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THE SYSTEM OF EDUCATION IN UZBEKISTAN
LEADING UNIVERSITIES
Activity 1. Warm up. Look at the picture below and try to guess the meaning.
Activity 2. Fill in the gaps with the words from the box.
Networking Internet telecommuting ecommerce
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1. In an ideal ___________ environment, users should not have to worry about any things.
2. _______________ are transactions conducted electronically on the Internet.
3. _______________ is a global computer network providing a variety of information and communication facilities, consisting of interconnected networks using standardized communication protocols.
4. _______________ is working from home using equipment such as telephones, fax machines, and modems to contact people.
Activity 3. Complete the sentences with appropriate prepositions.
on without for beneath beside behind under
off by of
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1. I can’t stand the sound of bagpipes. It sets my teeth ______edge.
2. Although after the accident the car was a complete write-off, he escaped _____ a scratch.
3. I put my money in the bank ________ safe-keeping.
4. The office supervisor in charge of a number of people had twenty people ______ her.
5. The train| is ____________ time and will make me late for my appointment.
6. The man in a white coat said he was ______ his head and took him away.
7. The sympathetic employer knew every one of his employees _________ name.
8. It is worthwhile keeping those old bits of string because they could be __________ use later.
Activity 4. Match the beginning of the sentence (1-8) with the ending (a-h).
1) He was very proud when
2) He was very jealous when
3) He was very embarrassed when
4) He was very angry when
5) He was very sad when
6) He was very frightened when
7) He was so bored when
8) He felt so guilty when
a) someone stole his money.
b) his father appeared on TV with the Prime Minister.
c) he heard that his aunt had died.
d) he saw those big dogs running towards him.
e) he bought her a birthday present on the wrong day.
f) his best friend went out with the girl he really liked.
g) he had to lie to his parents.
h) girls talked about lipsticks and all that stuff.
Activity 5. Correct the mistakes in the following sentences.
1. We are only five on our team.
2. I would rather to work from home than come to the office.
3. We’re used to have a lot of work to do, so meeting the deadline won’t be a problem.
4. My client sent me an email but I haven’t replied her yet.
5. Maybe I’m going to finish this today.
6. Please borrow me your badge so I can get into the storage closet.
7. I can’t finish this by the end of the day. Even though I spend all day on it, I won’t finish on time.
8. Probably, I’ll go to the beach on Saturday.
Activity 6. Read the text and answer the questions.
In Uzbekistan, twelve years of primary and secondary education are obligatory, starting at age six. This requirement includes four years of primary school and two cycles of secondary school, lasting five and three years, respectively. The rate of attendance in those grades is high, although the figure is significantly lower in rural areas than in urban centers. Preschool registration has decreased significantly since 1991.
The official literacy rate is 99 percent. However, in the post-Soviet era educational standards have fallen. Funding and training have not been sufficient to effectively educate the expanding younger cohorts of the population. Between 1992 and 2004, government spending on education dropped from 12 percent to 6.3 percent of gross domestic product. In 2006 education’s share of the budget increased to 8.1 percent. Lack of budgetary support has been more noticeable at the primary and secondary levels, as the government has continued to subsidize university students.
Between 1992 and 2001, university attendance dropped from 19 percent of the college-age population to 6.4 percent. The three largest of Uzbekistan’s 63 institutions of higher learning are in Nukus, Samarkand, and Tashkent, with all three being state funded.
Private schools are been forbidden as a result of a government crackdown on the establishment of Islamic fundamentalist (Wahhabi) schools. However, in 1999 the government-supported Tashkent Islamic University was founded for the teaching of Islam.
Among higher educational institutions, the highest rated at domestic level are Tashkent Financial Institute and Westminster International University in Tashkent. The first one was established by the initiative of the first president of Uzbekistan in 1991. Later in 2002, in collaboration with the University of Westminster (UK) and “UMID” Foundation of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Westminster International University in Tashkent was established. Currently these universities are regarded as the best in its sphere of education both in Uzbekistan and Central Asian countries.
In 2007, Uzbekistan Banking Association (UBA) had a joint venture with Management Development Institute of Singapore, Singapore and set up MDIST university in Tashkent.
In 2010 the British School of Tashkent was established to provide a high-achieving British school where children learn in a secure and stimulating environment and children of all nationalities are exposed to the English National Curriculum. The school is also able to deliver all local Uzbek curriculum requirements.
How is education system in Uzbekistan organized?
Where are situated the biggest state universities?
How many years of education are obligatory in Uzbekistan?
When did government spending in Uzbekistan fall?
When was Westminster International University in Tashkent establish?
Activity 7. Open the brackets and make the following sentences in Present Perfect.
1) I (not / work) today.
2) We (buy) a new lamp.
3) We (not / plan) our holiday yet.
4) Where (be / you)?
5) He (write) five letters.
6) She (not / see) him for a long time.
7) (be / you) at school?
8) School (not / start) yet.
9) (speak / he) to his boss?
HOMEWORK. Write the essay about Leading Universities (120-180 words)
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