ano tobesonated out... my house... an evening. 4. You are... the few who will be equal to it. 5.1 wash my hands ... it. 6. Tom decided

that he could be independent... Becky. 7. Vegetarians live ... vegetables, fruit and nuts. 8. He planted the apple-trees ... the left and the

pear trees... the right of the path. 9. The house was... fire. They thought it had been set... fire ... purpose. 10. There are goods ... sale

in all the shop-windows. You are very slow, why don't you hurry ... a bit? 11. Help me ... with my coat. 12. The garage was built ... a

convenient site. 13. I stumbled ... something soft. 14. There was no objection ... the part ... the owner ... the car. 15. ... the one hand I

was, of course, glad; ... the other hand I was a little bit frightened. 16. The doctor was ... the point... leaving. 17. ... reflection I gave

up the idea. 18. He was arrested ... suspicion ... murder. 19. The ghastly story made my hair stand ... end. 20. Come ...! Let's lock the

trunk to be ... the safe side. 21. The question wasn't even touched ....

14. Translate the following sentences into English. Pay attention to the prepositions:

1. По обеим сторонам улицы есть магазины. 2. Получив его телеграмму, я сразу отправился на вокзал. 3. Честное слово, я

этого не делал. 4. Как я ни старался, я не мог в тот вечер сосредоточиться на игре актеров. 5. Держитесь за перила, здесь

очень скользко. £. Продолжайте, я вас внимательно слушаю. 7. Неужели вы хотите сказать, что никогда не были в походе? 8.

Теплым сентябрьским днем дети впервые пришли в школу. 9. А ну-ка! Покажи мне, что у тебя в корзине! 10. Анна очень

страдала, когда родственники и друзья отвернулись от нее. 11. Джону нравилось, когда Мэри по вечерам надевала блузку с

юбкой. 12. Такого учителя нелегко найти, таких на тысячу — один. 13. Деревня находилась к северу от реки. 14. Он все гда

старался сделать из меня бизнесмена. 15. С его стороны было глупо даже думать о ней.

15. a) Give Russian equivalents for the following English proverbs and sayings (or translate them into Russian), b) Explain in English the

meaning of each proverb, c) Make up a dialogue to illustrate one of the proverbs:

It is the last straw that breaks the camel's back. 2. Experience keeps a dear school but fools learn in no other. 3. Haste makes

waste. 4. Don't make a rod for your own back. 5. Don't tell tales out of school.

CONVERSATION AND DISCUSSION

ENGLISH SCHOOLING

Topical Vocabulary

1. Types of schools: maintained (state), county, voluntary, nursery, primary, infant, junior, secondary, grammar, secondary mod-

ern, technical, comprehensive, all-through, two-tier, first, middle, upper, mixed (co-educational), single-sex, special, independent

(fee-paying, private), pre-preparatory, preparatory, public, sixth- form college, tertiary college.

2. Stages of education: compulsory, pre-school, primary, secondary, further, higher.

3. Education policy: administration, schooling, full-time education, part-time education, tripartite system, class-divided and

selective system of education, to sustain inequality of opportunity, to go comprehensive, the Department of Education and Science,

Local Education Authorities (LEAs), to be responsible for national education policy, to run a school, to prescribe curricula or

textbooks, the provision of schools, to provide maintained school education.

4. Management: Head Teacher (Master), Principal, Assistant Principal, Acting Head Teacher, staff, governing body, to have re -

sponsibility, to employ teachers, provide and maintain buildings, supply equipment, provide grants, appointment and dismissal of

staff.

5. Admission: to admit, to allocate, to apply for admission, selective procedure, intelligence tests, substitute for the abolished 1

l_dt .§xa.ms' to measure inborn abilities, to have a time limit, to coach for, catchment area, without any reference to a child's abili ty or

aptitude, to transfer (promote) from one class to another.

6. Curriculum: broad curriculum, academic course, non-academic course, vocational bias, foundation course, foundation sub-

jects, to meet special interests, common curriculum, simplified curriculum, education with a practical slant for lower-attaining pupils,

to be encouraged to do smth., the three R's, subject teaching, specialist teacher, to have set periods, remedial teaching.

7. Examinations: GCSE (exam); to sit for an exam; "A" level exam; Common Entrance Exam; to be set and marked by ... ; to

hand the papers out; examining board; grades, "pass" grade; resits and retakes; unsuccessful pupil; to repeat the year; to pass an

exam, to keep up with the group; to fall behind.

8. Punishment: corporal punishment, detention (after school or during the dinner hour), lines, exclusion from normal routine, ex-

clusion from privileges (loss of privilege), collection of litter, suspension from school, withdrawal from lessons, setting extra work,

putting "on report", telling the parents.

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SECONDARY SCHOOL (at least five years

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secondary education)

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General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE)

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examinations (taken at 15—16)

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Advanced level ('A' level) examinations (taken at 17 COLLEGE OF FURTHER

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EDUCATION (general,

vocational, and technical)

HIGHER EDUCATION - -

COLLEGE OF UNIVERSITY EDUCATION POLYTECHNIC

(teacher training)

Fig. Primary and Secondary Education in England and Wales

Read the text for obtaining its information.

Education is compulsory from the age of five to sixteen, and there is usually a move from primary to secondary school at about

the-age of eleven, but schools are organized in a number of different ways. There is no law which provides for education of the un-

derfives. In England about 47 per cent of three- and four-year-olds receive education in nursery schools or classes. In addition many

children attend informal pre-school play groups organized by parents and voluntary bodies.

For many years the education service has been characterized by change. The provision of maintained school education is the re -

sponsibility of local education authorities (LEAs). They employ teachers and other staff, provide and maintain buildings, supply

equipment and materials, provide grants to students proceeding to further and higher education. The Department of Education and

Science maintains overall control although local education authorities and head teachers have considerable powers in planning and

administration. Plans were introduced into Parliament in 1988 for more centralized control, including a national curriculum for all

schools.

Schools Maintained by the State. No fees are charged to parents of the children at maintained schools, and books and equipment are

free. Schools supported from public funds are of two main kinds in England and Wales: county schools and voluntary schools. County

schools are provided and maintained by LEAs wholly out of public funds. Voluntary schools, mostly established by religious denomi -