Vocabulary:

to enter – поступати midwife – акушерка

to become – ставати to pay attention to – звертати увагу на

responsibility – відповідальність article – стаття

hostel – гуртожиток to master – оволодівати

to rent a room – орендувати кімнату to perform – виконувати

scholarship – стипендія to attend– відвідувати

nurse – медсестра to pass – здавати

doctor's assistant – фельдшер to do one's best – робити все можливе

I. Answer the questions:

1. What are the main specialties in your college?

2. Where do the students live?

3. Where do you live?

4. Do the students get scholarships and special grants?

5. What subjects do the students study?

6. When do the students begin to study medical subjects?

7. What is your favourite subject?

8. Where do the students have their practical training?

9. When does the academic year begin? When does it end?

10. How many terms are there in the academic year?

11. What is the grade system in your college?

12. Do students pass any tests and examinations?

13. What do you have to do to become a good specialist?

II. Translate into English:

1. Я навчаюся в медичному коледжі.

2. Івано-Франківський базовий медичний коледж є одним із найстаріших навчальних закладів області.

3. В нашому коледжі студенти можуть вибрати одну із трьох спеціальностей.

4. Студенти мають лекції з різних предметів.

5. З другого курсу студенти починають вивчати медичні дисципліни.

6. Студенти готуються до занять у читальному залі, де вони можуть знайти багато різних книжок.

Topic 35. System of Education in Ukraine

I. Complete the text with the words from the box.

basic private junior schooling available provided senior compulsory educational primary curriculum grades

Schooling in Ukraine

As a rule, schooling begins at the age of 6.

The Ukrainian educational system is organized into four levels: primary, secondary, higher and post-secondary education.

General secondary education is ... . Post-secondary education is ... in different ways. Primary and secondary school has three stages: …, basic and senior.

Primary school comprises ... 1 to 4. Grades 5-9 are usually referred to as “... school”, while 10-12 are “… school”. Students usually study in the same school building throughout their primary and secondary education. Primary ... lasts 4 years and basic school 5. The middle school ... varies slightly between schools. There are then 3 profile years. New types of schools appeared: gymnasiums, lyceums and ... schools.

Post secondary education is ... by vocational training schools, universities and institutes. Higher education gives different qualifications: ... specialist (Bachelor's), specialist and Master's Degree. Higher education is either state funded or private. Ukraine cooperates with more than 50 international ... organizations.