Ex.4. Translate into English. 1.Школьный год обычно длиться 9 месяцев. 2.Перевод ученика с одного класса на другой основывается на его достижений определенных навыков по чтению, по арифметике, по историй, по географий. 3.Основная цель начальной школы – интеллектуальное и общественное развитие ребенка. 4.Учащиеся должны завершить несколько учебных курсов, чтобы получить документ об окончании школы.5.Каждый курс состоит из четырех или пяти предметов, и учащиеся изучают его в течение года.
Ex.5. Answer the questions on the text and say about the structure of the school system of the USA. 1. How long does the school year last?
2. What is the main purpose of the preschool education and of the elementary school?
3. How long does the elementary school last?
4. What subjects does the programme of studies in the secondary school include?
5. What must students do to be graded from A(excellent) to F(failing) levels?
6. What form of education do students choose after graduating from secondary schools?
7.What are the factors determining an institution’s prestige?
Grammar: The Past Perfect Continuous Tense.
Affirmative
Negative
Interrogative
I had been working
I had not been working
Had I been working?
I’d been working I hadn’t been working
The Past Perfect Continuous Tense.
Inclusive: denotes an action which began before a definite moment in the past, continued up to that moment and was still going on at that moment. It is used with: -since, for We had
