Practice:

1. Find the English equivalents in the right-hand column for the following:

высшее учебное заведение		the broad educational opportunities
квалифицированный специалист		the national economy
сельское хозяйство		a right to free education
широкие возможности для образования		to perfect methods of training
народное хозяйство		to receive state scholarship
право на бесплатное обучение		to solve important problems
независимо от имущее-ственного ценза и социального происхождения		special privileges
получать стипендию		a higher educational estab-lishment
особые привилегии		farming (agriculture)
совершенствовать методы обучения		a qualified specialist
решать важные вопро-сы		irrespective of property status and social origin
непрерывное образование		mutual
основной провайдер		challenging
престижный		major provider
совместный		lifelong education

2. Write a word to each definition:

cooperation	education
adult	effective
workshop	opportunity
experience	information

1. the act or process of acquiring knowledge, especially systematically during childhood and adolescence;

2. a favourable, appropriate, or advantageous combination of circumstances;

3. a person who has attained maturity; a grownup;

4. knowledge acquired through experience or study; knowledge of specific and timely events or situations; news

5. the totality of a person's perceptions, feelings, and memories;

6. a room or building in which manufacturing or other forms of manual work are carried on, or a group of people engaged in study or work on a creative project or subject

7. productive of or capable of producing a result;

8. assistance or willingness to assist; the combination of consumers, workers, farmers, etc., in activities usually embracing production, distribution, or trade

3. What is missing? (Find the omitted words and define the part of the speech. Give the translation of the sentence):

1. The Co-operative College is UK’s major _____of co-operative education, training and development.

2. The Co-operative College was established in 1919 to meet the ___ and ___ needs of the Co-operative movement.

3. The Co-operative College __ ______ in delivering, local and residential adult and lifelong learning programs.

4. The Co-operative College _____ a wide range of workshops and qualifications.

5. The Co-operative College offers _____ recognized qualifications.

6. The Co-operative College is working with schools to develop _____ resources.

7. The College is involved in new initiatives _____ young people in co-operatives.

8. The College is working with partners ___ the UK on a range of action research projects.

9. The Co-operative College provided the opportunity to build up a _____ _____ Archive of the co-operative movement.

10. The Rochdale Pioneers Museum exists to generate an understanding of the ____ and _____ of the co-operative movement.

11. The field of e-learning is both an _____ and _____ new area of education.

12. These allow learners to learn from their homes and at a time that is _____ for them.