Vocabulary Practice

Ex 3. look at words in bold on page 121 and try to explain them.

Ex 4. Fill in the correct word(s) from the list below:

concentrate on, issues, motivation, tolerance, abandon, concept, participate approach, merely, skills

1. Reading and writing are two of the …… which are considered to be most important in life (learnt abilities).

2. The Parent Teacher Association meets monthly to discuss …… concerning the school (topics).

3. A very complex subject is best taught using a simple appibach, (method).

4. When reading a text, language learners need to ……… the sentence structure and prepositions, as well as the vocabulary (pay full attention to).

5. Teaching a subject in a lively interesting way increases a student’s …….. to learn (willingness).

6. Miss Dean has so much ……… that she can handle even the most difficult of students (patience).

7. Many teachers want to ……… continual testing and concentrate more on teaching (stop doing).

8. If you want to ……….in this game, you must listen to the instructions first (take part).

9. Arithmetic is ………the introduction to advanced mathematics, but it learnt thoroughly (just).

10. The ………of fonnal examinations dates back to ancient China (idea).

Ex 5. Fill in the correct word(s) from the list below. Used the words only once: education, life, to solve, to go on , to tear, to work, to share, operating, mathematics, to feed, changing , cooperative

1 …….. learnig; 2. …….. sb with information; 3. ……theatre; 4. …. Skills; 5. ….. consultant; 6. …… to say; 7. …..ideas; 8. ….. in pairt; 9. a(n) ….world; 10. ….. the problems; 11. …… department; 12. …… may hair out

Ex 6. Underline the correct item.

1. A new teacher is joining our English part/department/ section this term.

2. Cookery is a useful subject for girls and boys like/alike/likely.

3. My brother, who speaks fluent French, coached/studied/practised me in the subject before the exam.

4. The student paused/stopped/ended before answering the question.

5. Her teaching process/technique/way involves getting to know each student's needs.

Ex 7. Fill in the correct preposition, then choose any five items and make sentences.

1) alien ….. sb; 2) to concentrate ….. sth; 3) to feed sb ….. sth; 4) to be responsible ….. sth/sb; 5) to share sth ….. sb; 6) to be the key ….. sth; 7) to participate ….. sth; 8) to discuss sth ….. sb; 9) to be important ….. sb/sth; 10) …..detail; 11) all ….. alt; 12) ….. my own; 13) to be suitable ..... sb/sth

Talking Points

Ex 8. Read the text again and make notes under the following headings, then talk about cooperative learning.

• students' role

• teacher's role

• benefits

• classroom layout

Ex 9. What skills do the pupils gain from cooperative learning? Would you enjoy being taught this way?

Ex 10. Look at the list of qualities below. Which, m your opining, are the most important ones needed to be a good teacher? Listen to the tape and tick the ones which are mentioned.

A good teacher should:

a speak clearly

b establish a friendly relationship with students

с have a lot or confidence in front or large groups

d understand students' individual needs

e encourage students to be creative

f keep tight control of a group or students

g give students a lot of praise and support

h attend refresher courses regularly

i spend time preparing lessens thoroughly

j punish students who don't work herd enough

Lesson 8.1.3. Education in the USA and Great Britain

Reading

Ex 1. a) Read the text and define its main ideas, using the words given after the text.

b) Make up 4-6 guestions to the text.

c) Make up a plan about main ideas of the text and discuss them in pairs.

Oxford

Oxford was an important town even before the University came into existence; it is mentioned in the "Anglo-Saxon Chronicle" of 912 as "Oxenforde", the ford' where oxen, and so presumably men, could cross the river.

The University of Oxford may be said to date from 1214, when the first charter was granted by the Pope, but long before this date there had existed in the town a number of religious communities and these were the real beginning of the University.

The college corporate institutions with special rules and privileges came into being during the Middle Ages, but at first only graduates were full members of them and it was not until the 16th century that all undergraduates were admitted to them.

The thirteenth and fourteenth centuries saw many quarrels between the students and the townsfolk culminating in the riots on St. Scholastica's Day. Subsequently the King gave his support to the University which gained considerable influence over the town and its trade. In 1672 the Test Act required all students to subscribe to the Thirty-nine Articles of the Church of England, a requirement which was not abolished for another two hundred years.

The ground on which Oxford is built is actually a peninsula, bounded on the west and south by the Thames — or Isis, as it is called here — and on the east by e. tributary, the Cherwell. Punting on the Cherwell is favoured by those whose tastes in boating are for relaxation rather than for strenuous⁸ exercise, but on the Isis it is rowing which holds pride of place. This sport is taken very seriously by many undergraduates and there is great rivalry between college crews. The height of a rowing man's ambition is to gain his "blue", that is to row against Cambridge in the annual contest on the Thames from Putney to Mortlake.

Academic life in Oxford is full and varied. Some of the occasions are solemn, some exciting, and a few unashamedly frivolous. The three principal annual events are Commemoration, Congregation and Convocation. The first is mainly concerned with the conferring of Honorary Degrees, the ceremony commemorating the opening of the Sheldonian Theatre in 1669. Associated with it are the celebrations of the Encaenia. Meetings of Congregation and Convocation are conducted with all the splendour and ceremony which tradition demands.

Every college of the University has' its own Library, and many of them are very large and comprehensive. The principal museums of Oxford are the Ashmolean and the University Museum.

Oxford is not only one of the two oldest university cities of Great Britain, but a thriving industrial town as well I1js history can be traced as far back as the eighth century, when the earliest monastic foundation was already in existence. Oxford is also famous for its architecture.

1. ford — брод, поток, река

2. oxen — скот

3. presumably — предположительно, по-видимому

4. riot — разгул, нарушение общественной тишины и порядка

5. peninsula — полуостров

6. tributary — приток

7. punt — плыть (на плoскодонке), отталкиваясь шестом

8. strenuous — сильный, энергичный; напряженный

9. Encaenia = Commemoratian (Day) — поминовенае

10. thrive — процветать, преуспевать

Ex 2. a) Read the text and define its main ideas, using the words given after the text.

b) Make up 4-6 guestions to the text.

c) Make up a plan about main ideas of the text and discuss them in pairs.