School Life in Great Britain

ТЕМА: School Life in Great Britain

Active vocabulary

a curriculum – курс навчання, навчальний план

an opportunity – можливість

a skill – уміння, майстерність, здатність

a tutor – репетитор, наставник

comprehensive – всебічний

compulsory – обов’язковий

mutual – взаємний

particular – особливий

particularly – особливо

successful – успішний

to acquire – набувати, одержувати

to attend – відвідувати

to provide – забезпечувати

to realise – усвідомлювати, здійснювати

obviously – явно, очевидно

Read this leaflet giving advice on doing your homework. Match headlines A-I to paragraphs 1-8. There is one heading you will not need to use.

1____

It’s possible to get your homework done even if you have a busy schedule – if you decide in advance what you have to do. On Sunday or Monday jot down your activities for the upcoming week in a notebook and then include a time for homework for each day.

2____

Buy a folder for each of your classes. Divide it into three sections: notes, homework and tests. Always put papers in the correct section.

3____

Forget about doing your homework in front of the TV. Find a quiet place that’s well-lit, where you can concentrate without getting distracted.

4____

You won’t get any work done if you’re hungry. Your brain needs energy to work effectively! Drink plenty of water and snack on some fruit or cookies to get more strength.

5____

Begin with your best subject. Your success will give you a feeling of satisfaction that will help you to deal with your weaker subjects later.

6____

If you’re started your Science homework, finish it! Don’t leave one part of your homework unfinished to start another – you may not remember all those Chemistry formulas when you come back.

7____

Take at least a five-minute break when you feel tired. The rest will re-energise you so you’ll be able to finish your work.

8____

Homework is rarely an exciting thing to do. But it’s your top priority and you have to get it done. Accepting this fact will help you deal with homework effectively.

A Start strong

B Complete each task

C Plan ahead

D Eat for energy

E Just do it!

F Keep things in order

G Talk to an expert

H Take a break

I Find the right place

Choose the best title for the text.

1. There is no success without effort

2. How to do your your homework without effort

3. How to become a perfect student

Read the text about education in Britain. Complete the gaps with the best form of the word in brackets. There may be some words that you don’t have to change.

In Britain 1(EDUCATE) is compulsory between the ages of 5 and 16. At the age of five children start primary school. Then, at the age of eleven, they begin their secondary education. Most children go to state schools and only about 7% (ATTEND) fee-paying private schools. A school year is divided into three terms. (NEAR) all schools work a five-day week and they are closed on Saturdays. The day starts at nine and finishes between three and four. There is a lunch break which usually lasts about an hour and a quarter. A (TYPE) timetable includes English, Science, Maths, History, Geography, Art, Music, Physical Education and foreign languages. A lot of schools offer a range of after-school (ACTIVE) such as choir, drama, and trips to (INTEREST) places.

Young people are expected to show respect for their teachers and obey school rules. Students who ___ (BEHAVE) risk being excluded from school.

The main exams are GCSEs (school-leaving exams at 16) and A-levels (university entrance exams at 18). University students ___ (GRADUATE) after completing their first degree, usually in three years. Many students then continue their studies for a Master’s degree.

Match the words with their Ukrainian equivalents.

1. examiner a) завуч

2. academic adviser b) магістр природничих наук

3. exchange student c) диплом

4. certificate d) магістр гуманітарних наук

5. degree e) навчальний заклад

6. Bachelor of Arts f) студентський гуртожиток

7. Master of Arts g) вища освіта

8. Bachelor of Science h) випускник університету

9. Master of Science i) кваліфікація, підготовленість

10. Doctor of Philosophy j) вчене звання

11. Diploma k) екзаменатор

12. graduate l) додаткові заняття

13. head-teacher m) бакалавр гуманітарних наук

14. qualification n) науковий керівник, куратор

15. educational establishment o) доктор філософії

16. higher education p) документ, свідоцтво, сертифікат

17. extra-curricular activities q) бакалавр природничих наук

18. dormitory r) студент по обміну

Read the text below. Choose from (A—G) the one which best fits each space (1—7).

Nothumbria School is a secondary school; it’s for girls only; and it’s a grammar school, which means 1) _ before they can enter the school. The girls tend to sit an exam at the age of 12 2) __; and, depending on the results of that exam, they take in about the top 30 percent of intelligence levels. There are only 145 grammar schools in Britain out of the several thousand secondary schools in the country; so it isn’t typical 3) __ . There are about 1 000 pupils. There’s a main school 4) __ which are run separately. In the main school there is a uniform. Pupils are supposed 5) __ striped shirts. In the second and third years they’re supposed to wear a navy jumper, and in the fourth and fifth years it’s a burgundy jumper. It’s 6) __ school jumper with the school emblem on. And they have to wear a navy skirt. At the moment they let the girls wear any type of shoes 7) _. But they used to make girls choose between five different pairs of shoes, and the girls had to wear one of those.

A of secondary education in this country

B in their primary schools

C as long as they’re black and smart

D the girls have to pass an exam

E a specially designed

F and the sixth form

G to wear a blue and white