
- •Illustration of use substitution patterns
- •Conversations
- •History of education
- •The Beginning of Formal Education
- •Sumerian and Egyptian Education
- •Other Middle Eastern Education
- •Ancient Greek Education
- •Ancient Roman Education
- •E ducation in great britain
- •School education in great britain
- •The first day at school
- •A day at school
- •My school
- •School uniforms: where they are and why they work
- •Users' Guide to Adopting a School Uniform Policy
- •Long Beach, California
- •Error: Reference source not foundCo-education: a high price to pay
- •Any form of education other than co-education is simply unthinkable
- •The counter-argument: key words
- •Read the following text and do the tasks. What to do about homework
- •1. Find in the text the English for:
- •2. Form the derivatives from:
- •3. Replace the underlined words or word combinations with the corresponding synonyms:
- •5. Ask all types of questions about the text. Be ready to answer them. (Work in pairs.)
- •6. Speak on the aims of homework at different grade levels.
- •7. Share your own ideas about the importance of homework at school.
- •Going to university in britain
- •Assignments:
- •1. Give Russian equivalents to the following words and word combinations
- •2. Answer the questions:
- •3.Your friend wants to go to University in Great Britain. Help him and write a plan for applying.
- •4. Complete the dialogue with these words:
- •5. In what way does the system for going to University in Great Britain differ from that in Belarus? Compare and discuss.
- •British universities
- •Assignments:
- •1. Find in the text equivalents to the following words and word combinations:
- •2. Choose the best answer to complete each sentence.
- •5. Patricia meets Vince again. He asks to take her out. Read and reproduce.
- •”Examinations exert a pernicious influence on education”
- •Oyster river middle school
- •Additional reading
- •Higher education in the usa
- •Americans go to college
- •Selecting a college or university
- •Traditions in education
- •Higher education-tomorrow
- •Northern ireland council for the curriculum examinations and assessment
- •Answer either Question 1 or Question 2
- •Article a How to cut the cost of kitting out
- •Leaflet for "Trotters and Friends"
- •Answer either Question 3 or Question 4. Either
- •Литература
УО «Мозырский государственный
педагогический университет»
кафедра иностранных языков
и МПИЯ
Speech Practice
Topic: EDUCATION
Мозырь
2003
TOPICAL VOCABULARY
"The path to becoming an astronaut is rougher than I thought."
1.
college колледж
After leaving college she took up history teaching. После окончания колледжа она начала преподавать историю.
faculty факультет
Syn. department отделение, факультет
school
1.школа, училище
In my school we start at 9 in the morning. В моей школе уроки начинаются в 9 часов.
2.занятия, уроки в школе
School begins at eight o'clock. Уроки начинаются в 8 часов.
boarding-school школа-интернат
comprehensive school общеобразовательная школа
grammar school грамматическая школа
modern school современная школа
night-school вечерняя школа
primary school начальная школа
Syn. elementary school
public school средняя школа закрытого типа (обычно интернат) с высокой оплатой за обучение (как правило, для мальчиков) secondary school средняя школа
technical school техническое училище, техникум
school of extensive English learning школа с преподаванием ряда предметов на английском языке
2.
education образование, обучение
Не received a good education. Он получил хорошее образование.
higher education высшее образование
compulsory education обязательное обучение
free education бесплатное образование, обучение
self-education самообразование
fee плата (за обучение)
learning изучение, учение
Learning comes easy to him. Учение дается ему легко.
training обучение, воспитание
physical training физкультура, физвоспитание
Syn. physical education
industrial training производственная практика
stipend стипендия
Syn. scholarship особый вид стипендии, получаемой студентами Оксфордского и Кембриджского университетов, а также стипендия, получаемая за успехи в определенной науке.
