School then and now
Parents
and Teachers are always making _______ (1) between the time when they
were _______ (2) and the present _______ (3). They say everything was
better than it is today, especially in _______ (4). For example, they
say they used to work much _______ (5) in school, and that nowadays,
we aren’t very interested. I _______ (6), because we spend hours
every day doing homework after lessons or _______ (7) for _______
(8). I wonder if our parents really had to study so much after school
every day. In my opinion, it is no _______ (9) to say we have
forgotten how to play. I think one reason why kids _______ (10) in
class is because they need to get rid of stress.
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ask
8. Put in the articles where it is necessary.
People in education
___ (1) professor is not ___ (2) teacher in ___ (3) secondary school, but has ___ (4) academic position in ___ (5) university. ___ (6) lecturer is ___ (7) university teacher. Lecturers and professors give ___ (8) lectures. ___ (9) students in Britain usually have ___ (10) tutor who gives them ___ (11) advice and teaches students in small groups. You graduate from ___ (12) university with ___ (13) degree. If you do ___ (14) postgraduate work, you will have ___ (15) supervisor to help you and advise you.
Task 9. Odd one out.
education, knowledge, learning, courage, studies, homework;
chemistry, English, sharpener, physics, physical training, algebra;
laboratory, workshop, assembly hall, library, classroom, gym, tutor.
Task 10. Put each of the following words or phrases in its place in the text.
staff private school pupils compulsory start
terms secondary school mixed specialise pass
take playschool learn subjects fail
marks primary school state school
Bobby’s parents decided to send him to a _____ (1) when he was three. They wanted him to _____ (2) to play with other children. In Britain children must, by law, _____ (3) school at the age of five. Education is _____ (4) from then. Bobby’s first real school was a _____ (5). There are three _____ (6) a year and holidays at Christmas, Easter and in summer. The ____ (7) are boys and girls together, so it’s a _____ (8) school. The teachers on the _____ (9) are young and friendly. Bobby likes the school.
Sally has just started her new school at the age of 11. There are different kinds of school from this age, but the general term for them is _____ (10). Sally’s school is a government school, usually called a _____ (11). Some parents pay to send their children to a _____ (12). At first Sally will take a lot of different _____ (13) (history, English, chemistry, etc.), but, after s few years, she’ll begin to _____ (14) in things she is good at and interested in. Then she’ll ____ (15) some exams. If she can _____ (16) a number of exams with good _____ (17) (A,B,C), it will help her to get a good job. Os course, she hopes she doesn’t _____ (18).
Task 11. Put each of the following prepositions in its place in the sentences below.
from |
in |
with |
between |
of |
at |
to |
on |
I started school ___ the age ___ six.
We have a lot ___ different subjects.
Our longest holiday are ___ summer.
The teachers ___ the staff are very young and friendly.
My sister goes ___ a secondary school.
She’s good ___ English.
She’s probably pass her exams ___ good marks.
My brother’s ___ university.
He gets a grant ___ the state.
Mathematics will be very useful ___ him ___ the future.
Task 12. Translate into English and give examples of different types of sciences.
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природничі 2.
гуманітарні
науки науки
3
.
суспільні
4. технічні
науки науки
Task 13. Have a look at the pictures below and comment on them.
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Task 14. Read the texts on financial education in Great Britain.
There are a great number of educational establishments where you can get economical and financial education in Great Britain. There are financial schools, training courses, colleges and departments at colleges and universities. You can get financial degree in Business, Management, Finance, Real Estate and Planning, Accounting online, as well.
The curriculum of the background “Accounting” and “Finance” includes bookkeeping and accounting, Cooperative and International Finances. Micro- and Macroeсonomics, Planning Financial Analyses, Financial Management, Marketing, Banking, Audit, some Arts ( = the humanities is English universities), such as Political Science and Economic Geography.
To get the Bachelor’s degree students study 3 years and for Master’s degree students study 1 year.
The education at the University costs in average ₤8, 000.#
The most prestige Universities where there are Eeconomics, Finance, Business schools or departments are:
London School of Economics and Political Sciences (Лондонсска школа економіки та політичних наук),
University of Manchester (університет Манчестера),
University of Bristol (університет Бристоля),
University of West of England (Западной Англии),
University of Durham (університет Дарема),
U
niversity
of Essex
(університет Ессекса),University of Exeter (університет Эксетера,
University of Strathclyde (Стратклайд),
University of Newcastle (Ньюкасла),
University of Edinburgh (Эдинбурга),
University of Glasgow (Глазго),
University of Paisley (Пейсли),
University of Stirling (Стерлинга),
University of Wales (Уэльса),
London Guidehall University,
the World’s Business Scholl in London.
London School of Economics and Political Sciences and University of Manchester make research in finance and are highly ranked. The rest of the University also enjoy great popularity.