Exercise 3. Are the sentences true or false?

1.Most children like animals.

2. Almost all youngsters turn that love into activism.

3. Some species are in danger.

4. Sara sold baked cakes to raise money for endangered species.

5. Sara thought she had solved the problem of endangered species.

6. Some parents can discourage a child's sense of morality.

7. The capacity for goodness does not need nurturing.

8. Nowadays schools and churches play a key role in raising good children.

Exercise 4. Translate into English:

1.Сара решила помочь животным, находящимся в угрожающем
положении.

2. Мама посоветовала ей испечь печенье, продать его и выслать деньги в
Фонд защиты диких животных.

3. Сара думала, что она решила эту проблему.

4. Ее мама объяснила ей, что есть много проблем, требующих постоянной
помощи от людей.

5. Сара приносит еду бездомным и помогает в работе городского детского
Центра.

6. Родители должны служить образцом для своих детей.

7. Они должны осознавать различие в восприятии мира ребенком в разном
возрасте.

8. В прошлом школа и церковь играли ключевую роль в моральном
воспитании детей.

9. Родители должны воспитывать у своих детей способность приносить
добро.

10. Многие исследования показывают, что родители оказывают самое
важное влияние на своих детей.

Exercise 5. Speaking.

1.The importance of parents' influence on their children.

2. The role of schools in raising good children.

3. Social trends which complicate the transmission of values.

UNIT 7.

Working Holidays

Every summer hundreds of thousands of students travel to other countries looking for work and adventure. Most of the opportunities are in the seasonal work mainly connected with tourism and agriculture. The pay is usually poor but most people work abroad for the thrill of travel. You can pick grapes in France, work on a family campsite, entertain kids on American summer camps and of course there are always jobs in hotels and restaurants.

But it is not as easy as it used to be to find work. Unless you speak the language
of the country well, there will be very few openings says Anthea Ellis, an adviser on vacation work for students. If you work as a nanny with a family in Italy then of course you'll have to speak Italian. When you arrive to wash dishes in a restaurant in Paris, the owner will expect you to speak French. British students only have a language advantage for jobs in the USA and Australia.

Not everyone enjoys the experience. Sarah James was a courier responsible for
forty American children in Europe. The two teachers who accompanied the children had never been abroad. One child lost his passport, another became seriously ill and was flown home, four children were lost in Madrid for a whole day; the whole group was thrown out of one hotel because of the noise they made. Sarah had one free evening of the entire trip. I did visit a lot of new places, she says but it wasn't worth it. The pay was awful and it really was a 24-hour-a-day job. The kids never slept!

The trouble is students expect to have an easy time of it, Anthea Ellis points out. After all they see it as a holiday. In practice though you have to work hard. At the same time all vacation work is casual work. You'll have a job when the hotel, the restaurant or the campsite is busy. In other words you'll work if it's convenient for the company that employs you. But you have few employment rights. As soon as the holiday season finishes they'll get rid of you. If you don't work hard or if your employer doesn't like you you'll get the sack.

VOCABULARY

adventure - приключение

adviser- консультант

be worth - иметь ценность, стоить

casual - случайный, нерегулярный

courier - агент, обслуживающий путешественников

entertain - развлекать

entire - весь, целый

grapes - виноград

language - язык

opening - возможность, вакансия

thrill - увлекательность

unless - если не

Exercise I. Answer the following questions:

1.Why do students travel to other countries?

2. Do they earn much, doing seasonal work?

3. Why are there very few opportunities to get jobs?

4. Who can advise students on vacation work?

5. Why do British students have advantages for jobs in the USA and Australia?

6. Do students enjoy the experience of working with children?

7. What employment rights do students have?

8. What kinds of seasonal work can you think of?

9. Which work would your choose?

10.What troubles can students come across with seasonal work?

Exercise 2. Are these sentences true or false?

1.Only few British students enjoy traveling to other countries.

2. Students have many opportunities to find seasonal work.

3. Students earn much doing seasonal work connected with tourism and
agriculture.

4. If you want to work in a foreign country, you must know the language of that country.

5. Sometimes noisy visitors are thrown out of the hotel because of the noise they make.

6. Students consider seasonal work as a holiday.

7. Students enjoy the same employment rights as other people.

8. British students do not have a language advantage in Australia.

9. One child lost his passport when traveling abroad.

10. When working with children you may have a 24-hour-a-day job.

Exercise 3. Give the English equivalents for:

1.искать приключения

2. низкая оплата

3. собирать виноград

4. не так легко, как раньше

5. если не

6. серьезно заболеть

7. на целый день

8. из-за шума

9. на практике

10. много работать

11. избавляться

12. как только

Exercise 4. Translate into English:

1.Многие английские студенты хотят найти сезонную работу летом.

2. Несмотря на низкую оплату, многие едут работать за рубеж.

3. Работа в летних лагерях сложная, потому что дети могут заболеть,
заблудиться, потерять паспорт.

4. Если вы не говорите на языке страны, у вас мало шансов получить
работу.

5. Во время летних каникул студенты много путешествуют, выполняют
сезонную работу, зарабатывают деньги.

6. Не всем нравится сезонная работа, так как многое считали, что это легкая
работа.

7. Студенты могут собирать виноград, выполнять сельхозработы, работать в
летних лагерях, отелях и ресторанах.

8. Сейчас гораздо труднее найти работу, чем это было раньше, и оплата
обычно невысокая.

9. Консультант по работе студентов во время каникул считает, что многие
студенты ожидают, что работа будет легкой и поэтому часто
разочаровываются в ней.

10. Даже чтобы мыть посуду в ресторане в Париже, нужно знать
французский язык.

UNIT 8.

Higher Education

At nine o'clock on the twenty third of September the first term of new academic year started at Polytechnic.

When Arthur arrived at the entrance hall he saw a large notice informing new
students that they were to assemble in the main hall for an address by the Principal Dr Gibson. So Arthur made his way to the main hall which was filled with students waiting to hear what the Principal had to say. Arthur was a little late but he just managed to find a seat in the back row. There were a number of people already sitting on the platform but the Principal had not arrived yet.

At 9.30 precisely the Principal hurried into the hall and on to the platform. He
seemed to be a pleasant and efficient person Arthur thought. He said that he was
delighted to see so many intelligent looking students and that he hoped that they would manage to profit from their various courses of study. He proceeded to give a brief outline of the history and organization of the Polytechnic and then went on to give some general advice concerning their studies. Mike Robinson, the President of the Students' Union, told them all about the activities of the Union and announced that there was to be a meeting the following day. He hoped that everybody would be able to come.

The next thing Arthur had to do was to register which involved standing in a long queue and filling in a form. But now it was lunch time and Arthur joined another long queue this time for the refectory. When he saw how long it was and smelt the food that was being served he decided not to wait and made his way instead to a little cafe across the road, where a lot of other students seemed to have the same idea as Arthur.

During the afternoon he saw the Head of Department of Management Studies and his personal tutor Mr Trafford who gave him his timetable and a list of books that he was to buy.

VOCABULARY

efficient - квалифицированный

precisely - ровно, точно

principal - директор, ректор

queue - очередь

raw - ряд

refectory - столовая

term - семестр

timetable - расписание

Exercise 1. Answer the following questions:

1.When did the academic year start at Polytechnic?

2. What did the notice say?

3. What did the Principal say to the students?

4. What is the procedure of registration?

5. Where do students have their lunch?

6. Why did they prefer to go to a cafe?

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