Ex. 1 – Vocabulary practice.

Put each of the following words or phrase in its correct space in the passage below.

 

State terms seminar degree co-educational

Private primary tutorial graduate nursery school

Grant secondary lecture break up compulsory

Fees academic

 

When children are two or three years old, they sometimes go to a (1) ______________, where they can learn simple games and songs. Their first real school is called a (2) __________ school. In Britain children start this school at the age of five. The (3) ______________ year in Britain begins in September and is divided into three (4) _____________. Schools (5) ___________ for the summer holiday in July. (6) ______________ education begins at the age of about eleven, and most schools at this level are (7) ______________, which means boys and girls study together in the same classes. In Britain education is (8) ________________ from 5 to 16 years of age, but many children choose to remain at school for another two or three years after 16 to take higher exams. Most children go to (9) _____________ schools, which are maintained by the government or local education authorities, but some children go to (10) _______________ schools, which can be very expensive.

University courses normally last three years and then students (11) _____________, which means they receive their (12) _______________. At university, teaching is by (13) _____________ (an individual lesson between a teacher and one or two students), (14) ______________ (a class of students discussing a subject with a teacher), (15) _______________ (when a teacher gives a prepared talk to a number of students) and of course private study. Most people who receive a university place are given a (16) ___________ by the government to help pay their (17) _____________ and living expenses.

 

ACTIVE VOCABULARY

Attend (v) 1) посещать, присутствовать (на лекциях, собраниях)

Born in India, he attended high school and medical school in Madras.

I’ve voiced my opinion at every meeting I’ve attended.

2) уделять внимание, заботиться, ухаживать

She ’s attended by a 24-hour nursing staff.

attend to (sb) – обслуживать (в магазине, ресторане)

Are you being attended to?

 

attendance (n) – присутствие, посещаемость

It is a parent’s responsibility to ensure children’s regular attendance at school.

 

 

Assign (v) 1) назначать, поручать

assign sb a job/ duty/ task – поручать кому-л задание

Two senior officers were assigned to the investigation.

2) направить, определить на должность

He was assigned to the company’s branch in Cairo.

 

 

assignment (n) 1) [C] задание, поручение

Please hand in your completed assignments by 30 October.

2) [U] назначение, определение

The judge had to agree on the assignment of points for each part of the competition.

 

 

Distract (v) – отвлекать (внимание), уводить в сторону, приводить в смятение

She was distracted by the sound of running water.

distract sb from sth We must let nothing distract us from our purpose.

 

distracted (adj) – рассеянный Ruth seemed distracted and not really interested in the meeting.

 

distraction (n) 1) [U] – отвлечение, рассеянность

2) [C] то, что отвлекает внимание, развлечение

We have work to do and it is essential that there are no distractions.

 

 

Educate (v) – обучать, давать образование, развивать

He was educated at Eton and Trinity College, Cambridge.

educate sb in sth – обучать, развивать (навыки)

Children were educated in both arts and sciences.

educate sb about sth – просвещать (кого-л)

The mining museum was built to educate people about their local history.

 

education (n) – образование, просвещение, обучение religious/science education

+ in education in art and design

have/get an education – получить образование

He wants his children to have a good education.

primary/secondary/higher education – начальное/ среднее/ высшее образование

 

 

Puzzle (v) – озадачивать, приводить в замешательство, ставить в тупик

His behaviour that night puzzled me for a long time.

puzzle over sb/sth – размышлять, ломать голову

I’ve puzzled over this question for a while, and I’m still not sure what the right answer is.

 

puzzled (adj) – озадаченный Don’t look so puzzled – it’s perfectly simple.

 

puzzle (n) 1) трудный вопрос, задача, загадка She was a puzzle to him.

2) игра-головоломка a jigsaw puzzle; a crossword puzzle

Supervise (v) – наблюдать, надзирать; заведовать, руководить, курировать

Mary supervises two PhD students.

His job was to supervise the loading of the ship.

 

supervision (n) – инспектирование, надзор, наблюдение, руководство

Dangerous prisoners need constant supervision.

Idioms and fixed phrases

to learn (sth) by heart – выучить (что-л) наизусть

to make the grade – преуспеть в чем-л, выполнить

to teach sb a lesson – преподать урок, проучить кого-л

to be in a class of your/its own – превосходить всех остальных

to have (got) your nose in a book – много читать, заниматься

to be the teacher’s pet – быть любимчиком учителя

Phrasal verbs

to catch up (with sb) – успевать за, догнать (кого-л)

to fall behind (with sth) – отставать

to go over (sth) – повторять (материал)

to keep up with (sth) – следить за, понимать (что-л)

to look (sth) up – искать, смотреть в книге, словаре

to put (sth) off – откладывать (что-л)

to tell (sb) off – отчитывать, ругать (кого-л)

to work (sth) out – понять (что-л), прийти к решению