Ask all the possible questions to the following sentences

Example: He chose his occupation when he was 12 years old.

1. Did he choose his occupation when he was 12 years old? (Yes/No question)

2. He chose his occupation when he was 12 years old, didn’t he? (Tag question)

3. Did he choose his occupation or hobby when he was 12 years old? (Alternative question)

4. Who chose the occupation at the age of 12? (Wh-question)

5. What did he do when he was 12 years old? (Wh-question)

6. What did he choose when he was 12 years old? (Wh-question)

7. When did he choose his occupation? (Wh-question)

 

Task 4

Ask questions starting with the following question–words

1. What

2. Why

3. Where

4. Who

5. Whose

6. When

7. How much

8. How long

Speaking

Task 5

Read the statement. What does it imply? Try to explain its meaning in your own words

The aim of education is the knowledge not of fact, but of values.

William Inge

Task 6

Prepare a talk about the prevalence of values over the actions we perform and things we do in our life

Task 7

Choose one of the expressions below and write an Argumentative Essay where you are to express your agreement or disagreement with the chosen statement about the purpose of education. Do not forget to give your arguments to support your point of view

 

1. Education is for improving the lives of others and for leaving your community and world better than you found it Marian Wright

2. Education is a progressive discovery of our own ignorance. Will Durant

3. The aim of education should be to teach us rather how to think, than what to think – rather to improve our minds, so as to enable us to think for ourselves, than to load the memory with thoughts of other men. Bill Beattie

Lesson 6. South Ural State University

Task 1. Brainstorming activity

Discuss the following question and give all the possible answers to it

What are the pros and cons of studying at the South Ural State University?

Active Vocabulary

Task 1

Listen and repeat the word expressions after the speaker

1. branch – филиал

2. a regional campus – областное отделение

3. a linguistic center – лингвистический центр

4. a gifted child center – центр одаренного ребенка

5. to be keen on – страстно увлекаться

6. an “Applicant” center – центр “Абитуриент”

7. postgraduate education – аспирантура

8. an assistant professor – доцент

9. Open Institute – Институт Открытого образования

10. e-subscriptions – электронная подписка на журналы

11. open access – открытый доступ

12. to exploit – использовать

13. to introduce – внедрять

14. to prolong – продлять

15. multimedia information complexes – мультимедийные информационные

комплексы

16. a digital control language laboratory– лингафонный кабинет

17. a code gram set – набор кодаграм

18. to be noted for – быть известным за

19. to account for – объяснять, являться причиной

20. to a large extent – в большой степени

21. personal teaching – индивидуальное обучение

22. exposition – изложение

23. to attract – привлекать внимание

24. to be idle – бездействовать

25. a dreadful ordeal – ужасное испытание

26. to assemble – собираться

27. torture – пытка

28. to emerge – появляться

29. to stagger – идти шатаясь

 

Lead-in

Task 1

Look at the reasons of choosing the university to study at and select the five most

important ones from your point of view

1. It must be highly competitive.

2. It must give a high quality of education.

3. It must be well-known abroad.

4. It must have well-equipped laboratories.

5. It must use effective teaching methods.

6. It must be not far from my home.

7. It must suggest the flexibility of curriculum.

8. It must provide students with textbooks and additional information resources.

 

Task 2

If you had the possibility to choose the university what university would you choose among the suggested ones? Give reasons for your choice

1. South Ural State University

2. Moscow State University

3. Novosibirsk State University

4. Stanford University (the USA)

5. Oxford University (Great Britain)

 

Task 3

Answer the questions using your background knowledge about the SUSU

University

1. Why did you decide to enter the South Ural State University?

2. How many faculties does it have?

3. What do you know about the university you study at?

4. What youth organizations does it have?

5. How is the process of study organized?

6. What is it famous for?

Reading

Task 1