- •Міністерство освіти і науки України
- •Unit One The English Language in Modern Life
- •Reading Text
- •I. Read and translate the text into Ukrainian. Language in the life of man and human society
- •II. Give English equivalents of the following Ukrainian words and word-combinations:
- •III. Answer the following questions on the text:
- •Unit Two About Myself and My Family
- •Reading Texts
- •I. Read and translate the text into Ukrainian. Meet the family
- •II. Decide which of the statements are true and which are false.
- •III. Fill in the gaps in the following sentences choosing the right words from the box given below.
- •IV. Read and translate the following text.
- •V. Draw the family tree of this family and speak about each member of the family. Unit Three About My Friend
- •Reading Text
- •I. Read and translate the text into Ukrainian. The intelligent young man
- •II. Answer these comprehension questions:
- •III. Read the following text and match the headlines given in the box to the appropriate paragraph. How to be a better friend
- •Unit Four My Daily Routine
- •Reading Texts
- •I. Read and translate the text. Out of work
- •II. Say if it is true or false.
- •III. Read the text and fill in the chart below the text. Use it to speak about the changes in Victoria's and her father's routines when they changed places for a day.
- •In another person's shoes
- •Unit Five My Day Off
- •I. Read the texts below and define which personality types the people in them belong to. Tastes differ
- •Unit Six My Flat
- •I. What are these parts of the house used for? Match each part of the house with what we usually do there.
- •II. Read the text and fill in the missing words.
- •Unit Seven My University
- •Reading Text
- •I. Read and translate the text into Ukrainian. University days
- •II. Put 5-8 questions to the text.
- •III. Retell the story.
- •IV. Read the text for obtaining information. University life
- •V. Answer the questions.
- •Unit Eight Seasons and Weather
- •Reading Text
- •I. Read and translate the text into Ukrainian. On the weather (an extract)
- •IV. Read the following sentences and put their numbers in the corresponding column.
- •Unit Nine Ukraine
- •Reading Text
- •I. Read and translate the text into Ukrainian. The national emblems of ukraine
- •Reading Text
- •I. Read and translate the text into Ukrainian.
- •II. Use the words from the text to complete the sentences.
- •III. Are the statements true or false?
- •IV. Answer the questions.
- •Unit Eleven Glukhiv
- •Reading text
- •I. Read and translate the text into Ukrainian. At home
- •II. Retell the text in indirect speech.
- •Reading Text
- •Ukrainian science
- •II. Choose the words from the box to complete the sentences.
- •III. Are the statements true or false?
- •IV. Answer the questions.
- •Unit Thirteen Great Britain
- •Reading Text
- •I. Read and translate the text into Ukrainian. England under elizabeth the first
- •Reading Text
- •I. Read and translate the text into Ukrainian. Londoners
- •II. Answer the following questions on the text:
- •III. Read and translate the text into Ukrainian. Ladies and gentlemen
- •Reading Text
- •I. Read and translate the text. Albert einstein
- •II. Complete the following sentences:
- •Reading Text
- •III. Put questions to the words in bold type:
- •The childhood and youth of Dickens
- •Reading Text
- •I.Translate the text into Ukrainian. Dombey and son (an extract)
- •I. Read and translate the dialogue.
- •Dialogue
- •(After "Oscar Wants to Know")
- •By m. Quin
- •Notes on the Dialogue
- •Reading Text
- •I. Read and translate the text. Anton semenovych makarenко
- •II. Find the Ukrainian equivalents in the right-hand column for the words in the bold type:
- •III. Insert a suitable word or an expression from the right-hand column.
- •IV. Find in the text words having the similar meaning:
- •Reading Text
- •Education in ukraine
- •Unit Nineteen The System of Education in Great Britain
- •Reading Text
- •I. Read and translate the text into Ukrainian. The idea of summerhill
- •II. Look at the list below of the possible aims of education.
- •Contents
Reading Text
I. Read the text for obtaining information.
Education in ukraine
By Julia Bukina
It is twelve years now since Ukraine became an independent country. It is obvious that a majority of Ukrainian pupils will study in our country. Of course, representatives of the rich stratum can afford to pay for their children's education abroad. The situation changed with the transition to a market economy. Nowadays, commercial institutions are founded in every city of our country. Entrants to such institutions know that either entering to such Institutions or the process of studying there will not be difficult. Therefore, oftentimes it happens that pupils with the lowest school marks enter prestigious institutions and get the diplomas of specialists.
I have been working as a teacher in a commercial institution for almost nine years. Honestly speaking, I would say that none of the students has been dismissed for poor progress in learning. Those who were dismissed have delayed payments for their studies.
When I ponder over my student years 1 remember that we highly respected our teacher, worried before passing every exam. Now students of Ukrainian commercial institutes and universities can pass their exams many times until the teacher finally yields to give the person a good mark. Oftentimes, students do not attend lectures and seminars for months and feel free to be rude to the teachers. There is one argument they learned better than any subject. «I pay money for my studies", - says a student of such university and everything becomes clear. I would never like to deal with graduates of such institutes in the future. 1 would never like lo consult with such lawyers, live in the house built by such construction worker mid (God forbid) undergo medical treatment from such a doctor. In spite of all the drawbacks of the planned economy, the government managed to coordinate demand and supply of specialists. The number of specialists was strictly limited in accordance with the needs of the state. Nowadays, turning over the pages of directories and reference books one can see that the supply of specialists many і lines exceeds their demand. Almost all state and commercial universities offer a standard set of the most prestigious professions. They include lawyers, economists, managers, etc. In five years these very universities will graduate new specialists that will join the ranks of unemployed Ukrainians.
In Ukraine there are a number of universities with good reputations, history and traditions. Unfortunately, the state allocates scanty amounts to cover the major expenses of these institutions. Decayed buildings, outdated equipment, low teachers' salaries are the main features of Ukrainian state institutions. Therefore, state universities are forced to introduce a new educational system based on entrants' payments to a university's budget. Gradually, the Ukrainian government, cuts faculties financed by the state. State faculties exist only to maintain the state status of Ukrainian institutions. Every year it becomes more and more difficult to enter such faculties. Entrants compete to get free education though bribes to the teachers. It is well known that deficit begets bribery. Therefore, children from poor families have little chances to get good education.
It is common knowledge that foreign institutions require payments for education. However, let me observe that people of all civilized countries can afford to master in, any field of knowledge, students earn money for their education themselves and teachers are strictly punished for taking bribes of all kinds.
In Ukraine the most intelligent and smart pupils have to distribute goods at the market instead of studying in a prestigious institution. When I watch the first but timid steps of my little daughter, I realize that I should begin to collect money for her education now.
Notes
afford - дозволяти transition - перехід
entrant - вступник
dismiss - звільнений, виключений з рядів ponder
over - роздумувати над yield - поступатися, йти назустріч
drawbacks - недоліки, провали, помилки
directories - довідник
exceed - перебільшувати
to allocate scanty amounts - виділяти незначну суму
bribe - хабар, підкуп
to beget - породжувати
bribery - хабарництво
timid - несміливий, невпевнений
II. Comment on the text you've just read. Suggest any way out from the situation.