Exercise 1 Answer the following questions

1. Is there a good education in Ukraine? 2. Is it difficult for people without a higher education to get good jobs? 3. What are some important factors in determining which higher educational establishment to attend? 4. Who selects the academy you will attend: you or your parents? 5. What are the qualities of a good student? 6. What languages do our students study at schools and academies? 7. How can you improve your English knowledge? 8. What are some good ways to learn English? 9. Why are you studying a foreign language? 10. Why do you think people become teachers?

Exercise 2 Translate and memorize the following words and expressions from the text.

Education, self-perfection, provide, opportunity, develop, higher educational establishment, knowledge, graduate, excursion, foreign languages, bright career, good habits, attentive, travel, advertisement, in the original, afford, explore, possibility, educated person.

Exercise 3 Find synonyms (antonyms) among the following words.

Probability (n), author (n), extraordinary (adj), dress (v), consider (v), journey (n), supply (v), helpful (adj), difficult (adj), exceptional (adj), study (v), provide (v), travel (v), significant (adj), learn (v), writer (n), possibility (n), important (adj), enrich (v), hard (adj), improve (v), useful (adj), think (v), speak (v), travel (n), tell (v), clothe (v), voyage (v), comprehend (v), understand (v).

Exercise 5 Write a summary of the text, presenting the content of each paragraph in 2-3 sentences. Use the expressions:

The main idea of the text is... The text deals with one of the most important (urgent) issues... Much attention (consideration) is given to (classification, description)... It focuses on the matters of … The text gives an overview of... The text is mainly concerned with... The aim of the survey is to show (demonstrate, find)... Particular emphasis is given to the analysis of... The text gives a detailed analysis of (reports on)... To sum up... In conclusion...

Индивидуальное задание для студентов заочного отделения к курсу

«Английский язык»

Вариант № 23/1c

Exercise 1 Read the text and translate it in written form.