II. Correct the mistakes.

To hewe an agriment on edukation, to gein experiense, to be fre and compalsory, qifted childen, post-secondery, a colleqe, a higer edukationel institutin, Ukrainan stete scolarchip, a gymnesium, to fom one’s wiews, usefyl, a sekondary educetion, a pre schol institusion,an opsional cource, a lewel, a teknical shool, a colege, fe-paing, to influense one’s fether life, in respekt, a qeneral sekondery educktion, a kindegaten, a priwate schol, necesary, to trein a yuong speshialist, to coperate vith, obligatery, a nurcery schul, prymary, gunior, senier,a lyseum, to reflekt one’s intirest.

III. Put the words into alphabetic order. Write the dictation.

Obligatory, a nursery school, primary, junior, senior, a lyceum, to reflect one’s interest, post-secondary, a college, a higher educational institution, Ukrainian state scholarship, to have an agreement on education, to form one’s views, useful, a secondary education, fee-paying, to influence one’s further life, in respect, a general secondary education, a preschool institution, to gain experience, to be free and compulsory, gifted children, a gymnasium, an optional course, a level, a technical school, a college, a kindergarten, a private school, necessary, to train a young specialist, to cooperate with.

IV. Write out the sentences with the words from the text and translate them.

V. Divide the words into the parts of speech: nouns, adjectives, verbs, adverbs.

Course 2

Unit 10

Education in Ukraine

Education is an important part in our life. It forms our views and influences our further life. The knowledge and experience we gain at school and at the university will help us to be independent. It will be useful for us and the people we work with.

The independent Ukraine has a developed system of education. It meets the standard of developed countries in many respects. The system of education in Ukraine includes secondary and higher education. General secondary education is free and compulsory. The system of education includes preschool institutions, like nursery schools or kindergartens, but they are not obligatory.

The basic element of the system of education in Ukraine is general educational school. This school has three stages: primary, junior and senior. Nowadays new types of schools appear. These are schools for gifted children. They are gymnasiums, lyceums and private schools in our country. The secondary school gives basic knowledge, necessary for every pupil. Besides, there are also optional courses. They reflect pupil’s interest.

Post-secondary education includes two main levels. The first one is technical school and colleges, they train young specialists. The second one is higher educational institutions. They usually offer a five-year course of study. Nowadays a new system of training is introduced: Bachelor of Arts-B.A. and Master of Arts-M.A. There are state and higher educational institutions. Main state higher educational establishments have fee-paying groups or departments. Other students are on Ukrainian state scholarship.

Ukraine has agreements on education with more than 30 countries and cooperates with more than 50 international educational organisations.