Written tasks

Exercise 1. Write a letter to your friend in Great Britain. Here is a part from his letter.

a) “ … I am leaving school this year and I want to continue my education. I know that you won the grant last year and now you are a university student in Great Britain. Can you advise me if it is worth studying at some British university? Do you like the way you study?

Hope to hear from you soon.

Love,

Peter.

b) “ … I am leaving school this year and I want to continue my education. I am advised to continue my education in Russia. What educational establishment should I enter? What is more useful - to enter a college or a university in your country? Why? What city should I go to?

Hope to hear from you soon.

Love,

Peter.

Exercise 2. Write any composition you like:

1) Comment on the following statement.

Some people think that pupils at school should learn practical skills that will help them in later life, such as cooking or car mechanics. Others argue that pupils are at school to learn traditional academic subjects and that those who want to can learn other skills in their own time.

Do you think that there is a place in schools for practical subjects such as cooking and car mechanics? Express your opinion and give reasons for it. Give other people’s arguments and explain why they are wrong. Don’t forget to make a conclusion.

Follow the plan:

1. Give a general statement of the problem.

2. Give your opinion and reasons for it.

3. Give other people’s opinion and say why they are not right.

4. Make a conclusion.

2) Many young people go to university after leaving school. However, a number of school-leavers feel that university is not for them and choose not to go.

What can you say for and against entering the university.

Follow the plan:

1. Make a general statement of the problem.

2. Give arguments for entering the university.

3. Give arguments against entering the university.

4. Make a conclusion.