Серия заданий,  на развитие навыков письма по УМК «Spotlight-10».

Серия заданий,  на развитие навыков письма по УМК «Spotlight-10» , авторы: О. В. Афанасьева, Дж. Дули, И. В. Михеева (Module 3, pp 45 – 62).

Задание 1. Read the below text and use the correct word formed from the words in brackets.

We help you get the most out of your American experience!

A 1)…..(relax) and informal teaching style American schools encourage students to think independently and take part in class discussions. The American 2) ….. (educate) system also offers a great range of subjects, so you could get the chance to study American history, journalism, business studies or drama. Some high schools offer 3) ….. (drive) lessons too, so you could even get your American driving licence while you're in the USA! School life If you take part in our exchange programme, you'll experience what's unique about an American high school! On a typical day, you might travel to school by yellow school bus, then chat with friends while you put away your coat and lunch in your 4) ….. (lock). You'll then have around five hours of classes! You'll get a report card about 5) ….. (two) a year. Your grades will depend on your performance in class discussions, homework and projects. Sports and extra-curricular activities Sporting activities are a major part of high school life, and your school will expect you to participate! Of course, there's cheerleading and American football, but other popular sports include soccer, basketball and baseball. If you're not the 6) ….. (sport) type, there are also many other things to do such as join the school newspaper, the debating club or the 'prom' 7) ….. (organise) committee. The prom is an 8) ….. (extreme) special dance at the end of the school year.

Задание 2. Write 5 reasons for and against American schools.

Задание 3. Task for control copying/dictation + elements of composition.

Listen to my reading the text, then I’ll read it sentence by sentence and you’ll put them down.

Then try to continue this text, express your own attitude to it and add what you like /dislike in our schools, and maybe the ways of improvement our school life (about 100 words or so). Russian Schools vs. American Schools

The main reason why I moved to America was to get the best education that I can get. I was scared to go to school, based on the fact that I couldn’t speak the language very well. I went for the first 8 years of school back in Russia and the rest of my education is now continuing in America. I came to find many differences between the school systems in both counties that I had to get used to. Schools in Russia are very strict and in my opinion are a lot harder. When a child is six or seven yours old, they have to take a test to see if they can make it into a regular class or an accelerated class. Then there are sub-schools: primary (grades 1-4), secondary (grades 5-9), and senior (grades 10-11.) All sub-schools are inside one building, so it is very hectic inside. School starts on September 1 every year and we have a special assembly prepared in front of school. That is when we see our teacher, chat with our classmates, go inside the school, get into our classroom, find an assigned seat and write down our schedule for our first semester in our “diaries.” A diary is something that every student must have, that is where he or she writes down the homework and also where teacher…….[30].

Задание 4. What do prefer most of all to study at a American school or in a Russian one? Write your own motives of studying at both types of school.

Задание 5. Listen to my reading the text, then I’ll read it for 2 times and you’ll shorten it. (На доске написаны слова: cerebral palsy -церебральный паралич developmental disability - развитие инвалидности, physical disabilities - физические недостатки, vocational schools - профессионально-технически училища).Education in Russia for physically challenged children

Children with physical disabilities, depending on the nature, extent of disability and availability of local specialised institutions, attend either such institutions or special classes within regular schools. As of 2007, there were 80 schools for the blind and the children with poor eyesight; their school term is extended to 12 years and classes are limited to 9-12 pupils per teacher. Education for the deaf is provided by 99 specialized kindergartens and 207 secondary boarding schools; children who were born deaf are admitted to specialized kindergartens as early as possible, ideally from 18 months of age; they are schooled separately from children who lost hearing after acquiring basic speech skills. Vocational schools for the working deaf people who have not completed secondary education exist in five cities only. Another wide network of specializes institutions takes care of children with mobility disorders. 60-70% of all children with cerebral palsy are schooled through this channel. Children are admitted to specialises kindergartens at three or four years of age and are streamed into narrow specialty groups; the specialisation continues throughout their school term that may extend to thirteen years. The system, however, is not ready to accept children who also display evident developmental disability; they have no other option than home schooling. All graduates of physical disability schools are entitled to the same level of secondary education certificates as normal graduates.