- •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. Read the text about school days’ memories.
As for the rest, I gradually switched off. Arithmetic, algebra and geometry I did so well at that my total mark in three exams one year was three per cent. Maths could be made tolerable only by boring holes in the master’s chalk with the point of a compass, then packing the hole with the heads of matches and filling the end with chalkdust so that the chalk would explode like a firework as he wrote his obscure theorems on the blackboard. German was memorable only for the odd little master who cycled to work and parked his bike outside the classroom window. During the time it took him to walk along the outside of the building to the entrance and then back along the corridor to the classroom the trick was to haul his bike through the window, take it to pieces and then lay the bits on his desk. We did it once too often and he stormed out of the classroom to fetch the Dean but by the time the two masters returned it had been reassembled and put back through the window on its original parking place.
History I could have enjoyed but they never told you that Napoleon was in agony the night before Waterloo and got no sleep because he had to lie on his stomach; or that Wellington had a reputation as a womanizer. Instead it was all: Battle of Austerlitz 1805, Battle of Waterloo 1815, Congress of Aix-la-Chapelle 1818.1 picked up my schoolbag at night but it would never be opened until it returned to the classroom the next day.
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:
switches off
tolerable
matches
obscure
memorable
odd
trick
haul
agony
womanizer
bore
I found her lecture very __________.(difficult to understand)
He lit a cigarette with a __________.(thin strip of wood )
She just __________ when you try to talk to her. (stops listening or paying attention)
He had eaten a very __________ lunch. (not too bad)
The final question on the survey was “What were your most __________ learning experiences?”. (easily remembered)
This machine can __________ through a solid rock.( to produce a hole by use of a drill, auger, or other cutting tool)
He’s a(n) __________ man out who never mixes much. (unusual or peculiar in appearance, character)
After all he could blame no one for the__________ that had been played on him except himself. (a mischievous, malicious, or humorous action or plan; joke)
He’s a real __________. (ladies’ man)
I am in __________ with my life’s situations.(acute physical or mental pain)
If we can get some strong ropes or wires around the sunken boat, we might be able to __________ her up. (to drag or draw something)
4. Complete the phrases with the correct word(s) from the list below.
gradually
mark
do well at
bore
heads
obscure
sleep
place
once
stuff
outside
fetch
take
odd
storm out
total __________
__________ of the room
__________ holes
__________ too often
__________ master
__________ theorems
__________ switch off
__________ of the building
__________ of matches
get no __________
__________ arithmetics
__________ sth to pieces
__________the Dean
parking__________
interesting __________