Exercise 10. Translate into English.

1. Давайте пойдем в столовую без десяти час. Там в это время не бывает народу. 2. Уроки заканчиваются в три, и уже без четверти четыре я уже дома. 3. Фильм заканчивается в половине седьмого, у нас есть время погулять. 4. Приходите сюда, пожалуйста, в двенадцать тридцать. Мы ждем вас. 5. Я пробыл в институте до половины девятого. Сейчас иду домой. 6. Сколько времени вы находитесь здесь? – Я здесь с двух часов. 7. Я планирую потратить три или четыре часа в день на повторение грамматики английского языка перед экзаменами.

Exercise 11. Complete these sentences with at, in or on and the most likely of  these words and phrases.

Exercise 12. Complete these sentences with  in, at or on.

1.The price on electricity is going up ___October.

2. I’ve been invited to a wedding ___14 February.

3. Hurry up! We’ve got to go ___five minutes

4. I don’t like travelling ___night.

5. I’m busy no, but I I’ll be with you ___a moment.

6. Jenny’s brother is an engineer but he is out of work ___the moment.

7. I hope the weather will be nice ___weekend.

8. We travelled overnight to Paris and arrived ___ 5 o’clock ___the morning.

9. ___Saturday night I went to bed ___11 o’clock.

10. The course begin ___7 January and ends sometime ___April.

11. My car is being repaired at the garage. It will be ready ___two hours.

12. The telephone and the doorbell rang ___same time.

Things to do

Task 1. Answer the following questions. You can find the answers in the text.

1. What are the factors determining an institution as one of the best or one of lower prestige?

2. Why are not many Americans satisfied with the condition of higher education in their country?

3. What categories of institution does the system of higher education in the United States comprise?

Task 2. Translate and comment on the following.

- Finishing school is the beginning of an independent life for millions of school graduates. Many roads are open before them. But it is not an easy thing to choose a profession out of more than the 2000 existing in the world.

Task 3. Give your arguments for and against the following saying.

- Nowadays a quality of education in any institute of higher education in the USA depends on the source of its funding.

Task 4. Speaking and Discussing.

1. Ask your partner about an event that has changed his/her life.

2. Write a short account of one of your life experience.

3. Prepare a talk on an incident (exciting experience, funny/sad story, etc.) that has occurred in your life. Say why you have chosen this particular story.

4. Project Work:

· In your local, national or international press find interesting stories that have happened to famous people of Russia, the UK, the USA – scientists, writers, politicians, teachers, etc. Make a list of names and happenings. Discuss the information with your group mates.

· Collect information on problems facing these people in your country and in some other countries. Hold a conference on the problem. Compare the situations in these countries. Think of the way to solve the people’s problems.

UNIT 5

POLITICAL  SYSTEM in the UK

"The measure of a civilized society is how we educate

our young and care for our old."