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Match the definitions with the underlined words from the text.

1. 
   Holder of the second university degree;
   
2. 
   A person who has already finished his studies and got a diploma;
   
3. 
   A scientific, educational and cultural centre, as a rule it gives higher education to the citizens;
   
4. 
   Senior students that haven’t got a diploma yet;
   
5. 
   Having a lot of similar features;
   
6. 
   A sport which is done on the boats moved by the use of oars;
   
7. 
   A group in society considered to be superior;
   
8. 
   To resist stopping the tradition;
   
9. 
   Producing respect and influence;
   
10. 
    Holder of the first university degree;
    
11. 
    Person who has received the highest university degree;
    
12. 
    Written or printed statement of rights.
    

18. 
    Divide the text into logical parts, giving a title to each one.
    

19. 
    Answer the questions:
    

1. 
   What are the leading British Universities?
   
2. 
   How long should you study to get a Bachelor’s degree?
   
3. 
   What is one of the important features of university study?
   
4. 
   What do these universities tend to do?
   
5. 
   Who studies at Oxbridge?
   
6. 
   What are the departments where you should study longer?
   
7. 
   What is specific about colleges of Oxbridge?
   
8. 
   What can one find within each college?
   
9. 
   When is the town of Oxford mentioned first?
   
10. 
    Who were its first students?
    
11. 
    How many mixed colleges were there in Oxford in the past?
    
12. 
    Did the situation change these days?
    
13. 
    When was Cambridge University founded?
    
14. 
    What is the most famous college of Cambridge?
    
15. 
    What can you see inside the College’s campus?
    
16. 
    What happened in 1871?
    
17. 
    Name those famous men who are the alumni of these universities.
    

20. 
    As far as you know there are over forty universities in Great Britain. This extract is about other British universities. What groups of the universities can you distinguish?
    

The Scottish universities of St. Andrews, Glasgow, Aberdeen & Edinburgh date from the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. In the nineteenth and the early part of the twentieth centuries the so-called redbrick universities were founded. These include London, Manchester, Leeds, Liverpool, Sheffield, and Birmingham. During the late sixties and early seventies some 20 'new' universities were set up. Sometimes they are called 'concrete and glass' universities. Among them are the universities of Sussex, York, East Anglia and some others. During these years the government set up 30 Polytechnics. The Polytechnics, like the universities, offer first and higher degrees. Some of them offer full-time and sandwich courses (for working students). Colleges of Education provide two-year courses in teacher education or sometimes three years if the graduate specializes in some particular subjects. Some of them who decide to leave school at the age of 16 may go to a further education college where they can follow a course in typing, engineering, town planning, cooking, or hairdressing, full-time or part-time. Further education colleges have strong ties with commerce and industry. There's an interesting form of studies which is called the Open University. It's intended for people who study in their own free time and who 'attend' lectures by watching TV and listening to the radio. They keep in touch by phone and letter with their tutors and attend summer schools. The Open University students have no formal qualifications and would be unable to enter ordinary universities. Some 80,000 overseas students study at British universities or further education colleges or train in nursing, law, banking or in industry.

21. 
    Complete these sentences using the information from the extract above. Translate them into Russian.
    
    1. 
       … ,… ,… , ... are the most famous Scottish universities.
       
    2. 
       …, …, … are called “The Redbrick universities”.
       
    3. 
       They were founded in ….
       
    4. 
       … were set up during the late sixties and early seventies.
       
    5. 
       The new universities are also called … or … .
       
    6. 
       The government … 30 Polytechnics.
       
    7. 
       The … offer first and higher … .
       
    8. 
       Colleges of Education usually provide … in teacher education.
       
    9. 
       If you decide to leave school at the age of 16 you may go to … .
       
    10. 
        There you may follow a course in …, …, …, …, or … .
        
    11. 
        … have strong ties with commerce and industry.
        
    12. 
        One of the interesting forms of studies is called … .
        
    13. 
        The students of this university … … by watching TV and listening to the radio.
        
    14. 
        They have no …. . That’s why they are … to enter ordinary universities.
        
    15. 
        80,000 … … study at British universities.
        

22. 
    Apart from schools and universities there is another sector, which often gets forgotten – a sort of Cinderella of education system. Read this extract from “British Life and Institutions” and say what sort of learning these establishments give to students. Is there a system similar to the English FE colleges in your country?