Контрольна робота з англійської мови для 305, 311, 301 груп (аудіювання), текст "Oxford" 

          Контрольна робота містить текст про відомий університет та 3 завдання: визначення правдивості/неправдивості твердження, вибір правильного варіанту з 4 доступних та відповіді на запитання.

Oxford

       There are about 90 Universities in Great Britain, the biggest one is London University. The oldest is Oxford University.Oxford was founded in the 12th century as an aristocratic University.
       The cost of studies in the university is rather high. Students have to pay for using libraries and laboratories, as for taking exams.The university is a collection of 35 colleges: two for women only, the rest are for man and women. There 16 faculties there.         Each college is a completely autonomous body, are governed by its own laws. The largest college has over 500 students, the smallest – 100 students.The academic year has three terms, each lasts from eight to ten weeks. The students have three exams: in autumn, in spring, in summer. Final exams take place at the end of the course of studies. If a student fails the exam, he may take it again. Only two re – examinations are allowed.Within the first week the freshman meets his tutor who tells the student about his plans, the lectures which he must take, about the requirements for the examination which he will take, about the course of reading for him. Attendance at lectures is not compulsory. Once every week each undergraduate goes to his tutor’s room to read out an essay which he has written and discuss this essay with the tutor. At the beginning or end of each term the progress of the students is tested by the college examinations.They pay great attention to athletics at the University. The students are engaged in different kinds of sports, take part in competitions between Oxford and Cambridge Universities.The doors of Oxford University are not open to all. The majority of the students are graduates of private schools, so Oxford University remains an aristocratic university to the present day.

Task 1.Point out if the statement is true (T) or false (F).

1.  The biggest university of Great Britain is London University. 2. Oxford was founded in the 10th century. 3. Students have to pay for using libraries and laboratories, as for taking exams. 4. There are only five colleges for women only, the rest are for man and women. 5. Each college is a completely autonomous body. 6. The largest college has over 600 students.7. The academic year has three terms. 8. The students have four exams in a year. 9. Final exams take place at the end of the course of studies. 10. Only one re – examination is allowed.

Task 2. Choose the correct answer.

1. The students have … exams.

a) two;   b) tree;  c) four;  d) five.

 2. Attendance at lectures is …a) usual;    b) not compulsory;   c) compulsory;    d) wonderful.

 3. Each undergraduate goes to his tutor’s room …a) once a week;  b) twice a week;   c) three times a week;   d) four times a week.      

 4. At the beginning or end of each term the progress of the students is tested by the college …      a) tutors;   b) students;   c) examinations;  d) freshmen.     

 5. They pay great attention to …      a) athletics; b) studying;  c) football;  d) emotions.      

6. The students take part in … between Oxford and Cambridge Universities.a) concerts;  b) competitions; c) tournaments; d) plays. 

7. The majority of the students are graduates of …a) comprehensive schools; b) private schools; c) single-sex schools; d) boarding schools. 

Task 3. Answer the questions.

1. What is the oldest university of Great Britain?

2. How many colleges are there in the university?

3. What is the cost of studies in the university?

4. Who helps the freshmen?5. What is the majority of students?

Контрольна робота з англійської мови (читання)  для 305, 311, 301 груп.

1. Read and complete with the words from the table.

World, sports, part, Scotland, popular, carry, darts, championships, school, regularly, spring, boat

Today we’ll speak about sport. Sport plays an important 1) _____ in the life of the English people. All sports are very popular in Britain. The British are proud that many 2) _____originated in their country and then spread throughout the 3) ______. The national British sports are: football, cricket, table tennis, lawn tennis, racing and 4) _____.

Football is the most 5) ______ game in the world. There are two kinds of it in Britain: association football (soccer) and rugby. Soccer played almost in all countries remains one of the most popular games in Great Britain. Rugby football originated in Rugby public 6) _______. In this game players may 7) _____ the ball. Rugby is played by teams of 15 men with an oval ball.

Golf, one of the most popular sports in Britain, originated in 8) _______.

Englishmen are fond of cricket. It is played in schools, colleges, universities. Matches with other countries are held 9) ________. Cricket is a slow game.

Table tennis originated in England in 1880. But the British players are not lucky in tennis international 10) __________.

Englishmen like all kinds of racing. Horse-racing, motor-car racing, boat-racing, dog-racing, donkey-racing are very popular in England. The most famous 11) ____ race in England is between Oxford and Cambridge. It first started in 1820 and has been held almost every 12) ______since 1836. A lot of people come to watch it.

2. Say if it is true (T) or false (F).

1)  Some kinds of sport are very popular in England.

2)  Lawn tennis is one of the national British sports.

3)  There are not different kinds of football in Britain.

4)  There are two teams of fifteen men in rugby.

5)  Englishmen hate cricket.

6)  People like to watch the game between Oxford and Cambridge. 

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                populous           [ʹpopjulǝs]            густонаселений

                diminish            [diʹmini∫]                зменшуватись

                birth rates          [bǝ:θ reit]              рівень народжуваності

                widely spread    [ʹwaidli spred]      досить поширені

                state language   [steit ʹlæηgwidƷ] державна мова

                hospitable          [ʹhospitǝbl]           гостинний

                open-heartedly  [ǝupn ʹha:tidli]      щиро

                generously         [ʹdƷenǝrǝsli]         щедро

                diversity             [daiʹvǝ:siti]            різноманітність

                look alike           [luk ǝʹlaik]             схожий

                attractive            [ǝʹtræktiv]             привабливий

                close-knit           [klǝusʹnit]              близькі

                generation          [dƷenǝʹrei∫n]         покоління

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