TERTIARY EDUCATION


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

Information that should be included: name, where from (home-town), age, secondary school (type,
where), university-faculty-subjects of study, why did you choose them, what would you like to do in
future etc.


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 2. Introduce yourself to your colleagues that you have never spoken to, using the draft from the
previous exercise.
 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)






 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.