Education in Ukraine

Разговорная тема

Устно. Тема: Образование в Украине

Text 1. EDUCATION IN UKRAINE

activity 1. match the following english words with their russian equivalents:

1)playgroup a) аспирант

2)nursery school b) лекционная аудитория

3)preparatory school c) детская игровая площадка

4)headmaster/mistress d) магистр

5)deputy head e) начальная школа

6)school leaver f) директор школы

7)postgraduate g) детский сад

8)lecture theatre h) ясли (младшая группа

детсада)

9)Bachelor of Arts (BA) i) подготовительная школа

10)Masters of Science (MSc) j) завуч

11)primary school k) бакалавр

12)playground l) выпускник школы

activity 2. read the text and compare what you know about the system of education in ukraine with the information in the text.

Words and word combinations:

Independent- независимая

Pre-school education дошкольное образование

Compulsory secondary education всеобщее среднее образование

well-developed system – хорошо развитая система

free – бесплатное

fee-paying –платное

regular secondary schools –обычные средние школы

specialised language schools –специализированные языковые школы

Extra-curricular activities- внеаудиторные занятия

Slant – уклон

obligatory classes – обязательные предметы

optional courses – дополнительные

chosen scientific topic – выбранное научное сообщение

Education in Ukraine

Present day independent Ukraine has a well-developed system of education which matches the standards of the developed countries. Pre-school education is not compulsory and is fee-paying. Most parents take their children to nursery schools or kindergartens at the age of 3. Up to the age of 5 children mostly eat, sleep and play there, but in senior groups they are taught the basics of arithmetic, reading, writing, arts and in some schools foreign languages.

Compulsory secondary education begins at the age of 6-7 and is free in state schools and fee-paying in private ones. Some schools, especially those with language slant, have preparatory classes. Secondary education includes three stages: primary (1st- 3d grades), basic (4th-9th grades) and senior (10th -12th grades). In regular secondary schools children start learning foreign languages from the 2nd grade and have fewer lessons of language a week than specialised language schools that start teaching languages from the 1st grade. Recently new types of schools have appeared: gymnasiums and lycees. In addition, there are schools with technical, computer, mathematical, law, pedagogical and art slant. All the subjects in the secondary schools are obligatory but there are optional courses that students of senior grades can take in addition to the required ones.

Extra-curricular activities usually include a variety of sports and drama clubs, interest groups and various school parties.

Those senior students who want to get qualification alongside the secondary education, can go to vocational training schools. Post-secondary education is provided by technical schools and colleges of 1st and 2nd Level of Accreditation that train young specialists in different trades.

Institutions of higher learning (higher educational establishments) include universities, academies, institutes and conservatories. They all hold entrance examinations to select the best applicants to be their students. Among the best known higher educational establishments there are Shevchenko Kyiv National University, Kyiv Polytechnic University, International Independent University «Kyiv-Mohyla Academy», Kyiv State Conservatory, Lviv State University, Kharkiv National University, Kharkiv State Pedagogical University, Kharkiv State Polytechnic University and many others.

Post graduate education begins after the last year of studies and usually results in theses on the chosen scientific topic and the degree of the Candidate of Science. Doctorate Degree is awarded for an outstanding scientific research.

The main task of higher education in our time is preparation of highly qualified specialists, well-versed in the latest achievements in domestic and foreign science and technology.

Exersise 2. Insert the words into the gaps:

1) Present day independent Ukraine has a ______________ of education.

2) Pre-school education is not compulsory and is __________.

3) ___________ secondary education begins at the age of 6-7.

4) Secondary education includes __________ stages.

5) All the subjects in the secondary schools are _________.

6) The senior students who want to get qualification alongside the secondary education, can go to _______ ______ schools.

7) Post graduate education begins after the _____ _______ of studies.

Read the text and retell it:

Text 2. OUR ACADEMY

We are first-year students of Prydneprovs’k State Academy of Civil Engineering and Architecture. It is one of the largest higher educational establishments in Ukraine. It was founded in 1930.

Our Academy trains specialists (civil engineers and architects) for the building industry in 19 specialties. About 5000 students are trained at the Academy, among them young people from some countries of Europe and Asia.

The training of specialists is effected at the following departments of the Academy: Industrial and Residential (Housing) Construction, Architectural, Mechanical, Construction-Technological, Economical and Construction.

All instruction, educational and scientific work is organized and carried out by 38 chairs numbering about 677 highly-qualified teachers many of whom are authors of text-books and manuals used in the teaching process. Many of our teachers are outstanding specialists in various fields of technology and science. There are 84 Doctors of Sciences and about 286 Masters of Sciences at the Academy.

