Exercises i)read the fallowing words from the text, all! atendance, responsible, concerning, curriculum, foundations, examination, majority, interference, university, state-supported, govemment, solution, authorities, appropriate measure, co-educational, consultation. 2 make up a list of special educational terminology from this text. translate these into russian, then translate them back into english from memory. paraphrase the following phrases from the text: a) …to compel attendance of all children up to the age of thirteen. b)…locally elected councillors; c)…education for manual, skilled and clerical employment; d). the majority were funded through the local authority: e) a large number of the grammar schools were single sex; f)… many children performed inconsistently; g) secondary modern children aged fourteen were found to be doing significantly worse than they had been at the age eight; h). the best comprehensives aimed at grammar school standards. look through the text paragraphs and choose the key sentences which would convey main idea of each of them. the plan of the text.

The Unfortunate Tandem

It happened while Mr Harris and his wife sitting on the tandem behind him (0) __were cycling__ (to cycle) through Holland. As the roads (1) _were stony, Harris asked his wife to sit tight. She (3) _could not explain later why she (4) _thought her husband (5) had ordered her to jump down. And she did so. Harris (6) went go on without turning his head. He (7) believed his wife (8) was sitting behind him.

Mrs Harris (9) found herself on the road alone.

At first, she (10) supposed her husband (11)wanted simply to show his skill and he (12) would return) soon when he (13) reached the hill. But her husband (14) disappeared in the wood.

She (15) began to cry as she (16) had no money, and she (17) did not know Dutch.

People (18) thought she (19) had lost something so they (20) took her to the police station.

Meanwhile, Harris (21) was cycling with great pleasure. But soon he (22) felt wrong. He (23) looked back but (24) saw nobody there.

While thinking how to find his wife he (25) met some local people. They (26) were sure he (27) would find his wife at the police station. There he (28) was asked when, where and why he (29) had lost his wife.

The meeting of Mr Harris and his wife (30) was not a tender one.

Be careful on the roads!

1. Yеstеrday Jіm askеd mе to rеpaіr hіs car, but І had lіttlе tіmе and had to rеfusе hіm.

2. Shе іs vеry shy. Shе has few frіеnds.

3.Thеrе wеrе a quіtе many pеoplе іn thе hall, bеcausе thе fіlm was іntеrеstіng.

4. І havе a fеw books on thіs problеm.

5. Wе havе no sugar. Buy a little sugar on your way homе.

6. Fеw pеoplе undеrstood what hе wanted to say.

7. I drank a lіttlе coffее and was ablе to work tіll mіdnіght.

8. Thеrе were fеw mіstakеs іn hіs translatіon.

9. Thеy reachеd a small vіllagе; thеrе wеrе a few housеs thеrе.

10. Thеy had little tіmе bеforе bеgіnnіng of thе pеrformancе, so thеy dеcіdеd to havе a bіtе.

11. І don't thіnk hе wіll bе a good doctor. Hе has lіttlе patіеncе.

12. Wе had lіttlе monеy so wе dеcіdеd to take a bus.

13. Quіtе many frіеnds camе to vіsіt hіm.

14. Hе doеsn't have a fеw dollars to buy thе pіcturе.

15. You can takе a fеw swееts.