Практикум по культуре речевого общения (английский язык как второй иностранный) Учебное пособие

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  college - The precise usage of the term varies among English-speaking countries. Usually this is an institution of higher education that offers only undergraduate programs and limited graduate programs, but it also can be a separate unit within a university like a college of business or college of arts and sciences. In the context of the university it is also known as Faculty. Often colleges within a university have different admission requirements.
  
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  graduate - A student who has completed a course of study, either at high school or university level. A graduate program at a US university is, in British English terms, a postgraduate study program. Graduate study is designed to lead towards a master's or doctorate and generally is open only to students who have completed an undergraduate degree.
  
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  undergraduate - In some educational systems, an undergraduate is a post-secondary student pursuing a Bachelor's degree. Students of higher degrees are known as postgraduates (or often simply graduates).
  
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  Hall - dormitory: a college or university building containing living quarters for students
  
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  Fellow - A senior member of a College, elected to a particular position of authority and responsibility in relation to the academic work and government of the College.
  
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  town and gown - A term used to describe the two communities of a university town; "town" being the non-academic population and "gown" the university community, especially in traditional seats of learning such as Oxford and Cambridge. The gown in this expression alludes to the academic robes traditional in British universities.
  
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  alumnus (plural alumni) MAINLY US - someone who has left a school, college or university after completing their studies there
  
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  UCLES (University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate) - one of the best-known organisations in the world of English Language Teaching and the world's largest and best known educational assessment agencies with examination centres in over 150 countries. Examinations in English as a Foreign Language (EFL) were started at UCLES in 1913, with the Certificate of Proficiency in English (CPE). The First Certificate in English (FCE) was introduced in 1939.