IV. Find words and expressions from the article that have a similar meaning to the following.

1 higher education or at university level (paragraph 1)

2 a teacher in a university department (paragraph 2)

3 use or take from something (paragraph 3)

4 a university title officially given to someone (paragraph 5)

5 the minimum number of users, buyers, etc. necessary for a product to succeed (paragraph 10)

6 educational institutions that exist as buildings (paragraph 10)

V. Identify the multiword decide on their correct

1. We predict 10 per cent of our students will drop out by the end of the course.

2. Last year, they broke away from the more traditional methods and started offering courses based on blended learning.

3. The university lecturer was excellent at teaching such a complex subject; he was especially good at breaking it down into manageable chunks.

4 One of India's oldest companies has signed an agreement with the institute and is putting its employees through the MBA programme this year.

5 We have been looking into the pros and cons of e-learning for many years.

6 She really fell behind with her studies last term when she was ill, but she's catching up with them now.

VI. Complete the extract with suitable multiword verbs from the box in the correct form.

bring in get to hype up put on setup think ahead

The need for wider horizons

By Jeffrey E. Garten

It often appears to me that globalisation is a kind of fad at business schools. You have to be seen as address­ing it, and there are many ways to ............ it ............^l: put the adjective international before a course in strategy or mar­keting; ............² a lot of students from outside your country;............³ some special programmes for for­eign executives; conduct courses in other countries via the Internet. Often, it seems, there is more sizzle than steak.

I doubt that most facul­ties ............⁴ the heart of what is necessary for their students eventually to be great global leaders. Too often, students are taught about the past rather than being given the wherewith­al to ............⁵. But the big, fundamental questions need to be ............⁶ the table and debated more vig­orously in research and in classrooms.

VII Match the nouns 1-5 with the nouns a)-e) to make compounds.

1personal a) appraisal

2 time b) building

3 instruction c) development

4 team d) leaflet

5 performance e) management

VIII.Complete the clues with a compound from exercise A.

1It is about your growth as an individual. = .personal development.

2 It tells you how to operate a machine. =........................

3 It is an opportunity to evaluate your work and to get feedback. =

4 It is all about making the best use of your working day. =

5 It helps people work more efficiently together. =..........

IX.Cross out the word which does not normally go with the key word.

1. a degree

Career

a) to educate one’s; b) to further one’s; c) to choose a ; d) to complete a;

Learning

a) online; b) life-long; c) bricks-and-mortar; d) distance.

Professor

a) part-time; b) MBA; c) associate; d) tuition.

5. a course

a) to do; b0 to run; c) to enter; d) to go on.

A post

a) to resign from; b) to create; c) to take up; d) to fulfil.

X. Complete the sentences with the correct form of a collocation from exercise C.

1An honorary .degree was conferred.. on her by Harvard in 2003.

2 In some countries, an....................................is a teacher in higher education who has a rank just below the rank of a professor.

3 In the hope of............his............he has taken on a lot of new responsibilities.

4 The Business Institute............a part-time MBA............since 1999.

5 A Master's should not be seen as the end of the road. ....................................is there to enable everyone to develop professionally throughout their career.

6 Owing to an unexpected surge in demand, we have had to............ten new……………………..

XI Read the text about lESE's Global Executive MBA. Fill in the gaps with the best word.

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