Номер 3, страница 260 - гдз по английскому языку 10 класс учебник Юхнель, Наумова

3. Read the text and discuss with your partner what information you would like to include to make the text more informative.

Dear Alan,

It was so nice to get your message and find out that young people in Britain are interested in Belarus. We are happy to answer all your questions and help you with the project. Writing in

English will also help us improve our command of the language which is very good because a new oral exam has been introduced and we are all eager to pass it well.

Education in Belarus is free at all levels except higher education. Though a big number of students who have performed well at the school-leaving and entrance exams, study for free.

Pre-school education is not compulsory in Belarus but around 70% of children attend nurseries or kindergartens before they start school.

Most children in Belarus start school at 6. All pupils follow the basic education curriculum up to the age of 15 and after that decide to either continue school education at school or start vocational training.

We have chosen to complete our education at 17 which gives us a good chance to enter a university. Those who choose professional training have equal chances to enter a university if they wish.

There are two official languages within the education system – Belarusian and Russian.

Belarus has one of the highest student-to-population ratios in Europe because our universities offer high quality education and affordable prices.

Most courses run for 4–5 years and students can choose to study full time or by correspondence.

Grants are available for full-time students and scholarships are awarded to very gifted ones.

All higher education establishments are governed by the Ministry of Education in Belarus. There are more than 50 of them in Belarus.

We hope that this information is sufficient. If not, we will provide you with more details. Feel free to ask us whatever you want to know. We are very happy to write about the country we love.

With best wishes,

Nastasia, Dasha, Vlad and Anton

3. Прочитайте текст и обсудите с вашим партнёром, какую информацию вы бы хотели включить, чтобы сделать текст более информативным.

Ответ: To make the text more informative, we could add some specific details. For example, it would be great to mention the names of some of the largest or most popular universities, like the Belarusian State University. The text says higher education is 'affordable,' but it would be more helpful to give an approximate range of tuition fees per year. We could also provide more information about the entrance exams, such as what they are called (e.g., Centralized Testing) and what subjects are typically required for different faculties. Finally, mentioning some popular fields of study in Belarus, like IT or Medicine, would give Alan a better idea of the educational landscape.

Перевод: Чтобы сделать текст более информативным, мы могли бы добавить некоторые конкретные детали. Например, было бы здорово упомянуть названия некоторых из крупнейших или самых популярных университетов, таких как Белорусский государственный университет. В тексте говорится, что высшее образование «доступное», но было бы полезнее указать примерный диапазон стоимости обучения в год. Мы также могли бы предоставить больше информации о вступительных экзаменах, например, как они называются (например, Централизованное тестирование) и какие предметы обычно требуются для разных факультетов. Наконец, упоминание некоторых популярных направлений обучения в Беларуси, таких как IT или медицина, дало бы Алану лучшее представление об образовательной среде.