III. Fill in the gaps with the words that follow the text

What I don’t like about school (1)…is that it denies freedom of (2)… (3) …uniform is not (4)…It is mostly (5)…: has (6)… colours, clumsy (7)…and shows complete (8)… of style.

Though many pupils argue that it can emphasize (9)…differences because very poor parents cannot (10) … to buy uniform.

dull, afford, lack, compulsory, democratic, uniform, social, choice, unfashionable, cut.

IV. Put “T” if the statement is true and “F” if it is false. Correct the mistakes.

1. Comprehensive schools are free-paying.

2. There are special complicated curricular for lower-attaining pupils in England and Wales.

3. All state schools are maintained schools.

4. Attending pre-school playgrounds is compulsory.

5. Compulsory education begins at the age of 11.

6. Grammar schools are non-selective.

7. All primary and secondary schools in England belong to state system.

8. Infant schools is another name for junior school.

9. Voluntary schools are mostly established by religious denominations.

10. Intelligence tests replace eleven + examinations.

V. Translate into English.

1.Я считаю, что наказание (не телесное, конечно) просто необходимо школе. 2. Оно дисциплинирует ученика, держит его под контролем. 3. Существуют различные способы наказания ученика: его можно оставить после занятий, дать дополнительную работу, удалить с урока, можно написать докладную и т.д. 4. Когда я училась в школе, на меня часто жаловались родителям или директору. 5. Но я не была отстающей ученицей. 6. Я всегда шла в ногу с классом и сдавала успешно все экзамены.

VI. Write an essay on one of the topics:

1) The teacher from “Sir, with love” will surely make a good teacher after all.

2) Primary Education in Britain and Wales.

3) Secondary Education in Britain and Wales.

4) The system of education in Britain and Wales is complicated and bewildering.

 

BRINING UP CHILDREN

I. Match column A to column.

A

1. to bring up children

2. to let steam of

3. not to label children

4. to be authoritarian

5. to tell a child off

6. to feat the daylight out of child

B

a) to keep away from general remarks

(stupid, silly etc) about a child’s

personality

b) to raise

c) to impose your views on a child

d) to scream and yell at a child

e) to reprimand

f) to shake the life out of a child

II. Give opposite of the following:

1) an atmosphere of calm and quit

2) to have full faith in a child

3) to be firm with children

4) to lose one’s temper

5) to spank