Question

My name is Irene and I’d like to tell you about schools in Ukraine. The right to

education in Ukraine is guaranteed by the Constitution (Article 53). Every boy or

girl must get secondary education; it means that secondary education is

compulsory in our country. There are state schools where education is free of

charge and private schools where pupils have to pay for their studies.

I live in Poltava. I study at a secondary school. My school was built more than

twenty years ago. When I was ten I left primary school and went to a secondary

one. C Now I am thirteen and I am a pupil of the eighth form. We go to school

from Monday to Friday. We usually have six or seven lessons a day.

Every school has a core curriculum and a school curriculum. The core curriculum

includes such subjects as Maths, Ukrainian and World Literature, Physics, History,

Geography, English, German, Ukrainian and other subjects.

According to the school curriculum we can choose extra subjects such as

Computer Studies, Psychology, Economics, and Ethnography. We’ve got Art,

Music and Physical Training. I am good at all of them.

Lessons begin at 8 a.m. and last to 1 or 2 p. m. We have some breaks for lunch and

rest. Teachers give us home tasks after each lesson.

The school year in Britain starts in September. The lessons last 40-45 minutes.

British pupils wear a school uniform. The favourite colours are blue, grey, black

and green. The first foreign language they learn at school is French. Sometimes

they also learn a second foreign language: German, Spanish. British students have

ten- day Christmas and Easter holidays and six –week summer holidays. Schools

also have special half-term holidays in the middle of each term.

Schools in England and America use their own marks: letters or percentage A

-excellent, B – good, C – satisfactory, D – bad, E – poor.

In most English schools forms start only at the secondary school, at the age of

eleven. So at the age of twelve British students go to the second form. At the age of

twelve Ukrainian students go to the sixth form.

The school day starts with assembly. All schools organise a short daily meeting for

the whole school to give important information. Children have 5 lessons in the morning and 2 after lunch. The five minutes between lessons are not a break.

Pupils must use this time to move quickly to the next lesson. During the lunch hour

pupils have time to do many things besides eating. They can also read in the

library, participate in clubs or sport, and go home.
ВІДПОВІДЬ
TASK I
1. Secondary education is compulsory. (U)
2. The right to education is guaranteed by the Constitution (Article 53). (U)
3. Every school has a core curriculum and a school curriculum. (U)
4. The school uniform is compulsory and can be blue, black, green, or grey. (B)
5. Children have 5 lessons in the morning and 2 after lunch. (B)
6. Lessons begin at 8 a.m. and last to 1 or 2 p.m. (U)
7. Schools use their own marks. (B)
8. One of the subjects is Ethnography. (U)
9. The school day starts with assembly. (B)
10. Teachers give students home tasks after each lesson. (U)
11. At the age of twelve, students go to the second form. (B)
12. At the age of twelve, students go to the sixth form. (U)
13. There are state and private schools. (U)

TASK II
1. In Ukraine, the school day starts with assembly. (False)
2. British pupils go to school on Saturday. (Not mentioned)
3. There are schools only for boys and only for girls in Britain. (Not mentioned)
4. British schoolchildren don't study foreign languages. (False)
5. The marking system in Britain is the same as in Ukraine. (False)
6. Science includes chemistry, physics, biology, and mathematics in British schools. (Not mentioned)
7. Pupils can eat lunch in the school canteen. (Not mentioned)
8. British students have ten days at Christmas and Easter holidays. (True)
9. In Ukraine, pupils have homework after each lesson. (True)
10. Black school uniform is compulsory in Ukrainian schools. (False)

TASK III
1. The user needs to answer this question based on their own experience or provide information about the school they attend.
2. The user needs to answer this question based on the information provided in the text.
3. The information about the age at which British children go to nursery school is not provided in the text.
4. The user needs to answer this question based on the information provided in the text.
5. The user needs to answer this question based on their own abilities or preferences.

Answer 1

Ответ:

**TASK I**

1. True

2. True

3. True

4. False

5. True

6. True

7. False

8. True

9. True

10. True

11. False

12. True

13. True

**TASK II**

1. False

2. Not mentioned

3. Not mentioned

4. False

5. False

6. Not mentioned

7. Not mentioned

8. True

9. True

10. False

**TASK III**

1. Answer based on personal experience or information about the user's school.

2. Answer based on the information provided in the text.

3. Information about the age at which British children go to nursery school is not provided in the text.

4. Answer based on the information provided in the text.

5. Answer based on personal abilities or preferences.