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Post school Education

A. Read the text "Post school Education" quickly and try to understand what it is about and what information is already known to you.

B. Suggested Activities.

I. Check the comprehension of the text by choosing the answer which you think is correct.

 

1. Is there half the total number of students at the degree-level in

a) polytechnics?

b) universities?

c) other institutions of higher education?

 

2. Does the amount of the grant depend on

a) the age of the student?

b) the Advanced level (A level) results?

c) the level of income of the student's family?

 

3. Does the course of higher education last

a) three years?

b) four years?

c) five years?

 

4. Are there about 50 { a) colleges } in Britain?
  b) universities  
  c) polytechnics and other institutions  

 

II. Think and answer:

 

1. What do the following abbreviations stand for?

(BA, BSc, MA, MSc, MPhil, DPhil, OU, GCSE, UCCA)

2. What are the differences of getting a "higher degree" in Britain and in Russia?

3. Why is the Open University called so?

4. What qualifications do polytechnics offer?

5. What may adult education centres be funded by?

 

III. Make a synopsis of the text in English or in Russian.

 

 

The Performing Arts

 

A. Read the text "The Performing Arts" quickly and try to understand what it is about and what information is already known to you.

B. Suggested Activities.

 

I. Check the comprehension of the text by choosing the answer which you think is correct.

 

1. Does { a) the English National Opera } have its home at the Coliseum Theatre, London?
  b) the Welsh National Opera
  c) the Scottish Opera

 

 

2. Is { a) the Birmingham Royal Ballet } the Britain's leading company?
  b) the Rambert Dance Company
  c) the London Contemporary Dance Treatre

 

 

3. Did women first begin to act on the stage

a) in medieval mystery and morality plays?

b) in the comedies and tragedies of Shakespeare?

c) at the time of the Restoration?

 

4. Are almost all London's popular theatres

a) in the East End?

b) in the West End?

c) in the City?

 

5. Is { a) the Rock Music Festival } one of the most important annual festivals of theatre, dance and music?
  b) the Children's Festival
  c) the Edinburgh International Festival

 

II. Think and answer:

 

1. Have ballet and opera become popular in Britain?

2. What British 18th-century, 19th-century and 20th-century dramatists do you know?

3. Why is London the center of theatrical life in Britain?

 

III. Find the English equivalents in the text:

 

a) исполнительское искусство

b) ведущая балетная труппа

c) уникальная смесь реализма и абсурда

d) его три зрительных зала

e) вне Лондона

f) труппа с подготовленным для сезона репертуаром

g) изобразительное искусство

h) политика поддержки искусств в регионах

 

 

Museums

 

A. Read the text "Museums" quickly and try to understand what it is about and what information is already known to you.

B. Suggested Activities.

 

I. Check the comprehension of the text by choosing the answer which you think is correct.

1. Was the British Museum founded in

a) 1812?

b) 1655?

c) 1753?

2. Has { a) the Tate Gallery } collections of ancient history, fine art and archaeology?
  b) the Museum of the Moving Image
  c) the Ashmolean

 

3. Is { a) the Victoria and Albert Museum } especially popular with children?
  b) the Science Museum
  c) the National Portrait Gallery

 

4. Did { a) the Natural History Museum } begin as a private collection?
  b) the Imperial War Museum
  c) the Ashmolean

 

5. Is the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art in

a) London?

b) Edinburgh?

c) Liverpool?

 

II. Think and answer:

 

1. What is the Britain's most frequently visited museum?

2. What is the oldest museum in Britain?

3. What can you say about the museums in London?

4. What is Sir Henry Tate famous for?

5. What is a "living" museum?

 

III. Find the English equivalents in the text:

 

a) важная часть национального наследия

b) особенно знаменит

c) по соседству друг с другом

d) поселение викингов

e) судовладелец и собиратель (коллекционер)

f) часто сохраняются как музеи

g) воссоздать жизнь обычных людей

 

IV. Give annotation of the text in English.

 

 

Libraries

 

A. Read the text "Libraries" quickly and try to understand what it is about and what information is already known to you.

B. Suggested Activities.

 

I. Check the comprehension of the text by choosing the answer which you think is correct.

1. Do most libraries divide their books into { a) two } main sections?
  b) three
  c) four

 

2. Can books from the leading section be borrowed for a period of

a) a month?

b) two or three weeks?

c) a month and a half?

