Lecture -1 great britain the united kingdom of great britain and nothern ireland, it’s geography

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There are about 90 Universities in Great Britain. The biggest one being London University and the oldest ones Oxford and Cambridge Oxford was founded in the 20 ^th century. The cost of studies is comparative high. Students have to pay for using libraries and laboratories as well as for taking examinations. The University is a collection of 35 colleges: two for women, the rest is for both men and women. Each college is a world of its own which gives students a specialized training in arts, law, medicine and sconce. The largest college has over 500 students, and the smallest college had 100 students.
The University is an administrative center which arranges lectures for all students of the colleges holds examinations and gives degrees.
The tutorial system of education used both in Oxford and Cambridge is one of the ways in which they differ from other Universities.
Every student has a tutor in charge for planning his work and discussing its results with the student. The student duty is to regularly see his tutor and submit papers and essays. The tutorial system of education brings the student into personal contact with his tutor. The tutor tries to influence the social and political life of the student.
The academic year in England has three times. Each term lusts from 8 to 10 weeks. Terminal examinations take place at the end of the autumn, spring and summer terms.
There are other Universities is in Great Britain. They are Glasgow, Newcastle, Darlington, Cardiff, Birmingham and others. Each of them is a political and administrative center of the United Kingdom.
Birmingham is situated in the of heart of England. About 112 mile north-west of London. This is a city with over a million inhabitants. The biggest town in the United Kingdom after London. The growth of this city during the last century has been very rapid. Iron industry is developed here. Most of the goods manufactured in Birmingham, are transported to London and then distributed to different parts of the world. Birmingham is also known for its jeweler factories. Birmingham is usually called simply Brume. There are a lot of immigrants in the city. Birmingham is known not only for its industry but for its agriculture too. The city has a modern library. There are two Cathedral in the Birmingham-st. Phillips and Bernd June’s. Birmingham has more canals than Venice Does. There are a lot of sport buildings, 20 swimming pools and the artificial lake. It also has 2 Universities.