The Academy trains engineers and architects using two forms of instruction: day-time and extra-mural, giving them the most up-to-date theoretical and practical training in accordance with the demands of the time. There are also the Institute of non-stop specialized education, preparatory additional training and specialized training for improving professional skills; scientific and research complex; the Institute of examination, projecting and research and others in the academy.

Every day students have lectures and practical hours. They attend lectures on different subjects: Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, History of Ukraine, Philosophy, Drawing, Descriptive Geometry, etc. Beginning from the second course various special subjects are introduced.

The academic year is divided into two terms. Students take exams at the end of each term.

The course at the Academy lasts 5 years. On completion of studies the student presents a graduation thesis and takes the finals.

Post-graduate courses in about 16 specialties are in store for those who choose to continue their professional and scientific training.

Scientific work is done at the Academy not only by the teaching staff and post-graduates but also by the students in well-equipped laboratories in specialized classrooms, in a computing centre, in libraries, reading-hall and drawing halls.

The scientists of the Academy have extensive scientific contacts with specialists from many countries at international level taking an active part in numerous conferences and seminars. An international exchange of students grows from year to year and has already become common practice raising the future specialists’ qualification.

Besides studies the students have full facilities for rest and recreation: a sports complex with a swimming pool, a sporting camp and a preventorium. The Academy also has 9 hostels with modern conveniences.

Some of the students take part in different clubs and societies.

The prospects for the development of the Academy are quite hopeful.

Activity 1.:

Find Russian equivalents to the following words:

1.	text-book	a.	современный
2.	terms	b.	научная работа
3.	scientific work	c.	специалисты
4.	outstanding	d.	устаревший
5.	specialists	e.	преподаватели
6.	first-year students	f.	выдающийся
7.	up-to-date	g.	учебное заведение
8.	establishment	h.	строители
9.	subjects	i.	архитекторы
10.	specialties	j.	научная работа
11.	civil engineers	k.	аспиранты
12.	architects	l.	первокурсники
13.	teaching staff	m.	учебный семестр
14.	post-graduates	n.	предметы

Activity 2:

Read english words and their translation and try to remember them:

EDUCATION	ОБРАЗОВАНИЕ
1.	academic year	1.	учебный год
2.	accommodation	2.	удобства
3.	(to) attend lectures	3.	посещать лекции
4.	(to) be at one’s disposal	4.	быть в ч-л. распоряжении
5.	building industry	5.	строительная промышленность
6.	(to) carry on	6.	проводить, заниматься
7.	civil engineer	7.	инженер-строитель
8.	computing centre	8.	вычислительный центр
9.	construction	9.	строительство
	construction site		строительная площадка
10.	department	10.	отделение, факультет
	day department		дневное отделение
	correspondence department		заочное отделение
11.	design bureau	11.	конструкторское бюро
12.	drawing hall	12.	чертежный зал
13.	(to) equip	13.	оборудовать
	equipment		оборудование
14.	(to) enter the institute	14.	поступать в институт
15.	to take exam	15.	сдавать экзамен
	entrance exams		вступительные экзамены
	to pass exam		сдавать экзамен
16.	faculty	16.	факультет
17.	foreign language	17.	иностранный язык
18.	(to) go in for sports	18.	заниматься спортом
19.	(to) graduate from the institute	19.	окончить институт
20.	gym (gymnasium)	20.	гимнастический зал
21.	grant allowance	21.	стипендия
22.	highly-qualified	22.	высококвалифицированный
23.	hostel	23.	общежитие
24.	post graduate course	24.	аспирантура
25.	practical hour(s)	25.	практическое занятие
26.	project institute	26.	проектный институт
27.	reading hall	27.	читальный зал
28.	research (work)	28.	научно- исследовательская работа
29.	subject	29.	предмет(учебный)
30.	society	30.	общество
31.	specialist, specialty	31.	специалист, специальность
32.	sports camp	32.	спортивный лагерь
33.	(to) study	33.	учить
34.	to) take part in	34.	принимать участие
35.	term	35.	семестр
36.	teaching staff	36.	преподавательский состав
37.	(to) train	37.	обучать, готовить
38.	vacation	38.	каникулы

Activity 3:

Mark if the following statements TRUE or FALSE:

1) Prydneprovs’k State Academy of Civil Engineering and Architecture was founded in 1930.

2) Our Academy trains specialists for the building industry in 12 specialties.

3) The Academy trains engineers and architects using twelve forms of instruction.

4) Beginning from the second course various special subjects are introduced.

5) The course at the Academy lasts 5 years. On completion of studies the student presents a graduation thesis and takes the entrance exams.

6) Besides studies the students have full facilities for rest and recreation.

7) There are 19 hostels with modern conveniences in the academy.

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