2 Listen again mark True (t) or False (f)

№		T (true)	F (false)
a	Miss Lewis didn’t look like a teacher.
b	All boys and girls fell in love with her.
c	Her lessons were interesting and varied.
d	Miss Lewis loved reading.
e	He wanted to be a professional photographer.

2 Answer the questions according to the text.

1. What was his favourite subject at school?

2. Why did he particularly like this subject?

3. What was the teacher’s name?

4. What did she look like?

5. Why were her lessons special?

READING. Read the text and translate the first two paragraphs.

Higher education plays an important part in the life of any country. It trains people to become teachers, engineers, doctors and other professional workers. There are several faculties in a university and each faculty has a number of specialized departments headed by dean. The course of studies lasts 4-5 years.

The academic year in higher schools begins on the 1-st of September and is divided into two terms (semesters). Students take exams at the end of each semester. If the results of the examinations are good, students get grants. Twice a year students have vacations- two weeks in winter and two months in summer.

About 50 percent of students can receive state grants. Universities have their own students’ hostels or Students’ houses and some of them have large and excellent sport centers.

My University has several buildings, old and new ones. There are many various laboratories, computer classes, lecture halls. There is a very good library and a computer center in the main building.

Every faculty has its own specialized library, laboratories, workshops and computer centers.

The first – and second – year students study general engineering subjects. In the third year students begin to study specialized subjects.

A very good tradition of our University is that theory is accompanied by practical training. Students begin to work at the University’s well- equipped laboratories and in senior years at various plants, design offices and research institutes of this country.

It is interesting but difficult to study at our University, especially for the first – year students as they do not know yet how to organize their work and time.

2.Answer the following questions according to the text.

1. When does the academic year begin?

2. When do the students take the exams?

3. When do the students have their vacations?

4. What can you say about your University?

5. How many faculties does your university have?

3 Good reading of the poem.

The 'Star of Education'

Like many precious diamonds,

Good teachers are hard to find

Yet sometimes one can discover

A rare and priceless kind,

It’s not like all the others

For it out-shines the rest

You know as soon as you see it

That this stone is the best,

A good teacher is that special gem

They do far more than teach

They make you feel, through learning,

There’s no star you cannot reach

In Art, they help you see differently

From new angles, not straight up and down

They make Geography an adventure

As the world you travel around

In History, they make you feel

You’ve lived and breathed the times

And Math is not sums, but puzzles

To stretch and tone your mind

In English they encourage you

To not just write, but feel

So that each one of your stories

Will read as if it were real,

If you ever have a question

You call and they are there

With patience and understanding

Your problems are theirs, they care

There’s usually one in every school

Superior to the rest

For they’re the ‘Star of Education’

And as such are totally priceless!

SPEAKING. Complete these questions with the words in the box. Answer the following questions.

apply gap leave study taken

2. Can pupils _______ school at sixteen?

3. Is it easy to _____ for a place at University?

4. Do you know anybody who has taken a ______ year?

5. What did your parents ______ at University?

6. Have you ever_____ any English exam?

Put the missing words and say what were your favaurite subjects at school.

Geography Chemistry Physical Education Computer Science Biology Mathematics History Physics

_________education in the care and development of the human body, systematic instructions in sports, exercises.

_________the science that studies living organisms including their structure, functioning, etc

__________the study of the natural features of the earth's surface, plants and animals that live in different regions of the world

________the study of computer technology

________the branch of physical science of composition, structure, properties and reactions of matter (mainly of atomic and molecular systems)

________a group of related sciences, including algebra, geometry and calculus. It is concerned with the study of numbers, quantity, shape and space

________the science of matter and energy and their interactions

________it is a chronicle of past events, like the history of Polish, England, France, Kazakhstan

3 Speak on a topic. “My parents wanted me to study science and become a doctor. I preferred languages and now I’m a teacher”.

WRITING. 1 Mary is 18 and in her final year at school. She is thinking about her future. Complete her thoughts with might and a verb from the box.

Fail go get have to live rent share continue not want

Next year I might go to university. Or I ______ a job so I can start saving to buy a flat. I ______ living at home with my family or I ______ a flat. I ______on my own or I _____the flat with my friend, Sue. Although she _____ to share with me!

Or I _____ my exams! Oh no! If that happens, I ______ stay at school for another year. Why’s life so difficult? May be I should do a course in decision-making!

1. Complete the following sentences about yourself.

1. I might live to be 100 years old.

2. I ______ have more than two children.

3. I ______ learn to speak English as well as my teacher.

4. I ______ visit the Unated States.

5. I ______ live in the country when I’m older.

3. Rewrite the sentences using may (not) or might (not) instead of the phrase in bold.

It’s possible that Martin will be at Sally’s party on Saturday.

Martin may /might be at Sally’s party on Saturday.

1. May be we will go abroad for our holidays next year.

_________________________

_________________________

2. Perhaps they won’t be able to finish the work untill next week.

_________________________

_________________________

3. May be your mother won’t want to go out this evening.

_________________________

_________________________

4. May be the prime Minister will resign if things don’t get better.

___________________________

___________________________

5. Take your coat: It’s possible that it will get cold later.

___________________________

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Questions for computer based test

1. Smoking is not permitted in the restaurant. You _____ smoke in the restaurant.

1. Can’t

2. Can

3. Might

4. May not

2. I ________ go to the party. I’m not sure.

1. might

2. will

3. could

4. may to

3. The petrol station _______ open today.It’s a holiday today.

1. may not be

2. may not to be

3. may to

4. will

4. We should leave early. There _____ be a lot of traffic later.

1. might

2. may be

3. can

4. will be