Урок 44. Education in the UK and Russia
Предмет: Английский язык, 8 класс

8 класс

Lesson 44

Education in the UK and Russia

In this lesson

you will learn some new words;
you will learn the information about the difference in the educational systems of the UK and Russia.

Ключевые слова: reply, graduated, founded, survived, wealthy, attract, leading

Речевой материал: введение новых лексических единиц, расширение словарного запаса, повторение ранее изученного лексического материала, обсуждение социокультурных различий между Россией и Великобританией, обсуждение различий в образовательных системах России и Великобритании

Пояснения:

reply – answer – отвечать
graduate – finish (school/university) – заканчивать (школу/университет)
be founded – be opened for the first time – быть основанным
survive – stay alive despite anything – выжить
wealthy – very rich – богатый
attract – catch someone’s attention – привлекать
leading – main – ведущий/лидирующий

Основное содержание урока

S: Hello Mark, how are you?

M: I'm fine thanks. And you?
S: Me too. I haven’t seen you for ages. Where have you been?
M: You know, I entered Christ Church University in Canterbury.
S: Really? That is amazing!
Are there any differences between education in Russia and in the UK?
M: I think there are some.

Nowadays more and more people enter the university rather than start their career right after they finish school.

This is Mark. He has just graduated from Cambridge University, which is very prestigious. He has a degree in History.

Cambridge university was founded in 1209 and it is divided into 31 colleges. Each of these colleges has their own chapel, library and dormitories for students. Whether you are accepted to the university depends on the results of your A-level exams. The education in the university is not for free, so it attracts a lot of wealthy people. Cambridge University is one of the leading universities in the world.

Another world-famous university is in Russia. It is called Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU). It was founded in 1755. This university is one of the most prestigious in the world. People who graduated from MSU took the leading positions in their professional spheres. There are 41 faculties in MSU. People study there for 6 years.

As a school graduate you have a lot of options, which one to choose depends only on you.

What would you choose? To enter the university or to start your career?

What country would you like to study in?

Now let’s have a closer look at some words that help us when we talk about education. Try to guess their meaning.

reply (пауза, чтобы учащийся дал дефиницию) – answer
graduate (пауза, чтобы учащийся дал дефиницию) – finish (school/university)
be founded (пауза, чтобы учащийся дал дефиницию) – opened for the first time
survive (пауза, чтобы учащийся дал дефиницию) – stay alive despite anything
wealthy (пауза, чтобы учащийся дал дефиницию) – very rich
attract (пауза, чтобы учащийся дал дефиницию) – catch someone’s attention
leading (пауза, чтобы учащийся дал дефиницию) – main

Тренировочные упражнения

Choose the correct answer.

He ________ from Oxford University a year ago.

1)

attracts

2)

graduated

3)

reply

I called her twice but she didn’t ________.

1)

reply

2)

prestigious

3)

leading

This is the most ________ university in the country.

1)

prestigious

2)

founded

3)

attracts

London ________ tourists from all over the world.

1)

leading

2)

founded

3)

attracts

This is the ________ book-selling company in our city.

1)

leading

2)

attracts

3)

graduated

Choose the correct answer.

Only _________ people can afford such an expensive journey.

1)

wealthy

2)

founded

3)

prestigious

St Petersburg was _________ more than 300 years ago.

1)

survived

2)

got

3)

founded

Successfully he ________ after such a horrible accident.

1)

took

2)

survived

3)

founded

Mark is the ________ expert in our company.

1)

attractive

2)

leading

3)

wealthy

My sister ________ with a degree in science.

1)

prestigious

2)

survived

3)

graduated

Choose the correct answer.

My university was _________ in the 18th century.

1)

wealthy

2)

founded

3)

graduated

You must know two foreign languages for this _______ work.

1)

prestigious

2)

reply

3)

attracts

Jack didn’t ________ me on the subject.

1)

prestigious

2)

wealthy

3)

reply

Fortunately my cat _________ after a storm.

1)

survived

2)

prestigious

3)

graduated

This is the famous resort where ________ people go on holiday.

1)

reply

2)

founded

3)

wealthy

Match the words with their definitions.

reply

finish (school/university)

graduate

answer

survive

the main

attract

stay alive despite anything

leading

catch someone’s attention

Choose the correct answer.

1) Sue graduated/replied from the University two weeks ago but wants to study again.

2) This museum was founded/attracted in the 19th century.

3) This kind of job prestigious/attracts him very much.

4) She got an Academy award for the founded/leading role in the film.

5) She called you yesterday. Have you wealthy/replied to her?

Choose the correct answer.

1) This was the most prestigious/reply event in the history of our city.

2) Shane graduated/founded from Cambridge University five years ago.

3) Did anyone survive/wealthy after the flooding?

4) Michael had the leading/graduated role in raising money for charity.

5) This famous museum attracts/survived people from all over the city.

Match the words.

graduate

people

founded

to someone’s e-mails

wealthy

from the university

leading

in

reply

role

Choose the correct answer.

She never replies/attracts my e-mails.
Jack graduated from the most prestigious/wealthy university in the country.
Only founded/wealthy people can afford living in this region of the city.
This amusement park leading/attracts people from the area.
I hope they leading/survived after the horrible storm.

Контрольные задания

Вариант 1

1.

Choose the correct answer.

This fabulous actor had ________ a role in this film.

1)

reply

2)

attracts

3)

leading

We somehow _________ the hurricane Katrina.

1)

prestigious

2)

survived

3)

graduated

The new show _________ a lot of people.

1)

wealthy

2)

attracted

3)

graduated

Please, _______ to me as soon as possible.

1)

graduated

2)

reply

3)

survived

It’s very ________ to study at this university.

1)

wealthy

2)

prestigious

3)

reply

The ________ people needed food and water supplies.

1)

survived

2)

attracts

3)

reply

2.

Choose the correct answer.

This school has always been very wealthy/prestigious.
This school was survived/founded many years ago.
When will your son graduate/reply from the University?
This sightseeing in the centre of the city leading/attracts many people.
Tell Mark to reply/attract my messages, please.
Sue has never graduated/founded from the University.
The wealthy/survived animal was badly injured.
I will never become prestigious/wealthy with this kind of job.
Can you name the most reply/prestigious universities in your country?

3.

Match the words.

founded

university

reply

students

graduate

from university

attract

in 1998

prestigious

to someone’s messages

Вариант 2

1.

Choose the correct answer.

I didn’t think he would ________ this accident.

1)

survive

2)

attracts

3)

reply

Have you known that she _________from Trinity University?

1)

graduated

2)

survived

3)

prestigious

My two dogs _________ in the storm.

1)

attracted

2)

survived

3)

graduated

My little son was the _________ actor in his school play.

1)

leading

2)

prestigious

3)

survived

I was very glad to know that my sister had ________ the college.

1)

wealthy

2)

graduated

3)

reply

This school was __________ when I was a child.

1)

founded

2)

attracts

3)

wealthy

2.

Choose the correct answer.

He miraculously replied/survived in the car crash.
I wish you to be healthy, founded/wealthy and wise.
Wealthy people choose this prestigious/attract university.
Big Ben attracts/replied a lot of tourists every year.
I have been waiting for you to prestigious/reply to me the whole week.
This old university was founded/survived by the queen.
The president promised that the reply/survived people would get the help they need.
The person who graduated/survived from Oxford University received the Noble Prize.
This city was founded/attracted in 1411.

3.

Match the words.

founded

people

reply

from

graduate

in 1898

attract

university

prestigious

to someone