The educational system of Great Britain (Система освіти Великобританії)

 

The educational system of G.B. is extreamely complex and bewildering. It is very difficult to generalise about particular types of schools as schools differ from one to the other. The departament of education and science is responsible for national educational policy,but it doesn't employe teacher or prescribe corricular or text books. Each school has it's own board of governers consisting of teachers, parents, local politicians, members of local community, businessmen and sometimes pupils. According to the law only one subject is compulsary. Such as religious instruction. Schooling for children is compulsary from 5 to 16, though some provision is made for children under 5 and some pupils remain at school after 16 to prepare for higher education. The state school system is usually devided into 2 stages (secondary and primary).The majority of primary schools are mixed.They are subdevided into infant schools(ages 5 to 7),and junior schools(ages 7 to11). In junior schools pupils were often placed in A,B,C or D-streams, according to their abilities. Under the pressue of progressive parents and teachers the 11+ examination has now been abolished in most parts of the country. There are some types of schools in G.B.Grammar schools provided an academical cause for selected pupils from the age of 11 to 18. Only those children who have the best results are admitted to these schools. They give pupils a high level of academic education wich can lead to the university. Technical Schools offer a general education with a technical bias and serve those pupils who are more mecanically minded. The corricular includes more science and mathematics. Secondary modern schools were formed to provide a non-academic education for children of lesser attainment. The corricular includes more practical subjects. The comprehensive schools brings about a general improvement in the system of secondary education.

Teacher ________________I.S.Kokovihinа

1. ПРОЧИТАЙТЕ ТА ПЕРЕКЛАДІТЬ ТЕКСТ.

2. ПІДГОТУЙТЕСЬ ДО ДЕТАЛЬНОГО ПЕРЕКАЗУ ТЕКСТУ

 

 

Освіта в Україні.

The system of secondary education in Ukraine includes primary forms and junior and senior secondary forms. Children usually go to school at the age of 6 or 7. There are some preschool institutions, like nursery schools or kindergartens, but they are not obligatory. Primary forms comprise 1 to 4 forms. Junior secondary forms comprise 5 to 9 forms. After the 9th form children can enter technical schools of different types. Those who want to enter higher educational institutions should complete 10—11 forms. Students can also enter higher educational institutions after graduating from specialized colleges or lyceums. They prepare students in different fields, whether the humanities or the sciences. Some of them are organized under the authorities of higher educational establishments. The system of higher education is presented by universities, polytechnic institutes or specialized institutes. Universities offer a five-year course of study and usually have from six to twelve departments. Institutes train specialists for industry, agriculture and economy. Most of them have been conferred the status of Academy or University recently. Students are also offered postgraduate education and scientific research work. Nowadays due to the state of our national economy not many young people are engaged in the research work. But still in some fields of science there are outstanding discoveries and research papers.

Some universities and institutes have refresher courses. Recently a great number of private educational establishments have appeared. Some institutions have fee-paying groups or departments. The students may get education there at the same high level as in the state institutions.

 

Vocabulary:

system ['sistam] — система

to include [mk'lu:d] — включати

technical school ['teknikal sku:l] — технікум

the humanities [hju:'msenitiz] гуманітарні науки

the sciences ['saiansiz] — природознавчі науки

 

Questions:

What does the system of secondary education in Ukraine include?

At what age do children go to school?

What is the system of higher education presented by?

Whom do the institutes train?

Do we have private educational establishments in Ukraine?

Teacher ________________I.S.Kokovihinа

Theme “Working day of a student”

1. READ AND TRANSLATE THE TEXT.

2. RETELL THE TEXT.

A DAY OF A STUDENT

Andy is a first-year student. He is 18 years old. He is a student of Lviv Commercial Academy. He is fond of studying at the Academy. Andy studies hard to become a good specialist in his field. He lives in the students hostel. He gets up at 7 every morning. Then he shaves, washes and gets ready for his breakfast. He comes to the Academy at 8.30.

The first lecture is on History. Highly qualified lecturers deliver lectures at the Academy. Lectures are very interesting. Andy’s second lesson is in the English language. Andy is fond of English. He is fond of studying in the new language laboratory. During the lesson Andy speaks English. The third lesson is in Mathematics. The lessons are over at half past one. It’s time for dinner. The students go to the students canteen. It takes them little time to get to the canteen because it is just in the same building.

