Education in Britain

EXERCISES
I. Answer the questions.
1. Do pupils at 16 prefer to continue their education or to find job?
2. How many subjects are studied by pupils in preparation for taking A-level exams?
3. When do pupils take their A-level exams?
4. How do universities select students?
5. Why do all students usually complete their studies?
6. Why has the high quality of British university education been reduced recently?
7. When was the Open University founded?
II. Explain the meaning of the following words and expressions.
1. training schemes —
2. on campus —
3. a part-time job —
4. low-income families —
5. staff —
6. «redbrick» universities —
III. Fill in the gaps.
1. At the age of . . . pupils can leave school.
2. Only … of all pupils leave school and look for a job.
3. Those who stay at school study . . . subjects.
4. A-level exams are taken at . . . years old.
5. Universities select students on the basis of exams.
6. By 1986 there were more than . . . universities in Britain.
7. The course of study at universities lasts . . . years.
8. The government encourages a system of . . . loans.
9. Oxford and Cambridge were founded in the . . . period.
10. The unique system of education in Britain is known as … at Oxford and … at Cambridge.
11. One of the developments in education in Britain is ….
Answers
III. 1.16; 2. 1/3; 3. three; 4. 18; 5. A-level results and interview; 6. 40; 7. 3—4 years; 8. “top-up”; 9. Medieval; 10. “tutorials”; “supervisions”; 11. the Open University.
(Великобритания: Тексты для устных ответов и письменных работ на английском языке. Авт.-сост. И. Ю. Баканова)