2.A person who is studying at a college or university. (e. g., She’s a brilliant s
_ _ _ _ _ _ ).
3.A diploma from a university. (e. g., She has a d _ _ _ _ _ in mathematics from Oxford University).
4.A meeting of a small group of university students to discuss a subject with a teacher. (e. g. The French s_ _ _ _ _ _ is being held in the conference room).
5.A talk given to a class of students, usually at a university or college (e. g., We are going to a l _ _ __ _ _ on pollution).
6.A sum of money to help (e. g., Not many students get a full g _ _ _ _).
7.A teaching session between a tutor and one or more students. (e. g., We had a t_ _ _ _ _ _ _ on Russian history).
8.All the people who work in a company, school, college or other organization (e. g., Three members of s_ _ _ _ are away sick).
9.A person with a degree from a university. (e. g., He's a g_ _ _ _ _ _ _ of London University).
10.An area of knowledge that you are studying. (e. g., Maths is his weakest s_ _ _ _ _ _).
11.The points given to a student for a test or a piece of work. (e.g., She got top m_ _ _ _ in English).
12.A school that is funded by the state. (e. g., He went to a s_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _).
13.A school for little children. (e. g., We send our youngest son to the local k_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _)
3.What's the difference? Try to explain the difference between the following pairs of words.
1) a teacher and a professor;
2) a primary school and a secondary school;
3) a fee and a grant;
4) a term and a semester;
5) a graduate in Britain and a graduate in the USA; 6) a state school and a public school.
4.Look at these sentences and decide which of the idioms and colloquialisms in bold is correct. In each sentence, there are two expressions which are not used in English.
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1.He gets up early to go to college, and comes home late. I keep telling him he shouldn't buy a dog with two tails/ burn the candle at both ends/ try to wear two pairs of trousers.
2.Sally always does her homework on time and buys the teacher little presents. The other children hate her. She’s such a teacher’s toy/ teacher’s jewel/ teacher’s pet.
3.He'll have to pull his socks up/ polish his head/ empty his washing basket and work harder or he'll fail his exams.
4.She didn't work hard enough and flunked/ splodged/ squidged her exams.
5.They didn't go to school, but chased the tiger/ emptied their heads/ played truant and went fishing instead.
6.He never comes to his English lessons. He's always smirking/ skiving/ shrinking.
5.Watch the video and mark the sentences «True» (T), «False» (F) or «Not Stated» (NS).
1.Most children start primary school at the age of five.
2.They go to secondary school at the age of twelve.
3.All children like to study at secondary school.
4.All children stay at secondary school to the age of 16.
5.They take GCSE examinations at the age of 18.
6.After these exams about fifty percent of students leave school.
7.Those who stay at school study three subjects for two more years.
8.About 30 % of eighteen-year-olds go to university.
9.Another 20 % go on to other kinds of education and training.
10.Those who leave school just don’t want to study any more.
11.Children in Britain don’t study on Saturdays.
12.There are very few mixed schools in Britain (schools both for boys and
girls).
13.At most secondary schools the students have to wear a uniform.
14.Students like Food Technology classes most of all.
15.Many British school children only learn a foreign language from the age
of 11.
16.Russian is nor popular in Britain as a foreign language.
17.The children never study Religion at school.
18.All students have lunch in the school canteen.
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19.School finishes at about four o’clock.
20.82 % of British schools are state schools.
21.A boarding school is a school where both the children and their parents
live.
22.Eight percent of schools are independent in Britain.
23.All children dream of studying at an independent school.
6. Work in groups. Discuss whether you would like to get education in Russia or abroad. Give your reasons.
ALTERNATIVE TEACHING
1.What are the best ways of organizing vocabulary for you? Here are some ideas.
a)notebook organized alphabetically or by topic;
b)small cards for each new word;
c)topic networks;
d)tables with groups of words, e.g. shock (n), to shock (v), shocking/ shocked
(adj);
e)lists of useful expressions for different purposes, e.g. expressing opinions.
2.What information do you usually include about new words?
a)definitions and example sentences;
b)translations in your language;
c)the part of speech of the word, e. g. noun, adjective, verb, etc.;
d)phonetic symbols, e. g. [θ].
3.How do you remember words? Match the methods below with their
definitions, and decide which of these strategies better suit you.
Analytical method |
Writhing or drawing, connecting words |
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with pictures |
Visual method |
Saying words aloud, making connec- |
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tions between words |
Self-testing method |
Thinking about the structure of words |
Oral method |
Doing personal tests or asking someone |
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at home to give a test |
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4. Work out the parts of speech of the underlined words below. Can you
guess the meaning of the words from the context? 1 = verb – go round
Emma left home, 1) rounded the corner on her bike and saw a 2) round metal object on the road. It went 3) round and round in circles making a strange noise. Suddenly, a man came 4) round the corner and fired a 5) round of ammunition at the object before picking it up. Then he looked 6) round and said, «That’s about the tenth alien I’ve 7) rounded up this week». He 8) rounded off his speech with a bow and several passersby gave him a 9) round of applause. Emma thought to herself, «There are some very strange people 10) round here!».
5. Watch the video about alternative teaching and find the English
equivalents:
1)ученики/студенты имеют право высказаться;
2)подход;
3)приобретать движущую силу;
4)рецепт хаоса/беспорядка;
5)положительное влияние/воздействие/импульс;
6)навыки ручного/физического труда;
7)плотничное дело;
8)пансионер (в школе);
9)перевернутый с ног на голову;
10)иметь право голоса;
11)лучше счастливый дворник, чем ученый-неврастеник;
12)распространять/расширять методы преподавания;
13)спокойствие, безмятежность;
14)внутренний и внешний мир;
15)взгляд, точка зрения;
16)вращаться;
17)соревноваться, состязаться;
18)созерцание, размышление.
6. Watch the video again and answer the questions:
1.When was Summerhill founded? Where is it located?
2.What was the idea of the school?
3.What is the age range of the pupils?
4.What is the school philosophy?
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5.What kind of Italian school is being described? (who studies, age, what kind of school)
6.Do the children from this school always fit easily into primary and secondary schools? Why?/ Why not?
7.When was the school in India founded?
8.One of the specific aims of this school is to produce good human beings. What is a good human being in their opinion?
9.How many students are there and what is their age range?
10.What do the teachers want their pupils to understand?
7. a) Give a detailed summary of each school.
b) Which of the three schools do you like more? Where would you take your children, if you had such a chance?
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