3.Say whether these statements are True (T) or False (F). Correct the false ones:
1.Massachusetts Institute of Technology had its own model of teaching from its very foundation.
2.MIT has a close cooperation with industry.
3.MIT’s researchers were involved in the World War II in terms of computer development.
4.There has always been made a great emphasis on studying management in
MIT.
5.There are surprisingly many female students in the Institution.
6.Throughout 25 years MIT has been awarded 27 Nobel Prizes.
7.MIT’s primary purpose is teaching and research with no relevance to the practical world.
8.MIT wants to influence with the knowledge obtained there the world’s great challenges.
9.The Institute admitted its first students four years after its foundation.
10.The strongest emphasis is made on scientific, engineering, and technological education and research.
4. Complete the sentences with the words making any necessary changes: commit, emphasis, responsible, distinguish, adopt, toward, provide, staff, expand, effort.
1. Founded in 1861, the Institute ________ the European polytechnic university model. 2. Close cooperation with industry has become a result of MIT’s early
________ on applied technology. 3. In the past 60 years, MIT’s educational disciplines have ________ beyond the physical sciences and engineering. 4. Among current faculty and teaching ________, there are eighty Guggenheim Fellows. 5. Faculty are ________ for lecturing classes and advising graduate and undergraduate students. 6. The Institute is ________ to generating, disseminating, and preserving knowledge. 7. MIT is dedicated to ________ its students with a high-level education. 8. _________ this end, he pioneered the development of the teaching laboratory. 9. Researchers were involved in ________ to develop radar. 10. William Barton Rogers was a ________ natural scientist.
5. Translate the following phrases into Russian: academic department, increasing industrialization, inertial guidance, original research, to grant appointments, remainder of the tenure, extended effort, coupling teaching, to pioneer the
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development, guiding principle, privately endowed, world’s great challenges, rig-
orous academic study.
6. Give a short talk about Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD
1. Learn the following words and phrases: townsfolk (n) – горожане, жители города;
jointly (adv) ['ʤɔɪntlɪ] – вместе, одновременно, совместно; refer (v) [rɪ'fɜː] to – обращаться, относиться; denomination (n) – вероисповедание, конфессия;
entrepreneurial (adj) [ˌɑːntrəprə'njurɪəl] – предпринимательский, антрепре-
нерский;
admission (n) [əd'mɪʃ(ə)n] – вход; admission fee – входная плата; concession (n) [kən'seʃ(ə)n] – льгота; student body – студенчество.
2. Read and translate the text into Russian.
Oxford is the oldest university in the English-speaking world and the secondoldest surviving university in the world. It is located in Oxford, England, the United Kingdom. There is no clear date of foundation, but teaching existed at Oxford in some form in 1096 and developed rapidly from 1167, when Henry II banned English students from attending the University of Paris.
The University of Oxford is commonly abbreviated as Oxon., from the Latin Universitas Oxoniensis, although Oxf is now used in official university publications. After disputes between students and Oxford townsfolk in 1209, some academics fled north-east to Cambridge, where they established what became the University of Cambridge. The two ancient English universities have many common features and are often jointly referred to as Oxbridge. In addition to their cultural and practical associations, as a historic part of British society, they have a long history of rivalry with each other.
Oxford is a collegiate university, with 39 self-governing colleges related to the University in a type of federal system. There are also seven Permanent Private Halls, founded by different Christian denominations. To be a member of the university, all students, and most academic staff, must also be a member of a college or hall. Thirty colleges and all halls admit students for both undergraduate and
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graduate degrees. Seven other colleges are for graduates only; one has Fellows only, and one specializes in part-time and continuing education. Not all colleges offer all courses, but they generally cover a broad range of subjects.
Oxford is one of Europe's most innovative and entrepreneurial universities. Drawing on an 800-year tradition of discovery and invention, modern Oxford leads the way in creating jobs, wealth, skills and innovation for the 21st century. The leading UK university for knowledge transfer, Oxford was also the UK pioneer in developing a university intellectual property policy.
Each year, Oxford welcomes students with great potential, at both undergraduate and graduate level, from all over the globe. Its students are attracted by the chance to study at an internationally-renowned seat of learning, with a centuriesold reputation for outstanding academic achievement and innovation. Oxford meets the needs of students, teachers and the international research community with an extremely rich and diverse range of library resources provided by over 100 separate libraries.
