V. Topical Vocabulary Test

Translate into English using appropriate topical vocabulary:

З часів свого створення кіно, як вид мистецтва, дістало загального визнання й продовжує грати значну роль у житті сучасної людини. Сьогодні неможливо уявити собі наше життя та дозвілля без кіно й телебачення.

Тисячі фільмів щороку виходять на екрани у всьому світі, приваблюючи своїми яскравими назвами мільйони глядачів.

Я – фанат кіно й звичайно не можу устояти перед спокусою посидіти годину-другу перед екраном телевізора, щоб посміятися від душі над витівками героїв кінокомедії або подивитися який-небудь захоплюючий бойовик з надзвичайними трюками. Я люблю не тільки художні фільми, але й документальні теж. А ще я обожнюю мультфільми, особливо виробництва студії Уолта Діснея. Що стосується закордонних повнометражних фільмів, я отримаю задоволення від французьких та італійських кінострічок. Мені також імпонують англійські фільми, тому що вони відрізняються гарною режисурою, відмінними кінозйомками, чудовим підбором виконавців, різноманітністю кіно версії.

Останнім часом світовий кінематограф зазнає великого впливу збоку американської кіноіндустрії. Однак багато американських фільмів є порожніми за змістом, проповідують культ насильства та жорстокості.

Разом з тим деякі кіно версії літературних творів одержують позитивну оцінку кінокритиків. Американські фільми постійно завойовують різні призи на міжнародних кінофестивалях.

Більшість закордонних фільмів дублюється на рідну мову кіноглядача. Але я б до речі не заперечував б проти субтитрів, оскільки можливість сприймати гру акторів в оригіналі збільшує емоційний вплив на глядача. Крім того, це відмінна можливість для удосконалення іноземної мови.

Сьогодні вітчизняне кіно переживає серйозну кризу. Недостатнє фінансове забезпечення, відсутність кінознімальної апаратури, якісної плівки та цікавих сценаріїв привели до занепаду національного кінематографу. Кінотеатри не витримують конкуренції з телебаченням, яке має ряд переваг і кожного дня пропонує різноманітну продукцію на будь-який смак. Це й затягнуті серіали, і сентиментальні мелодрами, що притягають до екранів мільйони домогосподарок. Можна насолодитися гостросюжетним трилером або подивитися фільм жахів.

Кіноіндустрія – це своєрідна фабрика мрій. Вплив кіно на людство є надзвичайно великим. Багато наших ідеалів і цінностей формуються під впливом фільмів, які ми дивимось. На жаль, сучасні фільми часто розбещують розум людей, особливо підлітків.

Module 2: Schooling and Upbringing

I. Fact file Test “Education in Great Britain”

Part I.Choose the correct answer:

1. In Britain you have to attend school between…

a) 5 and 14

b) 5 and 16/18

c) 7 and 16

2. The majority of schools in Great Britain…

a) are mostly supported by public funds paid to the local authorities;

b) are fee-paying. They charge fees varying from £100 to £2,000 a term;

c) are provided and maintained by religious denomination and voluntary organizations.

3. Pre-school education…

a) is compulsory and provided for children under 5;

b) is provided in nursery schools and informal pre-school playgroups;

c) is provided for under-fives in pre-preparatory groups.

4. A comprehensive school is…

a) a fee-paying school of languages;

b) a school of general education with a technical bias;

c) a mixed school for all children of all types of ability.

5. In infant schools…

a) emphasis is on informal development of expression and ability;

b) children have set periods of subject learning;

c) pupils are streamed according to their abilities.

6. In 1988 a new national Curriculum was introduced into British schools. Ten subjects had to be studied. Three of these subjects (called core subjects) were chosen for special attention. Here are 10 subjects to be studied. Which are the core subjects?

a) English

b) History

c) Geography

d) Art

e) Science

f) Mathematics

g) a foreign language

h) Design and Technology

i) Physical Education

j) Music

7. At 16 students in English and Wales…

a) take GCE examinations;

b) have to take O’level examinations;

c) take their GCSE examinations.

8. Public schools like Eton…

a) are for boys and girls aged 13-18;

b) mostly take in boys and admit girls at the 6^th form level;

c) take in boys and girls at the age of 7-11.

9. In modern public schools…

a) children are compelled to study classics and succeed on the sports field;

b) are taught a variety of subjects ranging from classics to engineering , computer sciences, craft design technology;

c) curriculum includes classical languages, elementary history and Geography, sports and a great number of practical subjects.

10. The school year in England and Wales lasts...

a) From September till August;

b) B) from October till July;

c) From September till July.

Part II.Answer the following questions:

1. What does British education aim at?

2. In what schools within the maintained system can British children get secondary education/

3. How do public schools differ from comprehensive ones?

4. Which of the famous British public schools do you know?

5. What exams do pupils sit for at the age of 18?

II. Reading Test

Part I. You are going to read a magazine article about working mothers. For questions 1-15, choose from the mothers (A-E). The mothers may be chosen more than once. There is an example at the beginning (0).

A – Ellie Learner

Mothers and Childcare

With so many mothers choosing either to work or to follow an active schedule outside the home, the use of childcare facilities is becoming more and more widespread. Five mothers discuss their choices, the daycare centres available, and the consequences.

Thirty-two year old Ellie Learner has two children, Bruce, two, and Vera, five. She recently returned to work after six years of being a full-time mother at home. “I was concerned about how they would react to being without me from eight in the morning till four in the afternoon. Vera’s got a fiercely independent personality and she automatically adjusted and managed well from the start. Bruce, on the other hand, found it more difficult, at first he cried and clung to me, but within few weeks he was quite happy and he runs off to play as soon as he arrives.”

