АУДІЮВАННЯ 9 КЛАС

WHAT’S ON THE TIMETABLE?

   What should or should not be included in the National Curriculum for schools in the UK has always been a controversial issue. How much time should be dedicated to core subjects such as Maths, English and Science? Should a foreign language be started at primary school or should a foreign language be compulsory at all? Many people still question the validity of having a curriculum imposed by government in the first place and would prefer to see more control over what is given to the schools themselves. So, plans for significant changes to the curriculum over the next few years will undoubtedly provoke heated debate.
  What are these plans? Well, firstly concern over the general health of the population has caused experts to call for five hours compulsory sports lessons per week. Increased rates of obesity in the population have been put down to our more sedentary lifestyle today and it is hoped that more exercises at school will put young people on the right path and encourage good habits for when they leave school. It is also hoped to offset the amount of their free time children spend in front of computers and TVs today.
   Another health issue that is affecting the curriculum is food and nutrition. Changes in eating habits have meant that more and more fast food is being eaten and cooking proper meals seems to be going out of fashion. So, a minimum of an hour a week of compulsory cooking lessons for all eleven- to fourteen-years-old students is going to be introduced at secondary schools to ensure that they leave school able to cook at least eight nutritious meals!
   As well as improving the health of the nation, the government also wants to improve its intellect. Up to five hours a week of compulsory ‘culture lessons’ are set to become a part of the curriculum. This will include, amongst other things, visits to cultural centres such as museums and galleries as well as more traditional lessons.
   Most schools believe that the thinking behind these ideas is sound but are inevitably wondering how they are going to manage to timetable all the compulsory changes the governments wants. A week is only a week and an increase in time allocated to one subject will mean less time for another. So which will go? The debate begins.

Curriculum – учебный план.
Controversial – спорный.
Undoubtedly – несомненно.
Obesity – ожирение.
Sedentary lifestyle – малоподвижный образ жизни.
Validity –достоверность.
To offset – вознаграждать.
Nutrition – питание, еда.

WHAT’S ON THE TIMETABLE?
1. Что должно быть включено в Национальный Учебный План для школ в Великобритании всегда было спорным вопросом.
2. Сколько времени следует посвящать базовым предметам.
3. Должен ли быть иностранный язык начинаться в начальной школе.
4. Иностранный язык должен быть обязателен для всех.
5. Стоит ли правительству навязывать учебный план.
6. Стоит дать больше контроля самой школе.
7. Забота о здоровье населения заставила экспертов…
8. …призвать к обязательным занятиям спортом  5 часов в неделю.
9. Повышенный уровень ожирения не падает из-за нашего малоподвижного образа жизни.
10. Надеются, что большее количество упражнений направит молодых людей на правильный путь.
11. Другой вопрос касается расписания и приема здоровой пищи.
12. Все больше и больше фастфуда поедается.
13. Приготовления хорошей еды выходит из моды.
14. Правительство также хочет улучшить интеллект нации.
15. Пять уроков в неделю по культуре станут частью учебного плана.
16. Они будут включать в себя, помимо других вещей, посещение других мест.
17. Большинство школ верят, что это здоровая идея.
18. Как удастся вместить в расписание все обязательные изменения, которые хочет правительство.
19. Увеличение времени на один предмет будет означать уменьшение времени для другого.
20. Начнутся споры.


ТВОРЧА ПИСЬМОВА РОБОТА
9 КЛАС
1. Sports  in  the  21th  century  have  become  global  events  where  one  country will play against another. Write a letter  to your school newspaper and tell about  your favourite sportsmen. Why they were successful in their sports career.
2. Write a letter to your friend about the major events in the history of Ukraine. Write about the places of interest you would like to visit.
3. Do you believe that computers and machines have already revolutionized everything about our lives? What are the advantage and disadvantages of them?





Текст для читання 9 клас
Read the text «Kontraktova   Square». Mark statements (1 - 30) below the text as T (true) or F (false). Write your answers in the boxes below the task.
                                        Kontraktova   Square    The Bratsky (Brotherhood) Monastery’s main fazade looks out onto Kontraktova Square, which is one of Kiev’s oldest squares. Dating from before the days of Kyivan Rus. Later, after the upper city was destroyed in the Mongol invasion of 1240, Kontraktova Square was to remain the centre of Kiev, right up to the early 19th century.
     In the days of the Princes or Kiev it was called Bazaar Square, later Alexandrovska, then Town Hall Square, and finally Kontraktova, with a period in Soviet times when it became Red Square, after its Moscow namesake. The name Kontraktova derives from the fairs which were held here from the end of the 18th century. You can still see the Kontraktova Dom (Business House), a two-storey in classical style with a four column portico and a triangular pediment.
    By decree of Peter the Grate in 1797, the annual fairs were moved from Dubno in the Volyn region to Kiev. The fairs were held from 15th January to 1st February according to the old calendar. The arrival of the annual fair gave a considerable boost to the economic and even cultural development of Kiev. As fair times the square was transformed. Row upon row of temporary stalls were set up; merchants arriving in town rented flats in nearby houses or in the «head quarters», the Business House itself. On the upper floor of the Business House were public rooms for relaxation and a large concert hall. Famous musicians like Ferenc Liszt, Angelica Catalani, Feodor Shaliapin and others were invited to perform here. So it was not surprising that not only thebusiness classes but also the gentry from all over the south western park of the Russian Empire gatheres in Kiev at market time. Alexander Pushkin, Denis Davidov, Adam Miskevich and Honore de Balzac are all known to have visited the city as this socially important time of year. The Desembrists also chose Kiev for their gatherings. The annual trade fairs went on right up to the 1920’s.
    The Business House was also to have been a part ofagrand architectural plan for the area, not in the event put into effect. After the disastrous fire of 1811 in Podol  the St. Petersburg architect William Guest, who was of Scottish descent, drew up a new plan for this part of town. The design was simple and consisted of rectangular blocks, each resembling the others. Tsar Alexander 1, regardless of the fact that he had no idea of the geographical layout of Kiev, approved in.
namesake – тезка
fair – ярмарок
pediment – фронтон
decree – наказ
stalls – прилавки
merchants – купці
gentry – панство


Mark «true» or «false».
1.    Kontraktova Square is very old.
2.    The square was destroyed in the Mongol invasion.
3.    The whole city was destroyed by the Mongol invasion.
4.    Kontraktova Square was the central square right up the beginning of the 19th century.
5.    It was called Bazaar Square during the days of Kievan Rus.
6.    The square had four names.
7.    The square got its name from the fairs.
8.    Business House is in classical style.
9.    The House has a flat roof.
10. Business House was a one-storeyed building.
11.The fairs were held in autumn and winter.
12. Kontraktova Square was only the center of economic life.
13. The event brought some development to the city.
14. You can find Kontraktova Dom in Kiev.
15. The square was replaced at fair times.
16. The people coming to the fair couldn’t find a place for living.
17. Business House was used as a hotel.
18. Business House had some places for recreation.
19. Ukrainian musicians were invited for the fair.
20. Many famous people came to Kiev.
21. Frenchmen never came to fairs.
22. Not only the business classes gathered in Kiev at market time.
23. The annual trade fairs went on up to the twentieth century.
24. In the 19th century the square was ruined.
25. Russian architect rebuilt Podol.
26. The Desembrists also gathered in Kiev.
27. Tsar Alexander knew the city very well.
28. Tsar Alexander agreed with the idea of W. Guest.
29. The text describes the history of Kiev.
30. Kontraktova Square is world famous nowadays.