 

3. Does the lending section offer

a) encyclopedias?

b) dictionaries?

c) fiction?

 

4. Are borrowers allowed to have up to { a) five } books out at any one time?
  b) 10 or even more
  c) three

 

5. Is { a) the British Library } a copyright library?
  b) the Newspaper Library
  c) the London Library

 

II. Think and answer:

 

1. May local people borrow books from the public library free of charge?

2. When are libraries open?

3. What do other facilities besides books include?

4. What happens when books are not returned by the end of the borrowing period?

5. What does an inter-library (a Public Lending Right) scheme mean?

6. What can you say about copyright (private) libraries?

7. May books be borrowed from the British Library?

 

III. Find the English equivalents in the text:

 

a) финансируемая местной властью

b) беллетристика, художественная литература

c) доступ к современным каталогам

d) кроме, не считая…

 

Architecture

 

A. Read the text "Architecture" quickly and try to understand what it is about and what information is already known to you.

B. Suggested Activities.

 

I. Check the comprehension of the text by choosing the answer which you think is correct.

 

1. Is the record of a demolished listed building made by

a) the Department of the Environment?

b) Youth Hostels Association?

c) the Royal Commission on Historical Monuments?

 

2. Was the stone circle at Stonehenge completed during

a) the Tudor period?

b) the Bronze Age?

c) the Elizabethan period?

 

3. Is { a) Romanesque } style classified into three stages of development: Early English, Decorated and Perpendicular?
  b) Gothic
  c) Georgian

 

4. Was { a) the Georgian } style used for the many Anglican churches?
  b) the Regency
  c) the neo-Gothic

 

5. Are Philip Webb, Charles Voysey and Charles Rennie Mackintosh the architects of

 

a) the 18th b) the 19th c) the 20th } century?

 

II. Think and answer:

 

What can you say about { "listed" buildings? Stonehenge? medieval castles? the architecture of the 20th century?

 

III. Find the English equivalents in the text:

 

a) от доисторических памятников до небоскребов

b) самые старые уцелевшие церкви датируются

c) ранее назывались

d) английская архитектура вдохновлялась наследием классического Рима

e) вместе с изобретением железобетона

f) много жарких споров возникло, когда…

Chapter V

Habits and Ways

 

Superstition

A. Read the text "Superstition" quickly and try to understand what it is about and what information is already known to you.

B. Suggested Activities.

I. Check the comprehension of the text by choosing the answer which you think is correct:

1. What is supposed to bring good luck according to superstition beliefs in Great
Britain?

a) a horseshoe

b) a foreigner

c) a clergyman

 

2. What actions are believed to bring bad luck?

a) taking a shower

b) breaking a mirror

c) collecting stamps

 

3. What are the traditional superstitions for actors?

a) to wish "good luck"

b) to say "break a leg"

c) to say "good night"

 

II. Find the English equivalents in the text:

 

a) пережитки суеверий

b) приносит удачу

c) "постучать по дереву"

d) соблюдать давние традиции

e) гадать по руке

f) предсказать судьбу (пророчествовать)

g) амулет

 

 

Drink

 

A. Read the text "Drink" quickly and try to understand what it is about and what information is already known to you.

B. Suggested Activities.

I. Think and answer:

 

1. What does "afternoon tea" or "high tea" mean?

2. When do coffee shops and cafes serve "morning coffee"?

3. Can you explain the meaning of the slogan "Drinka pinta milka day"?
Who is it popular with?

4. What fruit drinks are popular with children?

5. Why have the sales of low-alcohol and alcohol-free drinks increased?

6. What are the most traditionally popular drinks in Britain?

7. Why are the taxes on alcoholic drinks high in Great Britain?

8. What is the age restriction on alcohol according to the law?

 

II. Give annotation of the text in English.

 

 

Clubs

 

A. Read the text "Clubs" quickly and try to understand what it is about and what information is already known to you.

B. Suggested Activities.

 

I. Think and answer:

 

1. What was the origin of a present-day club?

2. What are the main peculiarities of "gentlemen's clubs" in London?

3. Are there any requirements for the club members?

4. Can you point out the most famous clubs?

5. Which of the clubs is the most prestigious one?

6. Social exclusivity is the most characteristic feature of clubs, isn't it?

7. What is "R and A"?

 







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