TERTIARY EDUCATION



 1. Write a short paragraph introducing yourself and your studies.

Information that should be included: name, where you are from (home-town), age, secondary school
(type, where), university-faculty-subjects of study, why did you choose them etc.


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 2. a) Introduce yourself to your colleagues sitting next to you using the draft from the previous
exercise.

b) Discuss with your colleagues the “Questions for discussion” that you were supposed to think of
before this lesson (Home preparation 2).




 3. Match the following words on the left with their Czech equivalents on the right:


requirements                                                               odevzdat (co)

university degree                                                        zapsat se (kam)

diploma                                                                                  titul

enrol on a course                                                        požadavky

withdraw from a course                                                 jít na zkoušku/ skládat
zkoušku z

hand in essays                                                            diplom

take/sit for/do an exam in maths                                               odhlásit
se/odregistrovat se z

pass x fail an exam                                                      psát esej/práci/diplomovou
práci (na téma)

take a re-sit                                                                 stipendium

write an essay/paper/ thesis on sth.                              jít na opravný termín/skládat
opravnou zk

lecture                                                                        koleje (ubytování
pro VŠ studenty)

scholarship                                                                 přednáška

graduation ceremony                                                   úspěšně x neúspěšně složit
zkoušku

halls of residence (GB) / dormitory (US)                                    aula

assembly hall/university hall                                         posluchárna

lecture hall /auditorium                                                 promoce

freshman                                                                     prvák




 4. Listening (Face2face Pre-intermediate,  CD2, track 4.10)


Listen to the beginning of a TV programme where the guests express their opinion on the issue of
tuition fees at universities.

Answer the following questions:



 1. What are the guests’ names and professions?









 2. Who thinks that university education should be tuition-free and who is against it? What reasons
do they mention?












 5. Degrees – Akademické tituly



What exactly do the following abbreviations mean?



BA (B_ _ _ _ _ _ _  of  A _ _ _ )

BSc (B_ _ _ _ _ _ _  of  S _ _ _ _ _ _ )

BEd (B_ _ _ _ _ _ _  of  E _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ )


MA (M _ _ _ _ _ of  A _ _ _ )

MSc (M _ _ _ _ _ of  S _ _ _ _ _ _ )

MEd (M _ _ _ _ _ of  E _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ )

MBA (M _ _ _ _ _ of B_ _ _ _ _ _ _  A _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ )


PhD (D _ _ _ _ _ of  P_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _)

LLD (D _ _ _ _ _ of  L _ _ )

MD (D _ _ _ _ _ of  M _ _ _ _ _ _ _ )

VMD (V_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _  M_ _ _ _ _ _  D_ _ _ _ _ )

THD (D _ _ _ _ _ of  T_ _ _ _ _ _ _ )



e.g. My brother has an MA in English literature.

Phil is studying for / doing an MSc in biochemistry.





 6. Project work


Make groups of 2 or 3 and choose a representative of your group. He/She will have the
responsibility to choose the best/most appropriate topic for your group that you will work on for
about 10 minutes all together. It is up to you and your creativity how you express your
opinion/feelings about the chosen topic. Use your imagination freely.