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Education
Proverbs and sayings:
Live and learn.
It’s never too late to learn.
Knowledge is power.
To know everything is to know nothing.
Money spent on the brain is never spent in vain.
Like teacher, like pupil.
Words and word combinations
To study at the University
To study for a degree
To be fresh from school
Fresher/freshman; first-year student (amer.)
Sophomore (amer.)
Out-of-town students
Senior student
To be admitted to …
The reception committee
Department
To apply to the Dean for …
To attend preparatory courses
To miss lectures on … (subject)
To attend a course of lectures under professor N
To give a lecture
To graduate from
Bachelor’s/Master’s Diploma/Degree
Preliminary exams
Final/state exams
To scrape through the exam
To learn with ease
Compulsory
Primary school
Infant school
Junior school
Comprehensive school
It’s my weak point….
To memorize words in a proper way
A mess in my head
Learning process. Passing exams.
- That history exam was really awful.
- Was it really so bad?
- Yes, it was. Only a couple of topics which I reviewed for the exam came up.
- That was really bad luck. Do you think you managed to do enough to pass?
- No, I think I’ll definitely fail that exam.
- Oh, come on, don’t be so pessimistic.
- Now come on, calm down, it’s not the end of the world. It was just an exam.
- But it was absolutely awful. I just don’t know why it happened.
- Why what happened?
- I had just started on the third and last question when my mind suddenly went blank. I couldn’t remember anything of what I had reviewed for that topic.
- But you answered the first two questions?
- Well yes, but …
- Then stop worrying. I’m sure you did enough on those to pass.
- Have you had your exams results yet?
- No, not yet. I’m expecting mine tomorrow.
- I had mine this morning. I was relieved when I opened the envelope.
- So it was good news.
- Yes, I passed in all subjects. But I only scraped through in sociology.
- Whether you just scraped through or got full marks doesn’t matter. You just passed. That’s the main thing.
Discussing plans for the future education.
- What are your chances of getting into Yale?
- My chances are slim.
- I hear this college is tough to get into.
- I know. I’d have better chance at the State University.
- Sure. It’s not a bad school, either.
- I’d rather be a big fish in a small pond.
- I’d really like to study computing, but I can’t afford the time or the money for a course.
- I suppose you’re talking about a full-time course, but that’s not the only option, you know.
- Well, what else could I do?
- You could do it by distance learning. My brother has just completed a distance learning course in PR management.
- Was he satisfied with it? Was it any good?
- Yes, he was. Although he said it was very tough to come home tired after a day’s work and then to do two or three hours of study before going to bed.
Types of school
- A lot of people in America went to prep (preparatory) schools.
- I haven’t heard of them. What kind of schools are they?
- They’re very expensive, private boarding schools, which offer a very high-quality education.
- Why do people spend so much to send their children to them?
- Well, one of the main reasons is that so many of their students get into the top universities like Harvard, Yale and Princeton.
- Oh, I see. So they are a kind of cradle for the elite.
- In Britain all children have to go to school from the age of five to sixteen. It’s the law.
- Yes, I believe the school-leaving age has been raised up to sixteen, hasn’t it?
- Yes, it has.
- Do all parents send their children to state schools?
- Nearly all of them do, yes. But we have independent schools where the fees are high and not many parents can afford them. Many private schools are boarding schools, though they usually teach both boarders and day pupils.
- Did you get to a state primary school?
- Yes, I did. I went to a nursery school first, at the age of four. There was a good kindergarten in our neighbourhood, so my parents decided to send me there for a year.
- Can you still remember?
- Yes, I have faint but very pleasant memories of it. It was a delightful place full of fun and games, as in most nursery schools, work - if you can call it that - considered of story-telling, drawing, singing and dancing.
- And you went to Infants’ school at the age of five, didn’t you?
- Yes, but you know, right up to the age of seven school life was very pleasant. It was only later in the Junior School that we began to have more formal lessons and even worry about exams.
- Did you? Did you have to take exams at that age?
- Yes, and we got used to them. We had to take an exam at the age of eleven called the “Eleven Plus” to see what kind of secondary school we would get into. But this exam has disappeared now.
- Hello, Linda! Could I ask you some questions about learning languages?
- Yes, sure. Go ahead!
- What languages do you study?
- We do English at the University. We do English two hours a week.
- And when did you start learning English/
- Hm, that’s over four years ago.
- And do you like it?
- Oh, yes, I really like travelling so for me it’s very important. But I’m not too good! The grammar is rather difficult…. You know all these tenses and irregulars.
- Thanks, Linda.
- You’re welcome.
- Hello! What languages do you study at the University?
- Well, I study French and English. My first language is Russian. I’ve studied French since I started school.
- And what about English?
- I started English six years ago, when I was twelve. Now we have five hours of English a week.
- And do you have any problems with English?
- Well, grammar isn’t too difficult. For me the pronunciation is really hard. I pften get mixed up between French and English pronunciation.
- And how do you practice English outside the class?
- I really like listening to songs in English. I translate words and sing along with the songs.
- OK. Thanks very much.
- Not at all.
- Hereford House Language School, can I help you?
- Yes, I’m phoning for a friend. I’d like some information about summer courses, please?
- Fine, what would you like to know?
- Well, first … how long are the courses?
- In the summer, we offer four-week courses.
- Right, four weeks. And could you tell me about the lessons?
- Er, what do you means exactly?
- What I mean is how many lessons are there every day, the class size, that sort of thing…
- Ah, well. The maximum number of students is twelve and the minimum is four. There are four lessons a day and they are forty-five minutes each. All our teachers are qualified and experienced.
- Right. Could you tell me about facilities?
- I’m sorry, could you say that again?
- Well, we’ve got a computer room, a library, and a special self-study room where you can go and work on your own. And there’s a coffee bar where you can have lunch and breaks, and we’ve got a nice garden.
- Where exactly is the school?
- We’re only two minutes away from the beach.
- Yes, that sounds good. And what about accommodation?
- Well, we can find a family for your friend to stay with. We have some very good families who have been with us for a long time.
- Mm, or can he stay in the school?
- Yes, but it’s a bit expensive. It costs another hundred pounds. But you get a single room in the school itself.
- Mm, fine. And what kind of after-school activities are there?
- There’s sport in the afternoons. Our students can go swimming in an excellent indoor pool or play tennis at the local club. And we organize beach sports like beach volleyball and football, things like that.
- Right, thank you. Do you organize any trips?
- Yes, various trips to London theatres or art galleries or for general sightseeing.
- What about nightlife? My friend likes going out.
- Brighton isn’t London but there’s a lot going on here you know, especially in the summer. And we organize things here at the school, too. In the evenings we have discos and barbecues on the beach.
- Mm, sounds interesting. Just one more thing. How much do the courses cost?
- Er, they cost from eight-hundred and fifty pounds, depending on what type of accommodation you choose.
- OK. Could you send me a brochure and application form, please?
- Certainly, if you just give me your friend’s name and address…
The British Education system. State education in Britain.
All state schools in Britain are free and schools provide their pupils with books and equipment for their studies.
Nine million children attend 35,000 schools in Britain. Education is compulsory from 5 till 16 years old. There are three main stages: primary(years 1-6); secondary (Years 7 -11); and optional ‘sixth form’ (two or three years of pre-university study). Children start primary school at 5 and continue until they are 11. Primary school are subdivided into infant school and junior schools. At infant school children are taught the three Rs - reading, writing and ‘rithmetic. At junior schools children are taught reading, Arithmetic, Composition, History, Geography and other subjects. At 11 most pupils go to secondary schools called comprehensives which accept a wide range of children from all backgrounds and religious and ethnic groups.
At 16 pupils take a national exam called “GCSE” (General Certificate of Secondary Education) and then they can leave school if they want. This is the end of compulsory education.
Some 16-year-olds continue their studies in the sixth form at school or at a college. The sixth form prepares pupils for a national exam called “A” level to enter a university. Other 16-year-olds choose to go to a college of further education to study for more practical diplomas
Universities and colleges of higher education accept students with “A” levels from 18. Students study for a degree which takes on average three years of full-time study. Most students graduate at 21 or 22 and are given their degree at a special graduation ceremony.