- •Язык профессионального общения:
- •Starter activity
- •Reading one
- •Moral Re-armament: History and Challenges
- •1. Give definitions of the following words and word-combinations, make use of a dictionary. Reproduce the situations they are used in the text.
- •Reading two Britain’s Moral Crisis
- •Starter activity
- •Reading one What Makes People Volunteer
- •Speech activities
- •Reading two
- •Nurse Nicky Nears Her Peak of Fitness
- •Reading one Who Uses Drugs and Why?
- •2. Check and compare your answers with your partner. Language Focus
- •Reading two
- •Europe: Drugs – Adapting To New Realities
- •Reading three
- •They're toking up for algebra class. Teenagers need incentives to keep it clean
- •Reading four
- •Partnering Against Trafficking
- •Discussion
- •Imagine you are the head of a Charity Fund. Write a report about the charity activities your fund is performing. Functional vocabulary
- •Phrases related to the topic
- •Speech Functions Bank
- •I. Interrupting People
- •Reading One Status of Women
- •Status of women and girls around the world: facts and figures (provided by the Global Fund for Women)
- •Violence
- •Insert prepositions or particles where necessary.
- •Reading two Schoolbooks and the female stereotype
- •Reading One The Qualities to Look for in a Wife
- •Reading two What’s wrong with marrying for Love
- •Reading three
- •I’m your Equal, Partner!
- •Is your relationship out of balance? Scared to stick up for yourself? It's time for a change
- •Imagine you are having a row with your male partner/husband. Work in pairs and try to make it up with the help of the Five r’s.
- •Reading One Careers and Marriage
- •1. Explain the meaning of the word combinations used in the text:
- •3. What practical tips for having a stable and fruitful marriage were given in the text? Discuss them in pairs. Reading two They'll Never Go Home Again
- •1. Answer the questions:
- •Reading three The Frustrated Housewife
- •Insert a preposition or a particle where necessary.
- •Interview several working and staying-at-home mothers about their attitude to the problems raised in the text. Present the findings of your questionnaires in class and analyse the results together.
- •Role-play. Discuss the problem.
- •General Discussion
- •Phrases related to the topic
- •I. Asking for and Giving Opinions
- •2. Use appropriate language from the boxes above to ask for and give opinions in the following situations.
- •2. Explaining and Justifying
- •1. Make the following into statements explaining and justifying using the language from the box above.
- •2. Use appropriate language from the box above to make statements explaining and justifying in the following situations.
- •1. Asking for Clarification
- •2. Giving Clarification
- •1. Make the following into questions and statements asking for and giving clarification.
- •2. Ask for and give clarification in the following situations.
- •1. Make the following into statements of agreement and disagreement using the language in the boxes above.
- •Reading one Censorship Debate
- •Insert particles or prepositions where necessary. Translate the sentences into Russian/Belarusian.
- •Reading two bbc Chiefs Order Tough Curb on tv Sex and Violence
- •Reading three
- •Is Film Censorship Necessary?
- •Insert particles or prepositions where necessary. Translate the sentences into Russian/Belarusian.
- •Reading four Censorship – What and by Whom?
- •Insert particles or prepositions where necessary. Translate the sentences into Russian/Belarusian.
- •Reading two
- •Public Concerns
- •Did he follow this pattern? ________
- •Reading three Paying the Price for News
- •Functional vocabulary
- •Phrases related to the topic
- •The power of the media Speech Functions Bank
- •I. Expressing Preferences
- •II. Talking about likes and Interests.
- •Starter activity
- •Reading one Ten Ways to find the best schools
- •Bruce Kemble. News Week. 2002 Language focus
- •A Whitehall checklist;
- •Speech activities
- •Reading two Slimmed-down School Curriculum Aims to Free Quarter of Timetable for Pupils Aged 11 to 14
- •Reading three High-Stakes Games
- •Reading four
- •5 Times More Florida Kids to Repeat Third Grade State's New Policy Links Promotion to Reading Test Scores
- •Reading one Why Parents Choose to Opt out of State System
- •In the following sentences use the right particle with the verb to put:
- •Reading two
- •Reading three The City – as- School
- •Imagine that a friend of yours is considering sending his/her child to a non-government school (institute) you are working in. Write a letter either encouraging or discouraging him/her.
- •Reading one Survey Results Detail What Top Entry Level Employers Want Most
- •Reading two Employers Still Prefer Traditional Degrees Over Online Learning, Study Finds
- •Insert prepositions or particles where necessary.
- •In groups of 3 or 4 prepare and stage a debate on the prospects of online learning. For more ideas read the supplementary texts and visit the relevant web sites.
- •Reading three Two in Three Trainee Teachers who Qualify 'Are not up to the Job'
- •Functional vocabulary
- •Phrases related to the topic
- •Speech Functions Bank
- •1. Asking for More Detailed Information
- •1. Make the following into questions or statements asking for more detailed information using the language in the box above.
- •2. Use appropriate language from the box above to ask for more detailed information in the following situations.
- •2. Making Comparisons
- •1. Make the following into statements of comparison using the language in the box above.
- •2. Use appropriate language from the box above to make statements of comparison about the following.
- •3. Making generalisations
- •2. Use appropriate language from the box above to make generalisations about the following.
Insert prepositions or particles where necessary.
Employers would rather hire applicants with traditional degrees … job candidates with online degrees
The university is biased … natural sciences.
These exercises are an ideal complement … my usual methods.
