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1. Read the sentences below and study the models in the box.
§ About one-third of the first year is based on course work.
§ A number of our graduates have taken up PhD studies.
Subject and verb agreement
1) Singular expression +plural noun/pronoun+ plural verb
2)  + plural noun + singular verb
3) Some of + singular noun+ singular verb
4) Some of + plural noun+ plural verb
5) Plural expressions:  + singular verb
6) a number of + plural noun + plural verb
7) the number of + plural noun + singular verb
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2. Match each sentence with the right model in the box. Translate the sentences into your native language.
a) A number of applicants have already been interviewed.
b) Some of the book is good.
c) One of my friends has got a grant for his research project.
d) Thirty minutes isn’t enough time to finish this test.
e) Economics is George’s favorite subject.
f) A lot of mature students apply for a Combined Science Course.
g) More than one person is going to take up a course in programming.
h) The Netherlands is smaller than Russia.
3. Choose the correct verb in brackets.
a) Surveys show that the majority of school leavers (consider/considers) a
university degree a good starting point for their future career.
b) Each of the students (has/have) a notebook.
c) Of our recent graduates about half (is/are) continuing their studies for a higher degree.
d) Why (was/were) some of the students absent from classes?
e) My teenage brother thinks there (is/are) a number of good reasons for staying up late and having a good time.
f) More than one computer in this lab (has/have) broken down.
g) (Does/ Do) all of this homework have to be finished by tomorrow?
h) Statistics (is/are) a branch of mathematics.
| Speaking |
Work in groups. Look through the scheme of the degree course in Combined Science offered in Lancaster University. Design a modular degree course that suits your particular needs and interests.
| Get Real |
Visit a website of any European or American university to learn more about modular courses in your subject area. How would you structure a degree course in Combined Science? Use the scheme of the “Themes” above. Prepare a short talk.
| Writing | 
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1. Write a paragraph of 150 words to describe a Modular Course in Combined
Science you would like to take. Use these questions to organize your ideas and develop a good piece of writing.
§ Do you find it useful to plan your education?
§ What attracts you most in a Modular Course in Combined Science?
§ Would such a course offer the right qualifications for your future career?
2. In pairs exchange and check each other’s paragraphs. Which science proves to be most popular with your academic group?
| In the Realm of Science |
Read the expressions for fractions, decimals and percentages.
one half, a half
one third
two thirds
four sevenths
3 
three and a quarter
0.2 nought point two
(zero) point two
0,75 nought point seven five
point seven five
25,34 twenty-five point three four
two five point three four
1% one percent
78% seventy eight percent
90% ninety percent
Unit 2. Progress Monitoring
In this unit you have worked on the vocabulary related to the topic “Higher education”:
Tick (V) the words and phrases you are confident about and cross (X) the ones you need to revise. Дата добавления: 2015-11-14; просмотров: 70 | Нарушение авторских прав
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