- •Предисловие
- •The united kingdom of great britain and nothern ireland unit 1
- •Read, translate and remember:
- •The United Kingdom
- •Topical Vocabulary
- •Exercises
- •Translate the text.
- •Translate the following words:
- •Answer the questions:
- •Translate into English:
- •Climate in Britain
- •Read the text and compare the climate in Britain with the climate on the continent.
- •Check your comprehension.
- •Political system unit 2
- •Read, translate and remember:
- •State System of Great Britain
- •Topical Vocabulary
- •Exercises
- •Translate the text.
- •Fill in the blanks with prepositions or adverbs:
- •Answer the following questions.
- •Retell the text “State system of Great Britain”.
- •Translate into English:
- •Give the annotation of the text. Cities of the United Kingdom
- •Topical Vocabulary
- •Answer the questions:
- •Translate into English:
- •Education in great britain unit 3 British Schools
- •Topical Vocabulary
- •Answer the questions:
- •Translate into English:
- •Britain's Universities
- •Topical Vocabulary
- •Answer the questions:
- •Translate into English:
- •Unit 4 Bank Holidays and Celebrations in the United Kingdom
- •Topical Vocabulary
- •Answer the questions:
- •Translate into English:
- •Customs and Traditions in Great Britain
- •Topical Vocabulary
- •Answer the questions:
- •Translate into English:
- •Unit 5 Traditional Meals in Britain
- •Topical Vocabulary
- •Answer the questions:
- •Translate into English:
- •Unit 6 British Economy
- •Read the text and say what you know about the economy of the uk.
- •Check your comprehension.
- •The Population of the Country
- •1. Read the text and say what peoples live on the British Isles.
- •Check your comprehension.
- •Приложение Тексты для самостоятельного изучения
- •Read the following proper nouns correctly.
- •Read the text and name the main cities, rivers, mountains in England.
- •Check your comprehension.
- •1. Read the following proper nouns correctly.
- •2. Read the text and say what interesting you've got to know about Scotland.
- •Check your comprehension.
- •1. Read the following proper nouns correctly.
- •2. Read the text and say what you remembered about Wales.
- •Check your comprehension.
- •Read the following proper nouns correctly.
- •Read the text and speak about Northern Ireland.
- •Check your comprehension.
Education in great britain unit 3 British Schools
All British children must stay at school from the age of 5 until they are 16. Many of them stay longer and take final examinations when they are 17 or 18. Before 1965 all children of state schools had to go through special intelligence tests. There were different types of state secondary schools and at the age of 11 children went to different schools in accordance with the results of the tests.
State schools are divided into the following types:
Grammar schools. Children who go to grammar schools are usually those who show a preference for academic subjects, although many grammar schools now also have some technical courses.
Technical schools. Some children go to technical schools. Most courses there are either commercial or technical.
Modern Schools. Boys and girls who are interested in working with their hands and learning in a practical way can go to a technical school and learn some trade.
Comprehensive schools. These schools usually combine all types of secondary education. They have physics, chemistry, biology laboratories, machine workshops for metal and woodwork and also geography, history and art departments, commercial and domestic courses.
There are also many schools which the State does not control. They are private schools. They charge fees for educating children, and many of them are boarding schools, at which pupils live during the term time.
After leaving school many young people go to colleges of further education. Those who become students at Colleges of Technology (called «Techs») come from different schools at different ages between 15 and 17. The lectures at such colleges, each an hour long, start at 9,15 in the morning and end at 4,45 in the afternoon.
Topical Vocabulary
to stay at school |
- зд.: учиться в школе |
to take final examinations |
- сдавать выпускные экзамены |
a state school |
- государственная школа |
to go through special intelligence tests |
- сдавать специальный тест на уровень интеллектуального развития |
a secondary school |
- средняя школа |
in accordance with the results of tests |
- в соответствии с результатами тестов |
a grammar school |
- «грамматическая» школа |
to show a preference for academic subjects |
- проявлять склонности к академическим дисциплинам |
technical courses |
- технические предметы |
a technical school |
- «техническая» школа |
commercial |
- коммерческий |
a modern school |
- «современная» школа |
a trade |
- профессия, ремесло |
a comprehensive school |
- общеобразовательная школа |
a laboratory |
- лаборатория |
a machine workshop for metal and woodwork |
- мастерская с метало- и деревообрабатывающими станками |
a domestic course |
- домоведение |
a private school |
- частная школа |
to charge fees for educating smb. |
- брать деньги за чье-либо образование |
a boarding school |
- интернат |
term |
- семестр |
a college of further education |
- колледж дальнейшего образования |
a College of Technology |
- технический колледж |
a lecture |
- лекция |