Antecedents

Date: 2015-10-07; view: 590.

· Antecedents are the words that reference words represent. They can consist of various-sized portions of text:

A. Noun phrases

B. Sentences or parts of sentences

C. One or more complete paragraphs

http://www.rit.edu/ntid/rate/sea/processes/referencewords/process/summary

2 Listen to the text about universities, write down the part ‘How you are doing', then indicate reference words there.

LISTENING

1 Elicit your background knowledge on the following questions:

1. What do you know about universities in the Republic of Kazakhstan and in the target language countries?

2. Is it necessary to get the university education? Why (not)?

3. What is the admission process to the universities in Kazakhstan and abroad?

2 Listen to the text about universities by Richard Sidaway and choose the suitable answer from the options (A-D).

1. To be admitted to the university

A. applicants should be of 18-25 years old

B. applicants should take a break from work

C. applicants have to do an entry test and have good marks in the subjects of secondary education

D. applicants should have experience of work

2. Harvard, Princeton and Yale refer to

A. ‘redbrick' universities

B. are slightly lower down the list of a high status institutions

C. provide training grounds for medicine, law or engineering

D. have big dining halls and libraries

3. Nowadays most students

A. are given a yearly grant

B. are given a loan

C. finance themselves by working

D. all the points mentioned above

4. In most universities accommodation close to the university

A. is expensive

B. is the only financially viable option

C. is private

D. is in halls of residence

5. The gap year can at least

A. be devoted to backpacking

B. be spent applying for a university

C. concentrate the mind and give a person ideas about life

D. help gain knowledge

6. Field trips

A. are organized for travelling

B. give students an opportunity to study in the laboratory, for example

C. do not refer to science-oriented course

D. are trips for vacation

7. A significant element of measuring students' progress is

A. the argument essay

B. Finals

C. the proposal

D. the extended dissertation

8. The meaning of the word ‘forge' in the text is

A. advance or progress quickly

B. put a lot of effort into making something successful

C. shape metal

D. make a copy of something

9. Aptitude tests are

A. one of the ways the career offices assess future graduates

B. are the form of continuous assessment

C. are taken as a part of Finals

D. divided into Parts I and II

10. According to Sydney Harris, education

A. can have advantages and disadvantages

B. occurs at universities

C. helps to make one's mind a pleasant place

D. starts at an early age

COMMUNICATION

1 Discuss the following questions.

1. Is it easy to get a job after graduation in your country?
2. Should university education be free?
3. How can educators and parents promote creativity in children?
4. How would you compare the quality of education in your country to other countries?
5. Do you prefer public or private schools?
6. Is a university degree enough in your country to get a good job?
7. Is ‘the student life' the best time in people's lives?
8. Should researchers at universities also be required to teach classes?
9. What is the most important subject(s) in school?
10. How does your country's education system rate globally?