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Task 5. Listening. Top universities.Discuss these questions with a partner. Share your ideas with the rest of the class. 1. Why did you choose to study at your university? 2. When you choose a university, is its reputation important? 3. When you choose a university, is its ranking in the world top list important? 4. What factors make a university prestigious? 5. What universities, do you think, are the most prestigious in the world? 6. Which university, do you think, is ranked first in the international league table? 2. Match the words in A to their definitions in B:
3. Now listen ¤ to the programme and answer the questions:
Read the statement and decide if they are true or false. Correct the false ones. 1. The new list of top world universities contains 100 names. 2. It takes into consideration a number of characteristics. 3. The more money a country invests in its universities, the more of them are on the top list. 4. The Swiss Federal Institute of Technology is the first European university on the list. 5. Asian universities are in the top forty. 6. Most people on the programme chose their universities because of their ranking. Task 6. Reading. Universities. Answer these questions with a partner. 1. What universities are the most famous in the world? Why? 2. What do you know about them? 3. What do you know about British / American / European universities? 4. Is there a university in your country that is famous all over the world? Which one(s)? 2. Read the information about universities in the USA and say which university: 1. got its name after the person who promoted to establish it; 2. is the biggest in the USA; 3. prepares specialists in the field of sea explorations; 4. was supported by a famous American politician; 5. had some trouble after its foundation; 6. is one of the largest in the world. Date: 2015-12-17; view: 1905
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