Домашняя контрольная работа, 5 семестр
Вариант 1
Complete the sentences. Use the words in the brackets.
a) In the Russian Federation the school education is (1)…. Pupils begin to go to school at the age of six or seven. When they (2)… high grades they can either (3)… to study at school for 2 years, or go to a professional schools where they study not only main subjects, but are able to learn some professions. Citizens of Russia have the (4)… to education which is guaranteed by the Constitution. Pre-schools consist of (5)… and crèches. After the 9th form pupils have a choice between (6)… the 10th grade of a general secondary school and entering a specialized secondary or (7)… school. Persons who finish the general secondary school, receive a secondary education (8)…, giving them the right to enter any higher educational (9)….
(to continue, certificate, the right, vocational, kindergarten, entering, to complete, compulsory, establishment)
b) The academic year in Britain’s Universities, Polytechnics, Colleges of Education is divided into three (1)…, which usually run from the (2)… of October to the middle of (3)…, from the middle of January to the end of March, and from the middle of (4)… to the end of June or the beginning of July. There are 46 universities in Britain. English universities greatly (5)… from each other. They differ in date of foundation, size, history, tradition, general organization, methods of instruction, way of student life. After three years of study a university (6)… will leave with the (7)… of Bachelor of Arts, Science, Engineering, Medicine, etc. Later he may (8)… to take the Master’s Degree and then the Doctor’s Degree. (9)… is an important feature of university work.
(to differ, December, graduate, beginning, research, term, April, degree, to continue)
Give Russian equivalents to the English words and phrases
1. colonist
2. make contribution
3. be named in honor
4. leave smth. to smb. (smth.)
5. half of one's property
6. depend on
7. establishment
8. establish
9. declare one's independence
Give English equivalents to the Russian words and phrases
1. школьное образование
2. обязательный
3. ходить в школу
4. продолжать учиться
5. профессиональная школа
6. заканчивать школу
7. специализированный
8. политехнический
9. музыкальный
10. художественный
Make up sentences
1. To be, schools, in, support, from, England, funds, public.
2. Many types, school, to be, there, of, schooling, Russia in.
3. Children, 5, most, start, school, at.
4. Crèches, kindergarten, pre – schools, consist, of, and.
5. Some, types, of, new, schools, free – paying, to be.
Answer the following questions
1. What are the basic features of public education in Great Britain?
2. How many types of schools are there in Russia?
3. Where do children in Great Britain between 2 and 5 receive education?
4. Is the right to education guaranteed by the Constitution in our country?
5. Is the tuition free of charge in the USA?
Домашняя контрольная работа, 5 семестр
Вариант 2
Complete the sentences. Use the words in the brackets.
a) The system of education in Great Britain is (1)… by the National Education Acts. Schools in England are (2)… from public funds. The English school (3)… is divided into Arts and Sciences, which determines the division of the secondary school pupils into study groups. The National Education Act of 1944 (4)… three stages of education. In some areas of England there are (5) … schools for children under 5 years of age. Some children between 2 and 5 receive education in nursery classes or in (6…) classes in (7)…. A primary school may be divided into two parts – infants and (8)…. At 7 children go on from the infant schools to the junior schools. After the age of 11, most children go to (9)… school of which the majority are for both – boys and girls. At 18 most public school – leavers (10)… entry to universities.
(nursery, junior, to provide, primary school, comprehensive, syllabus, to be supported, to gain, infant, to determine)
b) Americans place a high (1)… on education. Universal (2)… to quality education has been one of the nation's historic (3)….America's first college, Harvard was founded in 1636. In 1865 education was becoming (4)… to all. The peculiar (5)… of American education is the (6)… of national administration. Most states (7)… that children attend schools from the time they reach six or seven years old until they are sixteen or seventeen. There is no uniform school Organisation or (8)… throughout the nation.
(feature, access, to be available, absence, curriculum, goal, to require, value)
Give Russian equivalents to the English words and phrases
1. institution
2. vote for
3. support by taxes
4. state university
5. play a leading role
6. feel certain
7. co-educated colleges
8. separate colleges
9. admit
Give English equivalents to the Russian words and phrases
1. гимназии и колледжи
2. право на образование
3. дошкольный
4. детский сад
5. детские ясли
6. лицей
7. бесплатный
8. платный
9. сдать экзамены
10. свидетельство о среднем образовании
Make up sentences
1. Compulsory, to be, in, Russian Federation, the, school, education.
2. Schooling, last, compulsory, years, 11.
3. Citizens, Russia, right, to have, of, the, to, education.
4. Children, go, most, comprehensive, to, school.
5. The, year, to be, academic, divide, into, 3, terms.