Education in England

МИНИСТЕРСТВО ОБРАЗОВАНИЙ РОССИЙСКОЙ ФЕДЕРАЦИИ

ВОЛГОГРАДСКИЙ ГОСУДАРСТВЕННЫЙ ТЕХНИЧЕСКИЙ

УНИВЕРСИТЕТ

КАФЕДРА ИНОСТРАННЫХ ЯЗЫКОВ

ПО АНГЛИЙСКОМУ ЯЗЫКУ НА ТЕМУ:

“Education”

Выполнила:

Студентка

Зизе Н. В.

Группы Э – 155.

Проверил:

Карасик А.В.

г. Волгоград 2001 год.

PLAN:

1. Pro-primary and Primary Education…………………..3

2.Oxbridge……………………………………………………………4

3.Translation:

а. Дошкольное и начальное образование…………………………..6

b. Оxbridge………………………………………………………...…7

4. DICTIONARY……………………………………..……………9

Pro-primary and Primary Education.

In some areas of England there are nursery schools for children under 5 years of age. Some children between two and five receive edu¬cation in nursery classes or in infants classes in primary schools. Many children attend informal pre-school play-groups organised by parents in private homes. Nursery schools are staffed with teachers and stu¬dents in training. There are all kinds of toys to keep the children busy from 9 o'clock in the morning till 4 o'clock in the afternoon while their parents are at work. Here the babies play, lunch and sleep. They can run about and play in safety with someone keeping an eye on them.

For day nurseries which remain open all the year round the parents pay according to their income. The local education authority's nurse¬ries are free. But only about three children in 100 can go to them: . there aren't enough places, and the waiting lists are rather long.

Most children start school at 5 in a primary school. A primary school may be divided into two parts—infants and juniors. At infants school reading, writing and arithmetic are taught for about 20 minutes a day during the first year, gradually increasing to about 2 hours in their last year. There is usually no written timetable. Much time is spent in modelling from clay or drawing, reading or singing.

By the time children are ready for the junior school they will be able to read and write, do simple addition and subtraction of numbers.

At 7 children go on from the infants school to the junior school. This marks the transition from play to "real work". The children have set periods of arithmetic, reading and composition which are all Eleven Plus subjects. History, Geography, Nature Study, Art and Music, Physical Education, Swimming are also on the timetable.

Pupils were streamed according to their abilities to learn into A, B, С and D streams. The least gifted are in the D stream. Formally to¬wards the end of their fourth year the pupils wrote their Eleven Plus Examination. The hated 11 + examination was a selective procedure on which not only the pupils' future schooling but their future careers depended. The abolition of selection at Eleven Plus Examination brought to life comprehensive schools where pupils can get secondary education.

Oxbridge

Oxford and Cambridge are the oldest and most prestigious uni¬versities in Great Britain. They are often called collectively Oxbridge to denote an elitarian education. Both universities are independent. Only very rich and aristocratic families can afford to send their sons and daughters to these universities. Mostly they are former public schools leavers.

The tutorial is the basic mode of instruction at Oxford and Cam¬bridge, with lectures as optional extras.

The normal length of the degree course is three years, after which the students take the Degree of Bachelor of Arts (B. A.). Some courses, such as languages or medicine, may be one or two years longer. The students may work for other degrees as well. The degrees are awarded at public degree ceremonies. Oxford and Cambridge cling to their tra¬ditions, such as the use of Latin at degree ceremonies. Full academic dress is worn at examinations.

Oxford and Cambridge universities consist of a num¬ber of colleges. Each college is different, but in many ways they are alike. Each college has its name, its coat of arms. Each college is governed by a Master, The larger ones have more than 400 members, the smallest colleges have less than 30. Each college offers teaching in a wide range of sub¬jects. Within the college one will normally find a chapel, a dining hall, a library, rooms for undergraduates, fellows and the Master, and also ro¬oms for teaching purposes.

Oxford is one of the oldest universities in Europe. It is the second largest in Britain, after London. The town of Oxford is first mentioned in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle in 911

A. D. and it was popular with the early English kings (Richard Coeur de Lion was probably here). The university's earliest charter is dated back to 1213.

There are now twenty-four colleges for men, five for women and another five which have both men and women members, many from overseas studying for higher degrees. Among the oldest colleges are University College, All Souls and Christ Church.

The local car industry in East Oxford gives an important addition to the city's outlook. There is a great deal of bicycle traffic both in Ox¬ford and Cambridge.

The Cambridge University started during the 13th century and grew until today. Now there are more than thirty colleges.

On the river bank of the Cam willow trees weep their branches into the water. The colleges line the right bank. There are beautiful college gardens with green lawns and lines of tall trees. The oldest college is Peterhouse, which was founded in 1284, and the most recent is Robinson College, which was opened in 1977. The most famous is prob¬ably King's College because of its magnificent chapel, the largest and the most

beautiful building in Cambridge and the most perfect example left of English fifteenth-century architecture. Its choir of boys and un¬dergraduates is also very well known.

The University was only for men until 1871, when the first women's college was opened. In the 1970s, most colleges opened their doors to both men and women. Almost all colleges are now mixed.

Many great men studied at Cambridge, among them Desiderius Erasmus, the great Dutch scholar, Roger Bacon, the philosopher, Milton, the poet, Oliver Cromwell, the soldier, Newton, the scientist, and Kapitza, the famous Russian physicist.

The universities have over a hundred societies and clubs, enough for every interest one could imagine. Sport is part of students' life at Oxbridge. The most popular sports are rowing and punting.

Дошкольное и Начальное Образование.

В некоторых областях Англии имеются детские сады для детей в возрасте около 5. Некоторые дети между двумя и пятью годами получают образование в дошкольных учреждениях или в классах первой ступени начальных школ. Много детей посещают неофициальные дошкольные игровые группы, организованные родителями в частных домах. Детские сады укомплектованы преподавателями и студентами для обучения детей. Имеются все виды игрушек, чтобы занять детей с 9 часов утром до 4 часов днем, в то время как их родители - на работе. Здесь младенцы играют, завтракают и спят. Они могут бегать и играть в безопасности под чьим – либо присмотром.

Родители платят за ясли, которые остаются открытыми круглый год ежедневно из ходя из их личного дохода. Дошкольные учреждения, находящиеся в ведении местных органов образования бесплатны. Но только приблизительно трое детей из 100 могут посещать их, так как число мест ограниченно, а списки ожидающих довольно длинны.

Большинство детей начинают обучение в 5 лет, посещая начальную школу. Начальная школа может быть разделена на две части-младенцев и юниоров. В яслях чтение, письмо и арифметика преподается приблизительно 20 минут в день в течение первого года, постепенно увеличивая приблизительно до 2 часов в их последний год обучения. Обычно нет никакого постоянного (письменного) расписания. Много времени уделяется лепки из глины или рисованию, чтению или пению.

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