Education

UNIT II

EXERCISE 1. Read, translate, and learn the new words to read and discuss the texts and dialogues. Translate the sample sentences:

1) experience, learning experiences. Education includes different kinds of learning experiences.

2) a sense, in the broadest sense. In its broadest sense, education is the ways in which people get knowledge and understanding about the world and about themselves.

3) a skill, to learn skills. The pupils are learning different skills.

4) to gain, to gain knowledge. The people gain knowledge about the world.

5) a scheme. We’ll use this scheme while discussing the problem.

6) formal, informal. We’ll discuss formal and informal education.

7) to be in charge of. The Minister of Education is in charge of education at all the levels.

8) to expect. I expect she will pass an exam.

9) both... and... Education includes both informal and formal ways of learning.

10) vocational education. School systems provide both general and vocational education.

11) gifted, physically or mentally handicapped. Most countries provide education both for gifted and for physically or mentally handicapped children.

12) an adult. The country provides education both for children and for adults.

13) an aim, to aim. The aim of vocational education is to prepare the students for a job.

14) intelligent. She is a very intelligent student.

15) responsible. The Minister of Education is responsible for education at different levels.

16) to transmit. The information is transmitted from one computer to another through a telephone line.

17) a heritage, a cultural heritage. The aim of general education is to transmit a common cultural heritage.

18) carpentry. At technical schools, students are taught carpentry, metalwork, and electronics.

19) to require. The regulations require that all students shall attend at least 90 per cent of the lectures.

20) further, further education. On leaving school adults may take up further education.

21) compulsory. Primary and secondary education is compulsory in most countries.

22) to support. The higher schools in the UK are mainly supported by public funds.

23) instead. It’s too wet to go for a walk, let’s go to the swimming-pool instead.

24) junior, senior. High schools in the USA may be junior and senior.

25) to earn. He earns much money.

EXERCISE 2. Read the international words and mind the stress:

form, discussion, telephone, initiative, visit, museum, television, show, video, radio, programmer, test, exam, instruction, college, university, system, type, diploma, certificate, nation, inform, design, culture, specialist, arithmetic, geography, history, student, electronics, course, professions, career, agriculture, architecture, business, medicine, material, information, public, corporation, institute.