Give Russian equivalents to the following word combinations:
further education; in a general sense; to cover all post-school education; to be vocational in purpose; to stay on at school; to obtain the necessary qualifications; full-time education; lower-level courses; advanced courses; a wide range; fee-charging educational establishments.
Exercise 4.1 Answer the questions.
1. What meaning does the term "further education" have?
2. What options do young people have at the age of sixteen?
3. Do further education courses differ in their educational level?
4. What further education institutions are there?
5. What do institutions of further education depend on?
6. What do you know about Regional Advisory Councils?
Exercise 4.2 Do you like everything about your college? Is there anything about it you would like to change? Write an essay about your dream college. Think of the following:
• the location of the college;
• goals of education;
• number of students;
• admission to the college;
• departments;
• curriculum;
• technical base of the college;
• college rules for students and for teachers (if any),
• students’ life, etc.
Watch the video and answer the question: do you have the same college life? What's the difference?