- •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
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- •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
The United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland (the 2nd level)
1. How did the Romans call Britain?
a) the Land of Song b) Albion c) the Green Island
2. When did the country’s official name become the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
a) 1801 b) 1603 c) 1535 d) 1921
3. What is the name of Southern extremity of Great Britain?
a) Gohn o’Groats b) Land’s End
4. What mountain separates England from Scotland?
a) the Pennine Chain b) the Cheviot Hills
c) the Cumbrians d) the Shetlands
5. What county of England is called “The Garden of England”?
a) Kent b) Somerset c) Devon d) Cornwall
6. What city is a religious capital in England and is regarded as the cradle of English Christianity?
a) Windsor b) York c) Canterbury d) Coventry
7. What county is the largest in England?
a) Devonshire b) Staffordshire c) Yorkshire d) Lincolnshire
8. What is the name of the highest mountain in England?
a) Ben Nevis b) Snowdon c) Ward Hill d) Scafell Pike
9. England is divided into counties. What is Scotland divided into?
a) countries b) regions c) counties d) districts
10. Many people in Scotland have the name McDonald. What does “Mac” mean?
a) son of b) mother’s name c) from family of d) comes from
11. What is the official residence of the Queen in Scotland?
a) Edinburgh Castle b) The Palace of Holyrood
c) Cardiff Castle d) Caernarfon
12. What are the inhabitants of Ireland in origin?
a) Celtic b) Saxon c) Briton d) Norman
13. Some people call their country Cymru. What country is it?
a) Scotland b) Wales c) Ireland d) England
14. What island is called the “Emerald Isle”?
a) Great Britain b) Orkney c) Ireland d) the Hebrides
15. What country did the Romans give the name Caledonia?
a) Wales b) England c) Scotland d) Ireland
16. When was the first treaty between England and Russia?
a) 1634 b) 1534 c) 1834 d) 1734
17. When was Scotland joined into the U.K.?
a) 1536 b) 1921 c) 1651 d) 1707
18. What does the Celtic Word “avon” mean?
a) a city b) a river c) a town d) a mountain
19. What language became official in England in the 13th century?
a) Old English b) Anglo-Saxon c) Norman-French d) Latin
20. When did the Romans first invade Britain?
a) in the 3rdc. A.D. b) in the 1stc. B.C.
c) in the 1stc. A.D. d) in the 3rdc. B.C.
21. Who is the patron of Scotland?
a) St. Patrick b) St. George c) St. Andrew d) St. David
22. Who is the patron of England?
a) St. Patrick b) St. George c) St. Andrew d) St. David
23. What is the symbol of the Speaker’s power?
a) the woolsack b) the bell c) the crown d) the mace
24. What is the nickname of the Liberal Party?
a) the Whigs b) the Tories c) the Elephant d) the Liberals
25. What is the name of the Conservative Party?
a) the Whigs b) the Tories c) the Elephant d) the Terra
26. Who is in Shadow cabinet?
a) the party with majority of seats b) Prime Minister
c) House of Commons d) the party in the official opposition
27. Who was the founder of the Lake School of poets?
a) G.G. Baron b) R.L. Stevenson c) W. Wordsworth d) R. Burns
28. What is the emblem of the world famous Edinburgh Festival of Music and Drama?
a) the poppy b) the daffodil c) the thistle d) the leek
29. What is a limerick?
a) a song b) a game c) a poem d) a dance
30. What is tartan?
a) a bird b) an animal c) a pattern of the Kilt d) a singer