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THE SYSTEM OF EDUCATION IN UKRAINE

Children in Ukraine start gaining their education at the age of three when they attend kindergarten. The real school starts for them when they reach the age of six. At the age of ten they become pupils of junior classes. It is not necessary to attend school after finishing junior classes (age 15-17). These two years of study are obligatory for gaining higher education.

Our pupils finish school at the age of 15-17. Those who do not wish to continue studying may enter vocational schools, different kinds of technical schools, or just find their jobs and start working.

Having graduated from school at the age of 17 you may become the student at the establishments of higher education: a university, a college, an institute, or you may become a postgraduate student (in case one wants to work at his or her scientific investigations and receive the scientific degree of Master or Doctor of Science).

EXERCISES

EXERCISE 1. Give the Ukrainian equivalents for the following English words and word-combinations:

Master of Science, System of education, kindergarten, the lifestyle, to attend school, primary school, establishment of higher education, postgraduate student, scientific investigation, junior classes, full secondary school programmer, vocational school, college.

EXERCISE 2. Transform the word-combinations according to the example:

 (Example: problem of the nations –national problem)

system of education -

situation in politics –

the style of life –

characteristics of culture –

investigation of science –

treatment by medicine –

EXERCISE 3. How do you understand the proverb «As you live so you learn»? Write down a short composition (12-15 sentences)

EXERCISE 4. Answer the questions for the text:

1. At what age do the children of our country start gaining their education?

2. At what age do the children attend to the kindergarten?

3. When do children go to the primary school?

4. When do Ukrainian children finish school?

5. What are the higher educational establishments do you know?

6. Who is a postgraduate student? 

EXERCISE 5. Match the words with their translation:

1. educational system                       a. дитячий садок

2. mentality                                       b. отримувати, набувати

3. kindergarten                                  c. система освіти;

4. to gain                                           d. менталітет

5. obligatory                                      e. навчальний заклад

6. establishment                                f. наукове звання

7. scientific degree                            g. обов’язковий