Task I.

1. Коллективное богослужение- corporate act of worship

2. учебный план- curriculum

3. обеспечение- provision

4. основные предметы- core subjects

5. платное образование- Fee-paying education

6. детский сад-nursery

7. школы с раздельным обучением-single sex schools

8. аттестат об среднем полном общем образовании-GCSE

9. уткнуться носом в книгу- to bury one's nose in a book

10. степень магистра- master's degree

11. лучше всех-best of all

12. отборочные экзамены-selective exams

13. присматривать за кем-либо-to keep an eye on sb.

14. общеобразовательная школа- comprehensive school

15. начальная школа- primary school

16. среднее образование-secondary education

17. способность- ability (capacity)

18. привилегированная школа- public school

19. пансион, школа-интернат-boarding school

20. учиться в школе- to go to school,to be at school (schooling)

21. стипендия-scholarship

22. вклад-contribution

23. ссылка-reference

24. писать статьи для стенгазеты-to contribute articles to a wall-newspaper

25. алименты- maintenance

TASK 2

1. Surprisingly, the most naughty and defiant student in the classroom has become the teacher’s pet.

2. A small and weak boy was a constant target of bullying for stronger and older classmates.

3. Traditionally, secondary education in the UK, children receive in private boarding schools.

4. The school program of a middle-aged child is very intense: classes begin in the morning and last until
the evening.

5. Bachelor's degree is the first stage of higher education. To enter this level of education you need to
have a GCSE

6.Tertiary College is a stage of education after senior high school

7.Local education authorities in England provide schools with textbooks, sports equipment, hire
teachers, appoint scholarships to their best students to continue their studies at the University

8.Modern teaching methods include the involvement of students themselves in teaching process.
Students decide how and at what rate to study the material given by the teacher and develop evaluation
criteria

9.Expensive fee-paying schools in England are called public schools. In America, on the contrary, they
are called state schools

10.Constant omissions caused him to fall behind in class.

Task III

1) The teacher told the noisy students off and gave them extra homework as

punishment.

2) I was ill for three moths, so I really fell behind with my school work.

3) The exam is tomorrow; I don’t have much time to prepare for it.

4) She didn’t know what the word “optional” meant so she had look it up in the dictionary.

5)These instructions are very difficult I can’t work out what to do next!

6) Our class had to put off our Biology field trip because the weather was so bad.

7) Having missed school for more than a couple of days, she was in danger of falling behind

with her work.

8) Sometimes we need to do extra work to catch up with the others in our class.

9) How do you expect to keep up with the lesson if you do not pay attention?

10) Sally needs to go through her History notes because she has got a test on Friday.

Task IV.

B.

Art education is often underestimated by many who believe that school was created to teach only
analytical concepts such as mathematics. Some people believe that in comparison with arts subjects
science subjects are more useful. I agree with this statement ONLY to some degree.

To start with, today all fields of activity are influenced by computers. Nowadays it is impossible to find
any field without computers and handling computers require science knowledge.

Secondly, for everyday life you have to know science subjects, at least arithmetic is compulsory.

However it would not be correct to neglect arts subjects completely. Maybe, arts subjects are not life
necessary as science subjects but they enrich our inner life, make it more beautiful. These art classes
may include not only visual arts but performing arts such as dance, theatre and choir. There are many
things that cannot be conveyed by science and they are reflected in music.

Art subjects including music, drawing, painting and sculpture allow children to enter relax. For instance,
singing a song in the musical class could bring positive emotion to students. It is true that art enhances
fine motor skills, hand-eye coordination, and problem-solving skills which may assists children to attain
better learning outcomes.

In conclusion, although several individuals claim that it is a waste of time for art education, it seems to
me that having access to art classes is essential for children. I think that a person who did not know
anything about art could not be considered as intelligent in today’s society.