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IKEA

(04:13)

1. Try to guess the meanings of the word combinations and then discuss your ideas in class.

catalogue

self-service

special offers

cardboard boxes

plastic bag

trolley

the code on the price tag

2. Listen again and answer the following questions.

1. Why was a bus to the IKEA shop unusual?

2. What does John Kuti say about the design of the shop?

3. What facilities are there in the IKEA shop?

4. What should you do to buy an item?

5. Why are IKEA shops popular all over the world?

THE BEST BARGAINS AT ROSS

(05:24)
1. You are going to listen to the woman talking about shopping at Ross. Look at the picture. Why does she like shopping at Ross?

2. Complete the sentences using the words in the box below.

happy camper brand spanking new bargain aisle browse changing room fit check-out till

The clothes store was huge; there were ten __________ of jeans.
He’s bought his new shirt in a sale. It’s a real __________.
His shiny new car is __________; he bought it an hour ago.
I’m a __________ because I’ve bought a lot of things at reduced prices .
You can try on clothes in a ____________.
To find something that is brand new in a sale, you should have some time to __________.
That’s the size I need. It ___________ well.
I’ll take the pair of shoes. Where is __________ in the shop?

3. Answer the questions.

Why doesn’t the woman like shopping?
When is she content to do the shopping?
What kind of shop is Ross?
What hobby does the woman have?
Why does she like second-hand store shopping?
Why does she like shopping at Ross?
Why does she consider her latest purchase a good deal?

UNIT 4. EDUCATION

HOW IS THE COURSE GOING?

(02:19)
1. You are going to hear two friends, Daniel and Paulina, talking about a course Paulina is doing. Listen and complete the questions.

1. How is the course going? Are you _____ ?

2. So what does it involve, then? I mean, what _____ do you have to study?

3. And what are the other students like? Do you _____ them OK?

4. And what about the tutors? What are they _____ ?

5. How long does the course last? When _____ ?

6. And what are you going to do once the course is finished? Have you _____ yet?
2. Listen again and make notes on the answers to the questions.
3. Act out similar dialogues discussing one of the courses you are doing this year.

WHAT IS EDUCATION?

(04:14)
1. Read and paraphrase the following statement:

Education is a matter between the person and the world of knowledge; school or college has little to do with it.
2. Listen to some students and teachers discussing the statement given above and fill in the missing words from the list. Sometimes you will have to change the form of the word.

Benefit, enable, essential, bright, compulsory, immersive, direction, involve, academic, independent, dispense, creative, shallow, level, meaningful, fulfill, profound, engage, objective, participant, deliver, academically able, glean, expand

STEPHEN ARNOLD, HEADMASTER

What is education? A formal learning process _____ by schools, colleges and universities, or the sum of information we _____ from our contact with the world around us? In today’s discussion, a student, a university professor and a politician will all share their thoughts on the subject. If I may, I would begin by talking about students and their educational needs. A criticism that is _____ at my school is that highly intelligent, gifted children are given a raw deal. Are schools mostly concerned with helping less _____ children to achieve? Perhaps it is so. After all, it is true that the _____ children need little support and can cope easily. They are able to learn _____ .

PAUL LLOYD, HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT

I do believe school is helping intelligent students to _____ their potential, and I don’t just mean academic potential. School does more for me than just that, and so it should. We spend so much time there. From five to sixteen years old we have no choice, school is _____ , and most of us stay on after that because we know that education is good for us, it _____ the mind. School offers children knowledge, and _____ . It was in school that I had my first contact with computers. An experience that has been of enormous ______ to me. I don’t believe that I have been given a raw deal because I am of above average intelligence. On the contrary, I believe that my _____ and social experience at school will serve to steer me into the future, a future in which computer knowledge will be _____ .

SARAH FORD, UNIVERSITY TEACHER

I believe that teachers are very good at _____ a range of skills and a body of knowledge to their students, this is clear from the results we get from across the board. All students are equally important and all students need to develop _____ thinking. The research I did for my university department shows that three types of learning exists: ______ , when students are not engaged, and deeper, when they are, and the deepest learning of all takes place when students are engaged and working together. An example of this ______ learning is when information technology is used to prompt students through _____ experiences to explore and collect information. I think it will be the future of learning.