Andy is a member of the Sports Club and after dinner he goes to the Club. He goes in for gymnastics. There are good sports facilities at the Academy. After that he has many things to do. First of all he goes to the computing centre. He has to work with the computers.

Sometimes Andy goes to the reading-room at the library after classes. Andy borrows text-books, new magazines, dictionaries and fiction from the library. In the reading-room he gets ready for different seminars and colloquiums.

Late at night Andy returns home with his friends. The day was filled with interesting and useful deeds.

 

3. ANSWER THE QUESTIONS.

1. When does your working day begin?

2. How many hours does it last?

3. When do you usually get up?

4. What do you do in the morning?

5. What is the first thing you do in the morning?

6. When do lessons at the Academy begin?

7. Did it take you long to get to the Academy?

8. When do you come from the Academy?

9. How many days a week do you study?

10. What do you do in the evening?

 

 

Teacher ________________I.S.Kokovihinа

Theme “My working day”

1. READ AND TRANSLATE THE TEXT.

2. RETELL THE TEXT.

My working day

My week-days doesn’t differ much one from another. I go to college five days a week. That’s why I have to wake up at 7 o’clock every morning. Sometimes I want to stay in bed for some more time but my mother always insists on my getting up. I put on my bathrobe and slippers and unwillingly go to the bathroom. A cold shower makes me feel not so sleepy, then I dry myself on a towel and hurry to the bedroom.

I switch on the TV-set. I see just the time for a cartoon. You may ask me why I don’t do my morning exercises. From time to time when I see smiling slim girls on TV briskly doing their exercises to music I swear I shall get up earlier and do my morning exercises every day but it don’t last long and soon I forget about it.

Then I do my bed, dressed myself and have my breakfast.l usually have a cup of tea or coffee, an egg, bread and butter. After breakfast I rush to college,as I live far away I go by bus or by tram. It takes me more time to go by tram. If I have little time I go by bus. My lessons begin at 8 o’clock. We have four lessons every day.

At II o’clock we have a long break. As I cannot get home for lunch I take it at the dining-room of our college. For lunch I have meat or fish with potatoes and cup of strong tea or coffee with a pie.

At 2 o’clock the classes are over and I go home. When I get home from college I have dinner. My dinner usually consists of three courses. For the first course I have some soup, then some meat or fish. For dessert I have some stewed fruit or ice-cream.

After dinner I do some work about the house (wash dishes, sweep the floor, go shopping) and sit down to my lessons. I spend a great deal of time on them. It takes me 2 or 3 hours to do my home assignments. At 8 o’clock all my textbooks and notebooks are put into the bag and I can watch TV or read a book, look through papers and magazines. Sometimes when my friend calls for mc we go for a walk. We talk about different things and usually have a good time. At I I o’clock tired after a long working day I go to bed and in some minutes fall a sleep.

 

Teacher ________________I.S.Kokovihinа

Тема «Мій вільний час»

1. ПРОЧИТАЙТЕ ТА ПЕРЕКЛАДІТЬ ТЕКСТ.

2. ПІДГОТУЙТЕСЬ ДО ДЕТАЛЬНОГО ПЕРЕКАЗУ ТЕКСТУ.

My Day off

When a school-girl I always envied those students who went to school five but not six days a week, as we did. So you may guess, I had the only day off — Sunday. On Sunday, I didn’t have to hurry anywhere, that’s why, I got up at nine or ten o’clock. I wasn’t an early riser. I did my bed, washed myself and went to the kitchen. In the kitchen the table had already been laid and I always had something tasty on Sunday: fried potatoes, meat salad or my favourite apple-pies.After breakfast, if the weather was sunny, I usually didn’t stay indoors, I went to see my friends. We often played volleyball or basket-ball in the yard and in winter if there was much snow out-of-doors we went skating and skiing in the woods.

But sometimes the day happened to be rainy and gloomy. I preferred to be in watching TV, listening to music, reading books, speaking over the phone or just lying on the sofa idling away the time. Some of my classmates could watch all TV-programmes from morning till night, but I think it’s rather boring, and I always felt sorry for those TV-addicts. It’s much more interesting to play a game of chess with your grandfather, or help your mother about the house, or argue with your father about the latest events at home and abroad. In the evening, when all the family were together, we had some tea with a cake or biscuits, we listened to my younger sister playing the piano, sometimes we sang folk songs.Every Sunday, when I went to bed, I was thinking that the day had flashed past and the next week would bring new problems and their solution.