3.
algebra алгебра
arithmetic арифметика
biology биология
botany ботаника
chemistry химия
domestic science домоводство
drawing рисование, черчение
Syn. draftsmanship черчение
engineering техника
electrical engineering электротехника
radio engineering радиотехника
geography география
geometry геометрия
handicraft ручной труд
history история
mathematics математика coll. maths
physics физика
subject предмет (учебный)
English is my favourite subject. Английский язык – мой любимый предмет.
time-table расписание
4.
dean декан
graduate 1. выпускник вуза; 2. выпускник учебного заведения
undergraduate студент (последнего курса)
Syn. school leaver
master учитель (по какому-либо предмету)
Mr.Brown is our history master. Мистер Браун – наш учитель истории.
headmaster директор школы (мужчина)
Syn. principal
mistress учительница
headmistress директор школы (женщина)
monitor староста
Syn. class captain
professor профессор
assistant professor доцент
pupil ученик
repeater второгодник
student студент
He is a student of chemistry. Он студент-химик.
first-year student студент первого курса
extra-mural (correspondence) student студент-заочник
post-graduate (student) аспирант
teacher учитель
Syn. master, mistress
head teacher завуч
Syn. staff head
tutor 1) домашний учитель, школ. наставник; 2) воспитатель, классный руководитель
5.
assembly hall актовый зал
canteen столовая
cloak-room гардероб, раздевалка
gymnasium спортивный зал
coll. gym
hostel общежитие
laboratory лаборатория
coll. lab
library библиотека
office кабинет (служебный)
headmaster's office кабинет директора (школы)
dean's office деканат
room класс, кабинет (учебный), мастерская
staff (teachers') room учительская
geography room географический кабинет
woodwork room столярная мастерская
6.
break перемена
I couldn't find you during the break. Я не мог тебя найти на
перемене (во время перемены).
Syn. interval
class класс
Syn. form
junior classes младшие классы
senior forms старшие классы
seventh-former семиклассник
classes pl занятия, уроки
Why were you absent from classes on Monday? Почему вы отсутствовали на уроках в понедельник?
laboratory classes лабораторные занятия
examination экзамен
When are you taking your examination in geography? Когда ты сдаешь экзамен по географии?
coll. exam
entrance exam вступительный экзамен
eleven plus exam (11+) экзамен по проверке умственных способностей, который сдают в Англии учащиеся в возрасте 11 лет по окончании начальной школы.
lecture лекция
We have a lecture on astronomy today. У нас сегодня лекция по астрономии.
lesson урок
Now we shall have a lesson in literature instead of chemistry.
Сейчас у нас будет урок литературы вместо химии.
Are you learning (doing) your lessons? Учишь (делаешь) свои уроки?
extra lesson дополнительный урок
mark оценка, отметка
Your mark is five. Твоя оценка «пять».
What mark did you get (were you given) in chemistry? Какую
оценку ты получил (тебе поставили) по химии?
period учебный час, урок (в английских школах)
What have we got in the first period? Какой у нас первый урок?
In some English schools periods are 35 minutes. В некоторых английских школах уроки продолжаются по 35 минут.
term 1) четверть (в школе); 2) семестр
Не has been doing badly this term. В этой четверти (этом семестре) он плохо занимался.
test испытание; зачет, контрольная работа
We shall have a test on fractions. У нас будет контрольная работа на дроби.
Syn. quiz
vacation каникулы
Syn. holidays
7.
book книга
day-book дневник
Why isn't your day-book filled up? Почему у тебя не заполнен дневник?
exercise-book тетрадь (для упражнений)
Prepare your exercise-books for written work. Подготовьте тетради для письменной работы.
composition сочинение
note запись
Do you take notes of the lectures? Вы ведете конспект лекций?
paper письменная работа The time is up; hand in your papers, please.Время истекло; сдавайте ваши работы, пожалуйста.
examination-paper экзаменационная работа
test-paper контрольная (зачетная) работа
sum задача (арифметическая)
Are you good at sums? Вы хорошо решаете задачи?
Can you do this sum? Вы можете решить эту задачу?
Did you get that sum right? Вы правильно решили эту задачу?
Syn. problem задача (математическая, физическая и т. д.)
"How many times have I to tell you that you must do sums yourself!"
