- •Contents:
- •Предисловие lesson 1. Education in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- •Read the text “Education in the uk” and translate it into Russian. Education in the uk
- •Vocabulary on the text
- •2. Mark stresses in the following words.
- •3. Write the following adjectives in the comparative and superlative degree.
- •4. Use the correct form of the adjectives given in brackets.
- •5. Use the proper degree of comparison.
- •. Translate into English.
- •Translate into English
- •Complete the sentences with the correct form of the adjectives in brackets
- •Insert as ... As or so ... As.
- •Translate into English.
- •Translate into Russian.
- •Insert as ... As, so ... As или than.
- •Complete the sentences with the correct form of the adjectives in brackets
- •Complete the sentences with the correct form of the adjectives in brackets
- •Translate into English.
- •21. Insert articles where necessary.
- •22. Insert prepositions.
- •Agree or disagree. Correct wrong statements.
- •I (quite) agree (with you). I don’t think so.
- •I think so too. I don’t agree.
- •28. Arrange the sentences according to the text.
- •29. Complete the following sentences according to the text.
- •30. Read the text and summarize the information. Compare higher education in Britain with the one in Russia. Higher Education in Great Britain
- •31. A) Make written translation of the text; b) think of a title.
- •32. Translate into English Образование с 16-ти лет
- •Образование с 18-ти лет
- •33. Ask your friend,
- •Review the information you’ve got from the Lesson 4. Summarize it using the suggested words and word combinations.
- •Lesson 2. Education in the usa
- •Read the text “Education in the usa” and translate it into Russian.
- •Vocabulary on the text
- •Read the sentences paying attention to the intonation.
- •Practise reading the following words and word combinations.
- •Read the sentences and translate them into Russian. In each sentence point out the Subject and the Predicate.
- •5. Define the correct word order in an English sentence.
- •6. Make up sentences out of the suggested words.:
- •7. Correct the mistakes in the given sentences:
- •8. Make up sentences out of the given words:
- •9. Choose the correct variant.
- •10. Ask questions to the following sentences: a) general; b) special; c) tag-question; d) alternative.
- •11. Choose the correct pronoun to complete the sentences.
- •12. Insert prepositions. System of education in the usa
- •Vocabulary and Comprehension Exercises
- •13. Give Russian equivalents.
- •14. Give English equivalents.
- •16. Agree or disagree. Correct wrong statements.
- •I (quite) agree (with you). I don’t think so.
- •I think so too. I don’t agree.
- •17. Arrange the sentences according to the text.
- •18. Complete the following sentences according to the text.
- •19. Match the school with its description.
- •20. Read the information and fill in the chart below the text.
- •21. Review the information you’ve got from Lesson 4. Summarize it using the suggested words and word combinations.
- •Lesson 4. Education in canada
- •1. Read the text ”Education” and translate it into Russian.
- •Vocabulary on the text
- •2. Read the sentences with rising-falling tone.
- •3. Give 3 forms of the following verbs.
- •4.Distribute the words into groups according to the part of speech.
- •5. Finish sentences using the words in brackets in a proper form.
- •Use the word given in capitals at the end of the line to form a word that fits in the space in the same line. The first answer has been given as an example.
- •Read the texts below and decide what part of speech in a, b, c or d best fits each gap in the sentences.
- •Read the texts below and decide what part of speech in a, b, c or d best fits each gap in the sentences.
- •6. Insert prepositions.
- •7. Insert the modal verbs “can”, “may”, or “must”.
- •Vocabulary and Comprehension Exercises
- •8. Give Russian equivalents.
- •9. Give English equivalents.
- •12. Agree or disagree. Correct wrong statements.
- •I (quite) agree (with you). I don’t think so.
- •I think so too. I don’t agree.
- •13. Arrange the sentences according to the text.
- •14. Complete the following sentences according to the text.
- •15. Read the text and find answers to the following questions.
- •Education in Canada
- •16. Render into English
- •17. Review the information you’ve got from Lesson 4. Summarize it using the suggested words and word combinations.
- •Тексты для просмотрового, поискового чтения и реферирования Higher Education in Great Britain
- •Americans Are Still Reading Plenty Of Books
- •A New University In San Francisco Plans To Change Everything About Education — Like 'Free' Tuition
- •Time to get the latest university news
- •How to Prepare Yourself to Well Study
- •Information
- •How to Improve Your Questioning Skills In English
- •Why Some Students fail to progress in English
- •Тесты по страноведению The United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland (the 1st level)
- •The United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland (the 2nd level)
- •The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (3rd level)
- •The United States of America (the 1st level)
- •The United States of America. (2nd level)
- •The United States of America (the 3rd level)
- •Uk.The Land and the People
- •I. Choose the correct answer for each question
- •II. Explain the word (what is it?)
