Higher Education in the USA and the UK for students

 

3. Use the appropriate form of the following words to complete the sentences below.  Pay attention that you will not need all the words.

 

graduate education         further education            sophomore          degree    

admission board              vocational                         failure                 to enroll

undergraduate                 liberal arts                        school                  to vie

to take a test/an exam      roster                                to major              to score       

to pass a test/exam           to conduct                         faculty                 term

instructor                          extracurricular                to admit               to award           

 

1. Each university tries to attract the best … that will provide the students with the highest quality of teaching.

2. The largest share of American … apply to community colleges.

3. The lowest you can … in the SAT is 550.

4. Research … by a university is a factor contributing to its prestige.

5. The Foundation Degree is usually … after two years of study.

6. Many students apply to more than one college or university and … in one that offers admission.

7. A high proportion of school leavers though do not apply for a place at a university still choose to get  … .

8. Liberal arts colleges give a chance to … in humanities only.

9. A university usually consists of a number of … .

10. A trade or … school is often organized by an industry or large company to provide students with practical skills and enable them to work in different branches of industry.

11. The university … makes decisions on a number of academic and nonacademic criteria.

12. The lowest grade an American student can get is F or …, which means that he/she will have to take the course one again.

13. A summer … usually lasts from April to June.

14. Students really have to … for a place at a university as only one out of three applicants are usually … .

15. Every … has an opportunity to participate in a wide range of … activities such as sport, drama, debating, music, politics, and religion.

 

4. Join the words from the columns to make word combinations:

 

1. out-of-school    a. a field of study
2. degree-granting    b. a degree
3. to award     c. proficiency
4. graduate     d. curriculum
5. determine    e. ability
6. language     f. living expenses
7. conditional    g. institution
8. educational     h. activities
9. core     i. local needs
10. technical     j. a year of studies
11. pursue     k. out-of-pocket
12. undergraduate    l. family commitments
13. lifelong     m. the content of courses
14. academic    n. student
15. to complete    o. qualification
16. to cover     p. learning
17. leadership    q. offer
18. to pay     r. services
19. to sacrifice    s. year
20. to conduct    t. college
21. to fill     u. research

 

DISCOVERING LANGUAGE

 

1. Fill in the correct  prepositions.

 

1. Out of the more than three million students who graduate … high school and vie … admission each year, about one million go on for “higher education”.
2. Individuals were often excluded … higher education based … gender, religion, race/ethnicity, and social class.
3. Though the federal government does not intrude … core academic decisions, an educational institution must comply … a wide range of federal reporting requirements.
4. American higher education institutions range … open-access two- and four-year institutions … highly selective research universities and liberal arts colleges.
5. Many students apply … more than one college or university and enroll … one from among those that offer them admission.
6. Higher education colleges vary … size, mission, subject mix and history. Some colleges cover … a wide range of subjects, while some specialize … one or two areas.
7. Different units within universities are often referred … as colleges or schools.
8. A student who wants to go to university usually applies … this university … admission before he takes his advanced level examinations.
9. If there are no reasons … immediate refusal, the university admission officer passes the candidate's papers … … the academic department concerned.
10. The UK academic year runs … September or October … June, divided … 3 terms, with four weeks’ vacation … Christmas and Easter and three months’ vacation … the summer.
11. The SAT and the ACT (which are composed … three parts: language proficiency, maths, and logic) are given … a certain day in December or January at a local college and take the whole day.
12. Campuses are often located … the outskirts of the city.
13. Student loans are loans offered … students to assist … payment … the costs of professional education.
14. A scholarship, which is an award of access … an institution, can be awarded … various criteria.
15. Discussions in the group are a good opportunity to develop skills … presentation and discussion.

 

2. Use either an adjective or an adverb.

 

1. (Late/lately) there has been a rise in the tuition fees at most higher education establishments throughout the country.
2. If you want to find the University library, go (straight/straightly) down the street and you will see it on your left.
3. He (hard/hardly) ever studies, yet he always produces a (high/highly) standard of work.
4. It is not (wide/widely) known that students can get medication (free/freely).
5. When a child, she spent 6 years in Spain, no wonder she speaks (fluent/fluently) Spanish.
6. I (full/fully) understand your concern, Jack is not a (hard/hardly) learner he used to be, and he has missed half of the classes.
7. The examiner looked at me (suspicious/ suspiciously) as if he felt that I had cribbed that essay.
8. She is (high/highly) regarded at the University as people can get on with her (easy/easily).
9. I was (pretty/prettily) embarrassed when I realized I had failed the test.
10. She appeared (honest/honestly) but I knew she couldn’t be trusted.
11. The test seemed (easy/easily), but she was not sure whether she had answered all the questions (correct/correctly).
12. Angela is (unbelievable/unbelievably) (good/well) with numbers.
13. Most rooms on the campus are (clever/cleverly) organized, so there is plenty of space for three students to live together.
14. I suppose I should be (nervous/nervously), but I’ve never felt so (calm/calmly) in my life.
15. Mary doesn’t write very (legible/legibly): I often have trouble understanding her notes.

 

3. Complete the sentences using the adjective or the adverb given in brackets in the  proper form.

 

1. The teacher prevented any … discussion. (far)
2. French is the language he speaks … . (easily)
3. … I learn, … I forget, … I know. (much/much/little)
4. The service is not as … as it used to be. (good)
5. Our recent assignment was to read “The Great Gatsby” by Fitzgerald and “The Parasites” by du Maurier. Frankly speaking I didn’t enjoy … . (late)
6. She earns twice as … as I do. (much)
7. Can you speak any … than that? Nobody can hear you. (loud)
8. Education is getting … these days. (expensive)
9. Of all the speakers he talked … . (persuasively)
10. England is … in spring. (beautiful).

 

4. Complete the sentences using the words in bold. Use two to five words.

 

1. If we stay longer, we can spend more time sightseeing.

the  The longer we stay the more time we spend sightseeing.

 

2. Last night I felt more tired than ever.

as  I have …………… I did last night.

 

3. As he gets older, he becomes less tolerant.

the  The ………………. tolerant he becomes.

 

4. Unfortunately we couldn’t find a better solution in the time available.

best Unfortunately …….. we could find in the time available.

 

5. Sheila is not as talented as her sister.

less  Sheila is …………… her sister.

 

6. This year our university has received the same number of applications as in the previous year.

many This year our university has received …… in the previous year.

 

7. The University was nearer than we thought.

far The University …….. we thought.

 

8. Helen had twice as much work as Janet.

half Janet had ………… Helen.

 

9. Tony finds history easier than geography.

more Geography …….. history for Tony.

 

10. She writes very creatively.

most She is ………….. writer.