Active Words and Word Combinations:

to envy — заздрити

to guess — здогадуватися

I didn’t have to hurry — мені не слід поспішати

an early riser — людина, яка рано прокидається

to lay the table — накривати на стіл

tasty — смачненький (-а, -е)

to happen — траплятися

gloomy — похмурий

boring — нудний, стомленний

to feel sorry for smb. — жаліти когось

TV-addicts — телемани

Questions:

1. What day was your day off?

2. When did you get up on Sunday?

3. Were you an early riser?

4. What did you have for breakfast on Sunday?

5. What did you do if the weather was sunny?

6. Did you like to stay indoors when the day was rainy and gloomy?

7. Do you think to watch TV from morning till night is rather boring?

8. What did you do in the evening?

 

Teacher ________________I.S.Kokovihinа

A WEEKEND AWAY

A. On Labor Day Weekend Michael and Patty were on vacation. On Saturday they were in North Beach. Everything was terrible.On Sunday they were in South Beach. Everything was wonderful.

Read each sentence and tell where they were.

Example: The motel was old. - North Beach

The chairs were comfortable. - South Beach.

 

1. The weather was sun and hot. 8. The room was large.

2. The water was dirty. 9. The motel was quiet.

3. The beach was clean. 10. The water was clear.

4. The bed was comfortable. 11. The motel was modern.

5. The towels were clean. 12. The towels were dirty.

6. The weather was cloud and cool. 13. Everything was wonderful.

7. The chairs were uncomfortable. 14. Everything was terrible.

 

B. Each sentence tells about North Beach. Read it and then tell about South Beach.

Example: In North Beach the weather was cloudy and cool.

In North Beach the weather was cloudy and cool, bur in South Beach the

weather was sunny and hot.

1. In North Beach the beach was dirty.

2. In North Beach the water was dirty.

3. In North Beach the motel was old.

4. In North Beach the motel was noisy.

5. In N orth Beach, the bed was uncomfortable.

6. In North Beach the chairs were uncomfortable.

7. In North Beach the room was small.

8. In North Beach the towels were dirty.

9. In North Beach everything was terrible.

 

C. Answer these questions about Michael and Patty’s weekend

Yes, it was	Yes, they were
No, it wasn’t	No, they weren’t

In North Beach... In South Beach…

1. Was the weather sunny? 8. Was the weather hot?

2. Was it hot? 9. Was the beach clean?

3. Was the beach dirty? 10. Was the water dirty?

4. Was the water clean? 11. Was the motel noisy?

5. Was the bed comfortable? 12. Were the towels clean?

6. Were the towels dirty? 13. Were the chairs comfortable?

7. Were the chairs comfortable? 14. Was the room small?

D. Use the chart. Ask questions and give answers about Michael and Patty’s vacation.

Examples: How was the weather in North Beach? It was cold and cloudy.

How were the chairs in South Beach? They were comfortable.

How

was were

the weather the beach the motel the bed the towels the chairs the room

in North Beach? in South Beach?

 

 

E. Complete these sentences about the two restaurants in the picture above.

was wasn’t were wern’t

I. In North Beach the food was terrible.

2. In South Beach the food_____________ delicious.

3. In North Beach the service ___________ slow.

4. In South Beach the service ____________ good.

5. In North Beach their table _____________near the window.

6. In South Beach their table _____________near the window.

7. In North Eeach there__________________food on the floor.

8. In South Beach the floor ______________ clean.

9. Patty and Michael ____________________happy with the first restaurant.

10. They _____________________________very happy with the second restaurant.

F. Use the chart. Write ten questions and answers about the weekend.

Was were

the motel the restaurant the food the service the waiters Patty and Michael

terrible good bad dirty clean slow friendly happy upset

in South Beach? in North Beach?

1. Was the restaurant dirty in South Beach? No, it was not.

G. Put the words in these questions in the correct order. Then, answer the guestions.

Example: 1. was / in / North Beach / How/ the/ sersvice/?

