Higher Education in the English-Speaking Countries

1. Before reading the text answer the questions:

a) How do you understand a term “higher education”?

b) Why is it necessary for a person to be educated?

Read the text and think over the question asked in the title.

Is Higher Education Right For You?

Higher education could boost your career prospects and earning potential, while giving you the chance to immerse yourself in a subject that really interests you – and get involved in lots of other activities. Higher education is about taking your education to the next level: learning new things and getting to where you want to be. A higher education qualification could help you take charge of your future by developing skills and confidence and opening up new opportunities – whatever stage of life you're at. Even if no one else you know is thinking about going into higher education, it could still be the right choice for you. There are currently over two million higher education students in the UK. Higher education courses are offered at around 130 universities and higher education colleges, and many further education colleges. With more than 50,000 courses in a variety of academic and work-related subjects – including many that let you combine more than one subject – there's bound to be one that suits you.

2. Practice reading these words, mind the stress, translate them using a dictionary.

Higher, education, career, boost, earn, potential, immerse, involve, qualification, charge, confidence, currently, bound, suit.

3. Consult the EE dictionary and explain the meaning of underlined words.

4. Paraphrase these sentences using appropriate words and expressions which are underlined in the text on page 80.

1. Would you leave the next piece of information in your message, please?

2. There is a wide range of different special courses at the faculty of Philology and Journalism.

3. You may attend lectures as well as seminars.

4. Learning foreign languages can strengthen your confidence and career prospects.

5. At universities most students are usually engaged into different activities.

6. He has devoted all his free time to studying English Literature of the 20^th century.

7. Getting a Master’s degree is the next stage of higher learning.

8. Discussing literary works improves your ability to analyse literature.

9. You’ll have to take responsibility for meeting the foreign guests.

10. This size of the uniform is just for you.

11. As our mother is a housewife the father works much to get enough money.

12. If you want to become a reporter you’ll have to take certain training.