III. Make up a plan of the text in the form of questions.

IV. Render the text in a written form.

Text c

I. Mind the following words:

essence – суть, сутність

tool – інструмент

happiness – щастя, удача

relationship – зв’язок

common – загальний

valuable legacy – цінна спадщина

to warn – попереджати

to confuse – сплутувати

to put into effect the history – творити історію

II. Listen to the text “Ushinsky K. D.” and try to understand it.

III. True/False statements:

1. Ushinsky considered science as a basis of art.

2. Ushinsky said: “There is a common system of education to all nations”.

3. According to Ushinsky, education cannot solve the questions of live.

IV. Answer the following questions:

1. How can you express the main idea of Ushinsky’s education?

2. What is the role of education according to Ushinsky?

Unit 12

Topic: The Educational System in Ukraine

text a

I. Read and remember the following words and word-combinations:

general secondary education – загальна середня освіта

compulsory – обов’язковий

uniform level of knowledge – єдиний рівень знань

post-secondary education (higher education) – вища освіта

technical school – технічне училище (технікум)

institutions of higher learning – заклад вищої освіти

UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) – ЮНЕСКО (Організація Об’єднаних націй з питань освіти, науки і культури)

UN (United Nations) – Організація об’єднаних націй (ООН)

to constitute – складати

to ensure – забезпечувати

Junior specialist – молодший спеціаліст

with the interruption of work – з відривом від роботи

correspondence education – заочна освіта

form of ownership – форма власності

pursuant – згідно (з чимось)

equated to – прирівняний до (чогось)

II. Read and translate the following text: The Educational System in Ukraine

Ukraine has got rather developed system of education. General secondary education is free and compulsory. There are many gymnasiums, lyceums and private schools in Ukraine. The secondary school must secure a uniform level of knowledge, necessary for each pupil. Post-secondary education is provided by technical schools, colleges and institutions of higher learning: universities, academies and institutes.

The structure of higher education in Ukraine was built according to the structure of education in the developed countries of the world, as determined by UNESCO, UN and other international organizations.

The higher education constitutes an integral part of the educational system in Ukraine, as provided by the Law of Ukraine “On Education”. It ensures the fundamental scientific, professional and practical training by the following educational and qualification degrees: “Junior specialist”, “Bachelor”, “Specialist, Master”.

The higher education is received at higher educational institutions of the respective level of accreditation on the basis of: basic general secondary education and complete general secondary education.

Training of specialists at higher educational institutions may be carried out with the interruption of work (daytime education), without interruption of work (evening, correspondence education), by the combination of these two forms and, for certain professions, without attending classes.

Admission of citizens to higher educational institutions is made on the competitive basis according to skills and regardless of the form of ownership of an educational institution and sources of payment for education.

There are four levels of accreditation established pursuant to the status of higher educational institutions:

• first level – technical school, vocational school and other higher educational institutions equated to them;

• second level – college and other higher educational institutions equated to it;

• third and fourth levels (depending on the results of accreditation) – institute, conservatory, academy and university.

Higher educational institutions train specialists according to the following educational and qualification levels:

- junior specialist – is provided by technical and vocational schools, other higher educational institutions of the first level of accreditation;

- bachelor – is provided by colleges and other higher educational institutions of the second level of accreditation;

- specialist, master – are provided by higher educational institutions of the third and fourth levels of accreditation.

The network of higher educational institutions provides education for 392 students per each 10 thousand of population. Specialists having degree of higher education are trained in 70 areas that include more than 500 professions.