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D) Prepare a 3-minute talk on one of the great teachers of the past or today, give reasons for your choice.
IV. a) Act out the dialogue "Choosing is not so easy as it looks".
B) Role-play a talk between an intending teacher and a will-be journalist on differences and similarities of the careers they've chosen. Use Text В and Essential Vocabulary П.
V. Speak about:
Possible change in the system of secondary education in Russia.
P r o m p t s: universal compulsory education, to extend the training course, to improve the educational process, to modernize programmes and manuals, to use up-to-date technical equipment, to provide optional training in various subjects.
An ideal school as you see it.
VI. Bead the jokes below. See how the verbs learn and study are used in the context. Consult a dictionary and find out the difference in their meaning and usage. Retell the jokes in indirect speech:
1. A young teacher just beginning his career asks advice of an older member of the faculty: "What have you learned in your years of experience?"
"I've learned one thing. Often you will find while you are giving a lesson in class that there is one young upstart who always disagrees with you. Tell me, would you stop him and try to make him shut up right then and there?"
"I suppose I would."
"Well, don't. He's probably the only one who is listening to you."
2. A high-school girl seated next to a famous astronomer at a dinner party struck up a conversation asking, "What do you do in life?"
He replied, "I study astronomy."
"Dear me," said the young miss, "I finished astronomy last year."
VII. Translate the sentences using the words learn and study in their different meanings:
1. В молодости он изучал химию в университете. 2. Дети легко учат иностранные языки. 3. Я очень огорчился, когда узнал, что не сдал экзамен. 4. Весь вечер он занимался в своей комнате. 5. Изучите эту информацию очень внимательно- она поможет вам сделать правильный выбор. 6. Моя сестра учится, чтобы стать юристом. 7. К сожалению, он так и не научился читать и писать. 8. Вам еще предстоит научиться, как справляться с трудными проблемами на уроках.
VIII. Comment on the given proverbs. Make np a situation centered round one of them:
1. Better unborn than untaught.
2. Like teacher, like pupil.
3. A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
IX. a) Fill in prepositions and adverbs where necessary:
Dialogue
Bob: What are you going to take... as a career?
John: Architecture. Actually, I've already started. I began my studies ... last October.
Bob: What are you going to do when you finish?
John: Oh, I shall go back ... home and practise ... my native town. There's a lot of useful work to be done there — building schools, hospitals, homes ... the people.
Bob: What made you decideto take ... architecture as a career?
John: Well. I was good... Maths and Art... school and I think I had a certain feeling... design. My teacher encouraged ... me and said I had a bent... architecture.
Воb: I find that some young people fail to take ... a career because they're not sure what they want to do and what career opportunities there are.
John: Yes, that's true. But usually your personal qualities show......school, don't they? Teachers guide and encourage ... the young to take ... the careers ... which they're best suited.