II. Reading

A. Study the words below, consult a dictionary if necessary. Organize them in pairs of antonyms:

state schools, the global language, monolingual, master’s degree, private schools, GCSE, mother tongue, polyglot, a second language, monoglot, obligatory, curriculum, optional, schedule, to attend, native, to miss, foreign, bilingual.

Translate into Russian:

1. English is the global language of academic research.

2. Fewer young people are studying languages in state schools.

3. Private schools offer a narrower choice of languages and don’t schedule them as obligatory subjects.

4. The place of languages in the secondary-school curriculum may no longer be the government's to decide.

5. In 2006 only half of all students took a foreign-language GCSE exam – the standard test for 16-year-olds.

6. Competent bilinguals can offer everything that English monoglots can – as well as an extra language and an international perspective.

B. Read the text and match the highlighted words and word combinations with the definitions:

1. stereotype; 2. to abandon (languages); 3. to be keen on; 4. to converse in (a language); 5. to do a degree; 6. obligatory (subjects); 7. optional (subjects); 8. not lift a finger; 9. the competitive advantage; 10. bilingual (bilingualism); 11. rival; 12. entrepreneur (entrepreneurial). 13. to outnumber; 14. native(s); 15. ( the core) curriculum.

___ A. not to make any effort

___ B. a person who is able to speak two languages

___ C. to give up completely

___ D. to engage in conversation

___ E. a competitor

___ F. to be fond of, devoted to smth

___ G. a common belief, generalization about smb

___ H. an owner or manager of a business enterprise

___ I. benefit involving competition

___ J. to study at university

___ K. required to be done

___ L. possible but not compulsory

___ M. a person who was born in a particular place, or a plant or animal that lives or grows naturally in a place and has not been brought from somewhere else

___N. the subjects that children in England and Wales must study from the age of 5 to 16 years old

___O. to be greater in number than someone or something.

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