2. Ответьте на вопросы по тексту:

1) Why is education one of the most important tasks in the national economy? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

2) How much do different countries spend on education? ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

3) What stages do the education systems of different countries include? ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

4) What sub-stages does each one comprise? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

5) How old are the learners at these stages? -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

6) What is the difference between secondary and middle schools? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

7) How do elementary and junior schools differ? ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

8) What exams do the British young people take? ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

9) How do these exams differ? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

10) What can young people choose for their exams? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

11) What types of schools are there? ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

12) When does the school year start in different countries? ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

13) How many terms are there in the school year? ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

14) How long do holidays last? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

15) When do young people begin to think about their future careers? -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

16) What do young people from different countries decide to do after leaving school? -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

17) What institutions serve to train young people for future jobs? ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

18) Why is it difficult to enter a higher education institution? -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

19) How many children from working-class families entered higher education institutions? ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

20) Where is higher education provided? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

21) What right do both institutions possess? ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

22) What academic degrees do students get? --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

23) What subjects can students obtain degrees in? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

24) When do students receive these degrees? -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

25) What are the degrees obtained for? ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

26) How are the possessors of these degrees called? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

27) What is Cambridge? -----------------------------------------------------------------

28) Whom was Cambridge founded by? ----------------------------------------------

29) Who is I.P. Pavlov? --------------------------------------------------------------------

30) Why did I.P. Pavlov come to Cambridge? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------