| education n
training n
applicant n
the Universities Central Council
on Admissions (UCCA)
prospectus
a full–time course/student
a part–time course/student
a sandwich course
a residential course
a degree/non–degree course
freshman n (fresher)
undergraduate n
graduate n
post–graduate n
non–graduate n
lecturer n
professor n
tutor n
tutorial n
don n
the sciences
the arts
a civic university
a red–brick university
a plate–glass university
campus n
hall of residence (hall)
lodgings (coll. digs)
finals n
degree examinations
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
Master of Arts (M.A.)
Master of Science (M.S.)
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
| external degree
grant n
scholarship n
loan n
Students’ Union
the National Union of Students
apprenticeship n
polytechnics (polys)
optional subject
compulsory subject
the Open University
further education college
technical college
college of technology
tertiary college (the Tech.)
2. Study the phrase list you will need to discuss the text.
to award degrees
mass lecture system
to study/read for a degree
to enjoy equal standing
to upgrade to a … level
to enter a course
to provide a course
to release from work
to fall into categories
the ancient foundations
to prescribe the curricula
to issue a prospectus
to go down for a vacation
to take out loans
to overlap
to study by correspondence
distance learning
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3. Compare the words and word-combinations:
grant-scholarship;
education-training;
further education - higher education
hall of residence-hostel
4. Complete the following sentences:
1) Higher education is provided in...
2) Further education is provided...
3) 'Red-brick' universities were established in...
4) 'Plate-glass' universities lay emphasis on...
5) In sandwich courses the period of full-time study...
6) Part-time students are sometimes released...
5. Fill in the blanks with prepositions:
1) Sometimes part-time students are released... work... pay... their
employers
2) British universities fall... four broad categories.
3) The basis... tuition in Oxford is the tutorial... which students
are required to meet... their tutor once a week.
4) Civic universities were based... the mass lecture system.
5) It is the only university which awards... external degrees.
6) The Open University provides every person in Britain... the
opportunity to study... a degree... leaving their home.
