Exam Questions

1. Education.

1. When does compulsory education in Russia begin?

2. Does school (university) prepare children (young people) well for the grown up life?

3. What are the advantages (disadvantages) of private schools?

4. Who is an accomplished man?

5. Does having a degree guarantee a decent job?

6. Are you doing Bachelor’s or Master’s degree?

7. What kind of classes are there at university?

8. When are students expelled from university?

9. How do you revise for the exams?

10. Are exams fair?

11. Are all subjects at the university compulsory? Are there any optional subjects?

12. Was it easy to enter the university?

13. Would you like to study abroad? What are the advantages (disadvantages)?

2. Quarterlife crisis

1. When does quarterlife crisis hit people?

2. What problems do people face at this time? How do they feel?

3. What expectations do young people have after graduation? What are your expectations?

4. Why are their expectations not met?

5. What should young people understand not to face the problems?

6. Is having a choice good or bad?

7. Was your parents’ life easier when they were young?

8. Do you envy your parents?

9. Do you feel certain about the future? What makes you feel so?

10. What are your responsibilities?

11. Are you independent?

3. Discrimination.

1. What is discrimination?

2. How are these people treated?

3. What is age discrimination? Race discrimination? Political discrimination?

4. How are people discriminated at the workplace?

5. How are women / men discriminated?

6. How are the problems solved in other countries? Does the law protect people anyhow?

4. Charity

1. What charity organizations do you know? Are they necessary?

2. Briefly describe the activity of these charities: Kids Rights, World Wildlife Fund, Mothers against Drunk Driving, the Meals on Wheels Association, Doctors without Borders, American Refugee Committee, Amnesty International?

3. Is doing charity profitable?

4. Do animals deserve our help?

5. Who would you donate money?

6. How do people become homeless? What is their life like?

7. What problems do disabled people face?

8. Do these groups of people need only money (donations)?

5. Good manners

1. Do you agree that we live in a permissive age?

2. How do children misbehave?

3. Who do we call a well-bred man? What is civilized behaviour? Give examples of good manners?

4. How do we assault each other? Give examples of wild behavior.

5. How do you think what is our country missing?

6. What does it take to be polite?

7. Give examples of how to behave on public transport, in the dormitory, at the university?

Key Vocabulary

Education

среднее образование	secondary education
обязательный предмет	compulsory subject
отчислить из университета	expell from
оценивать	assess (grade)
сдавать (сдать / не сдать) экзамен	take (pass / fail) exams
готовиться к экзамену	revise for
поступить в университет	enter the university
закончить университет	graduate from
практические занятия	tutorials
учиться на магистра / бакалавра	do Master’s / Bachelor’s degree
интеллигентный человек	accomplished man
курс, чередующий теорию с практикой	sandwich course
зачетка	record book
получить диплом	get a degree
освежать знания	brush up
натаскивать на тест	teach to the test
снизить стандарты	lower the standards