SEMINAR 8 – University Answer Key


Task 1

The courses given by a (1) college or university are called its curriculum. The (2) prospectus of
the institution (3) outlines the complete (4) curriculum. It gives the (5) requirements for entry
to each course, as well as the credits given for the (6) course.

Each course is designated as giving a (7) specified number of credits. These are usually equal to
the number of class (8) hours devoted each week to the course. For example, a course that meets
three times a (9) week usually gives three (10) credits towards graduation. Schools using the
semester (11) calendar require about 120 credits for (12) graduation. Between 30 and 40 of the
required credits must be in the student´s (13) major subject.

Schools vary considerably in the (14) amount of freedom given students in (15) selecting their
courses. Almost all schools have a certain (16) number of required (17) subjects. Students can also
usually choose non-required courses called (18) electives. Liberal-arts colleges usually give
students more (19) opportunity to choose than do (20) technical schools.


Task 2
 1. What will happen if the woman doesn't pay her tuition by the due date?
B. She'll be required to register again for school.

      2. What is the woman planning to take with her to school from home?
           A. some food
      3. Based on her major, where will she most likely work?

           C. in a national park

     4. The father suggests a specific major based on the possibility of ______.
           A. earning a decent living
     5. The man is surprised by the fact that his daughter ______.
           C. is involved in a serious relationship


Task 3

Začátek formuláře

1.            A complete listing of courses offered will be found in the class (schedule/plan).
2.      Students must pay all their fees before the start of each (semester/division).
3. At university = At (college/PhD).
4. A college or university building containing living quarters for students is called a dormitory,
or (dorm/dormitorium) for short.
5. Another way of saying "dormitory" is "student " (residents/residence).
6. A student from another university who comes to study for one or two semesters is called an
(exchange/elite) student.
7. How many (classes/class) are you taking this semester?
8. What is the short form for "professor"? (prof/pro).
9. A (freshman/starter) is someone in their first year of (an American) university.
10. A (senior/leaver) is someone in their final year of (an American) university.


Task 7

1 The WHO is a global health organization which promotes health education around the world.

2 A useful model is the UK, which has a comparatively low road accident rate.

3 This is an organization whose record in preventive medicine is excellent.

4 The graph in figure 2 shows a trend of increasing life expectancy which is likely to continue in
the long term.

5 People who smoke tend to have a higher incidence of breathing problems.


Task 10 A-2; B-1; C-4; D-3


Task 11

A) With the rapid globalization of education, increasing numbers of students are choosing

to study abroad, both at schools and universities.

B) A key factor in this phenomenon is culture. Certain cultural differences will inevitably occur.

C) Such differences may include significant challenges such as language, as well as food and local
customs.

D) Perhaps most challenging among the differences is academic culture.

E) The significance of these cultural differences is an important question.

F) Minor differences such as food are unlikely to cause particular difficulty, but others may
result in considerable challenge for the student.

G) Using the example of higher education in the Czech Republic, this essay investigates the
challenges of facing up to cultural differences for international students, with a particular focus
on language and academic culture.


Task 12 – 3B


Task 13

Business, human, mass, satellite communication

Business, human, mass, minority culture

Body, business, computer, human, minority, programming, sign language

Business, communication, computer, human, information, mass, programming, satellite technology

technology business


Task 14

1 In doctor-patient communication, understanding a patienťs body language as well as what they say,

2 In the global workplace, iťs useful to have a basic working knowledge of at least one programming
language, as computer skills are in high demand.

3 Good business communication requires a wide range of skills, including networking and
negotiating.

4 In many parts of the world, minority languages spoken by a small number of people are in greater
danger of extinction than ever before,

5 From business and commerce, to home entertainment and personal communication,

Mass communication influences every aspect of our lives.


Task 15

1) computer skills

2) communications network

3) business culture

4) information revolution; study methods

5) minority languages