Task 1. Read the text and complete the sentences choosing the correct answers.
There are about ninety universities in Great Britain, the biggest one being London University, and the oldest ones Oxford and Cambridge. Oxford was founded in the 12th century as an aristocratic University and retains its aristocratic character to the present day: the cost of studies is comparatively high. Students have to pay for using libraries and laboratories, as well as for taking examinations. Oxford's organization is very complicated. In fact, the University is a collection of 35 Colleges: two for women only, the rest taking both men and women. Each college is a world of its own which gives its students a specialized training in arts, law, medicine and science. The largest college has over 500 students; the smallest college has 100 students. The University is an administrative centre which arranges lectures for students of the colleges, holds examinations and gives degrees. The tutorial system of education used both in Oxford and Cambridge is one of the ways in which Oxbridge differs from other English Universities. Every student has a tutor in charge of planning his work and discussing its results with the student; the student's duty is to regularly see his tutor and submit papers and essays. The tutorial system of education brings the student into personal contact with his tutor, the latter trying to influence the social and political life of the student. The academic year in England has three terms; each term lasts from eight to ten weeks. Terminal examinations take place at the end of autumn, spring and summer terms. Final examinations take place at the end of the course of studies. If a student fails in an examination, he may be allowed to take the exam again, only two re-examinations being usually allowed.
1. Oxford University is...
a) the biggest in Great Britain;
b) as old as Cambridge;
c) based on the principles of democracy.
2. The system of education in Oxbridge is...
a) unique;
b) just the same as in other British universities;
c) formed on the model of European continental universities.
3. If a student fails in an examination...
a) he is allowed to take as many re-examinations as he likes;
b) no re-examinations are allowed;
c) only two re-examinations are allowed.
4. A tutor helps his student…
a) to pay for his studies;
b) to plan his work;
c) to choose the necessary kind of sport to go in for.
5. Every academic year students take exams...
a) once;
b) twice;
c) three times.
Task 2. Complete the text with the right words.
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1. every; 2. located; 3. meals; 4. study; 5. higher; 6. preparing; 7. member; 8. system; 9. after; 10. provide; 11. independent; 12. cultural.
The University of Cambridge is an institution of… education, the second oldest university in the UK … the University of Oxford. It is … in the city of Cambridge. The University is a … of faculties, departments and … colleges. The colleges … their students with lodgings and ..., assign tutors, and offer social, … and athletic activities. … student at the University of Cambridge is a … of a college. Students … under supervisors who assist them in … for university exams.
Variant 3
Task 1. Read the text and complete the sentences choosing the correct answers.
At present Britain has 47 universities, including the Open University, compared with 35 in 1945. Oxford and Cambridge are the oldest universities in the United Kingdom. They are well-known because the standard of teaching there is very high. But the cost of education at these universities is so great that only the sons of the wealthiest classes can afford it. Oxford was founded in the 12th century as an aristocratic university and has remained so to the present day. The story of Cambridge University begins in 1209 when several hundred students and scholars arrived in the little town of Cambridge from Oxford. These students were all churchmen and had been studying in Oxford at that city's well-known school. It was a hard life at Oxford for there was constant trouble between the townsfolk and students. Then one day a student accidentally killed a man of the town. The Mayor arrested three other students, who were innocent and by order of King John, they were put to death by hanging. In protest all the students moved elsewhere, some coming to Cambridge and so the new university began. Now it consists of twenty-nine colleges and many of them are grouped together. Each student of Oxford and Cambridge has a tutor who helps the student to plan and organize his work, to choose reading materials and to prepare for his exams in the best possible way. A student selects several subjects for his studies and regularly writes essays and other works on them and presents them to his tutor for correction and discussion at their regular meetings.
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1. In Great Britain a tutor is...
a) a teacher of a private school;
b) a university teacher who guides students;
c) an examiner.
2. Several hundred students left Oxford because of…
a) low standard of teaching;
b) unfair sentence and execution;
c) high cost of education.
3. Oxford and Cambridge are universities for...
a) men of means;
b) gifted young people;
c) royalty.
4. The city-dwellers had hostile feelings to...
a) churchmen;
b) teachers;
c) students.
5. The number of universities in Great Britain has…
a) decreased;
b) increased;
c) remained the same.
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