1 . What statements are True or False (t); (f)

1. School is the traditional place for acculturating children into our national life .

2. F or students who are doing well in most subjects and who want to get higher education, school is an attractive place.

3. T eachers share their knowledge and experience with us, but we do not respond with love.

4. T he main purpose of our school is to create only working atmosphere.

5. The standard of education in our school is average.

6. S chool is not only a place of education; it is a place where we develop our relationships, increasing tolerance and mutual respect of one another among our classmates.

7. E veryone has an opportunity to take part in different performances at a school.

8. When our teachers criticize us, they follow such rules: they try to humiliate a student’s action.

9. W hen our teachers criticize us, they follow such rules: they do not impress upon him that he has no abilities; they try to contribute to the minds and souls of their students; they try to be a path for their students to go through a dark forest of school rules.

10. S o a teacher plays an important role in our education, and when we remember our school years we usually remember our teachers.

11. Almost all teachers don`t try to understand the students.

12. The teachers support us and care for us.

2. Translate into Russian:

traditional place national life modern age public culture different tasks higher education the most important role

social life a supportive and caring atmosphere mutual respect individual talents different sport competitions sensitive teachers

3. Prove with the help of the opinions that:

1. School is an attractive and a boring place at the same time.

2. Teachers are good, because they always help us.

3. School is not only a place for our education.

4. At school we have different cultural activities.

5. A teacher plays an important role in our life.

6. Teachers follow different rules.

4. Divide the following statements into 2 groups:

SCHOOL ADVANTAGES	SCHOOL DISADVANTAGES

5. Choose a proper word in each sentence:

1. ……… is the traditional place for acculturating children into our national life. (sport club; school)

2. For students who are doing well in most subjects and who want to get higher education, school is an …………… place. (attractive; boring).

3. The most important role of school is giving …………….. (amusement; knowledge).

4. The teachers ………… (take; share) their knowledge and experience with us.

5. School ………….. (dentist; psychologist) helps us to overcome difficulties and cope with our problems.

6. School is a place where we develop our …………….(relationships; drobegs)