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UniversityStudents from other countries that I met at university often took a long time to get used to the system. The university terms lasted only six months and you were free to do what you liked in the vacations. Attendance at lectures was optional, and the only compulsory assignment was to write an essay once a week and submit it to your tutor. The idea was that you were not supposed to be there to obtain an academic qualification, but to extend your knowledge of this or that subject in your own way. It was all there in the libraries and laboratories and lecture halls if you looked for it. A poor American student who had attended all the tutor's lectures once reproduced them almost word for word in his essay, and the tutor said: 'I know what I think. What do you think?' The life of an undergraduate was relaxing and enjoyable, but you had to work things out for yourself. Note: In British universities, there is normally only one Professor for a given subject; other university teachers are called lecturers. They are also tutors when they give individual students classes in small numbers. Vocabulary: to get used (to) - привыкнуть (к); term - семестр; to last - продолжаться, длиться; attendance - посещаемость; optional - факультативный; необязательный; compulsory - обязательный; assignment - задание; to submit (to) - предоставлять (куда, кому); tutor - куратор; to obtain - получать; to extend - расширять; to attend - посещать; to reproduce - воспроизвести; word for word - дословно; undergraduate - студент последнего курса to relax - отдыхать, расслабляться; to work out - решать; разрабатывать. Comprehension check: answer the following questions:
Word Study to text B Ex.: Find in the text equivalents to the following phrases. носить фуражки с эмблемой школы; написать золотыми буквами; много возможностей; совсем другой; в одном отношении; доска почета; выиграть стипендию; в результате; оставлять после уроков; давать дополнительные домашние задания; относиться к нам как к взрослым; в раннем возрасте; формы наказания; обязательные игры; учить наизусть; для поступления в университет. Ex.2: Translate the following sentences into English.
Ex.3: Translate the following phrases into English. много времени требуется, чтобы привыкнуть к системе; раз в неделю; посещать лекции; воспроизвести лекцию дословно; необязательная посещаемость; приятный; семестр длится 6 месяцев; факультативный курс; написать эссе; почти; лекционный зал. Ex.4: Translate the following sentences into English.
Text I-C English examination system Students in Great Britain can take public examinations known as General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) and Advanced ('A') level. Those who want to go to university usually take from 5—7 subjects for GCSE at 16, and three subjects at 'A' level when they are 18. In order to enter a university or polytechnic in Britain, you are expected to have two or three 'A' levels with good marks. The only subject that is compulsory for university entrance is English at GCSE, but Mathematics is often required. Look at the chart below, which shows the ten most popular subjects with boys and girls in Britain at GCSE and 'A' level. Then answer the questions that follow.
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