Education in Great Britain. Бояринцева Е.И - 29 стр.

 irregular verbs in the past four days – I’m only hoping they’ll stay           11. Why wasn’t he upset over his failure in mathematics?
 till after examinations.                                                       12. What made Dan change his mind about Shakespeare?
         The fellows have been telling me that some of the boys sell
 their textbooks when they’re through with them, but I’m going to               2. Study the following phrases and 1) recall the sentences in
 keep mine. Then, after I’ve graduated, I’ll have my whole education       which they are used in the text, 2) use them in sentences of your own
 in the bookcase. It’ll be so much easier than if I try to keep it in my
 head.                                                                     to get (be) used to smth /smb; at first; to look smb up; to walk (show)
         Now, more news coming, if you are still interested. They’ve       smb about a place; to be good at smth; on smb’s left/right; to remind
 organized a Freshman basketball team and I hope I’ll be good              smb of smth / smb; next to smb / smth; to be behind (in one’s reading);
 enough to take part in it. It’s great fun and then, the doctor says I     to catch up with smb / smth; all over the place; to hear of smb / smth;
 need more exercise.                                                       in the Middle Ages; in the past; to look smth up in a dictionary; all
         That was all good news. Now for bad news. You know what           through the term; to be through with smth /smb; to keep smth in the
 happened? I failed mathematics. It wasn’t really my fault, it was just    head; at the end (beginning) of smth; to take part in smth; to fail in a
 bad luck. I’ll be taking another exam next month. I’ll do my best to      subject; as for / to me
 pass, but be ready for the worst and don’t say I didn’t warn you. As
 for me, I’m taking it easy, because I’ve learned such a lot of things
 not mentioned in the catalogue.
         That’s all now. Hoping to hear from you soon, Dan.
          P.S. Speaking of classics, have you read ‘Hamlet’? If you ha-
 ven’t, do so at once. It’s perfectly splendid. I’ve been hearing about
 Shakespeare all my life, but I had no idea he really wrote so well.

TASKS

      1. Answer the following questions
       1. Where was Dan studying?
       2. Why didn’t he keep his promise to write to his brother as soon
as he arrived at College?
       3. Why did it take him rather long to get used to College life?
       4. What was the trouble with the college as Dan saw it?
       5. What mistakes did Dan make?
       6. Why did he describe them as ‘awful’?
       7. What lesson did he learn?
       8. Why did Dan want to keep his textbooks after he graduated
from college?
       9. What sports team was he going to join, and why?
     10. What was the bad news?

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