D. Which of these statements are true?

1. Secondary education in the US is of the best quality.

2. It is difficult to find a school in the US that suits everyone’s needs.

3. US universities open a world of opportunities for their students.

4. English will remain the world’s dominant language for the near future.

5. By studying in a foreign country, it is difficult for a student to demonstrate the ability to adapt and succeed in a new environment.

 

Discussion

A. Discuss these questions in small groups.

1. What are the advantages and the disadvantages of American and Russian higher education?

2. How important is it to make friends at a new college or university? Why? What helps students settle into university life?

3. Can online networking sites help students integrate into university life?

Revision

1. Sum up the information on three ways to a career in technology. Say a few words about the advantages and the disadvantages of these three ways. What route appeals to you the most?

2. What course are you doing at university? What career opportunities do you expect to get after graduating from university?

3. Is it difficult to settle into university social and academic life? What might help you do it?

 

Part II

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Youth unemployment crisis.

A. Work on vocabulary.

1. Look up the meaning and pronunciation of the following words in a dictionary, read and translate them.

- challenge

- trifle

- raven

- bleak picture

- to be detached from

- forecast

- to drop out

- marginalized

- evidence

- to exclude

- to urge

- to encourage

- temporary job

 

B. Listen to the discussion and answer the questions.

1. What is the main challenge young people are facing today?

2. Which one of these unusual jobs is not a real one?

a) A vibration consultant

b) A trifle analyst

c) A raven master

3. What is causing a lot of long-term problems?

4. Does the forecast show that the situation in employment will change over the next four or five years?

5. Why do young people have to accept part-time jobs or jobs that are low-skilled?

6. What privileges does The ILO (The International Labor Organization) offer to companies who employ young people?

 

 

The Teenage brain.

A. Work on vocabulary.

1. Look up the meaning and pronunciation of the following words in a dictionary read and translate them.

- prefrontal cortex

- cerebral cortex

- limbic system

- detention

- embarrassment

- to swing

- adolescence

- rewarding

- to worry about

- to inhibit

- to get a kick out of something

 

B. Listen to the discussion and answer the questions.

1. What part of the brain is connected with basic emotions?

a) prefrontal cortex

b) cerebral cortex

c) limbic system

2. What causes typical teenage behavior?

4. What problems can changes in the brain lead to?

5. What is the essence of the theory of risk taking l?

6. What risks do teenagers take, and why does it happen?

 

Reading the classics.

A. Work on vocabulary.

1. Look up the meaning and pronunciation of the following words in a dictionary, read and translate them.

-to announce

- to manage

- passionate

- to feel exited

- to pick

- bite

- chunk

- advertisement

- chapter

 

B. Listen to the discussion and answer the questions.

1. Several years ago The BBC announced the UK’s best-loved or favorite book. What was it?

a) Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling

b) The Lord of the Rings by J.R. Tolkien

c) Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

2. What makes a Classical novel?

4. What technique was used by the Royal Spanish Academy to get people to feel more passionate and more excited about reading old books?

5. Was the novel divided into short passages or sections? Why?

6. What is the essence of a “sound bite culture”?

 

Part III

Academic Skills

Listening, Speaking, and Study Skills

Unit I

Learning and intelligence

Tasks:

1. How to be a successful student –p.4-5

2. Intelligence and learning- p.5-7

3. Assessing study habits –p.8
Unit 2

Food and Agriculture

PartI

Technology 2 Unit II Academic Skills Unit 1I, IV BBC6minenglish UK’s first healthy pizza Genetically modified cows Science Daily Bacteria smoking habit

Start up

A. Discuss the following questions:

1. What are the arguments for and against genetically engineered food? What do you think about it?

2. Can genetically engineered food solve the problem of hunger in the world?

Vocabulary: