- •Московский государственный университет
- •Unit Structure:
- •Part 1. Primary and secondary education
- •Text 1 Primary and secondary education
- •Text 2 Private sector in the uk
- •Listening / reading
- •Misbehaving students punished with Mozart
- •2. Write a short text about education in your country using the text above as a model. Part 2. Getting Ready for University. Tertiary Cycle in Great Britain Vs High School in the usa
- •Text 2 High Schools in the United States
- •School leaving age set to rise to 18
- •Tv debate
- •Task 22. Choose the correct words from a – d below and write them in the article.
- •Informal Letters
- •Part 3. Further and higher education
- •Is it Right for You?
- •Imagine that you have an International conference, revealing” the process of getting a degree in the usa”.
- •Text 3 Great Britain. Categories of Universities
- •Text 4 Quality of education
- •Tasks for independent work
- •1. Fill in the correct word.
- •2. Complete the following text with the correct derivatives of the words in bold. The first one has been done as an example.
- •3. Read the text and fill in the missing sentences. One is extra. The first is done for you as an example. Cooperative kids
- •Vocabulary Practice
- •4. Look at the underlined words in the text and try to explain them.
- •5. Fill in the correct word(s) from the list below:
- •6. Fill in the correct word(s) from the list below. Use the words only once.
- •The Cat sat on the test
- •12. Look through the text again and answer the questions from ex.1.
- •13. Highlight the words and phrases from column a in the text and try to work out their meanings fro the context. Match their meanings to the synonyms in column b.
- •14. Do you remember what the following abbreviations stand for?
- •15. Explain the meaning of the following phrases
- •16. True/false
- •17. Multiple choices
- •Key Stage 4
- •Post 16 Education
- •2. Table. Private Schools in the uk
School leaving age set to rise to 18
The British government is soon to pass 1)___________ that would raise the school leaving age to 18. The new plans will come into 2) ______ by 2013. Pupils will have the choice of staying in formal classroom 3) ________ that covers academic lessons, or of receiving vocational training. It is the first major 4) ________ of the 5) __________ education age limit since 1972, when it went up to the present 16 years old. The government hopes the additional two years of 6) _________ or training will bolster the quality of young Britons and 7) _____ more British youth have qualifications or workplace skills. If successful, Britain may be able to boast the best educated and most highly trained school leavers in the world, which is bound to have positive 8) ________ effects for industry and the economy. It should also bring down levels of crime. |
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revision knock-on education effect ensure schooling compulsory legislation |
Britain’s Minister for Education Alan Johnson told The Times newspaper that it was " 9) _________ that a youngster of 16 is not getting any training". He lamented on his mistakes of the past, saying: "I regret not staying on in education... when I left school there were loads of jobs you could walk into without 10) ______________. That's not going to be the case in the future." The leader of Britain’s teaching 11) _____ Steve Sinnott concurred. He described the upcoming legislation as 12) "__________". He warned: "We cannot afford to neglect those young people who currently leave school at 16 13) __________ for the rigors and 14) ________ of life in the 21st Century." Toby Ashford, a 16-year-old student from London wasn’t as 15) ____________. He complained that: “It is another example of politicians trying to be 16) ___________ with young people.” |
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qualifications Big Brother demands inevitable enthusiastic unprepared repellent union |
Task 18. Questions. Look back at the article and write down 5 questions you would like to ask your partner about the text.
e.g. When will the new plans come into force according to the article?
Task 19. Test each other. Look at the words below. With your partner, try to recall exactly how these were used in the text:
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Task 20. Have a discussion using the following questions:
STUDENT A’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)
Did the headline make you want to read the article?
Did anything in the article surprise you?
What advice would you give to Britain’s problem 15 year olds?
Do you think it’s a good idea to raise Britain’s school leaving age to 18?
Should the new legislation have been introduced sooner?
As a student what do you think of this issue?
Do you think British school leavers, or those from your country, are among the best educated in the world?
What age can you leave school in your country?
In today’s world should young people study more languages?
What things would you do differently if you were sixteen again?
STUDENT B’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A)
Did you like reading this article?
What do you think about what you read?
What is your image of the British education system?
How does the education system differ between Britain and your country?
What mistakes have you made in your life that you regret?
Should every student in Britain be required to pass a leaving certificate?
Should people be able to stay at school for as long as they want?
Do you think the new legislation will make weaker pupils study harder?
Does school in your country prepare young people for the rigors and demands of 21st-Century life?
Did you like this discussion?
Task 21. Role play