- •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
Read the texts below and decide what part of speech in a, b, c or d best fits each gap in the sentences.
Although the Smithsonian Institution may seem an American enterprise, its (1) _______ . He in the bequest of an Englishman, Smithson, who never even visited the United States. In October 1826, James Smithson (2) _______ his will, (3) _______ his vast (4) _______ to his nephew with one proviso: if the nephew died with no (5) _______ , Smithson's estate was to be given "to the United States of America, (6) _______ at Washington, under the name of the Smithsonian Institution, an Establishment for the increase and (7) _______ of knowledge among men". His nephew died, heirless, (8) _______ than seven years after his uncle.
1. origins original originality originally
2. writing written wrote writer
3. left leaving leave leaves
4. fortunate fortunated fortune fortunately
5. heirloom heirs heiress heirless
6. founding foundation founded to found
7. diffusion diffusible diffuse diffusing
8. little least a little less
Read the texts below and decide what part of speech in a, b, c or d best fits each gap in the sentences.
Periodicals are publications released on a (1) _______ basis that feature articles, poems, stories, and other types of writing. Many periodicals also (2) _______ photographs and drawings. Periodicals that are aimed at a general audience, such as weekly news roundups, are also called magazines. Those with a more (3) _______ audience, such as publications of (4) _______ organizations, can be termed journals.
(5) _______ , the difference between periodicals and news papers has been a matter of format, publication sched ule, and content. Most newspapers deal with the news of the day and are (6) _______ daily on pulp paper with relative ly large, unbound pages. Periodicals focus on more (7) _______ material, and when they deal with the news they tend do so in the form of (8) _______ or commentaries. For centurie periodicals generally (9) _______ on finer paper than newspapers, with smaller (10) _______ pages, and at intervals longer than a day (weekly, every two weeks, monthly, quarterly, or even annually).
In the 1990s, with the (11) _______ of the Internet, publishers began to release newspapers and periodicals online. This development (12) _______ the line between the two forms because the general format of online newspapers and periodicals is (13) _______ , and the publication schedule of both forms became more (14) _______ . For example, many newspaper publishers update their online versions throughout the day, and some online periodicals do the same Despite these technological changes, the two forms differing emphasis in choice of content remains a (15) _______ factor.
1. regularity regular regularly regulate
2. inclusion inclusive including include
3. narrow narrowed narrowing narrowness
4. scholarly scholar scholarship scholastic
5. History Historically Historic Historical
6. issue issuance issued issuing
7. specialize specialization specialized specializing
8. summarize summarizing summaries summarized
9. appear appearance appearing appeared
10. bind bound binding binder
11. growth growing grow grown
12. blur blurring blurry blurred
13. similarity similarly similar similize
14. flex flexible flexibility flexibly
15. distinguish distinguishing distinguished distinguisher
