Pre-reading
Task 1. You are going to read an article about higher education in Britain. Before you begin answer the following questions:
1. Are you getting primary, secondary or higher education?
2. Is higher education free in your country / in other countries?
3. Do more young people go to universities today than they did in the past? Why?
4. What well-known British universities have you heard of?
Task 2. Read the article and choose the most suitable heading from the list A-G for each paragraph (1-6) of the article. There is one extra heading you do not need to use. There is an example at the beginning (1):
A - Academic awards
B – Financial issue
C - Beginning of higher education in Europe
D – Examination procedure
E - Higher education development
F – Greater desire to study
G – Unequal chances