- •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. 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.
What kind of school do you think it is? (a day school / boarding school? comfortable?)
What kind of people do you think go there? What were in your opinion the school priorities?
What advantages do you think there are of going to a school like this?
What disadvantages do you think there might be?
2. Listen to the text once and discuss the following:
1) To what extent were your predictions correct?
2) Did anything surprise you?
3) What is the main aim of the school? Tick the correct answer.
a) to produce academics
b) to produces sportsmen
c) to produce ‘gentlemen’
4) What do you think the headmaster would regard as the important qualities of a
‘Harrovian’ in Tim’s time? Tick the appropriate answer.
Did you need to . . . ?
be an individual
work hard
be ‘masculine’
mix well with other boys
conform
be good at sport
be well-dressed / elegant
be clever
be able to lead / influence others
5) Which two qualities do you think would be the most important for a Harrovian, if you were choosing, for example, a head boy at Harrow? Give evidence from the text.
6) Which of these ‘ideal’ qualities do you think Tim did not have? You will have to ‘read between the lines’ here.
3. Use the words in the list below (taken from the text) to complete the following summary.
team
swot
pain
dropped
tough
hard
overcoat
hero
frowned on
If you were clever you would be called a 1)____________’, whereas if you were
good at games (or, at least, 2)____________ games) you were thought of as a 3)____________.Other games, such as tennis and golf were 4)____________. You never complained about 5)____________ or discomfort because, if you were a ‘real gentleman’ you had to be 6) ____________ and 7)____________.
This is also the reason why you didn’t wear an 8) __________ even if the temperature 9)____________ below freezing.
4. Writing task.
Imagine you are Tim writing to his headmaster to give his reasons why he ran away from school.
Write the note he left behind when he went suggesting improvements which could be made at the school.
Task 13. Discussion. Discuss these questions with a partner. Share your ideas with the rest of the class.
Which of these problems did you experience at school?
Which do you consider the most serious ones? Describe them.
Chapter 3. Leaving School.
Task 1. Reading. Education in Russia.
1. Read the text about education in Russia.
Eleven-year secondary education in Russian is (1) compulsory since September 1, 2007. Until 2007, it was limited to nine years with grades 10—11. The eleven-year school term is (2) split into elementary (grades 1—4), middle (grades 5—9) and senior (grades 10—11) classes. Absolute majority of children attend full program schools providing eleven-year education; schools limited to elementary or elementary and middle classes typically exist in rural areas.
Upon (3) completion of a nine-year program the student has a (4) choice of either completing the remaining two years at normal school, or of a transfer to a specialized professional training school. In 2000s many such Institutions have been renamed to colleges. They (5) provide students with a working skill qualification and a high school certificate equivalent to 11-year education in a normal school; the program, (6) due to its work training component, extends to 3 years. All certificates of secondary education, regardless of issuing institution, (7) conform to the same state standard.