Higher Education in the USA. There are 156 universities in the USA

There are 156 universities in the USA. Any of these institutions of higher education may be either public or private. The public institutions are financed by state. Most of the students, about 80 per cent, study at public institutions of higher education, because tuition fees here are much lower. Some of the best-known private universities are Harvard, Yale and Princeton.

It is not easy to enter a college at a leading university in the United States. Successful applicants at colleges of higher education are usually chosen on the basis of:

· their high-school records which include their class rank, the list of all the courses taken and all the grades received in high school, test results;

· recommendation from their high-school teachers;

· the impression they make during interviews at the university, which is in fact a serious examination;

· scores on the Scholastic Aptitude Tests.

The academic year is usually nine months, divided into two terms. Studies usually begin in September and end in July. Each college or university has its own curriculum. During one term a student must study 4 or 5 different courses. There are courses that every student has to take in order to receive a degree. These courses or subjects are called major subjects.

Students who study at a university or four-year college are known as undergraduates. Those who have received a degree after 4 years of studies are known as graduates. They may take graduate program for another 2 years in order to get a master's degree. Further studies are postgraduate which result in a doctor's degree.

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Задание IV. Ответьте письменно на вопросы по тексту

1. How many universities are there in the USA?

2. Why do most of the students study at public institutions of higher education?

3. What are the best-known private universities in the USA?

4. How are successful applicants at colleges of higher education chosen?

Контрольная работа № 4

Вариант 6

Задание I. Сопоставьте слово или выражение по тексту (колонка 1) с переводом (колонка 2).

Например:

a first year student	сдавать экзамен
to take an exam	студент первокурсник

a first year student - студент первокурсник

to take an exam - сдавать экзамен

а college setting	прибегнуть к программе дистанционного обучения
a distance learning	ограниченная способность; инвалидность
to attend classes	трудовые обязательства
to enroll in a distant learning program	колледж (т.е здание колледжа)
learning institution	обучение с помощью компьютера
disability	охватывать курс обучения
employment obligations	образовательное учреждение
computer assisted instruction	посещать занятия
look forward	дистанционное образование
to cover the course	ждать с нетерпением