Тема 8 Spotlight on Russia ГДЗ Spotlight 8 класс
ACTIVITY
- Ask your parents about the national school system in their time. What has changed in Russian schools? Write to us and say what you think about the changes.
DISCUSS
- Do you know how the Russian education system differs from any foreign ones?
- What do you think are the strong and weak points of the Russian education system?
- What are you proud of in your school?
- What’s your favourite place in school? Why?
In Russia children go to school at the age of six or seven. They spend four years at primary school, five years at secondary school and two years at senior school.
School normally starts at 8:30 a.m. and finishes at 3 p.m. Young students have 3–4 lessons a day, and older students have up to 7 lessons a day. This means that the school week can be either 5 or 6 days long.
There is a wide range of school subjects for students aged 12–17. These include Russian, Literature, Maths, History, Social Science, Biology, Geography, Physics, ICT and Chemistry. English is the main foreign language, although students can also learn Spanish, German or French.
The school year is usually divided into four terms with three breaks. School starts on 1st September and finishes on 31st May. The summer holiday starts on 1st June and lasts for three months.
In my opinion, Russian schools have changed a lot. Now students use computers and media technology more often, and the school system has become more modern. I think these changes are useful because they help students learn better and prepare for the future.
