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There are advantages and disadvantages to both of these systems of education. For example, one advantage to the system in Japan is that students there learn much more math and science than American students learn by the end of high school. They also study more hours each day and more days each year than North Americans do. The system is difficult, but it prepares students for a society that values discipline and self-control. There is, however, a disadvantage. Memorization is an important learning method in Japanese schools, yet many students say that after an exam, they forget much of the information that they have memorized.
The advantage of the educational system in North America, on the other hand, is that students learn to think for themselves. The system prepares them for a society that values creative ideas. There is, however, a disadvantage. When students graduate from high school, they haven’t memorize as many basic rules and facts as students in other countries have.
B2. Render the text and express your opinion on the problem given. Compare the principles of education presented in the text with the ones you experience in your country.
LESSON 8
A. REVISION
A1.Match the people (1-10) on the left with a definition (a-j) from the right
1.graduate |
a) |
all the people who work at a school, college |
2. lecturer |
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or university |
3. principal |
b) |
a person who studies an academic subject |
4. scholar |
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(e.g. Greek), and knows a lot about it |
5. staff |
c) |
a person who is at the head of a faculty |
6. student |
d) |
a student who has completed a first degree |
7. tutor |
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course at a university or college |
8. undergraduate |
e) |
either a teacher at a university who teaches |
9. dean |
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small group of student or someone who |
10. instructor |
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privately teaches pupils at home |
f)a person who teaches large groups of student on particular subject
g)a person who is studying at a college or university
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h)the person in charge of a school or college
i)a student at a college or university who is studying for his or her first degree
j)a teacher of a technical or practical subject
A2. Odd one out |
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1. |
a) essential |
b) principal |
c) diligent |
d) important |
2. |
a) exam |
b) timetable |
c) lecture |
d) seminar |
3. |
a) reflection |
b) meditation |
c) speculation |
d) ignoration |
4. |
a) research |
b) aim |
c) purpose |
d) goal |
5. |
a) wrong |
b) offence |
c) penalty |
d) tort |
6. |
a) equity |
b) justice |
c) loyalty |
d) fairness |
7. |
a) require |
b) repeal |
c) cancel |
d) abolish |
8. |
a) maintain |
b) keep |
c) provide |
d) enroll |
9. |
a) enable |
b) allow |
c) gain |
d) permit |
10. |
a) applicant |
b) course |
c) curriculum |
d) programme |
11. |
a) academic |
b) learned |
c) tutorial |
d) scientific |
A3. Write the missing words in the sentences below Choose from the following list. Make changes where necessary.
take/ sit; pass (v); assignment; play truant; mark (n); term; specialize in; fail (v); tutorial; enroll; vacation; staff; academic; opportunity; circumstances
1.This course is very popular. If toy want a place on it you’d better
_______ today.
2.He was very upset when he _______ his exams, especially as he thought he had done so well.
3.We’re going to _______ the Cambridge First Certificate examination at the end of next month.
4.To __________ means to stay away from school without permission.
5.She was extremely intelligent and found it very easy to _____ all her exams.
6.When he went to the College he decided to _______ the European Law.
7.The teacher gave her a very high _____ for her essay.
8.When he was a student at university he used to work during the summer _______ as a waiter.
9.You don’t usually talk about homework at university. You use the word ________ instead.
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10.In Britain _______ year starts in September and ends in July. It is divided into three _______ .
11.A _______ is when a teacher at a university gives an individual lesson to one or more students.
12.It’s getting more and more difficult to recruit the experienced
_______ .
13.He never had the _______ to go to the university when he was younger.
14.In some _______ you may have to work on Saturdays.
B. WRITING
B1. Write a composition about law faculty at your university. Throw light on the following points:
-how old is your faculty?
-how many students are enrolled in it?
-what law degrees are you offered?
-what can you say about the curriculum and academic staff?
-what teaching methods are applied to students? Which ones do you like (do not like)?
-what skills and abilities are you supposed to achieve?
-what would you like to change if you could?
C. PROJECT WORK.
C1. Imagine you were asked to design the new web-site of your university. Look through the different sites of foreign universities, note the principles of their structuring. Work out the layout of your site. Choose the information about your university which you would like to place there. Present the final version to the group.
