16. This professor gave very interesting lectures on microcomputers.
a) .
b) .
c) .
17. Russia provides the students with everything necessary for their studies.
a) .
b) .
c) .
18. They will have a course of lectures on microelectronics.
a) .
b) .
c) .
19. There were many interesting subjects in our first year.
a) .
b) .
c) .
, , , .
| 1. | Students get higher education at the institutes and universities. There are more than 850 institutes and universities in Russia with three types of schooling. full-time, art-time or evening at correspondence. |
| 2. | Entrance to the University or to the Institute is by competitive examinations which is open to anyone between the age of 17 to 35 who finished a secondary school. |
| 3. | In summer beginning from the end of May up to the middle of August the applicants take the entrance examinations in different institutions. Those who passed the exams become the first year students. |
| 4. | The complete course of studying lasts 5 years, but in some of them it may be a little longer or shorter. |
| 5. | At the institutes and universities teaching takes the form of lectures, classes, seminars and tutorials. The students attend lectures on different |
| subjects and take notes of them. They have practical work in laboratories and shops of the institutes. The laboratories are well-equipped with modern apparatus. There is also a library at each institute where the students can take the necessary literature. | |
| 6. | The academic year of the university or the institute is divided into 2 terms. The students take examinations at the end of each term or a year. On completion of studies the undergraduate presents a graduation thesis or passes final state examination, receives a specialty and begins to work in different branches of our industry or national economy. |
| 7. | Russia has the most democratic system of education. any citizen can get a secondary or higher education. Most of schooling is free of charge and deserved students receive different types of scholarship. |
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correspondence education (department) ()
competitive
to take an examination
to pass an examination
free of charge
laboratories and shops
a graduation thesis
undergraduate
I. ?
a) .
b) .
c) - .
II. , .
What do the universities and institutes provide the students with?
III. , .
1. Academic year, examinations and presentation of a graduation thesis.
2. Enrolling in the institute.
3. Different forms of teaching.
4. Types of studying.