Dr Meredith Coxis a GP and, like most doctors, works irregular hours. She is also a mother to Jim, Darren and Eve aged nineteen, nine and four, respectively. “Fortunately, while Jim is at college and Darren is at school, my mother-in-law looks after Eve. If I’m not back by 5 o’clock, Eve’s brothers are responsible for her. Encouraging older siblings to take an interest in caring for younger ones is very healthy for them. The challenge and stimulus of my career are essential for me, but when I’m free from surgery, I devote my attention to the family, and perhaps we appreciate each other all the more because our time together is so precious.”

Another working mother, Penny King, a twenty-seven-year-old library assistant, found that her daughter Moira, four, was eager to start school. “We looked at a lot of nurseries in the neighbourhood. Moira loves company – she doesn’t play well on her own – and we wanted a lively and friendly nursery school with plenty of activities. Fortunately, she’s very content in the one we found. She has made lots of friends there and many of the mothers work like me. I sometimes feel I’m missing out on her growing up, but the library runs story mornings for children on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Moira comes along and I get to see her a little more.”

Joanne Potter has twin eight-year-olds, Robert and Celia. First they went to crèche together, then nursery school and now they are at the primary school. “Before the twins, I was a horse-riding instructor – I couldn’t have given that up. Sometimes I feel guilty about not having been with them at significant moments, like when they read their first word, or wrote their first sentence.” Joanne believes their relationship has been affected. “Lack of time separates us: now they have a full routine at school, and then homework and sports clubs. I try and make up for it as much as possible by arranging outings so we can all be together.”

Bank clerk Anna Larkin, twenty-two, had her baby six months ago, and started back at her desk after three months of maternity leave. “Personally I’m not ambitious and if I could stay at home I would, but we have the mortgage to pay. I drop Heather off at the crèche every day on my way to work and pick her up again on my way home in the evening. It’s not that I worry about Heather, though, because the staff at the crèche are great. I just wish I could have a share in every stage of her development. Maybe later, when we’re more financially secure, I can start working part-time and have the chance to spend more time with her.”

Part II.

You are going to read a teacher’s memories of a class she taught. For questions 16-23, choose the answer (A, B, C or D) which you think fits best according to the text.

Halliday’s writing leaned very much back to the left. He was the only pupil in the class who wrote in this way. He was a nuisance in poetry lessons as he would giggle and make faces and could never be persuaded to read aloud. His silly behavior made me believe that he didn’t like poetry. However, when I gave the class a test in which they had to write down some poetry they had learned by heart, Halliday seemed to know the most.

Halliday had a special dislike for art and I allowed him to read during this period. He never volunteered for drama and refused to make a speech. Football was the one thing at which he excelled, but the sports teacher decided that he did not assert himself enough and he made another boy captain. This boy – his name was John Jones – could hardly read or write. All attempts to make him failed, but he captained the team with amazing skill.

I remember an occasion when he led our school eleven out of the changing rooms for a cup match against our fiercest rivals, the team from nearby Winterton School. The Winterton girls’ hockey team had already beaten our own girls’ team and this – plus their excellent start to the season – had raised their morale to a fearsome level. Even so, John played like a true professional. Our only scorer, he made good use of Halliday’s passes and scored a goal for every two that the Winterton players could manage between them. Though Kingston lost, the match was a triuph for Captain Jones!

In spite of all this, the pupil who impressed me most in the end was David Halliday. He gained my admiration on a day when I had his class for art. They came into the hut shouting and pushing and I sent them out again and told them they would not have a lesson until they walked in properly. They thought it was fun to waste as much time as possible, and they jeered and cheered outside the hut. I let them go on for a minute. Suddenly the noise stopped and in marched Halliday.

“They’re all right now,” he said. “I’ve got them lined up.” I looked outside and sure enough the pupils of class 2D were arranged like well drilled soldiers; they were in order of size and in perfect line – so still I could see them shivering in the chilly air. “Walk in quietly,” Halliday commanded. They obeyed their superior officer and the lesson began. Halliday himself, as usual, refused to work. “Can I just sit and have a nap?” he asked. After the help he had given me I could hardly refuse.

15. Halliday stood out from the other pupils because of his

A beautiful handwriting.

B bad behavior.

C love of poetry.

D skill as a footballer.

16. Halliday failed to be chosen as captain of the football team because

A he was thought to be lazy.

B he was thought to be a poor leader.

C Jones was bad at other things and needed encouragement.

D Jones was better at scoring goals when under pressure.

17. Who felt really confident at the start of the match?

A the Winterton girls’ hockey team.

Bthe Winterton football team.

C the Kingston team, led by John Jones.

D John Jones and David Halliday.

18. The match was a triumph for John Jones because

A his team won.

B he scored all Kingston’s goals.

C he made good use of Halliday’s passes.

D he was chosen as Kingston’s captain instead of Halliday.

19. After being turned out of the hut, class 2D started behaving themselves because

A the refused to let them in until they did.

B they had to obey their superior officer.

C David Halliday sorted them out.

D they wanted to get in out of the cold.

20. David Halliday’s teacher

A admired his memory for poetry.

Badmired his strong personality.

Crealized that he deserved to be captain of the football team.

D realized that he deserved to read or rest during art lessons.

21. Halliday wanted a nap because

A he hated art.

B he thought he deserved it.

C he was lazy.

D he had worked so hard organizing the pupils.

22. Which of the following do you think would be the best title por the passage?

A The Big Match.

B Jones to the Rescue!

CA Difficult Class.

D Halliday Earns a Rest!

IV. Writing

III. Writing

1. Write a summary of text 2 “To Sir, With Love” by E.R.Braithwaite.

2. Write a discursive essay “What Makes a Good Parent?”

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