ALAN CRINKLY, GOVERNMENT MINISTER

We want learning to be deep and _____ for all young people and if computers _____ children, so much the better. I am a strong believer in developing children’s interests in the learning process, wherever it may be. The important thing is for children to be _____ . In fact, I strongly approve of a development which forces children to think about the quality of education they receive. This is necessary if our schools are to be the best the country can provide. Students must see themselves as _____ in an educational process, to have a voice and to use it. Education should have two _____ : to supply the skills needed by the employment market and to _____ each and every child, average or gifted, to develop his or her potential to the maximum.
3. What words and expressions used in the recording have a meaning similar to “very intelligent students”, “deep learning”?
4. Answer the questions.

1. What does Stephen mean saying “…highly intelligent, gifted children are given a raw deal”?

2. What benefits of school does Paul Lloyd outline?

3. What three types of learning does Sarah Ford describe? What example does she provide?

4. What objectives does the education have according to Alan Crinkly?
5. Discussion.

With what ideas expressed by the speakers do you particularly agree/disagree? Why?

DIALOGUES

(00:56/00:50/01:01/00:40)
1. You are going to hear 4 dialogues. Listen and decide who the main speaker is in each case. There is one person you do not need to use.

a parent
a school teacher
a university lecturer
an overseas student
a postgraduate student

2. Answer the questions.

1. Why is the teacher annoyed? What advice is she given?

2. Why is the overseas student unhappy? What is she going to do?

3. What rule does the lecturer explain? Are there any exceptions to the rule?

4. Why is the parent happy?
3. Try to remember which verbs went with these nouns in the four conversations. Discuss your ideas with the rest students. Then listen again and check.

1. attention each other their respect

2. one of the questions my score the test

3. a deadline an exception any excuses

4. the kids classes a good reputation

TRUANCY

(07:45)
1. You are going to listen to the radio interview about problems of truancy. Before you listen, discuss the following using you topical vocabulary.

1. In your opinion what are the reasons students stay outside schools/universities? Think about: boredom - influence of friends - problems at school - family problems.

2. What problems can truancy cause a student?
2. Now listen and choose the correct answer.

1. Dr. Greenway implies that some children who play truant

A do so in order to earn money

B behave badly in public

C are never punished

2. Why do some parents take their children on holiday during term time?

A Because it’s peak season

B To spend time together as a family

C To save money

3. Why is it difficult for schools to convince students to attend regularly?

A Parents set a bad example for them.

B There is no good reason to attend.

C Some teachers behave irresponsibly.

4. How has the government reacted to truancy?

A They have been trying to stop it for years.

B They are only just beginning to help.

C They think it’s too late to do anything.

5. Why are the government having talks with travel agents?

A To convince them to offer parents cheap holidays.

B To make sure that children don’t play truant.

C To get help from them in combating truancy.

6. What are the aims of ‘behavior improvement projects’?

A To teach parents to be more responsible

B To teach students the lessons they have missed

C To teach students to take schools more seriously

7. What does Dr. Greenway say about a law against truancy?

A The law is not strict enough

B Parents are not often prosecuted.

C Many parents face criminal charges.
3. Listen again and find the words and expressions that mean the following.

Регулярные прогулы занятий; разрешено (санкционировано) школой; болтаться, слоняться по округе; регулярное посещение, пренебрегать обязанностями (не выполнять их).
4. Discussion.

Which of the following things do you think would be most effective in combating truancy? Rank them, then discuss it with the rest students. Think not only about schools but universities and colleges as well. Why do you personally play/do not play truant?

more interesting lessons
police involvement
more responsible parenting
strict punishment
teaching students to respect school/university

U3A

(03:03)
1. Listen to a radio programme about a university. How is it different from other universities?
2. Divide the class into two groups – students A and students B. Listen again and answer the questions below accordingly.

