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2009
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Ì.À.
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Ñîäåðæàíèå
Higher Education
The problem of the court in the USA
Difficult children
Customs and holidays
A problem child
My first teaching experience
TV – a national disease
Family life
The only way to travel is on foot
What makes a good teacher
All happy resemble one another, each
unhappy family is unhappy in it’s
An ideal family – a myth or reality. (What
is your idea of ideal family?)
Should drug addiction and prostitution
entail legal prosecution? What do you think of the causes of these phenomena?
Married or single?
Books and reading in our life
Television and children
Men make houses, women make homes
Books and reading
Man and music
Customs and holidays in English – speaking
countries
The generation gap: myth or reality? (1)
The generation gap: myth or reality? (2)
Problems and prospects of higher education
in Kazakhstan
Increase in divorce – a global problem (1)
Environmental protection problem (1)
Environmental protection problem (2)
Problems and prospects of higher education
in Kazakhstan (2)
Increase in divorce – a global problem (2)
Customs and holidays in English – speaking
countries.
The stricter the punishment, the lesser
the crime rate, or is it?
The problem of family happiness.
The profession of a teacher
Higher
Education
- I am going to go America to educate
there. How that I am eager to clear up some questions about it. Will you help
me?
- Of course I’ll do it anyway.
- Nice of you to say that. First of all
I’d like you to explain me. How successful applicants are chosen at colleges at
leading universities.
- I’ll explain it with great pleasure.
These applicants are chosen on the basis of a) Their high school records, b)
recommendations, c) their scores on the scholastic aptitude tests.
- Well, I see. But does the system of
higher education on the us comprise there categories of institution?
- That’s right. These there categories
of institutions are: 1) the university, which may contain several colleges for
under graduate students, 2) the technical training institutions, 3) the two –
year, or community college.
- Well, I see! But can be they public
or private?
- No doubt. These institutions can be
private or public and it depends on the source of its funding.
- A future student will have himself in
factors determining the quality of education what institutions can you suggest
to me?
- The most selective are the old
private north – eastern universities such as Harvard Radcliffe, Princeton
University, and University of Pennsylvania.
- What can you say about their traditions?
- Certainly. These traditions make a
great influence on their reputation.
- What else must Americans also know
about universities?
- Everyone has to know information
about Professional degrees such as a Bachelor of Law, or a Bachelor of
Divinity.
- I don’t want to annoy you? But I’d
like to know something about the requirements for a Master’s or Doctor’s
degree.
- You may read more detailed
information in some handbooks or guides.
- I see, you are not a chatterbox, you
prefer to speak in a short way. But explain me the question about the credits.
- It depends on the number of hours of
work involved. They are earned by attending lectures and by successfully
completing assignments and examinations.
- Are credits for the academic work
transferable among universities?
- Yes, they are.
- Many thanks for your assistance.
- Don’t mention it. It wasn’t any
difficulty for me.
The problem
of the court in the USA
- Let’s discuss the problem of the
courts in the USA. I know the courts are the overseers of the law. No matter
who the man is, everybody should know something about the court.
- I quite agree with you. They
administer the law, they resolve disputes under it.
- It each state served by the separate
court system.
- Yes, that is so. State and federal
system are organized into three basic levels of courts i.e. trial courts
intermediate courts of appeal and a high court, or Supreme Court.
- And what are, the state courts
concerned with?
- They are concerned essentially with
cases arising under state law.
- And what about federal ones?
- Oh, they are concerned with cases
arising under federal law.
- No matter how difficult it is to
remember, but I want to know about trial courts more detailed.
- Will these courts include common
pleas courts, municipal courts, county courts and mayors’ courts?
- Which of them is the most important?
- Of course the common pleas court is
the most important. It is the court of general jurisdiction.
- Any civil on criminal cases may be
brought here, may not they.
- Yes, of course.
- How, I see and what about probate and
domestic division.
- Well, in short the probate division
deals with wills and the administration of estates etc. and the domestic
division deals with divorce, alimony, child custody.
- This division deserves nothing but
great attention and what about the juvenile division?
- This division has jurisdiction over
delinquent, unruly or neglected children and over adults.
- How do you think what is the main job
of courts.
- No doubt it is to review cases
appealed from trial courts to determine if the law was correctly interpreted
and applied.
- The Supreme Court of each state is
primarily a court of appeal and the court of last resort, isn’t it?
- Sure, it is.
- What is the federal court structure
like?
- It is similar to the structure of the
state court system. The trail courts in the federal system are the U.S.
district courts.
- What is the highest court in the
nation?
- The Supreme Court is the highest
court in the nation. It consists of a chief justice and eight associate
justices.
- Whom are they appointed by?
- They are appointed for life by the
President with the advice and Consent of the Senate.
- What is its duty?
- Its duty is to decide whether laws
passed by the Constitution.
- I am very pleased to know all this.
And I hope it will help me in my future work as a lawyer.
Difficult
children
- This year I’ll graduate from the
university. And I am going to work at school. But children are in the first
place at school. Though they sat I am meant to be a teacher. Sometimes I am
afraid of so called “difficult” children.
- You see, “difficult” children are not
a problem in comparison with many other problems.
- Nevertheless the problem deserves
much attention of necessary. But one must concentrate all the efforts to
understand the children, who to some extend are unhappy, who are inclined to
use for example, drugs, to destroy order, and waste the greater part of the day.
