- •Contents
- •Chapter 1. School Education.
- •School education in the uk
- •1. Complete the chart with the words below. Some words may be used more than once.
- •2. Listen again . What do the terms mean? Are they the same in Britain and the usa?
- •3. Use the table to speak about the school system in England and the usa. Then make a similar story about the school system in your country.
- •1. Read the story of a girl’s first school day. Complete the gaps with the missing verbs. My First Day of School
- •2. How does the writer of the song feel about his schooldays? Were they a completely happy time? What words / lines tell you this? Compare your opinions in a group.
- •Chapter 2. School Memories and Experiences.
- •Remember the Days of the Old Schoolyard
- •1. Read the text about school days’ memories.
- •2.Look at the words in bold in the above text and try to explain them.
- •3. Fill in the sentences with the correct words from the list below:
- •4. Complete the phrases with the correct word(s) from the list below.
- •5. Fill in the phrases with the correct preposition from the box. Then choose any five items and make sentences.
- •6. Problem verbs corner
- •1. Translate the sentences from the text:
- •2. Choose the right verb:
- •1. Match the word(s) in a with their English equivalents in b and their Russian equivalents in c.
- •2. Fill in the gaps with the word(s) from the list:
- •3. Consider the situation and answer the questions.
- •1. You will hear Tim Moores, who went to Harrow, one of the most famous public schools in Britain, in the 1950s. He was sent there at the age of twelve and ran away four years later.
- •2. Listen to the text once and discuss the following:
- •3. Use the words in the list below (taken from the text) to complete the following summary.
- •4. Writing task.
- •Chapter 3. Leaving School.
- •1. Read the text about education in Russia.
- •2. Fill in the gaps with the synonyms from the text:
- •3.Answer the questions:
- •4. Discussion. Discuss these questions with a partner. Share your ideas with the rest of the class.
- •5. What do you remember about the system of school education in Great Britain? How does it differ from Russia?
- •1.Answer the questions.
- •2. Match the words with their definitions:
- •3. Find in the text the equivalent to the following Russian word(s):
- •4. Use some of the above words to complete the sentences:
- •1. Read the text and compare your list with what you can find in the text. Unified State Examination in Russian Federation
- •2. Read the statements and decide if they are true or false.
- •3. Find the English equivalents in the text:
- •4. Match the words in bold type in the text with their synonyms.
- •6. Do Russian and British systems of testing the school leavers’ knowledge have anything in common? What are the differences?
- •High School Crisis in the United States
- •1. Match the word(s) or expression(s):
- •Exams: a Survival Plan
- •1. Find the English equivalents for the following expression:
- •2. Fill in the phrases with the correct word(s) from the box.
- •3. Fill in the gaps with the right preposition(s) from the box.
- •5. Discussion. Discuss these questions with a partner.
- •2. Try to guess if the following statements are True or False:
- •3. Read the text and check your predictions.
- •4. Discussion. Discuss the following in groups:
- •Chapter 4. University Education.
- •1. You can normally do these subjects at university but not always at school:
- •2. Read the statements spoken by university students. What is each person studying?
- •1. Match the verbs on the left to the nouns on the right. Some verbs can be used more than once. Translate the phrases into your language.
- •2. Replace the underlined word with its synonym(s) from the previous exercise.
- •3. Answer the questions:
- •Studying at a British university.
- •1. Answer the questions:
- •2. Compare the system of higher education in the uk to your country. Answer these questions:
- •1. Match the words in a to their definitions in b:
- •2. Complete the sentences using the vocabulary from the previous exercise.
- •3. Read the text and decide if the statements below are true or false. What’s a university education worth?
- •4. Discuss the questions with your partner:
- •1. Discuss these questions with a partner. Share your ideas with the rest of the class.
- •2. Match the words in a to their definitions in b:
- •3. Now listen to the programme and answer the questions:
- •4. Read the statement and decide if they are true or false. Correct the false ones.
- •1. Answer these questions with a partner.
- •2. Read the information about universities in the usa and say which university:
- •3. Now read the text again and fill in the table with the information about the universities:
- •4. Prepare a report about a world famous university. Include the following information:
- •Chapter 5. Starting University Life.
- •1. Read the article which gives advice to students embarking on their university career. Match the headings 1-10 below to the paragraphs a-h.
- •Freshmen Survival Advice for Life
- •2. Vocabulary work. Find the English equivalents in the text for the following words and phrases.