Student A:

1. How many branches around the world does the U3A have?

2. What does the study coordinator do?

3. Give one reason why old people want to study.

4. What did the Prague branch do last year?

5. How do the U3A students in Valencia study?

Student B:

1. How many students does the U3A have in the UK?

2. Name one of the more academic courses offered.

3. Give one reason why old people want to study.

4. What did the Cape Town branch do last year?

5. What do the U3A students in Montreal do as well as study?
3. How do you like the idea of such a university? Do you agree that ‘it’s never late to learn’?
4. Have you ever heard of similar establishments in Russia? Do you think many old people in Russia would like to have an opportunity to study further? Why/Why not?

A GOOD TEACHER

(02:17)
1. Look at the list of qualities below. Which, in your opinion, are the most important ones needed to be a good teacher?

A good teacher should:

speak clearly
establish a friendly relationships with students
have a lot of confidence in front of large groups
understand student’s individual needs
encourage students to be creative
keep tight control of a group of students
give students a lot of praise and support
attend refresher courses regularly
spend time preparing lessons thoroughly
punish students who don’t work hard enough

2. Listen to the recording and tick the qualities mentioned.
3. What qualities would you add to the list? Do you know any particular teacher who has those qualities? What kind of teacher are you going to be in the future?

THE BOLOGNA PROCESS

(04:05)
1. Discuss the following questions.

1. What positive features do you think higher education in Russia have? What can be improved? Why?

2. Have you ever heard about the Bologna process? If you have, what do you know about it?
2. Listen to a presentation about the Bologna process and make notes.
3. Decide whether you think these sentences about the presentation are true or false. Listen again to check your ideas.

1. The Bologna process is influencing education systems in countries outside Europe.

2. There is a new EU initiative forcing football supporters to wear earplugs at matches.

3. Under the old system, you could have ended up getting a degree simply by studying long enough.

4. Under the new system, the way a student performs in exams will not totally decide their final grades.

5. Most European countries are starting to introduce longer degree courses.

6. In several countries, the government now has less control over what happens at universities.

7. Attempts to put the Bologna process into practice have caused outrage in Greece and France.

8. The UK is happy about the changes.
4. Speak on what you have learnt from the presentation. Give your own opinion about the Bologna process and the changes it has involved.

GOING TO SECONDARY SCHOOL

(05:43)

1. You are going to listen to the man talking about secondary schools in Great Britain. Before listening complete the sentences using the words in the box below.

good exam results faith schools social segregation primary school “eleven-plus” exam private tutors grammar schools secondary school secondary modern schools facilities

1. In England children normally start going to __________ when they are about five.

2. At the age of ten children move to __________.

3. Some schools are very popular – for example, schools with __________, or good __________.

4. There is too much __________ in England – white middle class children at one school, poorer children at another.

5. Children in Britain used to sit an exam in their last year at primary school. It was called __________.

6. Children who did well in the “eleven-plus” exam went to schools called __________.

7. Children who did not pass the “eleven-plus” exam went to __________.

8. Sometimes parents pay __________ to prepare their children for school exams.

9. Schools in the state school system which are run by a religious group are called __________.
2. Listen and decide whether the statements are TRUE or FALSE.

1. Children go to primary school at the age of 6.

2. At the age of eleven they go to secondary school.

3. The move to secondary school is not a problem for parents.

4. Parents can’t choose a school for their children.

5. There is a way of deciding which children get places in the most popular schools and which do not.

6. There’s too much racial segregation in schools in Great Britain.

7. Children in Britain sit the “eleven-plus” exam in their last year at primary school.

8. Grammar schools offer more practical education.

9. Secondary modern schools offer an academic education.

10. The “eleven-plus” exam still survives in place in England – including here in Birmingham.

11. The grammar schools are largely middle class schools.

12. Faith schools in England are private schools.

13. In England places at secondary schools are offered by lottery.
3. Answer the questions.

1. Why is the move to secondary school a big problem for parents?

2. What is the most common way of allocating school places?

3. Why is there too much social segregation?

4. What exam did children use to sit in their last year at primary school?

5. What schools are there in the British state school system?

6. What is the latest way of allocating school places?

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