- •UNIT I.
- •EDUCATION
- •PART I. EDUCATION IN GREAT BRITAIN
- •Ex. 1. Mind the pronunciation
- •Ex. 2. Read and translate the text
- •Education in Great Britain
- •PART II. EDUCATION IN THE USA
- •Vocabulary:
- •Ex. 1. Learn the pronunciation of the following words:
- •Ex. 2. Read and translate the text.
- •SCHOOLING
- •Ex. 3. Find English equivalents in the text
- •Ex. 4. Give Russian equivalents
- •Ex. 5. Explain the meaning of the following words and word expressions:
- •Ex. 6. Read and translate the text:
- •System of evaluation in US schools
- •Ex. 7. Answer the questions.
- •Vocabulary:
- •Ex. 2. Read and translate the text
- •System of Education in Russia
- •Ex. 3. Give Russian equivalents.
- •Ex. 5. Explain the meaning of the words in English:
- •Ex. 5. Answer the following questions:
- •Ex. 6. Make up a dialogue on one of the topics:
- •Ex. 7. Translate into English.
- •YOUTH IS A DIFFICULT TIME.
- •Vocabulary:
- •Dyachenko Yakov Vassilievich (1817 - 1871)
- •Different means of travel
- •Trains
- •Vocabulary:
- •Role play
- •Ex. 2. Answer the questions:
- •Ex. 2. Answer the questions:
- •GUY FAWKES’ DAY.
- •Ex. 2. Discuss the following:
- •Ex. 2. Answer the questions:
- •CHRISTMAS.
- •Christmas in Egypt
- •Carl Faberge's Easter eggs
- •Vocabulary:
- •Women sizes
- •Men sizes
- •Vocabulary:
- •Ex. 2. Practice reading the following expressions.
- •Ex. 4. Improvise snort conversations for the following situations.
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Ex. 5. Explain the meaning of the words in English:
-a kindergarten
-a primary school
-a secondary school
-core subjects
-vocational specialized school
-a certificate of secondary education
-publicly supported schools
-privately supported schools
Ex. 5. Answer the following questions:
1.What guaranties and insured the right to education in Russia?
2.How long does it take you to get a compulsory education?
3.What educational establishments are provided for the school leavers?
4.Education is free in Russia, isn't it?
5.What are the main objectives of the educational reform?
6.What does a graduate course give to the students?
Ex. 6. Make up a dialogue on one of the topics:
1.The gaps of the British and Russian systems of education.
2.American and Russian education.
3.American and British high education.
Ex. 7. Translate into English.
1.Все права граждан определенного государства гарантированы конституцией данного государства.
2.Среднее образование в любой стране является обязательным.
3.Все претенденты на поступление в высшее учебное заведение должны сдать вступительные экзамены.
4.Название учебного заведения – лицей – возникло в глубокой древности.
5.Царскосельский лицей был символом великих традиций древней школы.
6.По количеству студентов Россия занимает одно из первых мест среди развитых стран мира.
7.Все школы России имеют в своем расписании основные предметы.
8.Во главе высшего учебного заведения России стоит ректор, проректоры отвечают за учебную и научную работы.
9.Не любой выпускник, закончивший вуз с "красным" дипломом, имеет возможность устроиться на работу.
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insurance |
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auditing |
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accounting |
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bachelor |
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jurisprudence |
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Bologna |
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catalogue |
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Portugal |
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Ex. 2. Read and translate the text.
Our Academy
Khabarovsk State Academy of Economics and Law was formed on the base of Khabarovsk Institute of National Economy, established in 1970. In 1994 the Khabarovsk branches of Moscow Commercial University and Moscow State Juridical Academy were joined as the faculties of Khabarovsk Institute of National Economy.
The Institute was reorganized into the Academy according to the Order of the State Committee of Higher Education of the Russian Federation.
At the present time Khabarovsk State Academy of Economics and Law is one of the leading Universities of the Far East.
Tens thousand specialists who are successfully working in the financialcredit establishments, banks, state management bodies, law and law bodies were trained by the Academy for the past years.
More than 11 thousand students are studying at the Academy. The training of the diploma-specialists is done by the six faculties in full-time, part-time, long or short term forms of education and also distance learning (part-time).There are 17 specialities and 20 specializations: law, management, banking, finance, insurance, taxes and taxation, accounting, auditing, statistics, foreign economic activities, commerce, marketing, advertising, tourism, information technologies in economy, mathematic methods in economy.
Academy is taking an active part in Bologna process and offers to get the education in multi-level programs:
-"Bachelor" in the following directions: economics, management, jurisprudence, commerce;
-"Master of International Business" in the following directions: financial management, strategic management, international business, enterprise economy.
Academy is actively developing international collaboration with the Universities of Great Britain, France, Germany, the USA, China, Republic of
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Korea, Japan, Sweden, Portugal, Mongolia, Finland and others, widely using the experience of foreign partners.
Foreign students can study at the Center of Cross-Cultural Communication having classes of the Russian language and Russian Culture. Foreign students can be tested in the Russian language knowledge (TORFL).
The students are gaining the extra military professions at the Military Department of Academy.
Two studying buildings, laboratories, computer-classes, classes with free access to internet, sport-complex, mini-stadium, playgrounds, tennis-court are at the students disposal.
The library fund of the Academy is rich in educational and scientific literature and the total amount of books is about 400 thousand, including foreign editions. The electronic catalogue of books and articles is working at the library.
The student scientific-research center of Academy is dealing with organizing and carrying out the scientific competitions, conferences, preparing and realizing the students' programs and projects.
The creative studios are working at the Academy, they regularly hold the youth creative evenings, concerts and festival "Freshmen", KVN (Club of Cheerful and Smart).
Ex. 3. Answer the questions.
1.What faculty do you study at?
2.What's the name of your specialty? Specialization?
3.What economic establishments would you like to work after graduating from the Academy?
4.Would you like to study at Master's degree program?
5.Is the Academy developing international collaboration? Can you prove it?
6.Can foreign students study at the Academy?
7.Are you satisfied with the library fund of the Academy?
8.Do you often use internet in computer-classes?
9.Does the Academy have opportunities for going in for sport?
10.What do you know about the sport life of the Academy?
11.Students of our Academy win prizes at the scientific competitions, don't they?
12.Do the students of our Academy take an active part in creative activity of Khabarovsk youth?
Ex. 4. Make up a dialogue and act it out.
1.Student A: a school-leaver choosing an institute to continue education Student B: a student of the Academy
2.Student A: a Freshman of our Academy
Student B: a student of senior courses of our Academy