Reading

A. Skimming

1. Read the title and define the theme of the text.

2. Skim the text and define the type of writing it belongs to (fiction or non-fiction); give the gist in two or three sentences.

B. Scanning

Scan the text for the right answers to the following questions:

1. What problem does the article deal with?

2. When did feminists get interested in education first? and Why?

3. Does the problem of gender inequality exist nowadays?

C. Close Reading

Comment on the structural components of the article. What statement does it open with? What information is given about the history of the problem—how it was and how it is now. What do the authors conclude with?

D. Critical Reading

1. Does the problem concerns only Britain?

2. Say if this information on the problem in Britain’s education helps comprehend the situation in our country.

3. Give a critical judgement and appreciation of the content and the style of the text.

Word Study

1. Explain the meanings of the following words and give their equivalents in Russian.

1. feminism

2. conformity

3. sexuality

4. orthodoxy

5. pastoral

6. trajectory

7. permanent

2. Give as many derivatives as you can of the words below.

1. feminine

2. concern

3. obvious

4. forfeit

5. conformity

6. celibate

3. Find in the text the English for.

1. то, как это есть;

2. это было интересно;

3. дать образование своим детям;

4. вкладывать деньги в их образование;

5. утрата перспектив на замужество;

6. быть подверженным двойному конформизму;

7. враждебность со стороны общества к … ;

8. И только в 1961 году учителя разного пола стали получать равную оплату.

9. Средние школы были однополые.

10. введение совместного обучения.

4. Say this in Russian.

1. Middle-class and upper-class parents.

2. They did have to safeguard their young ladies.

3. They adhered strictly to the conservative rules of ladylike behaviour.

4. Equal pay was a long way off.

5. the 1975 Sex Discrimination Act.

5. Use an English-English dictionary to differentiate between, to give illustrative contexts for the following.

Concern: a) to feel concern about something

b) with deep concern

c) it is no concern of mine

d) as concerns his conduct; as far as his conduct is concerned

e) to be concerned about the future

f) a matter of great concern

Way: a) the way it was

b) look this way

c) the other way round

d) nothing out of the way

e) preparations are under way

f) I will find a way to do it

g) to have a way with somebody.

Writing

1. Compress the information and

a) make up an outline of the text;

b) make up a précis.