Ex. 2 Practice in reading and translating

The Text

Education in our country

1.The system of secondary education in our country includes primary forms and junior and senior secondary forms. 2. Children usually go to school at the age of 6 or 7. 3. There are some preschool institutions, like nursery schools or kindergartens, but they are not obligatory. 4. Primary forms comprise 1 to 4 forms. 5. Junior secondary forms comprise 5 to 9 forms. 6. After the 9th form children can enter technical schools of different types. 7. Those who want to enter higher educational institutions should complete 10—11 forms. 8. Students can also enter higher educational institutions after graduating from specialized colleges or lyceums. 9. They prepare students in different fields, whether the humanities or the sciences. 10. Some of them are organized under the authorities of higher educational establishments. 11. The system of higher education is presented by universities, polytechnic institutes or specialized institutes. 12. Universities offer a five-year course of study and usually have from six to twelve departments. 13. Institutes train specialists for industry, agriculture and economy. 14. Most of them have been conferred the status of Academy or University recently. 15. Students are also offered post-graduate education and scientific research work. 16. Nowadays due to the state of our national economy not many young people are engaged in the research work. 17. But still in some fields of science there are outstanding discoveries and re-search papers. 18. Some universities and institutes have refresher courses. 19. Recently a great number of private educational establishments have appeared. 20. Some institutions have fee-paying groups or departments. 21. The students may get education there at the same high level as in the state institutions.

1. Система среднего образования в нашей стране включает начальную школу, средние и старшие классы. 2. Дети обычно идут в школу в возрасте шести или семи лет. 3. Существуют также дошкольные учреждения, такие как ясли и детский сад, но они не являются общеобязательными. 4. Начальные классы — с первого по четвертый. 5. Средние классы — с пятого по девятый. 6. После девятого класса учащиеся могут поступать в различных техникумов. 7. Те, кто хотят поступать в высшие учебные заведения, должны закончить десятый и одиннадцатый классы. 8. Студенты также могут поступать в высшие учебные заведения после специализированных колледжей или лицеев. 9. Они готовят студентов в различных областях как гуманитарных, так и естественных наук. 10. Некоторые из колледжей организуются при высших учебных заведениях. 11. Система высшего образования представлена университетами, політехнічними институтами, специализированными институтами. 12. В университетах курс обучения пять лет, там обычно от шести до двенадцати факультетов. 13. Институты готовят специалистов для промышленности, сельского хозяйства и экономики. 14. Большинству из них был недавно предоставлен статус академии или университета. 15. Студенты могут также поступить в аспирантуру, заниматься научно-исследовательской работой. 16. В наши дни за состояние нашей национальной экономики немного молодых людей занимаются научной работой. 17. Но все-таки в некоторых областях науки происходят выдающиеся научные открытия и научные труды. 18. При некоторых университетах и институтах есть курсы повышения квалификации. 19. В последнее время появилось большое количество частных учебных заведений. 20. В некоторых институтах есть платные группы или факультеты. 21. Там студенты могут получить образование на таком же высоком уровне, как и в государственных институтах.

HOME TEST

1. Questions: 3 points

1. What does the system of secondary education include?

2. At what age do children go to school?

3. What is the system of higher education presented by?

4. Whom do the institutes train?

5. Do we have private educational establishments in Ukraine?

2. Write the right word or word combination 3 points

1. The system of _________in our country includes ____ forms and ___ and ___ secondary forms. 2. Children usually go to school at the age of ____ 3. There are some preschool institutions, like _____ schools or _____, but they are not obligatory. 4. Primary forms comprise 1 to 4 forms. 5. Junior secondary forms ____ 5 to 9 forms. 6. After the 9th form children can enter ____ of different types. 7. Those who want to enter higher educational institutions should ____ forms. 8. Students can also enter higher educational institutions after graduating from ___ or lyceums. 9. They prepare students in different fields, whether the humanities or the sciences. 10. Some of them are organized under the authorities of higher educational establishments. 11. The ____ is presented by universities, ____ or specialized institutes. 12. Universities offer a five-year course of study and usually have from six to twelve ____. 13. Institutes train specialists for industry, agriculture and economy. 14. Most of them have been conferred the status of Academy or University recently. 15. Students are also offered ____ education and scientific ____. 16. Nowadays due to the state of our national economy not many young people are engaged in the research work. 17. But still in some fields of science there are outstanding discoveries and re-search papers. 18. Some universities and institutes have refresher courses. 19. Recently a great number of private educational establishments have appeared. 20. Some institutions have ____ or departments. 21. The students may get education there at the same ___ as in the state institutions.