- •3. Match the words in a and b to make phrases and use them in the sentences below.
- •4. Fill in the gaps with the right preposition and give the Russian equivalent.
- •5. Fill in the missing parts of speech. Some of the answers come from the text.
- •6. Discuss the advice in the article in small groups or pairs. Consider the following:
- •1. Discuss these questions with a partner. Share your ideas with the rest of the class.
- •2. Use the words and phrases in the box to complete the sentences below.
- •3. Listen to the students. Put the experiences and tips about student money in the order you hear them.
- •4. Discuss the tips you heard.
- •1. Read the text and answer the questions below. Who Needs a Degree? No number of letters after your name can teach you about life.
- •2. Read the statement and decide if they are true or false. Correct the false ones.
- •3. Match the words from the text with their definitions.
- •4. Find the English equivalents for the following Russian words and phrases.
- •5. Discussion. Discuss in the questions groups.
- •6. Writing. Choose one of the quotations you feel you are most capable to write on.
- •References:
1.Answer the questions.
What exams do pupils in Britain take?
What exams serve as entrance requirements to universities or qualifications?
Which of them are obligatory?
What type of school is not state funded?
At what age do pupils in Great Britain go to the 1st form?
Who takes GCSE exams?
When do they take GCSE exams?
What are GCSE exams supposed to show?
What is college in Great Britain?
What is the aim of the 6th form college? What age students go there?
Under what condition can you go to grammar school?
2. Match the words with their definitions:
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A
B
trade
approximately
elite
have a powerful or ambitious plan, desire, or hope (to do or be something)
found
to serve as an introduction
preface(d)
a personal occupation, especially a craft requiring skill
roughly
the most powerful, rich, gifted, or educated members of a group, community, etc
aspire
establish
3. Find in the text the equivalent to the following Russian word(s):
проходить тестирование для поступления в школу
профессионально-технические школы
основать школу
средние оценки
предварять, предшествовать
финансируемые государством школы
частная или независимая школа
высокий социальный статус
считаться престижным
высокий уровень образования
противоречивый
стремиться поступить в университет
вступительные (экзамены)
требования для поступления в университет
научиться ремеслу (профессии)
считаться престижным
единая средняя школа (общеобразовательная школа)
4. Use some of the above words to complete the sentences:
Oxford and Cambridge are known all over the world for their h___________ a___________ s___________.
The Romans f___________ a great city on the banks of this river.
He has a very p___________ address; he lives in the best part of town.
He is a printer by t___________.
The school е___________ е___________ is held in May.
Comprehensive school in England is p___________ f___________ which means is paid for by the state.
Grammar schools are for children a___________ to enter the university.
You don’t need to take special testing to enter c___________ ___________.
Most of the parents who send their children to Harrow are of ___________ s___________ s___________.
He p___________ his speech with an amusing story.
Task 3. Read the paragraphs and put the verbs in the correct tense:
A.
I am Daniel Fisher and I 1)_______ (go) to Hanbury Comprehensive School in Birmingham. Comprehensive schools 2) _______ (be paid for) by the state. There 3) _______ (be) 1,500 pupils here and the classes are quite big – about 25 pupils in a class. This year’s A-level results 4) _______ (be) quite good – 40% of the students 5) _______ (get) A or B grades. About 50 pupils grom Hanbury 6) _______ (manage to get) in to university each year, but not many 7)_______ (go) to places like Oxford or Edinburgh. I think there was a pupil two years ago who 8)_______ (get) into Cambridge, but that’s unusual.
B.
I 9) _______ (study) at a school in Manchester. There 10) _______ (be) 25 students in me class and we 11) _______ (just take) our GCSE exams. We 12) _______ (not receive) the result yet. They usually 13) _______ (arrive) some time in August. Last year I 14) _______ (study) eight subjects altogether and now I 15) _______ (have to) choose three of those subjects to study for A levels. I 16) _______ (never have) good results in Maths so I don’t think I’ll choose Maths. However, I 17) _______ (have) a great teacher last year for Physics, and I 18) _______ (enjoy) Art since I was little, so I 19) _______ (think) I might study those subjects next year.
Answer the questions to the texts:
What school stage is described in each text?
What did you learn about the schools?
How is it different from your school?
When do the results of GCSE arrive?
Task 4. High (US) or senior (GB) school finishes with a procedure of taking exams. What words come to your mind when you think about this period? Make a list of them with your partner.