How was the service in North Beach? It was slow.

2. South Beach / Where /? / in / their / was / table

3. /? / weather / in / How / North Beach / was / the

4. unfriendly / was / North Beach / Who /? / in

5. food /? / South Beach / How / in / the / was

6. waiters / were /? / How / South Beach / the / in

7. Where / in / North Beach / table /? / their / was

8. South Beach / in / How / was /? / service / the

9. in /? / Who/ friendly / was / South Beach

10. North Beach / How /? / waiters / in / were / the

 

H. Read the story. Then complete the questions.

It was Labor Day. Patty and Michael went away from the last weekend of the summer. On Saturday they were in North Beach. Everything was terrible! The weather was cool and cloudy. No one was in the water. The beaches were dirty. There were cups and cans and bottles on the sand and near the garbage cans. Their motel was near a highway, so it was noisy. That evening, the French restaurant near the motel was terrible. Their table was near the kitchen; it was hot and noisy. And the food was awful. Patty said, “I can cook better than this!” Michael was upset with the bill. It was $85. On Sunday Patty and Michael drove to South Beach. Everything was different! The weather was sunny and hot. The beach was sandy and white. Patty and Michael were in the clear water all afternoon. Their motel was on a quiet street near the beach. That evening they were happy with the Mexican restaurant near the motel. Their table was near the window, so they could see the beach. The food was delicious, and the bill was only $32.

Example: 1. Where was the motel on Saturday? In North Beach.

2. How__________________________________? It was noisy.

3. Why__________________________________? Because it was near a highway.

4. Where_________________________________? It was near the kitchen.

5. How__________________________________? It was terrible.

6. How much______________________________? It was $85.

7. When__________________________________? On Sunday.

8. How___________________________________? It was Sunny.

9. Where__________________________________? In the water.

10. Where_________________________________? It was near the window.

11. How___________________________________? It was delicious.

12. How much______________________________? It was $32.

 

Teacher ________________I.S.Kokovihinа

 

 

Theme “My College”

1. READ AND TRANSLATE THE TEXT.

2. RETELL THE TEXT.

College life

As you know I am a student of College of Mycolajiv State University named after V. Suhomlinsky. Our college neither old nor new and quite big above 800 students. It is situated in the center of our district close to my home. It takes me only up to ten minutes to get there. I go to college five times a week. Our classes start at 8 o’clock a.m. and last till 2 o’clock p.m. So we have 3 or 4 lessons a day. We study many different subjects: Ukrainian, Law, English, Ukrainian History, Economy, Book-keeping, Programming and computer sciences.

The college year is divided into two terms. It begins on the 1st of September known as a Day of Knowledge and normally finishes in May. After that we take exams. Each terms is followed by holidays.

How does our University look like? It is a fivestoreyed, glass and concrete building. It has many blocks. Our college is situsted in the yard of University in the 10^th block. Some of our lectures are held in the main block of University. It has many classrooms, laboratories and specialized rooms. Specialized rooms are used to study book-keeping, typing, economy. These rooms are equipped with corresponding teaching materials, facilities and devices. Computer laboratories (labs) are equipped with computers, printers and scanners. Every classroom has a flower-stand or some pots on the window-panes with beautiful home plants or flowers. The teacher’s desk is usually between the pupils’ ones and the blackboard. There are about twenty desks in each classroom.

On the ground floor there is a cloak-room,and class-rooms and lavatory. The assembly hall is on the third floor. There we have various events, meetings and concerts take place. The gymnasium (gym) is in the yard of University. In the gym we have physical training lessons and sorts of sport competitions are held here,

On the ground floor of our college there is teachers’ room. You can see there a telephone, a computer and a fax machine. The teachers’ room is quite comfortable and cozy and some teachers like to spend their time there. On the first floor of our college there is an administrative office.

On the second floor of University we can see a library with a reading room. We borrow books from the library at often work in its reading room. If you can’t find a necessary book you will be able to use a computer, which is in the library.

By the way, our college is situated in a picturesque place. It is surrounded by the park where differe trees, bushes, flowers grow. There is a stadium near the building of our college.

I like my college very much and I am very happy to study there.

 

Teacher ________________I.S.Kokovihinа

1. READ AND TRANSLATE THE TEXT.

2. RETELL THE TEXT.