Вариант 1 

1. Прочтите текст и ответьте на следующие вопросы:

1. When do students get degrees of Bachelor of Science?

2. When do students get a master's degree?

COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES IN THE USA

1. Young people in the USA get higher education in colleges and universities. Students choose "major" subject and make many courses in this subject.

2. After four years of study students get the degrees of Bachelor of Science (B. Sc), Bachelor of Philosophy (B. Phil.) or Bachelor of Arts (B.A., if they study Greek or Latin). After a year or two of further study they get a master's degree. If they go on in their study and research, they will get a still higher degree of Doctor of Philosophy (Ph. D).

3. Higher education trains people to become teachers, engineers or to do other professional work.

4. College students often continue their study at universities. Not all the students get grants. The minimum period of study is two years (in this case they don't get the degree of Ph. D.), three or even four years.

5. Many cities have colleges and universities that hold evening classes as well as daytime classes. People who work in the daytime can get higher education attending evening classes.

2. Переведите в письменной форме абзацы 1, 2, 4.

3. Выберите нужную форму глагола to be и переведите предложения на русский язык:

1. School education in the USA (is, was, will be) free.

2. They (are, were, will be) second-year students last year.

3. History (is, was, will be) the first lesson tomorrow.

4. Напишите предложения в вопросительной, а затем в отрицательной форме и переведите их на русский язык:

1. They have five lessons every day.

2. We had four exams last term.

3. Students will have a lecture on history tomorrow.

5. Поставьте глаголы, данные в скобках, в Past Indefinite Tense (прошедшее неопределенное время)

1. Не (to get) a degree in chemistry last year.

2. I (to pass) my entrance exams successfully a few days ago.

3. They (to read) many books on management last term.

6. Составьте три предложения, используя слова, данные в колонках, и переведите их на русский язык:

There is                      2,600 universities                  in the USA

There are                    many students                        at the university

a large library

7. Заполните пропуски предлогами по смыслу:

1. There are three terms ……..…. a school year.

2. University classes start ……......... September.

3. All children from 6 to 16 go ………. school in America.

Вариант 2

1. Прочтите текст и ответьте на следующие вопросы:

1. When do pupils take their "О" level exam?

2. How many "A" levels are enough to go to university?

"O"  LEVEL AND "A"  LEVEL EXAMINATIONS

1. Pupils at secondary schools in England (that is, pupils between the age of twelve and eighteen) have two main exams to worry about. They take the first one when they are about fifteen. It's called "O" (ordinary) level.

2. Many pupils take "O" level in about seven or eight different subjects. There are a lot of subjects to choose from carpentry to ancient languages.

3. For a lot of jobs it's quite enough to have four or five "O" levels and usually these include English and Mathematics.

4. Some pupils leave school when they are fifteen. But if they stay at school, they go to the sixth form and start working for the second main exam: "A" (advanced) level. It's a difficult exam, so pupils don't usually take it in more than three subjects.

5. Three "A" levels are enough to go to university. But if they want to go to such universities as Oxford and Cambridge they take special exams as well. If you don't want to go to university, you get a good job with two or three "A" levels.

2. Переведите в письменной форме абзацы 1, 2, 4.

3. Выберите нужную форму глагола to be и переведите предложения на русский язык:

1. History (is, was, will be) my favorite subject at school.

2. Private schools (are, were, will be) expensive.

3. We (are, were, will be) engineers in five years.

4. Напишите предложения в вопросительной, а затем в отрицательной форме и переведите их на русский язык:

1. They have secretarial courses this year.

2. This teacher had two lectures yesterday.

3. You will have three exams next term.

5. Поставьте глаголы, данные в скобках, в Past Indefinite Tense (прошедшее неопределенное время):

1. The course of study (to last) five years.

2. He (to graduate) from the university last year.

3. They (to take) five exams last term.

6. Составьте три предложения, используя слова, данные в колонках, и переведите их на русский язык:

There is                      many students                        at the lecture

There are                    modern equipment                 in our town

only one private                     in our language

school                                                laboratory

7. Заполните пропуски соответствующими предлогами по смыслу:

1. English was difficult…….. me in the first term.

2. There are three terms ........ a school year.

3. Usually our lessons begin …….. 9 o'clock.

Вариант 3

1. Прочтите текст и ответьте на следующие вопросы:

1. At what age do children go to school in Great Britain?

2. What does primary school include?

THE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM IN GREAT BRITAIN

1. Public education in Great Britain consists of Primary, Secondary and Further Education. Primary and Secondary education is compulsory for all children. Further education is voluntary.

2. All children in Great Britain go to school when they are five. They leave school at the age of fifteen but many boys and girls stay at school until they are sixteen-seventeen and go to further education or to university.

3. The primary school includes nursery school (2-5), infant school (5-7) and junior school (7-11). The full secondary school age ranges from 11 to 18. Children go to a grammar school, or to a secondary modern school, or to a secondary technical school, or to a comprehensive school.

4. The academic year begins after summer holidays and has three terms with the interval between them. Day-schools work on Mondays to Fridays only, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

5. Before lessons start, the teacher and all the boys and girls meet for prayers. Then they go to the classroom for the first lesson. At one o'clock children have a break for lunch. The break lasts about an hour. After lunch there is still time to go out and play.

2. Переведите в письменной форме абзацы 1, 2, 4.

3. Выберите нужную форму глагола to be и переведите предложения на русский язык:

1. They {are, were, will be) first-year students now.

2. She (is, was, will be) a professor at Oxford two years ago.

3.I (am, was, will be) an engineer in five years.

4. Напишите предложения в вопросительной, а затем в отрицательной форме и переведите их на русский язык:

1. Children have a break for lunch in the morning.

2. We had a difficult test yesterday.

3. He will have an interesting job next year.

5. Поставьте глаголы, данные в скобках, в Past Indefinite Tense (прошедшее неопределенное время):

1. My brother (to get) a grant for further education.

2. The teacher (to ask) many questions at the lesson.

3. He (to go) to primary school at the age of five.

6. Составьте три предложения, используя слова, данные в колонках, и переведите их на русский язык:

There is              many institutes          in our country

There are            well-equipped

language

laboratories

a good library                        at our university

many students

7. Заполните пропуски предлогами по смыслу:

1. There are 42 universities…….. Great Britain.

2. About 5% of the population in Great Britain go ……. public schools.

3. Last year my brother left school and got a job ….. a bank.

Вариант 4

1. Прочтите текст и ответьте на следующие вопросы:

1. What countries use distance education?

2. What are the advantages of distance education?

DISTANCE EDUCATION OVER THE WORLD

1. Distance education over the world has a history of more than 100 years. But it gained popularity only after 1970's.

2. Many countries like China, England, Japan, Russia, Spain and the USA use this method, especially in higher education.

3. For example, the Open University in England has more than 80,000 students who take about 140 courses per year. This university has 260 local teaching and 13 regional information centers.

4. Such factors as age, place, daily activity do not serve as limiting factors in distance education. Distance education has two main advantages over traditional classroom education. The first advantage is a solution to the problem of teaching staff shortage and the second one is the low cost of education which gives many people an opportunity to receive higher education.

5. It is a system of education for different people at any age. This education allows each student to have an individual scheme of study.

2. Переведите в письменной форме абзацы 1, 2, 4.

3. Выберите нужную форму глагола to be и переведите предложения на русский язык:

1. Не (is, was, will be) at the lecture yesterday.

2. The test (is, was, will be) difficult.

3. They (are, were, will be) second-year students next year.

4. Напишите предложения в вопросительной, а затем в отрицательной форме и переведите их на русский язык:

1. They had an English lesson yesterday.

2. Students will have five exams in June.

3. This university has a distance education department.

5. Поставьте глаголы, данные в скобках, в Past Indefinite Tense (прошедшее неопределенное время):

1. They (to study) many subjects last year.

2. He (to enter) the university in 1998.

3. I (to go) to the university by bus.

6. Составьте три предложения, используя слова, данные в колонках, и переведите их на русский язык:

There is                 a college                          in our town

There are               fifteen schools

a university

7. Заполните пропуски предлогами по смыслу:

1. All pupils study a foreign language ….... school.

2. There was only a primary school …….. our village.

3. They have no lectures ……. Sundays.