in their... time. 6. The diplomas by the evening faculties and extra-mural higher schools have...... as the diplomas of all other institutes or universities.

Choose the correct variant of the answer (a, b, c,)

1. The period of study at higher schools is from

a) 2-3 years

b) 1-4 years

c) 4-6 years

2. The diplomas of extra mural students have

a) the same value as all other students

b) much less value than the others have

c) no value at al

3. Higher education in our country fall into

a) many different types

b) 3 main types

c) 5 types

4. Higher education is……….in modern life.

a) very important

b) not important at all

c) important but not to all young people

5. The higher school is the ………..stage of the public educational system.

a) Middle

b) First

c) Final

Match the words in the left and the right columns to form word combinations.

1. To take a) Master’s Degrees

2. To get b) research work

3. To give c) devoted to something

4. To live in d) knowledge

5. To do e) part in different activities

6. To make f) diploma

7. To be g) higher education

8. To get h) a choice

9. To get i) hostel

10.To submit j) appointment

IV. Speech Exercises

Tell your group mates your own viewpoint about the importance of higher education in modern life.

Writing

Write down a composition about the importance of higher education in your country.

Additional text

Read the text about NUFT

NUFT

There are 111 higher educational establishments in Kyiv and among them is The National University of Food Technologies which is in Volodymyrska, 68. It was founded in 1930 as the Kyiv Institute of Sugar Refinery Production and had 2 departments with 400 students. Now NUFT is the only technical university in Ukraine which provides training of highly skilled specialists in 25 specialities and 15 specializations for food, meat, dairy, pharmaceutical, microbiological and other branches of agro-industrial complex as well as for food machine building of Ukraine. About 10 thousand students study at the University at its full time departments as well as by correspondence.

NUFT is a higher educational institution of the 4th level of accreditation. Training of students is provided at 7 full time departments (37 chairs) and three extra-mural departments. In 1998 Simpheropol Technical School of food production was incorporated to the University with a college status. The University chairs have 24 branches and 8 research and production complexes in leading enterprises, planning and research establishments. 3 research and production centres have been recently founded. Preliminary department and short-time preliminary courses of the University train entrants for higher educational institutions.

The NUFT occupies 9 buildings where there are many lecture-halls, classrooms, laboratories and workshops, six computer centres with more than 30 computer classes.

There is a special building for the library and reading-halls where our students usually prepare their home tasks and read up for their credits and exams.

The students of the University are provided with 5 hostels, sports and recreation facilities.

Our University trains specialists for various branches of food industry such as bread making, brewing, meat and dairy processing, sugar refining as well as engineers in thermal-engineering, mechanical engineers and economists at the departments of

· technology of sugary, meat and dairy production,

· technology of fermentative and bakery production,

· biotechnology and ecology

· healthy products and hotel-restaurant industry

· accounting, finances and entrepreneurship

· economics and management,

· power engineering

· automation and computer systems,

· mechanical department,

· the extra-mural department.

Each department has its own Dean's office.

During junior years our students study basic subjects such as history, mathematics, physics, chemistry, descriptive geometry, technical drawing, strength of materials, elements of machines and one of the foreign languages.

During senior years our students pay more attention to the study of the subjects closely connected with their future specialities.

The study of theory is accompanied by practical training at specially equipped labs and workshops, then in experimental sugar refinery and later on at various enterprises of food industry.

Twice a year our students take their credits and exams.

Our students do not only study, they take the most active part in doing research in the students' scientific society; they participate in social life of our University; they go in for various kinds of sport and take part in amateur art activities.

The fourth year is devoted to practical training and to the work at the graduation thesis. After successful presenting a graduation thesis or sitting for the State exams students receive diplomas which qualify them to work in the field for which they have been trained and are awarded a Bachelor's Degree. Those students, who want to get a Specialist's or Master's Degree, continue their studies during the fifth and sixth years.

Upon graduating from our University they get appointments in every corner of our country. Wherever they work, they are promoters of modern food production and technology.