- •III. Match the word and the description
- •Uk. Government
- •I. Choose the correct answer for each question
- •II. Explain the word (what is it?)
- •III. Match the word and the description
- •Uk. Education
- •I. Choose the correct answer for each question
- •II. Explain the word (what is it?)
- •III. Match the word and the description
- •Uk. Holidays and Customs
- •I. Choose the correct answer for each question
- •II. Explain the word (what is it?)
- •III. Match the word and the description
- •Uk. Sport
- •I. Choose the correct answer for each question
- •II. Explain the word (what is it?)
- •III. Match the word and the description
- •The uk Quiz ‘Do you know the uk?’
- •I. Choose the correct answer for each question
- •2. What is it?
- •3. Match
- •Geography of the usa
- •I. Choose the correct answer for each question.
- •II. Explain the word (what is it?)
- •History of the usa
- •I. Choose the correct answer for each question
- •II. What is it? Give the definition
- •III. Match the personal name and the description
- •American Holidays
- •I. Choose the correct answer for each question
- •II. What is it? Give the definition
- •The usa Quiz ‘Do you know the usa?’
- •1. Choose the correct answer for each question
- •2. What is it?
- •Vocabulary
- •Keys to the tests
- •Uk. The Land and the People
- •Uk. Government
- •Uk. Education
2. Read the sentences with rising-falling tone.
- коррекция, уточнение:
I believe his name is Philip. - David.
Я полагаю, его зовут Филипп. - Давид.
- мягкое, дружелюбное возражение:
I am afraid that's not so.
Боюсь, что это не так.
- сомнение, предположение:
What colour is her dress? It may be grey.
Какого цвета её платье? Возможно, оно серое.
- контраст, противопоставление:
I have a lot of Russian books, but no French books.
У меня много русских книг, но нет французских.
Grammar exercises
3. Give 3 forms of the following verbs.
To be, to pay, to have, to do, to give, to choose, to make, to send, to begin, to get, to take.
4.Distribute the words into groups according to the part of speech.
Education, educate, educational, constitution, constitute, province, provincial, establishment, establish, requirement, require,respond, responsible, association, associate, competition, compete, competitive, certificate,certification, celebration, celebrate, constant, constantly, timetable, intellect, high, highly,immediate, immediately, intellectual.
5. Finish sentences using the words in brackets in a proper form.
(Educate) is obligatory from the age of 6-7 till 15-16 years old.
Canada is one of the (high) developed countries in the world.
(Constitute) gives each province the right to choose its own curriculum.
The chief (province) departments of education establish standards and finance (education) (establish).
There is a (compete) to enter private school.
Use the word given in capitals at the end of the line to form a word that fits in the space in the same line. The first answer has been given as an example.
Actress Kate Winslet has achieved in five quick years what many (1) would love to accomplish in an entire (2) career. With her very first film role in Peter Jackson's Heavenly Creatures Kate attracted international (3) and critical acclaim for her high energy acting.
Kate's startling (4) in her first screen (5) did not come by accident. Born on October 5, 1975, in Reading, England, the striking blue-eyed blonde grew up in a family rich in (6) talent and background. By the time she was 13, Kate had her first (7) acting job when she made a (8) for Sugar Puffs cereal. In it, Kate first exhibited a love for (9) in her acting roles.
From the time Kate made her Sugar Puffs cereal commercial she very much prided herself on being (10) independent from her family. But don't (11) Kate's moving out of her parents' home at an early age as a sign of rebellion. Kate Winslet is very close to her parents, but says for some time she has felt much more (12) than her age.
(13) money, she secured a job (14) in a north London deli where she tried her hand at (15) meats and cheese for sandwiches. One day while working at the deli, Kate received a phone call. Kate had been selected out of a group of 175 aspiring actresses for a (16) role as Juliet Hulme, one of a pair of (17) schoolgirls in director Peter Jackson's movie, Heavenly Creatures along with Melanie Lynskey. Kate Winslet's fans and (18) have increased steadily throughout her film career, but many of her most devoted fans have been following her since the screening of Heavenly Creatures in 1994.
1. ACT 2. ACT 3. RECOGNISE 4. PERFORM 5. APPEAR 6. THEATRE 7. PAY 8. COMMERCE 9. DANCE 10. ECONOMIC 11. INTERPRET 12. MATURATION 13. NEED 14. WORK 15. SLICE 16. CO-STAR 17. OBSESS 18. ADMIRE