8.
card 1) билет; 2) карточка, табель
Was your card difficult? У тебя был трудный билет?
progress card табель (успеваемости)
certificate письменное удостоверение; свидетельство
curriculum (pl curricula) учебный план, программа
The curriculum in our school differs from the curriculum of an ordinary school. Программа в нашей школе отличается от программы обычной школы.
diploma диплом
excuse 1. извинение, оправдание
I have brought a written excuse from my mother. Я принес записку от матери.
2. отговорка, предлог
You are late. What excuse? Ты опоздал. В чем дело? (Какая причина?)
9.
to attend посещать
I attend classes regularly. Я регулярно посещаю занятия.
to be good at быть сильным (способным) в каком-л. предмете
Не was good at arithmetic from the very first class. Он с первого класса проявил способности к арифметике.
Syn. to be clever at
Ant. to be poor at быть слабым
to be quite at home in хорошо владеть (предметом), разбираться
He's quite at home in physics. Он прекрасно разбирается в физике.
to be at the top (bottom) of the class быть первым (последним) в классе
Who is at the top (bottom) of your class? Кто у вас учится лучше всех (хуже всех) в классе?
to catch up (with) догонять
You have to work hard to catch up with the rest of the class. Тебе придется много поработать, чтобы догнать класс.
to coach (up) заниматься (с репетитором); подготавливать (к экзаменам)
Will you coach me up in physics? Вы будете со мной заниматься (поможете мне) по физике?
to con зубрить
I can't just con my lesson without understanding it properly. Я не могу просто зубрить урок, не понимая его как следует.
to cram натаскивать к экзаменам; наспех зазубривать
crammer репетитор
to crib списывать
Who did you crib your homework from? У кого ты списал домашнее задание?
to do (take) a subject проходить предмет
We do (take) astronomy this year. У нас в этом году астрономия.
to do sums (problems) решать задачи
to do well хорошо себя проявить (сдать экзамен)
She did well in geography. Она хорошо сдала географию.
to enter поступать
When did he enter the Institute? Когда он поступил в институт?
to fail не сдать (экзамен), провалиться
You'll fail in (at) your exams if you don't work hard enough. Вы провалитесь на экзамене, если не будете работать как следует.
to finish кончать (школу)
You will soon finish, Tom. Ты скоро окончишь школу, Том.
to graduate окончить (высшее учебное заведение)
She graduated from the Institute in 1958. Она окончила институт в 1968 году.
to lag behind отставать
I am lagging behind in algebra. Я отстаю по алгебре.
to learn учить, изучать, выучить
How long have you been learning English? Сколько времени вы изучаете английский язык?
Syn. to study
to miss пропускать
Why did you miss classes yesterday? Почему вы пропустили вчера занятия?
to pass 1) выдержать экзамен
Have you passed your exams? Вы уже сдали экзамены?
2) переходить
Не passed on to the 7th form. Он перешел в 7-й класс.
to read up for examinations готовиться к экзаменам
I'm tired: I've been reading up for my examination. Я устал —
готовился к экзамену.
to repeat 1. повторять, снова сказать
Please repeat that. Пожалуйста, повторите это.
Note: глагол to repeat не употребляется в значении «тренировать, заучивать», например: Ты должен еще раз повторить этот урок. You must study this lesson again (You must review (recapitulate) this lesson). Повторяйте пока слова и выражения. Practise the words and phrases meanwhile.
2. повторяться, вновь случаться
Jim may repeat the year. Джим может остаться на второй год.
Syn. to stay down for another year
to study учить(ся)
to study by correspondence учиться заочно
to take an examination сдавать экзамен
When do you take your exam in literature? Когда вы сдаете
экзамен по литературе?
Syn. to sit up (for an exam)
Illustration of use substitution patterns
1)"Where do you study?"
Does he study at School 85.
Boarding School 17
a school of extensive English learning
a technical school
an art school
a Grammar School
2) "What's your favourite subject?"
"I like mathematics most of all."
geography
languages
chemistry
history
housekeeping
"I'm explaining to you for the last
time how area of the circle is
measured."
