Education in Great Britain. Бояринцева Е.И - 23 стр.

      3. Choose among the below listed facilities the ones that                   toiletries ... writing materials – предметы личной гигиены ...
      a) the School of Economics offered;                                   принадлежности для письма
      b) the University of London Union building (ULU) provided;                  Students’ Union also runs a bar (keep mentioning bars) – в
      c) the LSE Students’ Union had at its disposal.                       ведении студенческого союза есть также и бар (продолжая тему
      a bar, a vegetarian restaurant, a swimming pool, a                    баров)
      bank, a stage, sports fields, a gymnasium, a sauna,                         politics, too, was catered for under the Students’ Union’s
      a restaurant, a school shop, a travel agency.                         auspices ['o:spisiz] – студенческий союз также занимался и поли-
      4. Was sport the only sphere of students’ life catered for by the     тическими вопросами / руководил работой политических органи-
Students’ Union?                                                            заций
      5. Where did the Students’ Union’s money come from?                         with a particular political axe to grind – с определенными
      6. What things did the Students’ Union used to spend it’s money       политическими целями
on?                                                                               help you to publicize yourself – поможет Вам сделать себе
                                                                            паблисити
Now listen to the following part of the text again and fill in the gaps.          have to be in a serious tone – должны быть «на полном серь-
Then discuss it in a group of four.                                         езе»
       Politics, too, was ________ for under the Students’ Union’s aus-           "The-Edwina-Curry-makes-me-sick-Society" – общество "Ме-
pices: if you wanted to start a political party or a new students’          ня тошнит от Эдвины Карри"
__________ with a particular political axe to grind, as they say, then            Tequilа society – Общество любителей тeкилы (кактусовой
you could do that through the Students’ Union, actually taking some of      водки)
the Union’s funds to help you ____________ yourself or ________ the
money for one or two initial social events. But not all the political so-   Task to Part 13: Answer the questions that follow
cieties have to be in a serious tone like the Labour Club and the Con-             1. How many people and in which positions used to run the Stu-
servative Clubs. There was a former Health Minister, called Mrs Ed-         dents’ Union?
wina Curry who made herself unpopular by ____________ people’s                     2. Why are they called Sabbaticals?
eating habits. And there was a new society started up two or three years           3. Do many students get usually involved in the organization of
ago called ‘The-Edwina-Curry-makes-me-feel-sick-Society’ which was          the Students’ Union?
quite popular for a while. Other societies included a Tequila society. A           4. Do the students really need the Students’ Union in David’s /
Tequila is just a drink that you can mix with orange juice and music        your opinion? If so, why? If not, why not?
and then you’ve got yourself a good time. And a lot of people were
attracted to the Tequila Society and it used to make a lot of money as                    Part 14. Leaders of the Students’ Union
well, which should go back to the Students’ Union for spending on
other __________.                                                                The Entertainment Officer – администратор по культурно-
                                                                            массовой работе
                       Part 13. Students’ Union                                  Social Secretary – секретарь по общественным связям
                                                                                 the Treasurer – казначей
      LSE (London School of Economics) Students’ Union you                       Sabbatical – студент или сотрудник, взявший годичный пе-
don’t have to join specifically – вам не нужно специально (туда)            рерыв в занятиях или работе
вступать / записываться                                                          to stand a good chance – иметь хорошие шансы
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