Английский для бакалавров. Валиулина Т.Н - 67 стр.

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free nursery-school education бесплатное дошкольное обучение
current level of academic attainment текущий уровень успеваемости
practical bias практический уклон
comprehensive school общеобразовательная школа
to change over to smth. перейти к чему-либо
Ordinary level обычный уровень
Advanced level продвинутый уровень
independent examining board независимая зкзаменационная ко-
миссия
General Certificate of Education аттестат об общем образовании
boarding school школа-интернат
fee-charging independent school платная независимая школа
I. Make sure you know the words to text B.
II. Read the text 'Schooling in the United Kingdom'. Find out what
information the following dates and figures deal with:
1944, 1964, 20, 1965, 2500, 16.
III. Read the text again. Answer the questions:
1. What is State schooling in the United Kingdom characterized by ?
2. When do they start education in Britain ? 3. What are the stages of schooling
in the United Kingdom ? 4. Is secondary education selective or non-selective in
Britain ? 5. According to what principles were children streamed until 1965 ?
6. What are the recent government measures in the sphere of education ? 7.
What kind of school-leaving exams do children take at schools in Britain ?
Text C. University Education in Great Britain
According to the organization of work in the universities they can be
divided into 3 groups:
1) London University;
2) Oxford and Cambridge;
3) Provincial universities.
London University consists of the federation of different institutes,
schools and colleges run by one administration. They are situated in different
parts of London and even outside it. The rules are the same for all the colleges
and institutes of London University. It is comprised by 62 institutes, schools and
colleges.
Oxford and Cambridge are also educational federations, but they unite
only colleges, and if the students of London University live not only in the
hostels but also at home, Oxford and Cambridge are as a rule residential, that is
the students live in the colleges of these universities. Though now there are