3) "What is Jim good at?"
clever at
poor at
"He is good at doing sums."
poor at solving problems
clever at memorizing foreign words
clever at drawing
clever at biology
4) "Can you help me with this text?""
problem
sum
theorem
formula
"Certainly."
Of course, I can.
You're welcome.
5) "Why didn't you attend the previous lesson in physics?"
lecture on history
extra lesson
laboratory classes
seminar in political economy
"The point is that I was not well."
I didn't know about it.
I couldn't leave my sick brother.
I confused the time-table.
I was late for it.
6) "What mark did you get for your composition?"
translation
test
examination
"I was given an excellent mark."
a good mark
a satisfactory mark
a bad mark
7) "Where can I see the headmaster?"
the French teacher
the tutor
"He is probably in the headmaster's office."
the assembly hall
the staff room
the geography room
the school canteen
the gym (gymnasium)
8) "What are you going to do tomorrow morning?"
in the afternoon
at this time tomorrow
"I think I'll be reading up for the exams."
doing my lesson
writing the composition
learning history
copying Jim's notes on literature
Conversations
I
"Have you written your composition, Ben? It's due today."
"Of course. And what about you?"
"Not yet. I didn't think it would be so difficult and started it
only yesterday."
"Well, it will teach you a lesson. Never put off till tomorrow what
you can do today, you know."
II
"Paul wouldn't like to fail in his exam, would he?"
"Of course he wouldn't. Who would!"
"But he hasn't been working very hard. He thinks he is clever
enough to pass his exams without much work, doesn't he?"
"Yes, he relies too much on his memory but I doubt it can carry
him out when doing physics."
III
"As sure as eggs is eggs, Bob won't do well at the exam."
"Why do you think so?"
"He has missed much and doesn't attend the extra lessons now."
"No fear. He's quite at home in the subject."
IV
"How about reading up for the entrance exams together?"
"Fine. And let's ask Jane to join us too, she has passed her finals
with honours."
"I don't mind. But she thinks too much of herself, doesn't she?"
"Not in the least. She is a good friend and never refuses to help
anybody."
V
"What form are you in now, Robert?"
"I'm not in a form yet. I'm in class three. Next year we'll have
our eleven plus exams. If I'm lucky, I'll get good marks and I'll
enter a grammar or technical school."
"And which would you prefer?"
"I'd better go to a secondary technical school."
VI
"Why doesn't Jim work harder?"
"You know that very well – because he's lazy."
"Do you think the teacher will put up with that very long?"
"I'm afraid he won't, and Jim will have to repeat the-class."
VII
"May I go to the cinema tonight, Dad?"
"Yes, you may, if you've done all your lessons."
"And may I stay a little longer than usual?"
"No, you may not. You must be back by nine. You have your
exams soon."
VIII
"Who told you there would be no classes tomorrow?"
"George did."
"Do you think we can believe him?"
"Certainly, I heard the staff head say that, too."
IX
"Playing truant again, Jim?"
"Yes, I feel like staying away from Mr. West's lesson. He's very
strict and keeps picking at me all the time."
"Well, well. Isn't it wiser to learn lessons better and be present
in class?"
X
"Hallo, Harry! Why didn't you come to us yesterday? We had a nice table-tennis game."
"You see, my brother took me to a lecture on higher mathematics."
"Was it interesting?"
"Frankly speaking, not. It was all Greek to me1 and went over
my head."
XI
"You know, Nick was asked to leave the room at the lesson in chemistry."
"Was he really? What did he do to deserve such a severe punishment?"2
"He struck a match and burnt a piece of paper at his desk."
"Well, I never expected that of him. Was he reported to his parents?"
"Surely. The teacher demanded his day-book. I think he'll get it hot."
XII
"Would you like to go and see Nell today?"
"Well, I was thinking of learning some German."
"Oh, but you can do that tomorrow."
"Yes, and I can see Nell tomorrow, too."
Read the text and do the tasks that follow.