History of education

As long as we live we continue to learn, and the education we receive when we are young helps us to continue learning. We are taught to read and write, and are taught many of the essential facts about the world and are shown how to sort them out so that later in life, we shall be able to find out things ourselves and not to ask other people.

The first teachers were fathers and mothers, but very early in the history of man children began to be taught by people other than their parents. It is thought that schools first started in Egypt 5,000 to 6,000 years ago, and that it was the invention of writing, which made them necessary.

Reading and writing were quite different from the skills used in everyday life, and writing made it possible to store up knowledge, which grew with each generation. Specially trained people were needed to teach it.

Ш. Compare the sentences. Translate them.

1. I love meeting people I love to meet people.

2. I like getting up early. I like to get up early.

3. The baby began crying. The baby began to cry.

4. He continued learning. He continued to learn.

5. It has started raining. It has started to rain.

IV. Translate the sentences.

1. Many people have difficulty sleeping.

2. It is difficult to sleep after drinking tea or coffee.

3. Sleeping pills may help you fall asleep.

4. Our living habits may affect our sleep.

5. Eating before going to bed may keep you awake.

6. If nothing helps you to fall asleep try counting sheep.

V. Translate the text. Getting to sleep

Normally, people sleep between seven and eight hours a day, although, some people need less than this and some may need more. But millions of people have trouble getting to sleep every night.

According to sleep expert Dr.Robert Schachter, many people do not know why they have difficulty sleeping. Most people know that tea and coffee often make it difficult to go to sleep because they contain caffeine. But some medicine, such as cold tablets, also contain caffeine and interfere with sleep. Sleeping pills may help you fall asleep, but when you wake the next morning you don’t feel refreshed.

Our living habits also affect our sleep. Busy people who are under stress during the day may not be able to calm down and fall asleep at night. Eating just before going to bed may also keep you awake.

Dr. Schachter says that you will sleep more easily if your bedroom is used only for sleep. You shouldn’t use your bedroom as a conference room, a TV room, or an exercise room. You should also establish a regular sleeping schedule, but don’t go to bed until you are tired. Try to go to bed at the same time every night and get up at the same time every morning. And if all this does not work, try counting sheep!

6. Give English equivalents to the followings: use the verbs: like, hate, enjoy, dislike.

1. Я люблю вставать рано. 2. Я не люблю вставать рано. 3.Мне нравится ходить по магазинам (делать покупки). 4. Мне не нравится…. 4. Ему нравится ничего не делать. 5. Ему не нравится... 6. Многие люди любят кушать перед сном. 7. Многие люди не любят… 8. Я люблю знакомиться с новыми людьми. 9. Я не люблю...

VII. Try to learn the expressions + ing

It’s no use worrying about it.

It’s getting late.

It’s getting dark.

It looks like raining.

I am getting hungry.

I’m looking forward to having dinner.

Today I don’t feel like studying. (going out, having a visit and so on).

Unit VIII.

Grammar study: Conditional Sentences.