Remembering your schooldays.

Complete the text below with these words:

grade

strict

hour

period

rules

discipline

uniform

test

School was very different when I was young. We all had to wear a school (1) …... There were lots of (2) ………. and the teachers were very (3) ……... We had to stand up whenever a teacher came into the room. Once a week we had a (4) …… and anybody who got a (5) ………. D or E had to do extra work during the lunch (6) …….. My favourite subject was art, but we only had that for one (7) …….. a week. Schools are more relaxed nowadays, but when you look at the problems in society, I think perhaps we should bring back some of the (8) ……….

BEING GOOD OR BAD AT SCHOOL

Put the phrases below into the correct list:

a. work hard

b. always do your homework

c. get into trouble a lot

d. play around in class

e. pay attention all the time

f. pick things up really quickly

g. skip lessons

1. If you are good at school, you……………………………………………………………………………….

2. If you aren’t a good student, you ………………………………………………………………………….

SCHOOL STAFF.

Match the following school staff with their job descriptions:

head teacher

head of department

PE teacher

learning support assistant

caretaker

librarian

deputy head

lab technician

1. I teach football and hockey and other sports.

2. I run the English department.

3. I provide extra help in the classroom.

4. I make sure the doors are locked at night.

5. I’m the boss!

6. I’m in charge of the library.

7. I’m number 2!

8. I help the science teachers prepare their experiments.

9. READING

Read the text and answer the questions:

The right to education is guaranteed by the Constitution (Article 53). Every boy or girl must get general secondary education; it means that general secondary education is compulsory in our country. The Ukrainian educational system consists of such elements:Preschool education, General secondary education and Post-secondary education.

Since the 1990-th active educational reform has occurred in Ukraine. Ukraine strives to join European educational space and is modernizing the educational system according to the European demands.

Preschool education is not compulsory and it is fee-paying. Preschool is subdivided into nursery school and kindergarten. Children, aged 6 month to 3 years, enroll (зараховуються) in nursery school. Children, aged 3 to 6 years, enroll in kindergarten. In nurseries and kindergartens children play and learn the basics of reading, writing, arithmetic and, sometimes, foreign languages.

General secondary education includes primary and secondary education. It is received in the secondary comprehensive school of three levels: primary school, basic school and upper schoo l.

Primary school ("younger" or elementary school) provides primary general education. Schooling at the primary schools begins from six and lasts 4 years, comprising forms 1–4. Pupils at the primary schools learn reading, writing, Arithmetic, native and foreign languages; get basic knowledge in Mathematics; learn about a native Land, mastering working skills.

Basic school ("middle" school) provides basic general secondary education. It lasts 5 years, comprising forms 5–9. In the basic schools pupils get knowledge and skills in science and humanitarian subjects: History, Ukrainian and Foreign Literature, Ukrainian, English (French, German), Physics, Maths, Geography, Biology, Computer Study, Social Education, Visual Art, Music plus Physical Education (PE).

Primary general education and basic general secondary education form the compulsory education in Ukraine. Forms 1-9 are called Incomplete Secondary Education. After successful completion (завершення) of the basic secondary education and passing the final examinations, school-leavers of the basic schools receive Certificates about basic general secondary education(an Attestat of Incomplete Secondary Education). Such certificates give the right:

- to continue schooling at the upper secondary school;

- to continue schooling and to receive some profession in the basic vocational

institutions;

- to enter the higher educational institutions of the I-st and 2-nd accreditation levels.

Upper school ("high" school) provides complete general secondary education. It lasts 3 years. Forms 10–11 are called Complete Secondary education. At grade 12 students take Independent Government Tests (IGTs), which allow them to enter university without taking separate entrance exams.

There are state schools where education is free of charge and private primary and secon­dary schools where pupils have to pay for their studies. Also new types of schools have appeared recently. They are gymnasiumsand lyceums which offer programmes giving a profound knowledge in some field of study.

As each citizen of Ukraine has the right to get secondary education in the mother tongue, there are schools for national minorities in which pupils study their native language. In most of them all the school subjects are taught in that language.

Answer the following questions:

1. What is the right to education guaranteed by?

2. What education is compulsory?

3. What elements form the Ukrainian educational system?

4. What pre-school institutions are there in Ukraine?

5. Is pre -school education compulsory and free of charge?

6. When do most children begin their education?

7. At what age do children enter school?

8. What does General secondary education consist of?

9. Where can one receive General secondary education?

10. What are three levels of the secondary comprehensive school?

11. What subjects are obligatory in the secondary school?

12. What examinations did you take when leaving school?

13. What types of schools are there in Ukraine?

14. Is education free in all types of secondary school?

15. What is the task of secondary education?

16. What type of school have you completed?

17. What education have you got?

Lesson 35.

BASIC VOCABULARY

AFTER SCHOOL.

Use these verbs to complete the text below:

stayed on

applied

got in

do

left

When I got to 16, some of my friends (1) …. school to get jobs, but most (2) …………. I wanted to (3) ………………… sociology, but it wasn’t possible at my school, so I (4) ……….. to the local technical college. There were over fifty applicants for only twenty places, so I was really pleased when I (5) ……. I really enjoyed the course.

Now do the same with this text:

results	college	entry	course
degree	prospectus	diploma	high

I had wanted to be a doctor but the (6) ….. requirements to study medicine at university are very (7) …………. and my exam (8) ………….. weren’t good enough, so I got the (9) ….. from my local (10) ……… to see what alternatives there were. In the end, I got onto a (11) …… in business administration. I got a (12) ……….., but I still sometimes wish I’d been able to go to university and get a (13) ………...

EXPENSES

Complete this text about paying for higher education with these words:

part-time	fees	loan
expenses	grant	accommodation

Going to university is expensive. First, there’s the tuition ….. Then there are all the books you need. Then there are all the books you need. Then, if you live away from home, you have to pay for your ….The university halls of residence are not cheap. Then you have all your other living …. A few students get a …, but most have to take out a student … from the bank, which can take years to pay off! Most students have to do a … job in order to survive.

A STUDENT’S WEEK.

Use these words to complete the text:

reading	lectures
presentation	term
seminar	notes
tutor	handout
lists	options

1. I’ve got two ……… this morning and then I need to go to the library to do some background ………… before tomorrow.

2. On Wednesday I’ve got to give a short …………. at my English ……………...

3. I can’t go to my history lecture on Thursday morning. I’ll ask Jeff to pick up an extra copy of the …… and I can borrow his lecture.

4. Professor Barnes is the only lecturer who gives handouts and his reading ….. really save me a lot of time.

5. Later in the evening, I’ve got to see my ……. to decide what ………. I’m going to do next ………….

TALKING ABOUT YOUR COURSE.

Use these words to complete the sentences:

placement	academic	drop out
qualifications	assignment	tutorial
specialise	vocational	qualify

1. The …………year begins in September and runs to the end of June.

2. So, what are you doing this weekend? – I’ll probably be at home finishing the ……. I have to hand in on Monday.

3. Hi, Mark, where have you been? I haven’t seen you for ages. – No, I’ve been away doing a work …………… in an insurance company for the last four months.

4. The more ………… you have, the more chance you have of finding a better job.

5. I wish I had done something more useful than philosophy – something more ……. Like nursing or hotel management.

6. Next year I have to decide which area of medicine I want to …….. in.

7. Dr. Hurst seems very remote in her lectures but when you have a ……….. with her, she’s really friendly and helpful.

8. Mandy doesn’t seem very happy at the moment. Is she finding the course difficult? – Yes, I think she’s going to …… and get a job.

9. What will this course …………. You to do?

GRADUATING.

Use these words in the situations below:

finals	revising
paper	graduation
deadline	graduate
dissertation	coursework
results	term

1. It’s your last …… at university, isn’t it? – Yes, I’ve already done my oral, so now I’ve got to submit four pieces of …………. The ……… is next Friday. Then I’ve got to do a 10,000-word ………….. and hand it in by the end of May. Then I can relax.

2. Hi, Susie, I haven’t seen you around much recently. – No, I’ve been at home ……… most nights. I’ve got my ……………. next months. I can’t wait till it’s all over. Can you believe it, we don’t get our ……… until the end of July?

3. Overall, the exams weren’t too bad but the American history ……… was really difficult.

4. It’s my ……….. ceremony next week. I think my parents are looking forward to it more than I am. I don’t think they realize being a ………. doesn’t guarantee you a job like it used to.

6. READING

Read and translate the text: