Стр.96-97 Dialogue Of Cultures ГДЗ Вербицкая Forward 8 класс
In pairs, look at the tables on page 96 and answer the questions.
- How old are children in England and Russia when they start their education?
- At what age can they legally finish their education?
- How many years of compulsory education do students have before they take their school-leaving exams? What are these exams called in England and in Russia?
- How old are most students when they finish university?
Listen to five school-leavers talking about British secondary-school life. Match the speakers with the topics. There are two answers that you don’t need.
- Frank
- Kirsty
- Jo
- Rob
- Naomi
- a) The school day
- b) Physical Education (P.E.)
- c) Different types of school
- d) School uniform
- e) School clubs and societies
- f) Punishments
- g) Subjects
Read the text and choose the correct words. Then listen and check your answers.
School life
Some aspects of school life date back to the nineteenth century. One example is the school assembly, a meeting of the whole school every morning before classes. Another is school uniform, which is still very common – about 1 50 percent of pupils in England wear school uniform. The school day in both primary and secondary schools is fixed – the first lesson begins at 9.15 a.m. and classes end at 2 3.30 p.m. every day. Classes on Saturdays are very unusual. Compared with many countries, pupils in Britain specialize quite early. Pupils study many subjects until the age of fourteen, but then they usually study only three subjects during the last 3 two years of school. Sport is an important part of school life. P.E. is compulsory. Typically boys play football or rugby in winter and cricket in spring; and girls usually do aerobics or play 4 netball. Britain was one of the last countries to use corporal punishment in schools (it only became illegal in 1985). Nowadays teachers can punish their students with lines or detention, which means that students have to 5 stay after school.
In pairs, look at your answers to Exercise 3. How is life in British schools different from our country?
Crossing Cultures. Discuss these questions in pairs. Use your answers to Exercises 1 and 4 and the ideas below to help you.
“Is there anything in the British education system that you think is a particularly good or bad idea compared with our country? Why?”
too old/young; liberal; long/short childhood; a big/small percentage; strict; fair/unfair; a large/small choice of subjects; optional/compulsory; start your first job; more exams; specialize early/late; mature/immature
Look at the photos. Which of them show a Russian school and which — an English school? Why do you think so?
- In England, children start education at 3–4 years old; in Russia, at 3–6 years old.
- In England, they can legally finish education at 16; in Russia, after 11 years of compulsory study, usually at 17.
- In England, students have 11 years of compulsory education before school-leaving exams. These exams are called GCSEs and A-levels. In Russia, they have 11 years of compulsory education too. The exams are called GIA and OGE.
- Most students finish university at about 22–23 years old in England and at about 22–23 years old in Russia.
2. 1 – d, 2 – a, 3 – g, 4 – b, 5 – f
3. 1 – 50 percent, 2 – 3.30 p.m., 3 – two, 4 – netball, 5 – stay
4. British schools are different from schools in our country in several ways: school uniform is more common, the school day is fixed, pupils specialize earlier, P.E. is compulsory, and punishments like lines and detention are used.
5.
I think school uniform is a good idea. You don’t have to worry about wearing fashionable clothes every day.
I think children in Britain are too young when they start school. Their childhood is really short!