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APPENDIX 1 |
WORDS TO KNOW: |
tutor (n) |
applicant (n) |
enter (v) |
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assistant professor |
emphasize (v) |
to miss classes |
assignment (n) |
entrance exams |
learned (adj) |
adjunct professor |
enable (v) |
seek (v) |
attitude (n) |
enroll (v) |
record book |
achieve (v) |
environmental law |
to attend classes |
assessment (n) |
examine (v) |
scientific (adj) |
attainment (n) |
to take an exam |
(yearly) paper (n) |
apply to |
full-time student |
to play truant |
appreciate |
evolve (v) |
scholarly (adj) |
bar (n) |
graduate (n) |
thesis |
appropriate (adj) |
to sit an exam |
to keep pace with |
academic (adj) |
part-time student |
opportunity (n) |
class (v) |
grasp (v) |
subject (n) |
curriculum (n) |
undergraduate (n) |
to gain training |
collaboration (n) |
to pass an exam |
negotiate (v) |
cope with (v) |
first-year student |
timetable (n) |
concept (n) |
impart (n) |
to be expelled |
contradiction (n) |
instructor (n) |
respond (v) |
devote (v) |
to fail an exam |
research (n/v) |
current (adj) |
investigation (n) |
undertake (v) |
circumstance (n) |
relevance (n) |
skills (n) |
degree in (n) |
lecturer (n) |
staff (n) |
draft (v) |
to give a pass |
value (n) |
diligent (adj) |
legal studies |
LLM |
department (n) |
reflection (n) |
JD |
APPENDIX 2 |
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C1. |
1d |
2c |
3a |
4f |
5b |
6e |
7g |
8j |
9i |
10h |
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Lesson 2. |
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A4. |
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Lesson 3
B5. 1) solid curriculum, 2) practical skills and habits of mind, 3) who pride themselves on taking personal interest, 4) devote considerable effort, 5)
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starting point, 6) the attainment of justice, 7) a grounding in civil law, 8) of publishable quality
Lesson 4.
A3. 1) enter the university, 2) examination, 3) education, 4) widely used, 5) to attend, 6) skills, 7) sciences, 8) level of ability, 9) degree, 10) to practice, 11) require, 12) grades, 13) academic, 14) hold jobs
Lesson 5.
B3 1) come face to face, 2) resolving disputes, 3) current legal problems, 4) teaching methods, 5) provide a solution, 6) value of constructive criticism, 7) to conduct independent legal research
APPENDIX 3 |
SOURCES: |
I.Учебники и учебные пособия
1)Меркулова И.М., Филимонова О.Е. и др. Английский язык
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университета. СПб., 2000. |
2)Сущинский И., Сущинская С. Практический курс соврем. Англ. языка для юристов. М., 2002.
3)Алмазова Н.И. Further steps to more effective communication. СПб., 2003.
4)Povey J.,Walshe I. An English Teacher’s handbook of Educational Terms. Moscow, 1975.
5)McCarthy, O’Dell. English Vocabulary in Use. Cambridge, 1994.
6)KingsburyR.,Wellman G. Longman Advanced English Coursebook, !985.
7)Kirn E., Hartmann P. Interactions II. A reading skills book. McGraw Hill, 1990.
8)Watcyn-Jones P. Target Vocabulary 2. Penguin books, 1994.
II. Словари и справочники
1)Longman Essential Activator, 1997.
2)Hornby A.S. Oxfoed Advanced Learner’s Dictionary of Current English Oxford, Moscow, 1982.
3)21st Century Synonym and Antonym Finder. N.York, 1993.
4)The Penguin Dictionary of English Idioms. 1986.
5)Карпентер Э. Часто смешиваемые слова. М.,2003.
6)The Oxford Dictionary of Thematic Quotations. N.York,2000.
III. Прочие источники
1)Sussex University, 2003.
2) Stevenson D. American Life and Institutions. Stuttgart, 1987.
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Введение....................................................................................................................... |
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MODULE 1. THE NEED FOR LAW |
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Lesson 1 ........................................................................................................................ |
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Lesson 2 ....................................................................................................................... |
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Lesson 3....................................................................................................................... |
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Lesson 4 ..................................................................................................................... |
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Lesson 5 ..................................................................................................................... |
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Lesson 6 ...................................................................................................................... |
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Lesson 7 ..................................................................................................................... |
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Lesson 8 ...................................................................................................................... |
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Appendix .................................................................................................................... |
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MODULE 2. LAW AND SOCIETY .......................................................................... |
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Lesson 1 ...................................................................................................................... |
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Lesson 2 ...................................................................................................................... |
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Lesson 3 ..................................................................................................................... |
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Lesson 4 ..................................................................................................................... |
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Lesson 5 ..................................................................................................................... |
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Lesson 7 ..................................................................................................................... |
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Lesson 8 ..................................................................................................................... |
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Appendix .................................................................................................................... |
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MODULE 3. KINDS OF LAW ................................................................................ |
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Lesson 2 ..................................................................................................................... |
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Lesson 3 ..................................................................................................................... |
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Lesson 8 ................................................................................................................... |
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Appendix ................................................................................................................. |
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Учебное издание
Алмазова Надежда Ивановна Васильева Мария Александровна Журавлева Яна Борисовна Шрамко Людмила Игоревна
ENGLISH FOR LAW STUDENTS
1 YEAR. PART 1
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