Task 1: 1-f, 2-e, 3-i, 4-g, 5-c, 6-a, 7-b, 8-d, 9-j, 10-h. Task 2 : Education in Russia is compulsory. There are two types of education: free and paid.Children start their education in nursery school or kindergarten at the age of 3. At the age of 6 or 7 they attend primary school. Then at the age of 10 they go to secondary school. There children have different teachers in each subject .At the end of the 9th grade they take exams and continue their education in the secondary school. Some children leave their former schools to continue studies in some schools specializing in some subjects: English, Math, Art and others. Before leaving school they take final exams and get the certificate of Secondary education. After that they can enter universities, colleges, military schools or academies. Task 3. Difficult – complicated, private – paid, conveniences – facilities, various – different, state – free, primary – elementary, nursery – kindergarten. Task 4. - Are all children accepted to secondary school? - Yes, secondary education is compulsory for all children. - So there are any entrance exams, are there? - No, secondary schools accept children of all abilities. - At what age do children go to school in Russia? - At the age of 6-7 children go to primary school and later to secondary school.
It is summer. Mother duck has got six eggs. Five eggs break and five yellow ducklings come out. But the sixth egg doesn’t break. "Oh dear! This egg is very big," says mother duck. Later, the sixth egg breaks. A big grey duckling comes out. "Oh no! This duckling is ugly!" shouts mother duck. "Come on, ducklings. Let’s go and visit the hen," says mother duck. She looks at the ugly duckling and she says, "Walk behind your brothers and sisters. I don’t want anybody to see you. You’re ugly!" The ugly duckling is sad. The hen sees the ducklings. She sees the ugly duckling too. The hen laughs. "Look! That duckling is silly!" says the hen. "He has got short legs. He’s grey. His beak is silly. He’s an ugly duckling!" Everybody laughs. The ugly duckling is very sad.
Task 1:
1-f, 2-e, 3-i, 4-g, 5-c, 6-a, 7-b, 8-d, 9-j, 10-h.
Task 2 :
Education in Russia is compulsory. There are two types of education: free and paid.Children start their education in nursery school or kindergarten at the age of 3. At the age of 6 or 7 they attend primary school. Then at the age of 10 they go to secondary school. There children have different teachers in each subject .At the end of the 9th grade they take exams and continue their education in the secondary school. Some children leave their former schools to continue studies in some schools specializing in some subjects: English, Math, Art and others. Before leaving school they take final exams and get the certificate of Secondary education. After that they can enter universities, colleges, military schools or academies.
Task 3.
Difficult – complicated, private – paid, conveniences – facilities, various – different, state – free, primary – elementary, nursery – kindergarten.
Task 4.
- Are all children accepted to secondary school?
- Yes, secondary education is compulsory for all children.
- So there are any entrance exams, are there?
- No, secondary schools accept children of all abilities.
- At what age do children go to school in Russia?
- At the age of 6-7 children go to primary school and later to secondary school.
It is summer. Mother duck has got six eggs. Five eggs break and five yellow ducklings come out. But the sixth egg doesn’t break. "Oh dear! This egg is very big," says mother duck. Later, the sixth egg breaks. A big grey duckling comes out. "Oh no! This duckling is ugly!" shouts mother duck. "Come on, ducklings. Let’s go and visit the hen," says mother duck. She looks at the ugly duckling and she says, "Walk behind your brothers and sisters. I don’t want anybody to see you. You’re ugly!" The ugly duckling is sad. The hen sees the ducklings. She sees the ugly duckling too. The hen laughs. "Look! That duckling is silly!" says the hen. "He has got short legs. He’s grey. His beak is silly. He’s an ugly duckling!" Everybody laughs. The ugly duckling is very sad.