R EAD THE PROVERBS AND FIND THE KEY WORD. E DUCATION IS THE BEST PROVISION FOR OLD AGE. S EEK EDUCATION EVEN IF IT TAKES YOU TO C HINA. E DUCATION IS A GIFT THAT NONE CAN TAKE AWAY. E DUCATION IS WHAT YOU KNOW, NOT WHAT ' S IN THE BOOK.

PHONETIC DRILL The school The school has doors that open wide And friendly teachers wait inside Hurry, hurry, let` s go in For soon the lessons will begin Books and pencils I will need When I start to write and read Lots to learn and lots to do I like to go to school, don` t you?

V ERBS ? N OUNS ? A DJECTIVES ? YOU ARE GOING TO READ THE TEXTS ABOUT EDUCATION. BEFORE YOU READ THEM, TRY TO PREDICT SOME OF THE VERBS, NOUNS, ADJECTIVES WHICH YOULL COME ACROSS WHILE READING THE TEXTS.

E DUCATION IN G REAT B RITAIN In Great Britain children start going to school when they are 5 and continue studying until they are 16 or older. First they attend the infant school from 5 to 7. In infant schools children don't have real classes. They get acquainted with the class-room, desks, play and learn through playing. They learn numbers and how to add them.

T HE NURSERY SCHOOL (3-5) THE INFANT SCHOOL (5-7) THE JUNIOR SCHOOL (7-10)

J UNIOR SCHOOL AND SECONDARY SCHOOL When the children are seven they go to junior school which they attend until eleven. Boys and girls study at junior school for four years. There they have classes, read and write, do mathematics. Then they go to secondary school from 11 to 16. At secondary school pupils study English, Mathematics, Science, Geography, History, Art, Music, Foreign languages and Physical training. Core subjects are English, Maths, Science.

T YPES OF SCHOOL There are some types of secondary school in Great Britain. They are grammar school, modern school and comprehensive schools. There are some private schools in England. (Parents pay money for the education) Boys and girls do not study together at these schools. The teachers of these schools pay personal attention to each pupil. The lessons last minutes.

H OLIDAYS British students have Christmas holidays, Easter holidays and Summer holidays.

S CHOOL UNIFORM English pupils have school uniform. It is an old tradition in the country. A boy's uniform consist of a special suit, a school cap, a tie end a blazer. A girl's uniform consist of a hat, a coat, a skirt and a blouse. As usual uniform is dark. One of the most important elements of the uniform is a school tie.

EDUCATION IN KAZAKHSTAN We start school at the age of five.(From 3 to 5 children go to the kindergarten). At first children go to preparatory class where they play, draw and learn first steps of schooling. It takes 1 year.

P RIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS Then at the age of 6 pupils enter primary school where they have real classes. After four years of primary school we go to secondary school. Primary and secondary schools together comprise eleven years of classes which are compulsory in our republic. (put into force by the law)

H OLIDAYS Our school year begins on the first of September and ends in May. It lasts 9 months. We have four holidays a year: winter, spring, summer and autumn.

S UBJECTS The primary school curriculum includes such subjects as Kazakh, Math, Russian, Drawing, PT and Music. We have also Nature classes. We begin learning English in kindergarten. (a course of study offered in a school)

T YPES OF SCHOOLS Recently Kazakhstan has also developed several types of schools with greater specialization such as gymnasium, technical, lyceums and private schools. Besides secondary schools there are other types of schools in Kazakhstan. There are specialized secondary schools with intensive study of a certain subject, for example Foreign Languages, Literature, Physics and others. There are also specialized art, music, ballet and sport schools for gifted children and special schools for handicapped children

S CHOOL UNIFORM IN K AZAKHSTAN Nowadays pupils in Kazakhstan wear a uniform, too. It can be a white blouse, a dark skirt or a dress for girls and a white shirt and dark trousers for boys.

TRUE OR FALSE? In Great Britain children start going to school when they are six. Kazakhstani pupils have real lessons at preparatory class. Kazakhstani pupils dont wear a uniform. A school year in Britain has four terms. The length of the lesson in Kazakhstani school is 35 minutes. 8 years of study is compulsory in Kazakhstan. There are no private schools in Britain. Primary education in Great Britain lasts for 4 years.

F IND THE DEFINITION FOR EACH PHRASE. ( GROUP WORK ) NURSERY SCHOOL PRIMARY SCHOOL SECONDARY SCHOOL CURRICULUM COMPULSORY INFANT SCHOOL PRIVATE SCHOOL STATE SCHOOLS UNIFORM Is a certain type of clothes which all members of a group wear Are free of charge Parents pay money for the education Is a school for children from 5 to 7 Is a place for very young children Is a school for children from 7 till 10 Means put into force by the law, order A course of study offered in a school, college or university A school for children over 11 years old

C HECK YOURSELF NURSERY SCHOOL PRIMARY SCHOOL SECONDARY SCHOOL CURRICULUM COMPULSORY INFANT SCHOOL PRIVATE SCHOOL STATE SCHOOLS UNIFORM Is a place for very young children Is a school for children from 7 till 10 A school for children over 11 years old A course of study offered in a school, college or university Means put into force by the law, order Is a school for children from 5 to 7 Parents pay money for the education Are free of charge Is a certain type of clothes which all members of a group wear

L ETTERS F ROM … ? T O : 6 «А» CLASS

L ETTER 1 Hello! I want to tell you my story. I started school when I was 5 years old. I liked my lessons very much. At first I had no real lessons. We played, could draw and even danced. In 2005 my primary school began. My first teacher taught me to read, write and count. I did very well and got only excellent marks. I liked my lessons, but I waited for holidays. We had 4 holidays a year. Especially I waited for winter holidays, because Christmas and New Year were my favorite holidays. When I was 10 my mother wanted me to change school and I attended gymnasium. Every morning I put on a skirt and a blouse, my shoes were the same colour as my school uniform. I liked my school years very much. And you?

F ROM : A YSEL. K AZAKHSTAN ( LETTER 1)

L ETTER 2 Hello! I want to tell you my story. I started school when I was 5 years old. I liked my lessons very much. At first I had no real lessons. We played, could draw and even danced. My first teacher taught me to read, write and count. I did very well and got only excellent marks. I liked my lessons, but I waited for holidays. We had 3 holidays a year. Especially I waited for winter holidays, because Christmas was my favorite holiday. In 2005 I was a junior at a grammar school. When I was 12 my mother wanted me to change school and I attended comprehensive school. Every morning I put on a white shirt and dark trousers, my shoes were the same colour as my school uniform. And I remember my red tie. It was great!!! I liked my school years very much. And you?

F ROM : D ANIEL. G REAT B RITAIN ( LETTER 2)

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