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a) Find in the texts the words, which have the similar meanings as the following words:
to contain, to believe, the means, to study, to get, a kind, to talk, data, various, to be responsible for, a diploma, to want, to continue;
b) Find in the texts the words, which have the opposite meanings to the following words:
informal, narrow, bad, different, the beginning, old, to give up, small, before.
EXERCISE 14. Fill in the gaps with the missing words in the following sentences; the first letter of each Word has been given to help you:
1. T... their life people are learning different kinds of skills.
2. They g... knowledge about the world.
3. We’ll discuss the education using one useful s...
4. Children learn to r... a bicycle.
5. On their own i... people may visit a museum.
6. The students have to p... exams.
7. They are in c... of education.
8. The students are working at about the same s...
9. Learners may е... а degree.
10. His certificate is a m... of his success over the years.
EXERCISE 15. Try to compare the educational systems of Russia, the UK, the USA. Answer the questions and complete the grid:
| № | Questions | Russia | The UK | The USA |
| 1) | Who is responsible for organizing and regulating the educational system? | |||
| 2) | What stages is formal education divided into? | |||
| 3) | What stages of formal education are compulsory? | |||
| 4) | Are there private schools in the country? | |||
| 5) | In what types of schools can children get general education? | |||
| 6) | In what types of educational institutions can people get vocational education? | |||
| 7) | In what types of educational institutions can people get higher education? |
EXERCISE 16. Agree or disagree with the following statements; add some more information:
1. There are two types of education.
2. One useful scheme for discussing education is to divide the ways of learning into two types.
3. Informal education involves people in learning luring their daily life.
4. Formal education is the instruction given at different kinds of colleges.
5. At the end оf learning, learners do not earn a diploma or a certificate.
EXERCISE 17.
a) Read and translate the following dialogue;
b) Memorize and dramatize the dialogue;
c) Act out a similar dialogue.
