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3.Do you live … campus or in the town.

4.… most colleges, all entering first-year students receive e-mail address.

5.They are interested … sport and entertainment.

6.Many students want good-quality classes … a low cost.

7.The majority … our employees are women.

8.Anyone not familiar with the Internet is … a serious disadvantage.

9.Courses are designed to match … the training requirements of each student.

10.Only 40% of 5-year-olds have access … pre-school education.

11.His application … membership of the club was rejected.

V. Fill in the blanks with the suitable words in a proper form from the list below.

1.There is accommodation for about five hundred students on __________.

2.She went back to work _________ when her youngest child went to school.

3.Men are often regarded as less _______ than women.

4.We offer people the opportunity to be __________.

5.Young women are in the _________ i8n the fashion industry.

6.The main _________ of the scheme is its expense.

7.It would be difficult ________ the service this airline gives its customers.

8.Hundreds of students gathered __________ against the budget cuts.

9.The system has been designed to give the user quick and easy _______ to the required information.

10.During the emergency many staff _________ to work through the weekend.

11.I’ve sent off __________ for four different jobs.

Application, access, to volunteer, creative, campus, to demonstrate, to match,

intuitive, majority, drawback, full-time.

VI. Translate the sentences from Russian into English.

1.Западная система образования учит студентов мыслить самостоятельно.

2.Люди из бедных семей находятся в невыгодном положении, так как они не могут позволить себе платить за образование своих детей.

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3.Если плата в учебном заведении очень высокая, студенты нуждаются в работе на неполный рабочий день.

4.Многие студенты участвовали в демонстрациях против правительства.

5.Сегодня гуманитарные и социальные науки очень популярны среди молодых людей.

6.Новая библиотека была построена в центре студенческого городка.

7.Эта работа нам ничего не стоила, она была сделана волонтерами.

8.Студентам необходим легкий доступ к книгам.

9.Американская система образования готовит студентов для общества,

которое ценит творческие идеи.

10.Трудно совмещать учебу с работой на полный рабочий день.

11.Большинство работников в нашей компании – выпускники университетов.

12.Ее преподавательский опыт давал ей преимущество над другими кандидатами.

13.Один из недостатков моей новой работы – это невозможность работать неполный рабочий день.

14.Он пошел в армию добровольцем.

15.Учителя ценят студентов с независимым мышлением и творческими идеями.

16.Во многих колледжах студенты первокурсники получают адрес электронной почты.

17.Компьютеры доступны для всех в библиотеке, общежитии студенческих центрах и предоставляют быстрый доступ к Интернету.

18.Некоторые люди выступают против правительства, чтобы выразить свои политические мнения.

VII. Comment on the following quotations and discuss them with your partner(s).

Make use of the active vocabulary of the chapter.

1.Education has for its object the formation of character. (H. Spenser)

2.Education is an admirable thing, but it is well to remember from time to time that nothing that is worth knowing can be taught. (O. Wilde)

3.Knowledge is the antidote of fear. (R. Emerson)

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4. Knowledge comes, but wisdom lingers. (A. Tennyson)

VIII. Work in small groups. Read the following statements on some of the problems connected with education in the USA. Compare them with the problems existing in this field in your country and discuss them with your partner(s).

1.A major conflict has always existed between the two goals of American education. One is the comprehensive education providing opportunity for all. The other is highly selective education that aims at the training of academic and scientific elites. Some feel that more money and effort should be spent on improving comprehensive education; others think that money should be provided for increasing scientific knowledge. And some people demand that money should be spent on both.

2.A system of examinations is questioned as the method of testing a person’s knowledge and ability. The arguments against the exams are:

exams are a test of memory, not ability;

exams cause anxiety, because often future is decided by them;

results of exams are often subjective because examiners are human;

education should train you to think for yourself, exam system doesn’t

The arguments for exams are:

exams offer the quickest way of assessing a candidate;

exams are constantly being improved;

there are complex checking systems used by examiners to ensure fair results;

the exam system may not be perfect, but it’s the best we have, it may be painful, but so are many things in life.

gridlock (n.) – a situation in which there are so many cars on the roads that traffic cannot move

commute (v.) – to travel regularly to and from work

priority (n.) – something important, that must be done first or needs more attention than anything else

focus (v.) – to concentrate on something and pay particular attention to it focus on/upon: We will focus upon three main topics.

mass transit (n.) – public transport, especially in a city or town

lane (n.) – one of the parts that a wide road or motorway is divided into, marked by painted lines and intended for one line of traffic

predict (v.) – to say what you think will happen in the future affluent (adj.) – rich enough to buy things for pleasure

solve (v.) – to find a solution to something that is causing difficulties: solve a problem solution (n.) – a way to solve a problem or deal with a bad situation: solution to/for efficient (adj.) – something that is efficient works well and produces good results by using the available time, money, supplies etc in the most effective way: efficient way/method

worsen (v.) – to become worse, or to make something worse

overcrowding (n.) – unpleasant conditions caused by too many people or things being in the same place

exchange (v.) – to give someone something in return for something that they give you: exchange something for something

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Exercises

I. Give English equivalents of the words and word combinations from the text.

Перенаселение; предсказывать кошмар; рост населения; затор машин; регулярно ездить на работу и назад; городская жизнь; ухудшаться; богатый; жители;

архитектор; средний доход; обменивать что-л. на что-л.; перерабатывающий завод; общественный транспорт; садиться в автобус; выходить из автобуса;

творческое решение; в обмен; содержать что-л. в чистоте; строгие законы; центр города; низкие налоги; пешеходная зона; под руководством; решение проблемы;

приводить к чему-л.; владелец магазина; сосредоточиться на чем-л.

4.overpopulation

III.Identify the word by its meaning. Make your own sentences with these words.

1.to say what you think will happen in the future

2.to find a solution to smth that is causing difficulties

3.to concentrate on smth and pay attention to it

4.unpleasant situation caused too many people being in the same place

5.a way to solve a problem

6.to give smb smth in return for smth that they give you

7.rich enough to buy things for pleasure

8.a situation in which there are so many cars on the road that traffic cannot move

9.used by people who are walking

10.smth that has been produced

11.to go daily from home to work and back

12.smth important, that must be done first or needs more attention than anything else