Regardless … earning her traditional degree she had failed to qualify … a postgraduate grant.
Their educational qualifications entitle them … a higher salary.
The findings of the research show that only a third of the online learners are fully … … their future job.
The number of teachers … core subjects has increased … 10 per cent since 2000.
A university degree may give one a head start … getting a graduate-level job.
Speech activities
Answer the following questions.
Why are employers skeptical about online education?
What in your opinion are the advantages and disadvantages of virtual institutions?
Why (regardless of evident flaws) is online training gaining credibility among employers?
Have you had any opportunity of taking online courses? What are your impressions?
In groups of 3 or 4 prepare and stage a debate on the prospects of online learning. For more ideas read the supplementary texts and visit the relevant web sites.
Comment on the following Career Centre quotes:
employers consistently ask for candidates who are driven to succeed. Internships, volunteer experiences and research projects are impressive to companies;
employers will often take students with less experience, if they can prove in the interview that they have the right attitude, personality, drive, and that they are a good fit with the company and its mission and values;
students should spend more time preparing to market their skills to recruiters;
it is crucial that colleges keep a finger on the pulse of industry to ensure they are teaching their students the essential job skills that employers require.
Say if you agree or disagree with the following statements and give your reasons.
The subject you study is more important than where you study it.
The classic liberal education fills the mind with a lot of delightful but rather useless knowledge.
Putting yourself through a university is no guarantee of brilliance and success in life. (For more ideas read the supplementary text “Who Needs a Degree?”).
Reading three Two in Three Trainee Teachers who Qualify 'Are not up to the Job'
As many as two-thirds of new teachers in crucial subjects are not up to the job, a leading teacher trainer claims today.
Professor David Burghes believes teaching is 'in crisis' because senior staff are quitting early and entry requirements for new staff are set too low.
A think-tank report which he helped to write also found severe shortages in core subjects, a fivefold increase in unqualified teachers in a decade and soaring teacher turnover at comprehensives plagued by pupil indiscipline.
It claims a government target-setting culture has made teaching unattractive to promising young entrants.
This has forced ministers to attempt to increase the quantity of teachers without regard for their quality.
Professor Burghes, who trained secondary maths teachers at Exeter University, told the Daily Mail he believed only a third of trainees were fully up to the job and would make 'really good, charismatic teachers'.
He said a further third were mediocre, while the rest were so poor that pupils would be better off taught in larger classes by a skilled teacher.
Professor Burghes, who moved recently to Plymouth University, said that substandard teachers rarely failed to qualify because of weaknesses in the assessment system.
He went on: 'There is, in my view, a crisis in the recruitment and retention of teachers of high quality, who love their subject, are good communicators and love teaching.' Ministers had boasted of increasing the number of teachers by more than 10 per cent since 1997, but improved recruitment masked wide variations in the quality of staff, he warned.
At primary level, just 45 per cent of new teachers had two good A-levels. Only 39 per cent of would-be secondary maths teachers got 2.1s in their degrees.
The report, Teaching Matters, found persistent recruitment problems in science and modern languages as well as schools with large numbers of badly-behaved pupils.
The number of 'unqualified' teachers - those without European teaching certificates and instructors with subject knowledge but no qualifications - has risen from 2,600 in 1997 to 11,800 now.
However Graham Holley, chief executive of the Training and Development Agency for Schools, said: 'The trend of initial training for teachers clearly demonstrates a year-on-year improvement in quality.’
By Laura Clark. Education Reporter
Language focus
Explain what the following words and phrases mean from the context in which they are used:
a trainee teacher;
to qualify
to be up to the job;
teacher turnover;
an entrant;
core subjects;
a think-tank report;
a target-setting culture;
a mediocre teacher.
Match the adjectives with the nouns they collocate with. Translate the collocations into Russian/Belarusian.
severe |
increase |
mediocre |
problems |
substandard |
shortage |
persistent |
housing |
soaring |
artist |
low |
prices |
fivefold |
requirements |
Speech activities
Answer the following questions.
What reasons for teaching being “in crisis” in the UK are mentioned in the article?
What makes teaching unattractive for young entrants in Great Britain?
Why is teacher turnover at British comprehensive schools soaring?
What factors, if any, serve as (dis)incentives for our school-leavers to enter teacher training colleges and universities?
What is your assessment of the quality of teaching foreign languages at our schools?
Are there any problems in the recruitment and retention of high quality teachers at our schools?
Do you think you are well qualified as a prospective teacher? Yes/No. Why?
Say if you agree or disagree with the following statements and give your reasons.
Students should have some say in what they are taught.
The linguistic university curriculum is excessively academic, it should be more work-related.
The entry requirements for new staff at our schools are too high/low.
Young people in this country are free to develop their talents and to gain profession rank.
Writing
Imagine that you have been contacted by a principal of a specialised school and asked to work there after graduating from the university. Write a reply either accepting or rejecting the proposal and giving reasons for your decision.
Write an article for an educational magazine which sets out clearly all the possible arguments regarding the dependence of this country's future life on the quality if its educational system.
General Discussion
Hold a round-table conference on the following subjects:
The priorities of the ideal school.
School-leavers and their concerns.
Educational opportunities in this country Are they equal?
Non-maintained educational establishments: pros and cons.
Employment prospects for school-leavers and university graduates.
Conventional schooling in Belarus: problems and ways of their resolution.
Typical national characteristics of Belarusian conventional schooling.