- •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:
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3.Answer the questions:
How many years do Russian pupils have to study at school?
What stages of school education are there?
What is the situation like in the country?
Where can children complete their secondary education?
What is a college in Russia?
What kind of education does it provide?
How long does college education last? Why?
How is a college certificate different from the one pupils get at school?
4. Discussion. Discuss these questions with a partner. Share your ideas with the rest of the class.
Which of the stages of secondary education have you gone through?
What secondary educational institution did you finish?
How different are the systems of school education in Russia and in the UK?
5. What do you remember about the system of school education in Great Britain? How does it differ from Russia?
Task 2. Every country has its own education system with its variations and complexities. Read a brief explanation of the basic components of the system in England, which is uniform throughout the country. The system is similar in Wales, but Scotland has its own education system.
A levels (Advanced levels)
Examinations which pupils aspiring to go to university take at age 18 as entrance requirements or qualifications
College institute of learning
A college may be part of a university, like one of the colleges of Oxford or Cambridge, or it can be a two- or three-year school that students attend after the fifth form. For instance, a ‘sixth form college’ is where students do their sixth form study in preparation for their A levels. A vocational college is where a student goes to learn a trade. (The word is used so loosely that it’s even sometimes applied to primary schools.) There are both private and government-funded colleges. In England the word college is not used interchangeably with the word university.
Comprehensive school
General secondary school that’s publicly funded and requires no special testing to enter.
Form
Grade or level of progression in school. The first form is roughly sixth grade, the second form is roughly seventh grade, and so on. The following list shows all the forms, prefaced with primary school (infant school or grade school):
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ages 5 - 11
primary school
age 12
first form
age 13
second form
age 14
third form
age 15
fourth form
age 16
fifth form
age17 and 18
sixth form
Grammar school
Special secondary school, publicly funded but one that pupils must test into by scoring higher than average marks on the 11-plus exam (taken at age 11).The children who go there are specially chosen to study for examination which may lead to higher education.
Public school
A bit of a contradiction in terms, this is not a publicly funded school not is it open to the general public. It is a private or independent school in Britain and especially in England, an elite institution of learning which is expensive and attended by people of high social status or with a lot of money. Public schools are known for their high academic standards and are considered prestigious. The most famous British public schools include Eton, Harrow and Winchester. Many people who go through a public school go on to Oxford or Cambridge – in fact, King Henry VI, having personally founded the public school Eton in 1440, a year later founded King’s College, Cambridge, to receive its scholars.
GCSE
An acronym for General Certificate of Secondary Education and the current name for the tests which have replaced O levels, these are examinations 16-year-old take to show at what standard they passed their secondary education. Mandatory education finishes at age 16 in England. GCSE results are shown to employers, or for entrance into vocational schools, colleges or sixth-form colleges. All 16-year-old take GCSEs whether they’re going on to take their A levels or not.