Unit lesson Independence Day of Uzbekistan Reading: Birthday of new Independent Republic of Uzbekistan. Speaking

Task 2.Reading:Higher Education-Universities

The first degree in England is called Bachelor’s degree (BA or BSc), and usually takes 3 years. Students usually study only one or two subjects in great detail for 3 years. English universities are unusual in Europe for offering such specialized degrees. The reason is because to qualify for university, students have to show that they have passed exams in a broad range of subjects and so are prepare to specialize.

Higher education begins at 18 and usually lasts three or four years.Students go to universities, polytechnics or colleges of higher education. Although universities get most of their funding from the state, higher education is not free. Most universities in Great Britain teach a wide range of subjects-science and engineering, natural sciences, humanities and social sciences, law, accountancy, and some have medical schools.There are around 100 universities in Great Britain. Some are very old.
Oxford and Cambridge were founded in the 12-th and 13-th centuries and are among the oldest universities in Europe. High education began to expand in the 19-th The 3 rd university to be founded in England was at Durham in1832, and was followed by other new universities in major cities in the late 19-th and 20-th centuries. There were further waves of expansion in the 1960 s and the 1990s in both England.Last year in England the government introduced a new system. Fees have been increased to £ 3000 a year. Private and State colleges and universities were established in various states. The first state university was the university of Virginia founded in 1819.