Word building

II. Translate the following derivative words:

verb + -ment → noun

to depart – department, to measure – measurement, to govern – government, to equip – equipment;

adjective +-ity → noun

responsible – responsibility, electric – electricity, probable – probability, able – ability;

noun + -ous → adjective

danger – dangerous, religion – , religious, glory – glorious, ambition – ambitious, fame – famous.

III. Form the words using suffixes:

-ment: to move, to improve, to achieve; -ity: proper, curious, active, vain; -ous: autonomy, prestige, industry.

IV. Suggest the Russian equivalents for the following phrases:

the day-to-day administration, local authorities, state schools, general education, school-leavers, to receive some money, living expenses.

Active Vocabulary

V. Read and memorize the following words and word combinations:

Department of Education & Science – министерство просвещения и науки, Secretary of State for Education & Science – министр просвещения, funding – финансирование, percent – процент, to attend – посещать; respected – почитаемый, to choose – выбирать, to get – получать. Admission Service – Служба приема (в учебное заведение), to receive offers – получать предложения, to go on – продолжать, paid by the state – оплачивыемые государством; to get a loan – получать заем, ссуду.

VI. Read and translate the following text to name the main stages of education in Great Britain. Education in Great Britain

Education in Great Britain is the responsibility of the Department of Education & Science, which is headed by the Secretary of State for Education & Science, though the day-to-day administration and funding of state schools is the responsibility of local authorities. Education in Great Britain is compulsory and free for all children between the ages of 5 and 16. About 93 percent of all children are educated in state schools and the rest attend private schools.

Before 5 some children attend nursery schools. From 5 to 11 they attend primary school. At the age of eleven children go to comprehensive school. These schools give general education and a wide range of academic courses. They also provide some vocational courses.

When pupils are 16, they take the school-leaving examinations and get a General Certificate of Education (“O”-level). Those who cannot get certificate of this level get Certificate of Secondary Education.

Pupils who want to continue their education at a university have to stay on at school for two more years and take another exam (at an advanced level – “A” level). Advanced level examination is very important, because on the results of this examination the universities and polytechnics choose their students, as there are no entrance examinations.

After getting General Certificate of Secondary Education school-leavers apply to several universities through UCAS (Universities and Colleges Admission Service) and receive offers of a place on condition that they achieve certain grades in their “A” levels. Most universities are state-funded and receive some money from the state. The oldest and the most famous are Oxford and Cambridge. Other much respected universities include London, Durham and St. Andrew’s.

A first degree which is usually an honor’s degree, generally takes three years. Most courses end with exams called finals. Graduates receive Bachelor’s degree, they may add letters BA (Bachelor of Arts) or BSc (Bachelor of Science) after their names. Some students go on to study for a further degree for two or more years, often a Master's (MBSc/MA) or a doctorate (PhD – Doctor of Philosophy): the word “philosophy” has no special reference to philosophy, the name is the same for all faculties.

Students in Britain formerly had their tuition fees paid by the state and received a government grant to help pay their living expenses. Now they get only a loan and have to pay 1000 pounds a year to cover their tuition fees.