А. П. Голубев, Н. В. Балюк, И. Б. Смирнова

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7.
What kinds of teaching activities are taught at your college? 
8.
Do the students at your college do teaching practice? 
9.
What age group would you like to teach? Why? 
10.
What will you do besides teaching your subjects at school? Will you 
be a form-teacher (the leading teacher of the class)? 
11.
Should a teacher devote much time to out-of-class work? 
12.
What outstanding educators do you know? Whose methods are you 
going to use in your everyday work? Why? Describe some of these methods. 
13.
What are the duties of a teacher? 
14.
Why is the teacher’s profession considered one of the most 
important? 
T e x t 2 
Reform in the System of Secondary Education in Russia 
School is one of the most important institutions of the society; school 
reflects the condition of the society and shows tendencies of further 
development. Being one of the most important social institutions, it 
influences the life of the country as a whole. Therefore, much attention 
should be paid to education of children to ensure stability and progress in the 
country. At the same time, the changes in the social and economic life 
present new demands in the respect of new vision in the upbringing and 
development of the new generation. It is generally stated that the system of 
education in Russia has the urgent need in deep alterations nowadays. 
In the beginning of the twenty-first century the system of education 
faces several problems. On the one hand, changes taking place in infor-
mation technologies and industry highlight the main objectives in education. 
Modern industry needs qualified, highly professional specialists in many 
spheres. On the other hand, the overflow of information may become even 
dangerous for children: the statistics says that only 10 per cent of school-
leavers can be considered absolutely healthy today, the other 90 per cent 
having various health problems. Therefore, it has been decided to extend the 
period of obligatory secondary education to nine years instead of eight. 
General secondary education is thus extended to eleven years. 
The curriculum will undergo considerable changes, too. More attention 
will be paid to new subjects in the curriculum, which are essential for the 
integration of the young people into society. These include economics, 
information technology, ecology, law, culture, arts, geography, biology and 
fundamentals of security. The principles of teaching Russian language, 
Russian literature, and mathematics will be also changed aiming at deeper 
knowledge of the students. Teaching a foreign language at Russian schools 
will be improved so as to match the international standards. It is absolutely 
necessary to bring up harmoniously developed people, thus more attention 
will be paid to the lessons of physical education. 
The education in Russia will undergo one more serious alteration in the 

nearest future, concerning the entrance exams to higher educational 
establishments. The nationwide system of assessment tests is going to be 
developed. Admission to the universities will be held on the results of these 
tests. 

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