Russian Education System

IV. Read the text, translate it and make the tasks

My younger sister Hailey goes to the elementary school, where she studies the ABCs and plays active group games with other children.

Make up your own examples with the vocabulary

Answer the questions

Vocabulary

common features – общие черты

to be divided – различаться

elementary – начальный

comprehensive – общеобразовательный

general - общий

vocational – профессиональный

to receive – получать

application – заявление

to transfer – переводиться

selective - выбираемый

1. What is a systemof schools in the USA?

2. What types of schools are there in the USA?

3. What age do the children go to school?

4. What is the difference between comprehensive, general, and vocational?

5. What is a specialized school?

6. How many students go on for higher education?

7. What categories does the USA system of higher education comprise?

8. What are the most selective universities?

For example:elementary – начальный

· Find the equivalents in the text for:

1. В каждом штате США есть своя собственная система образования

2. Во многих школах обучение начинается с трехлетнего возраста.

3. Существуют специализированные школы для детей с особыми наклонностями.

4. Колледж получает заявления от выпускников и принимает решение о поступлении каждого отдельного студента.

5. Это университет, состоящий из нескольких колледжей.

· Retell the text under following plan:

1. The system of schools in the USA

2. The system of higher education in the USA

Russians have always shown a great concern for education. The right to education is stated in the constitution f the Russian Federation. There are compulsory secondary schools, vocational schools, and higher educational establishments.

In Russia children begin going to school at the age of seven. First they study at the elementary school. It lasts three or four years. At the elementary school children get the elementary education, they learn to read, write and count. From the fifth form the secondary education begins. Children begin learning different subjects, such as Literature, Chemistry, Physics, Biology, Computing, Foreign Languages and so on.

The nine-year secondary education is compulsory in our country, but after completing the nine-year schooling pupils face the first serious decision in their lives. They have to decide either to continue their studies in the tenth and eleventh forms at a general secondary school, or to transfer to specialized colleges, that is to say, choose a particular career.

Colleges give young people a secondary education plus trade training. This means that after finishing a college they are educated and financially independent, able to go straight to a job.

Except general secondary schools there are a lot of specialized schools, where more attention is paid to a particular subject, mostly to a foreign language. Besides, there are many private schools now, where the education is not free of charge.

After finishing school or college young people may enter institute or university to get the higher education. After finishing the fourth course they get the bachelor's degree and after graduating from the higher educational establishment — the master's degree.

To study is not an easy thing, of course, but nowadays it is quite necessary to be highly skilled and educated specialist.