Exercise 8. Write a new sentence with the same meaning, beginning as shown.
1. It seems that more and more young people will go into higher education in future. It seems as if…
2. Most parents want their children to study a useful subject leading to a good job. Most parents would rather…
3. Students, however, usually want their parents to let them make their own choices. Students, however, usually wish…
4. Later on, though, some students regret not having chosen their courses more carefully. Later on, though, some students wish…
5. University advisers don't usually want students to choose a subject simply because they think they are good at it. University advisers usually prefer students…
6. The usual advice is: "Think about what kind of work you want to do in the future". The usual advice is: "If I…"
7. Some students seem from their behaviour to be only interested in having a good time. Some students behave as…
8. When they leave university, many students regret not having worked harder. When they leave university, many students wish…
9. They also think they will never repay their student loans. It also seems to them as…
10. Universities should now pay more attention to students' financial problems. It's…
Exercise 9. Study the text and choose the correct variant.
Universities in Great Britain
Britain has more than 90 universities. British universities …1… into several categories. The foremost universities are the University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge, both founded in the Middle Ages. The term Oxbridge …2… to refer to both schools as a single entity. Another type of university is the so-called redbrick variety – old and solid schools that …3… in the 19th century. In those days bricks …4… as the standard building material. The large number of ultramodern universities that sprouted up in the last half of the 20-th century …5… cement block and plateglass universities. London has its own great schools, the enormous University of London and its world-famous college, the London School of Economics.
Students interested in advanced education can also attend polytechnics, which are schools dedicated to the sciences and applied technology. An education act in 1992 …6… the status of these colleges to universities. Higher education …7… through the Open University, which …8… in 1969. The University …9… extension courses taught through correspondence, television and radio programmes, and videocassettes. It also …10… local study centres and residential summer schools. The purpose of the Open University is to reach people who may not ordinarily be qualified for university study.
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| 1. will be divided | would be divided | had divided | can be divided |
| 2. used | will have been used | is used | uses |
| 3. were built | have been built | are building | are being built |
| 4. have been used | were used | will be used | are being used |
| 5. are called | will be called | would be called | will have been called |
| 6. has changed | changed | was changed | is being changed |
| 7. can also be obtained | could also have obtained | could also have been obtained | can also obtain |
| 8. has been founded | is being founded | was founded | founded |
| 9. offers | is offered | was offered | will be offered |
| 10. is sponsored | sponsors | is being sponsored | will be sponsored |
Exercise 10. Study the text and choose the correct variant.
Oxford and Cambridge
Oxford is a beautiful city on …1… river Thames about fifty miles from London. Most of the Oxford colleges are fine buildings of grey or yellow stone and many …2… them have stood there for more than 5 hundred years. There has been a university in Oxford …3… the thirteenth century. It began when some teachers, each with a few students, decided to live and work together in the same house. Later they built colleges and little …4… little the university grew up. Several colleges are …5… oldest, but no other college is …6… old as Merton which began in 1264. The newest college has only been open for a few years, so the university is still growing.
Cambridge is situated at a distance of twenty miles from London, the great part of the town lies on the left bank of the river Cam crossed …7… several bridges. The dominating factor in Cambridge is its world famous University, a centre of education and learning. Newton, Byron, Darwin, Rutherford and many other scientists and writers were educated at Cambridge.
Oxford and Cambridge universities are …8… ones known …9… their specific system of education. Great emphasis is laid at Oxford and Cambridge on what are called "tutorials" in which a Don (a university tutor) gives personal instructions in his / her subject at least once …10… week to the students numbering not more than four.
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