Методическая разработка "Отработка лексики по теме "Education in Russia"", 11 класс,УМК Spotlight

1. Read the text

All Russian children have the right to education, but it is not only a right, it is a duty, too. Education in our country is compulsory and now lasts eleven years. It consists of primary education and secondary education.

Primary education starts at the age of 6 or 7 and continues for four years. After finishing primary school pupils go on to secondary school. The school year starts in September and ends in May. Generally there 4 school terms with holidays up to 10 days between them. The summer holidays last from June to September.

Most schools in Russia are comprehensive, which take pupils of all abilities without entrance exams. As a rule, students go to school 5 days a week. But there are also specialized schools, lyceums and gymnasiums, which give profound knowledge in various academic subjects. In lyceums and gymnasiums students study 6 days a week.

After finishing the 9th form students must take 4 examinations. Then young people can choose to stay at school, enter a college or a technical school. But to enter a university they have to study for two more years (either at school or at college).

Higher education in Russia.
There are many colleges and universities in our country, but it is not easy to enter a university or college as the competition is rather fierce. Most of the colleges and universities are public and students do not have to pay for their education.

After 4 years of study students can pass examinations and get a bachelor’s degree, after 5 years a specialist’s degree and after 6 years a master’s degree.

There are a lot of institutions of higher education in our country:

• the Moscow State University

• the Linguistic University, known as Maurice Thorez Institute of Foreign Languages

• People’s Friendship University of Russia

They are well-known not only in Russia but also abroad.

2. Translate into Russian:

1. study academic subjects 

2. there is a fierce competition

3. take entrance exams

4. enter a university

5. get profound knowledge

6. get a bachelor’s degree

7. get higher education

8. various institutions of higher education

9. compulsory, primary education, secondary education

10. comprehensive

11. ability

12. entrance exams

13. specialized schools

14. profound knowledge

15. academic subjects

16. take exams, pass exams, fail exams

3. Answer the questions:

1. Is education compulsory in Russia?

2. What kind of school do you attend?

3. Do you pay for your education?

4. Would you like to study in a private school? Why?