Educational System

Education Systems

Aims:

• Today we are going to compare different Education Systems;
• We are going to train skills of oral speaking and listening;
• We are going to enlarge our vocabulary.

Answer the questions:

• Where do you go every day?
• What form are you in?
• How many lessons do you usually have?
• How many subjects do you have?
• What subjects do you prefer?
• What subjects are difficult for you?
• Do you like your school life?

Listen to the tape once more and try to fill in the gaps:

The school year in the United States of America begins in ___ and finishes in ___.

There are ___ semesters. They have no school on the following: ____, ____, Easter and during ____ vocation.

The compulsory subjects are ________________.

The students can also choose the “electives” in such areas as ________________________.

Check the results of your work:

The school year in the United States of America begins in September and finishes in June .

There are three semesters. They have no school on the following: Thanksgiving , Christmas , Easter and during summer vocation.

The compulsory subjects are English, Maths, Science, Social Studies and Physical Education .

The students can also choose the “electives” in such areas as Foreign Languages, Fine Arts, Vocational Studies.

Group Work

• Discuss Russian and American Education systems and try to name all the factual differences between them. Be ready to present the result of your work.

Group work: complete the word-web

Education

Put these factors in order of priority from 1 to 12 / 1=the most important

• A variety of types of schools.
• The duration of a school day.
• The reputation of a school.
• Teachers.
• Extracurricular activities.
• Multiculturism.
• School discipline.
• School uniforms.
• Tests.
• The choice of subjects.
• The age children start and leave school.

Homework:

• Make up a test to check your classmates on the topic “Education”
• Composition: My School
• Make up a dialogue: “British and Russian education Systems”

Express your impressions about the lesson. Choose a picture and explain why did you choose it