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pupils study ... . 5. Institutes and universities ... specialists in different fields. 6.
A course at institutes or universities ... 5 years. 7. At most schools ... is free. 8.
Students of institutes or universities get ... .
V. Correct the wrong statements:
1. Children enter school at the age of 9. 2. The academic year begins on
the first of January. 3. At colleges students give lectures to professors. 4. Pupils
study 8 years at primary school. 5. Higher education is compulsory in Russia. 6.
A course at institutes or universities usually takes 10 years. 7. There are no
private schools in Russia. 8. After finishing 9 forms of secondary school young
people can enter the institute.
VI. Read the text 'Education in the Russian Federation'. Find the English
equivalents for the Russian word combinations:
право на образование, обязательное обучение в средней школе,
профессиональное обучение, начальное образование, среднее образование,
высшее образование, заочное и вечернее обучение, государственные
стипендии, начальная школа, продолжать образование в ВУЗе, высшие
учебные заведения, процентное соотношение числа студентов
к числу
жителей России, образованный человек, перспективы профессионального
развития, забота об образовании, давать углубленные знания, сдавать
конкурсные экзамены, отвечать за учебную и научную работу, создать
новый финансовый механизм, финансироваться государством.
VII. Find the answers to the following questions. The reading selection will
help you:
1. What is the difference between secondary comprehensive schools and
lycees and gymnasiums ? 2. Where can people get post school education ?
VIII. Discussing the reading.
A. Answer the questions:
1. Is the right to education guaranteed by the Constitution of Russia ?
Prove it. 2. What subjects comprise a “core curriculum” ? 3. What are the main
objectives of the Russian higher education system ? 4. What do Russian
institutions of higher education include ?
B. Draw a scheme of the Russian education system. Discuss it with your partner.
C. Explain to your foreign friend:
a) how the system of secondary education works in Russia;
b) the possibility of getting post school education;