Контрольная HIGHER EDUCATION IN THE USA 2
Task 1. Прочитайте текст и выполните следующие за ним задания.
Higher Education in the USA
In the United States, a student who has finished high school, may want to continue in higher education. There are several ways to do it: universities, colleges, community colleges, and technical or vocational schools.
A university in the United States usually has several different colleges in it. Each has a special subject area. There may be a college of liberal arts where humanities, social sciences, natural sciences and mathematics are taught. There may be a college of education and a college of business. A program for undergraduates usually takes four years. University students get an undergraduate degree in the arts or sciences. If they complete a course of study they get Bachelor of Arts or Science degree. Students may leave the university at this time. They may also go on for a graduate or professional degree. The university always has programs for graduate and professional study in many subjects.
The university may get money from several different sources. A publicly funded university gets some money from the state government. A privately funded university gets money only from private sources. Or the university may be funded by a religious group.
College students usually spend four years at school, too. A college does not have graduate or professional programs. If a college student completes a course of study in arts or science, he or she gets Bachelor of Arts or Science degree. If college students want to continue for a graduate or professional degree, they must go to University. The college is usually funded in one of the three ways already described.
The program of study in the community college usually lasts two years. Not all of the subjects taught there are the usual school subjects. The community college may give courses in the regular academic subjects or subjects like dental technology, sewing and other non-academic subjects. Not all students of the community college have a high school diploma. They may then go to a college for two more years to get the bachelor's degree. Community colleges are nearly always publicly funded.
The technical or vocational school has only job training, it has no academic program. Students may have a high school diploma, or not. Programs may take from six months to two years and more. The technical or vocational school gives training for work in areas such as electronics, carpentry and others.
Task 2. Переведите словосочетания, обращая внимание на предлоги.
to continue in higher education, to get an undergraduate degree in Arts or Sciences, to get Bachelor of Arts or Science degree, to go on for a graduate or professional degree, to be funded by, to continue for degree, to give courses in the academic subjects, to give training for work in.
Task 3. Закончите предложения, подобрав соответствующие окончания справа.
1 If a student want to continue in higher education...
2 A course of study at the University...
3 Students who complete a course of study at the University ...
4 If college students want to continue for a graduate or professional degree ...
5 The technical or vocational school...
A .get Bachelor of Arts and Science degree.
B .they must go to University.
C .has only job training, it has no academic program.
D .they can go to universities, colleges, community colleges and technical or vocational schools.
E .lasts four years.
.
Task 4. Ответьте на вопросы к тексту.
1 How can you characterize the organization of higher education in the USA?
2 What sense is the word "university" used in?
3 How long is the program for undergraduates?
4 What degrees do the university students get?
5 Are University diplomas the same as college ones?
Task 5. Переведите с русского на английский язык.
1. В США существует несколько типов вузов: университеты, колледжи, профессиональные и технические колледжи и др.
2 Университет обычно состоит из колледжей.
3 Курс обучения на дневном отделении обычно длится 4 года.
4 4-летняя программа университета ведет к получению степени бакалавра гуманитарных или естественных наук.
5 Степень магистра присуждается за исследования в области гуманитарных или естественных наук.
6 Различные типы колледжей предлагают различные программы академической, практической и профессиональной направленности.
7 Не все колледжи присваивают дипломы о высшем образовании.
8 технические или профессиональные колледжи могут предложить двухлетние курсы, ведущие к профессиональной подготовке.
Task 6. Задайте общие и специальные вопросы к следующим предложениям.
1 Higher educational establishments are headed by Rectors.
2 Prorectors are in charge of academic and scientific work.
3 An institute or a university has a number of faculties, each specializing in a field of study.
4 Faculties have specialized councils which confer candidate and doctoral degrees.
5 All secondary schools, institutes and universities until recently have been funded by the state.
6 Now there is quite a number of private fee-paying primary and secondary schools; some universities have fee-paying departments.
Task 7. Письменно переведите 5 и 6 абзацы текста.
Task 8. Кратко передайте содержание текста, используя следующие слова и выражения:
to continue in higher education; to be funded by;
to continue for degree; to give training for work;
to get an undergraduate degree in Arts or Sciences.
Task 9. Выберите правильный ответ. Только один ответ правильный.
1 Kelly is an excellent pupil and she's never __ truant from school.
A played B been C tried
2 He___ of high school at the age of 16.
A dropped out B left C stayed away
3 They've been __ for their A levels for a week already.
A repeating B swotting C learning
4 When schools close, the children are on _ .
A leave B holiday C break
5 The function of a school is to __ children.
A bring up B educate C encourage
6 Have you seen the new __ for the exams?
A programme B syllabus C schedule
Task 10. Выберите нужную форму глагола Past Simple или Past Perfect.
1 I (met/had met) Ann a week ago. She (just returned/ had just returned) from a business trip.
2 As soon as I (heard/had heard) a cry, I (ran/had run) out of the room.
3 I (tried/had tried) to phone John in the morning, but he (already left/had already left).
4 The children (didn't clean/hadn't cleaned) the room before their parents (came/had come) home.
5 I (finished/had finished) writing the project at 6 o'clock yesterday.
6 I (wrote/had written) the composition by 3 o'clock yesterday.
7 The teacher (understood/had understood) that the pupils (didn't do/hadn't done) their homework.
8 When my brother (returned/had returned) home, we (went/had gone) for a walk together.
9 He (told/had told) me that he (never played/had never played) football before.
10 She (was/had been) a nurse before she (became/had become) a doctor.
Task 11. Выберите правильный ответ. Только один ответ правильный.
1 The plane __ at 9 p.m.
A is arriving B arrives C is going to arrive
2 The pizza __ delicious without any cheese at all.
A tastes B is tasting C has tasted
3 Kate is a vegetarian. She__ meat.
A isn't eating B hasn't been eating C doesn't eat
4 We must be off. It___ late.
A is going to get B gets C is getting
5 She is the most friendly person I__ .
A have ever been meeting B have ever met C ever meet
6 Henry ___ English for three years now.
A is learning B has learnt C has been learning
7 They __ a lot of problems since they moved to St. Petersburg.
A have had B have C are having
8 Things___ more and more expensive these days.
A get B has got C are getting
9 It ___ all day long already.
A is showing B has showed C has been showing
10 Mr Tigers is making phone calls _ .
A every day B now C far too often
Данная контрольная по английскому языку довольно объемная. Контрольная включает одинадцать заданий. Задания в основном на перевод текста с английского на русский язык. Перевод с английского на русский язык считается более легким заданием, чем перевод с русского на английский. Эта контрольная среднего уровня сложности.
