Далее: Unit III: YAROSLAVL Вверх: Unit II: K.D. USHINSKY Назад: Conversation and Discussion

Test

  1. Say if the verbs “to be” and “to have” are:
    1. My father has a farm in the North of Scotland.
    2. The whole country is going on strike.
    3. I was surprised that there was so little traffic in the streets.
    4. She had ten minutes before she had to leave for work.
    5. She is to return on Sunday and Sunday is my day off.
    6. He is taking his English and Mathematics exams tomorrow.
    7. I have never been to Athens and I have never been to Rome.
    8. I didn’t have enough money to buy this coat.
    9. Have they a car? – No, they have not bought one yet.
    10. She is too young to understand it.

  2. Complete the sentences using on my own / by myself etc.

    1. Did you go on holiday ... on your own ... ?
    2. I am glad I live with other people. I would not like to live on ... .
    3. The box was too heavy for me to lift by ... .
    4. “Who was Tom with when you saw him?” “Nobody. He was by ... .”
    5. Very young children should not go swimming by ... .
    6. I do not think she knows many people. When I see her she is always by ... .
    7. I do not like strawberries with cream. I like them on ... .
    8. Do you like working with other people or do you prefer working by ... .?
    9. We had no help decorating the flat. We did it completely on ... .
    10. I went out with Sally because she did not want to go out on ... .

  3. Make the following nouns plural.
    1. Woman
    2. Leaf
    3. Mouse
    4. Curriculum
    5. Phenomenon
    6. Photo
    7. Tooth
    8. Child
    9. Pedagogy
    10. Mother-in-law
    11. Ox
    12. University
    13. Institute
    14. Academic
    15. Program
    16. Psychology

  4. Complete the sentences with “some” or “any” or their derivatives.
    1. I was not feeling hungry, so I did not eat ...
    2. You must be hungry. Would you like ... .to eat?
    3. Quick, let us go! There is ... coming and I do not want ... to see us.
    4. Sally was upset about ... and refused to talk to ... .
    5. This machine is very easy to use ... can learn to use it in a very short time.
    6. There was hardly ... on the beach. It was almost deserted.
    7. “Do you live ... near Jim?” “No, he lives in another part of town.”
    8. We slept in the park because we did not have ... to stay.
    9. They stay at home all the time. They never seem to go ... .
    10. I am going out now. If ... phones while I am out, can you tell them I will be back at 11.30

  5. Put the sentences into chronological order according to the text.
    1. Ushinsky was appointed professor of Jurisprudence at the Demidov Lyceum in Yaroslavl.
    2. He analysed merits and defects of foreign educational systems comparing them with actual conditions in Russia.
    3. Ushinsky became editor of the Journal of the Ministry of Education and in two years completely changed its character.
    4. He learned very early to study independently and, after making a fine record in the gymnasium, Ushinsky enrolled in Moscow University.
    5. It was then that Ushinsky started criticizing the present educational system in Russia and was forbidden by the Ministry of Education to teach even in elementary school.
    6. He made trips to Germany, Switzerland, France, Italy and Belgium to observe school organization there.
    7. After coming back to Russia from abroad Ushinsky devoted his energies to St. Petersburg Pedagogical Society.
    8. In his early articles he expressed this view and never changed his basic concept that “education must be based on patriotism”.
    9. Ushinsky underlined the personal influence of the teacher as an educational force.
    10. Ushinsky was born in Chernigov gubernia in the family of a well-to-do landowner

  6. Translate into English.
    1. Вклад К.Д. Ушинского в российское образование является бесценным для многих поколений россиян.
    2. К.Д. Ушинский в полном смысле слова является основателем начального образования в России.
    3. Даже сейчас работы Ушинского представляют собой историческую и литературную ценность.
    4. К.Д. Ушинский родился в 1834 году в Черниговской губернии в семье зажиточного помещика.
    5. Ушинский в возрасте 16 лет, после успешного обучения в гимназии, был зачислен в Московский государственный университет.
    6. Он окончил Московский государственный университет с отличием, когда ему было 20 лет.
    7. Два года спустя, несмотря на его молодость, Ушинский был назначен профессором юриспруденции в Ярославском Демидовском лицее.
    8. Именно тогда он начал критиковать современную систему образования в России.
    9. В 1859 году был назначен ректором в Смольном институте в Санкт-Петербурге.
    10. Ушинский сосредоточил свое внимание вокруг насущных проблем обучения, теории педагогики и психологии и критики современной педагогической литературы.

Далее: Unit III: YAROSLAVL Вверх: Unit II: K.D. USHINSKY Назад: Conversation and Discussion

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