- •1. Study the following words and find out their meanings.
- •2. Answer the questions.
- •3. Role play (see Parts b,c pp. 19-22).
- •4. Discussion points – see ex.5 p.23.
- •5. Render the following text into English, using active vocabulary of the Unit.
- •1. Study the following words and find out their meanings.
- •2. Answer the questions.
- •3. Role play (see Part b, pp. 30-38).
- •4. Discussion.
- •5. Render the following text into English, using active vocabulary of the Unit.
- •1. Study the following words and find out their meanings.
- •2. Answer the questions.
- •3. Role play (see Part b, pp. 49-55).
- •4. Discussion – see ex. 2 p. 56 (“Americanization”).
- •5. Render the following text into English, using active vocabulary of the Unit.
- •1. Study the following words and find out their meanings.
- •2. Answer the questions.
- •3. Role play (see Part b, pp. 66-76).
- •5. Render the following text into English, using active vocabulary of the Unit.
- •1. Study the following words and find out their meanings.
- •2. Answer the questions.
- •3. Role play (see Part b, pp. 86-93).
- •4. Discussion – see ex.3 p. 95 (City life vs. Small town life).
- •5. Render the following text into English, using active vocabulary of the Unit.
- •1. Study the following words and find out their meanings.
- •2. Answer the questions.
- •3. Role play (see Part b, pp. 103-109).
- •4. Discussion – see ex.5 p. 111 (Capital punishment).
- •5. Render the following text into English, using active vocabulary of the Unit.
- •1. Study the following words and find out their meanings.
- •2. Answer the questions.
- •3. Role play (see Part b, pp. 116-124).
- •4. Discussion – Do we have discrimination against minorities in our country?
- •5. Render the following text into English, using active vocabulary of the Unit.
- •1. Study the following words and find out their meanings.
- •2. Answer the questions.
- •3. Role play (see Part b, pp. 132-138).
- •4. Discussion – The roles of family life and career in the life of modern women.
- •5. Render the following text into English, using active vocabulary of the Unit.
- •1. Study the following words and find out their meanings.
- •2. Answer the questions.
- •3. Role play (see Part b, pp. 152-164).
- •4. Discussion – The political system of the usa: advantages and drawbacks.
- •5. Render the following text into English, using active vocabulary of the Unit.
- •1. Study the following words and find out their meanings.
- •2. Answer the questions.
- •3. Role play (see Part b, pp. 193-201).
- •4. Discussion – Pros and cons of American educational system (compare it with Russia).
- •5. Render the following text into English, using active vocabulary of the Unit.
- •1. Study the following words and find out their meanings.
- •2. Answer the questions.
- •3. Role play (see Part b, pp. 233-242).
- •4. Discussion – The role of the arts in the modern society of the usa and Russia.
- •5. Render the following text into English, using active vocabulary of the Unit.
- •1. Study the following words and find out their meanings.
- •2. Answer the questions.
- •3. Role play (see Part b, pp. 266-275).
- •4. Discussion – The role of the media in the modern society of the usa and Russia.
- •5. Render the following text into English, using active vocabulary of the Unit.
4. Discussion – The political system of the usa: advantages and drawbacks.
5. Render the following text into English, using active vocabulary of the Unit.
США - представительная демократия, все граждане которой должны подчиняться Конституции. Основные принципы политической системы США - это разделение властей, федерализм и система сдержек и противовесов. Эти принципы обеспечивают невозможность захвата всей власти одной политической группой. Конгресс, состоящий из палаты представителей и Сената, принимает законопроекты, которые станут законами, только если Президент, возглавляющий исполнительную власть, не наложит на них вето. В свою очередь, Конгресс может преодолеть вето президента большинством в 2/3 голосов.
Обычные граждане осуществляют свое влияние и формируют общественное мнение, образуя группы по интересам и обращаясь к профессиональным лоббистам. Тем не менее, многие жители политически не активны. Наличие всего двух основных партий, лишенных четкой идеологии, ограничивает выбор избирателей и обеспечивает их низкую явку. Избиратели не чувствуют, что их решение имеет большой вес. Вместе с тем, зачастую одной из партий удается одержать оглушительную победу над своим конкурентом.
6. Write an essay on the following topic: Pros and Cons of the Political System of the USA. Use active vocabulary of the Unit.
Unit 11. Education.
1. Study the following words and find out their meanings.
P. 188 to be entitled to do smth., (school) attendance, a tuition
P. 189 varied, to be enrolled in (classes, courses), to attain a diploma, rigorous, lax
P. 190 a student of exceptional ability, a curriculum (pl. curricula), the bulk of smth., a scholarship, needy
P. 191 an integrated school
P. 192 handicapped (children), academic achievement, illiterate, to even out inequalities
2. Answer the questions.
1. How can school attendance in the USA be characterized?
2. What are varied educational opportunities in the USA?
3. How does absence of national educational system in the USA affect school funding and curricula?
4. What inequalities exist in American education? What is desegregation? How are the rights of the handicapped protected?
5. What can be said about the quality of American education?
3. Role play (see Part b, pp. 193-201).
Role 1. You are an educational official. You are concerned about declining student achievement. You call for higher standards for students (see recommendations for improving student achievement p. 192) and other strict measures (see also pp.193-194). You critisize the softness of American education.
Role 2. You are another educational official. You are also worried that the education foundations in the USA are being eroded by a rising tide of mediocrity. Unlike your colleague, you call for more innovation , evening out of inequalities, development of private colleges, academic freedom and non-interference (p.201).
Roles 3-8. You are students of Jefferson High School (pp.195-196), Glenbrook South High School (p.196), Quincy High School (pp.197-198), other schools of the USA (p.199). You speak about the rules and traditions of your schools, express your attitude to them, approve or disapprove of the measures proposed by the educational officials, come out with ideas of your own.