Education of Roman Youth

Read the text, translate it. Be ready to compare systems of education in ancient Greece and Ancient Rome. Do it in pairs.

The Romans were no innovators in educational methods. They copied their educational method from the Greek. Roman boys were given noble examples of manhood to imitate. But unlike the Greeks, they were under the supervision not of a pedagogue ( as he often was a slave), but of their fathers. Thus a Roman youth was his father's frequent companion in forum, camp, and field. He learned the Roman virtues of fortitude, honesty and pity not only by imitating the heroes of legend and history but also by observing these virtues in his father and his father's companions. Rome's great schoolmaster Quintilian (42-118) mentioned that the way of learning by precept was long and difficult but by example short and easy.

Later the education of Roman youth became more literary in character. More time was spent on grammar and effective speech.

By the time the Greek or Roman youth had learned enough to begin the reading of some authors, another method of instruction was employed. First, selected passages were analyzed and discussed, then a literary critique of the passage as a whole was given. The selected passages were given for an exact reading with particular regard to pronunciation, punctuation, and rhetorical expression. Thus the youth were taught to express themselves artistically.

Contents

Unit One The English Language in Modern Life 3

Unit Two My Family and Myself 5

Unit Three My Friend 13

Unit Four My Daily Routine 17

Unit Five My Day Off 19

Unit Six My Flat 21

Unit Seven My University 25

Unit Eight Seasons and Weather 29

Unit Nine Ukraine 33

Unit Ten Economy and Industry in Ukraine……………………………..37

Unit Eleven Kyiv – The Capital of Ukraine 43

Unit Twelve Hlukhiv 48

Unit Thirteen Outstanding People of Ukraine 51

Unit Fourteen Great Britain 53

Unit Fifteen London 57

Unit Sixteen Outstanding People of Great Britain 60

Unit Seventeen Teaching Profession 67

Unit Eighteen Great Educators 70

Unit Nineteen Education in Ukraine 74

Unit Twenty The System of Education in Great Britain 76

Additional Reading……………………………………………………………….88

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Ткаченко Наталія Миколаївна

Мілютіна Ольга Костянтинівна

Чирва Марія Климівна

Read, Learn and Speak

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