SCRAMBLED SENTENCES

3. Put the words back into the correct order. 3 points

1. Children, go, to, at, the, of, or, 7, usually, school, 6, age.

2. There, some,preschool, like, nursery, schools, kindergartens, they, are, not, obligatory, Are, institutions, or, but.

3. Primary, 1, to, forms, Forms, comprise, 4.

4. the, technical, 9^th,form, can, After, enter, schools, of, different, types, children.

5. who, want, to, should, enter,higher, institutions, complete, 10—11 forms, Those, educational.

6. They, in,different, fields, prepare,the,or the sciences, Students, whether.

7. The, of, higher,education,system,polytechnic, is by,universities, institutes, or, specialized,institutes, presented.

4. Number these lines in the correct order. 3 points

()	Children usually go to school at the age of 6 or 7.
()	The students may get education there at the same high level as in the state institutions.
()	But still in some fields of science there are outstanding discoveries and re-search papers.
()	The system of secondary education in Ukraine includes primary forms and junior and senior secondary forms.
()	Most of them have been conferred the status of Academy or University recently
()	Some institutions have fee-paying groups or departments.
()	There are some preschool institutions, like nursery schools or kindergartens, but they are not obligatory.
()	Some universities and institutes have refresher courses.
()	Universities offer a five-year course of study and usually have from six to twelve departments.
()	Nowadays due to the state of our national economy not many young people are engaged in the research work.
()	Junior secondary forms comprise 5 to 9 forms.
()	Those who want to enter higher educational institutions should complete 10—11 forms.
()	But still in some fields of science there are outstanding discoveries and re-search papers.

Раздел 3. Образование и работа

Тема 3.2 Мой техникум

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Ex. 1 Match the sides

1. an electrician	a) 1. металлург
2. metallurgy	b) 2. металлургический
3. metallurgical	c) 3. металургия
4. rolling practice	d) 4. прокатка
5. drawing process	e) 5. Обработка металлов давлением
6. welding process	f) 6. сварщик
7. technology of welding	g) 7. Технология сварки
8.electrical equipment	h) 8. Обслуживание и ремонт
9.maintenance and repair	i) 9. электрооборудывание
10.mechanical metalworking	j) 10. волочение
11.electrical engineering	k) 11. электрик
12.engineering mechanics	l) 12. механик
13.physical metallurgy	m) 13. Металлургия черных металлов
14.mtallurgy of ferrous metals	n) 14.материаловедение
15.control measuring appliances	o) 15. контроль измерительных приборов
16.metallurgist	p) 16. Техник
17. a technician	q) 17. сварка
18. a mechanic	r) 18. электротехника

Ex.2 The Text

Our Technical School

 

There are many technical schools in our country. They train specialists for industry.

Our technical school is young. It was founded in 1967. It trains technicians, electricians and mechanics. The technical school is located in large three-story building in Nakhimova street. It has many laboratories, studies and other rooms. On the ground floor there is a laboratory of drawing process. Laboratorieфs of electrical engineering, engineering mechanics and physical metallurgy are on the first floor. A laboratory of control measuring appliances is on the second floor. There many measuring appliances in it: ammeters, voltmeters and others. Computer's laboratory is on the first floor. There many computers in it. With their help we can print our diploma paper works. Students do their laboratory works in the labs. They study in the classrooms which are on the first and second floors.

We have a good library. It is on the ground floor. There many different books, newspapers, magazines, fiction, dictionaries, reference books, encyclopedias and others.

I study in the group of "Technology of Welding", "Electrical Equipment", "Mechanical Metalworkuig", "Maintenance and Repair".