Ex.1.Make up a list of topical vocabulary

Ex.2.Supply answers to the following questions:

1.How many universities are there in London?

2.What is the oldest university in London?

3. When was Oxford university founded?

4. What colleges does it consist of?

5. What system of education have Oxford and Cambridge?

6. What advantages has this system?

7. What is the percentage of men and women students in British Universities? Of students studying arts subject and sciences?

9. What is a graduate?

10. What is a duration of terms and vocations in British Universities?

11. What do the abbreviations B.A;.B.Sc; M.A. and M.Sc. stand for?

12. When can these degrees be received by a student?

Ex.3.How similar is university education in your own country? Answer these questions.

1.Do you need to pass examinations before you can go to university?

2.Do some students get a grant to study at university?

3.Is the tuition free if you go to university?

4.Do most students go to university at the age of 18 or 19?

5.Do more students go to university in your country than in Britain?

6.Do most degree courses last three years?

7.What is your equivalent of the British BA or BSc?

8.Do you have similar postgraduate degrees in your country?

Ex.4.Pair-work.

Situation 1. Convince your friend who doesn’t believe in University education that university is the best place to study law, history, journalism etc.

Situation 2. Interview your friend about his University experience.

Ex.5. Discussion.

1. Explain who, in your opinion, women constitute only one quarter of full-time students in Great Britain?

2. Discuss difference in systems of education provided by London University and the universities of Oxford and Cambridge.

Ex.6.Learn the proverb and explain its meaning.

A little learning is a dangerous thing.

Humor

1. Jimmy: I've added these numbers ten times.

Teacher: Good boy.

Jimmy: And her are the ten answers.

2.Sue: I got the highest mark in my class in the test today.

Bob: What was the test on?

Sue: State capitals. I was the only one who knew the capital of North Carolina.

Bob: Really?

Sue: No, Raleigh.

3.Watson: What school did you to go, Holmes?

Sherlock: Elementary, my dear Watson!

4.It was the first day of school. As the principal made his rounds, he heard a terrible commotion coming from one of the classrooms. He rushed in end spotted one boy, taller than the others, who seemed to be making the most noise. He seized the lad, dragged him into the hall, and told him to wait their until he was excused.

Returning to the classroom, the principal restored order and lectured the class for half an hour about the importance of good behavior.

" Now," he said, "Are there any questions?"

One girl stood up timidly." Please, Sir,", she asked, "May we have our teacher back?"

Ex.7. What other jokes about school or higher education do you know?

Ex.8. Make a report on: Oxford and Cambridge

Learning recommendations:

Class activity: In this unit of the course book students are supposed to get introduced with the new material: read the text, translate into their native language, summarize in English, complete post-reading tasks and grammar exercises, discuss new speech topics, compose monologues and dialogues in the class.

Home task: Students are assigned to find out additional short information about specific topic of the unit, complete grammar exercises, prepare reports given by the teacher.

Literature:

1. Учебно-методический комплекс для студентов 1 курса неязыковых специальностей, М.Ж. Тусупбекова, А.М. Мухтарханова, 2008, Астана, _____стр.