Oxford’s museums and collections are world-renowned . They provide an important resource for scholars internationally, and welcome visits from members of the public. Admission is free, except for the Botanical Gardens, where visitors are charged a small admission fee, and Christ Church Picture Gallery, which makes a small charge, with concessions for children, students and senior citizens.
During the 20th and early 21st centuries, Oxford added to its humanistic core a major new research capacity in the natural and applied sciences, including medicine. In so doing, it has enhanced and strengthened its traditional role as an international focus for learning and a forum for intellectual debate. The list of distinguished scholars at the University of Oxford is long and includes many who have made major contributions to British politics, the sciences, medicine, and literature. More than forty Nobel laureates and more than fifty world leaders have been affiliated with the University of Oxford.
As an internationally renowned centre for teaching and research, Oxford attracts students and scholars from across the globe, with almost a quarter of students from overseas. More than 130 nationalities are represented among a student population of over 18,000. The University is committed to achieving a multinational student body by attracting the very best students from across the globe to study at all levels, regardless of background or circumstance. This aim promotes diversity
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and cultural exchange, and seeks to give students throughout the world the oppor-
tunity to benefit from an Oxford education.
3. Read the text again and answer the questions.
1.The University of Oxford is the only University situated in Oxford, isn’t it?
2.It was founded in 1096, wasn’t it?
3.Cambridge and Oxford Universities are very alike, that’s why they are often referred to as the Oxbridge, aren’t they?
4.To be a member of the university, all students, and most academic staff, must also be a member of a college or hall, mustn’t they?
5.Cambridge and Oxford have always been great «friends», haven’t they?
6.Its students are attracted by a centuries-old reputation for outstanding academic achievement and innovation, aren’t they?
7.Admission to some Oxford’s museums is not always free of charge, is it?
8.It was Cambridge which was the UK pioneer in developing a university intellectual property policy, wasn’t it?
9.The libraries of Oxford University are not so big, but quite rich, are they?
10.There are no colleges for graduates in Oxford University, are there?
4. Complete the sentences using the words in brackets. Make the neces-
sary changes.
1.The University of Oxford is __________ abbreviated as Oxon. (common)
2.After the disputes in 1209 some academics __________ north-east to Cambridge. (flee)
3.In ________ to their cultural associations, they have a long history of rivalry with each other. (add)
4.Its students ___________by the chance to study at an internationallyrenowned seat of learning. (attract)
5.Oxford meets the needs of students with a ________range of library resources provided by over 100 separate libraries. (diversity)
6.Oxford added ________ to its core a major new research capacity in the natural and applied sciences. (humanity)
7.It has enhanced and _________ its traditional role as an international focus for learning. (strong)
8.The list of distinguished scholars at the University of Oxford is long and includes many who have made major _________ to British politics. (contribute)
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9.Oxford is one of Europe's _________ and entrepreneurial universities. (in-
novate)
10.Christ Church Picture Gallery makes a small charge with ________ for children, students and senior citizens. (concede)
5. Read the sentences. Explain the italicized words in English:
e. g. The undergraduate population receiving need-based financial aid. – The
undergraduate population receiving financial aid based on their needs.
1.Its students are attracted by the chance to study at an internationallyrenowned seat of learning, with a centuries-old reputation for outstanding academic achievement and innovation.
2.Oxford’s museums and collections are world-renowned.
3.Oxford is a collegiate university, with 39 self-governing colleges related to the University in a type of federal system.
4.Drawing on an 800-year tradition of discovery and invention, modern Oxford leads the way in creating jobs, wealth, skills and innovation for the 21st century.
5.Oxford is the oldest university in the English-speaking world and the sec- ond-oldest surviving university in the world.
6.Work in pairs. Summarize the information you got from the text and talk to your partner about the University of Oxford, giving your own comments and ideas.
STANFORD UNIVERSITY
1. Learn the following words and phrases:
pristine (adj) ['prɪstiːn] – первоначальный, изначальный, древний; coeducational (adj) [ˌkəuˌeʤu'keɪʃ(ə)n(ə)l] – относящийся к совместному
обучению лиц обоего пола;
modify (v) ['mɔdɪfaɪ] – видоизменять, трансформировать, корректировать; skew (adj) [skjuː] – искаженный, косой;
split (v) – разделяться;
evenly (adv) ['iːv(ə)nlɪ] – равномерно;
outnumber (v) [ˌaut'nʌmbə] – превосходить численно;
top-ranked (adj) – признанный, завоевавший высочайшее признание; boldly (adv) – отважно, мужественно, бесстрашно.
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