Education in Kazakhstan

II TERM.

Unit 1.

EDUCATION IN KAZAKHSTAN

Text: Education in Kazakhstan.

Grammar: The Present Perfect Tense.

Практические цели: ознакомление с лексическим материалом по теме «Education in Kazakhstan.» развитие умений и навыков разговорной речи по теме урока, введение и тренировка грамматической темы The Present Perfect Tense, развитие навыков монологической речи по теме.

Education in Kazakhstan.

The educational system in Kazakhstan is conducted in two languages - Kazakh and Russian and consists of several levels of state and private educational establishments: infant schools, elementary (or primary) schools, comprehensive schools, colleges and academies. The constitution of the Republic of Kazakhstan fixes the right of citizens of the republic on free-of-charge secondary education which is obligatory. The constitution prohibits any discrimination on the basis of language or ethnicity and guaran­tees equal rights in education regardless of nationality. Children start school at the age of 7 and finish at 17. As a rule a child attends the school, located in the neighbourhood. However, in big cities there are so-called special schools, offering more in depth studies of the major European languages (English, French, German) or the advanced courses in physics and math­ematics and children, attending one of this may have to com­mute from home. The first stage of education in Kazakhstan is elementary (or primary) school for grades one through four. The second is sec­ondary school for middle grades from five through nine. Upon graduation from secondary school students are given the choice of either continuing to attend the same school (high school -senior grades 10-11) or entering a vocational or technical school. Both of these schools are meant to provide one, along with the certificate of secondary education with a number of useful skills (e.g. those of an electrician, technical or computer oper­ators.) Having completed one's secondary education, one can either become a part of work force or go on college (institution of higher learning-Institute).

To be admitted to the institute one has to pass a series of oral or written tests. Students may get free-of-charge higher education in the higher educational institution and the limited number of the state grants is given each academic year on a competitive basis. Some college departments (law, journalism, foreign language-especially English) have dozens of applicants for one prospective student's position. The system of higher education prepares highly - skilled experts on economy, trans­port, agriculture, medicine, languages and others. Today the young people of Kazakhstan have the opportunity to choose and acquire various types of education and build their lives according to their ambitions.

Studying of foreign languages and development of computer skills of pupils is of a special importance. More opportunities appear for the interested persons to be trained abroad on the basis of local and state grants, scholarships and the student’s exchange programs.

Topical vocabulary

1. establishment (syn. institution) учреждение

2. infant school дошкольное учреждение

3.comprehensive school общеобразовательная школа

4. citizen гражданин

5. free of - charge бесплатный

6. obligatory обязательный

7. to locate устраиваться, находиться

8. to prohibit запрещать

9. choice выбор

10. development развитие

11.to provide обеспечивать

12. skill умение,мастерство

13.to attend посещать

14.especially особенно

15.according to согласно

16.to carry out выполнять

17.abroad за границей, за рубежом

18.opportunity возможность

19.to appear появляться

20.importance важность

Ex.1. Suggest the Russian for:

educational establishments; comprehension school; the right of citizens; on the competitive basis; regardless of nationality; highly - skilled experts; according to; equal rights; it is carried out on the basis; the same school; special importance; for the interested persons; the student’s; exchange program; obligatory; to locate; higher educational institution; to be trained abroad; the limited number

Ex.2. Match the words having the same meaning:

1. to educate

2. obligatory

3. grant

4. establishment

5. elementary school

a) institution; b) stipend; c) primary school; d) to teach; e) compulsory

Ex.3. Match the following words and expressions from the list below.

Согласно; возможность; компьютерные навыки; развитие; общеобразовательная школа; посещать; обеспечивать; особенно; выполнять; умение,мастерство; учреждение; запрещать; бесплатный; за рубежом;

free of charge; computer skills; abroad; to provide; to carry out; to attend; comprehensive school; to prohibit; according to; establishment; development; especially;.opportunity; skill;

Ex.4. Fill in the gaps with a suitable word or phrase from the list below:

1. Secondary education is ….. in Kazakhstan.

2. Entry to higher institution is quite….

3. The second is sec­ondary school for middle grades from … through nine.

4. More opportunities appear for the interested persons to be trained abroad on the basis… …

scholarships and the student’s exchange programs.

5 Studying of foreign languages and development …. of pupils is of a special importance.

6.The second stage of education in Kazakhstan is …….

7.Having completed secondary education one can enter …….

Competitive, of local and state grants, university, five, compulsory, secondary school, of computer skills.

Ex.5. Translate the sentences from Russian into English.

1.В Казахстане среднее образование является обязательным. 2.Конституция Республики Казахстан закрепляет право граждан республики на бесплатное среднее образование. 3..Особое значимость приобретает изучение иностранных языков и развитие компьютерных навыков учащихся.4. В республике система образования состоит из нескольких уровней государственных и негосударственных образовательных учреждений. 5. Ограниченное число государственных стипендий выдается каждый академический год на конкурсной основе.

Ex.6. Answer the following questions.

1. What does the education system of Kazakhstan consist of?

2. At what age do children start school?

3.What is the first stage of education in Kazakhstan? What grades does it include?

4. What grades does secondary school include?

5.Is higher education paid or free-of-charge in Kazakhstan? How can a student get free-of-charge higher education?

Ex.7. Speak on the following sub-topics:

a) The levels of the educational system in Kazakhstan.

b) The system of higher education in our country.

Grammar: The Present Perfect Tense.

Affirmative	Negative	Interrogative
Ihave worked He has worked She has worked It has worked We have worked You have worked They have worked	II have not worked He has not worked She has not worked It has not worked We have not worked You have not worked They have not worked	HaveIworked? Hasheworked? Hasshe worked? Hasit worked? Haveweworked? Haveyouworked? Havetheyworked?

I’ve worked He’s worked I haven’t worked He hasn’t worked

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