- I am glad you to have a shift in your
opinion, calling “difficult” children – unhappy. You may absorb much
information about youth problems from magazines and newspapers, which confirm
the fact, that working with children 1st of all you are to love them
in spite of the fact they are children of awful habits.
- Well, I understood that to have
success in future work with children. I love a way with these children. I’d
like to talk with some experienced teaches who will be able to describe their
long – termed work with much detail. No doubt, it will be of great importance
for me.
- You must not only to learn the
children themselves, but their families as well, who are in a light corner. You
must be very convincible working with such families.
- Of course, I want to work at school
though I am not so elated but I hope to find good relations with the children,
and may be they won’t be “difficult” no longer.
- Good luck. Really. You are must be a
teacher, no difficult frighten you.
Customs and
holidays
- Many people like to celebrate
different holidays now days. As you know the holidays are different: they may
be – international, national, local, family, political, and cultural and
others. Which of them do you prefer?
- There is a proverb: My home is my fortress.
That is why I like family holidays ordinary though they are.
- By the way I quite agree with you on
account of that fact that all the people love their families. First of all we
like birthday parties. We prepare for them carefully.
- Certainly birthday parties – are the
purest ones we put a fortune tree in the living room and decorate it with
lanterns, crackers, with birthday wishes.
- Don’t make haste. Tell about the
fortune tree in details.
- It is not so extraordinary we put a
branch of a tree in a bowl. Then hang paper toys, sweets, crakes with wishes in
it. And everyone is pleased to receive any prize.
- Great. I see you at your best. And
what other family holidays do you celebrate except birthday?
- Well they are different family
anniversaries: entering school, finishing it, entering the university and
graduation from it, the anniversary of wedding party and so on.
- Well I see. It is so pleasant to be
together with your relatives to make head or tall the sorrows, the troubles,
the happiness of each other. By the way tomorrow is my birthday and I invite
you.
- Certainly I’ll come and I want to
suggest you to make place markers for your guests, decorating them with colored
paper balloons with the name of your guests. I am sure they will know your
party will be more joyful and interesting.
- Thanks a lot of. Doesn’t forget:
tomorrow at 5 o’clock in the evening. My address is Flat 1. 54 Forest Street.
- Don’t worry. I‘ll be in time and by
the way I want to clear up know are you about folklore?
- I like folk dances and songs and I
want to show you my folk Russian dress.
- Oh, you have made it yourself!
- With a help of my relatives. I want
you to hear Russian folk songs tomorrow. I know many of them. By the way my
relatives can play folk instruments and we have a good time, resting together.
- It is curious. I hope I’ll like it
too. I like Russian songs too.
A problem child
- All I can
think is the problem of problem children and problem parents?
- It makes me
angry to hear this why? This theme seems simple if important.
- You set much
store by this problem.
But you see if
people i.e. parents bring up their children there are no problem children.
- I don’t
agree. I think the parents should have a very with their children. And it isn’t
easy. I can tell you.
- How is that
you can’t understand that there is nothing to worry about. Children must obey
their parents. Parent must look after their children. And that is all.
- I wanted to finish the discussion but
I decided not to do, because some pupils are in very different conditions. E.g.
their parents are drugs – addicted or have other harmful habits. They got their
children rattled.
- I wouldn’t
go so far as to take it5 seriously. Because there are not so many people with
harmful habits.
- Look here
unfortunately there are many problem children and problem parents, because of
unpleasant condition in the society: e.g. unemployment, shortage of money, a
high level of divorces and of course the school is involved in all these
processes.
- It’s your
look out. No doubt there should be two sided. Promotion concerning parents and
children.
My first
teaching experience
- I’ve heard
that you had passed your first school – practice? What are your impressions?
No matter how
difficult it was, I liked it. But you also had passed the first school
practice, hadn’t you?
- Well,
frankly speaking it was interesting for me to communicate with schoolchildren
of different ages.
- Now that we
are rather experienced we are not annoyed with the process of teaching.
-Really after
my first school practice I have nothing but satisfaction.
- While being
at practice I fond out that many pupils are smart.
- I’d like to
tell you about one of the most interesting case during my practice in exchange.
- You are
welcome. I want to reluctant to listen to your story.
- I see you
make a fuss about it?
- Why not?
- Well one
day, the pupils asked me too many questions at the lesson. I was at a loss. I
understood that I know not much. I was ashamed.
- The matter
was urgent wasn’t it?
- I decided to
study very interesting stuff in different spheres.
- What have
you done?
- I studied
much valuable various information.
- What was the
result?
- What brought
about your relations with children?
- When they
understood that I am well educated. They could entrust me.
- Well. Though
it was our first practice, we realized we could bring the children.
TV – a
national disease
- I assure you
that TV has positive and negative influences.
- Certainly I
am not opposed to this question. But I think needn’t worry about it; the TV
leadership knows its way about and can find a necessary way out.
- I will say
this for TV it taught me a lot.
- Sure, some
TV programmes are valuable. Nowadays cable television, satellite televisions
are widely spread.
- I prefer
current affairs and nature life programmes.
- I see as to
me I am fond sports programmes and sitcoms.
- Of course TV
has much positive influence. It is modern, can be portable, interesting and
exciting.
- But from the
other hand. TV becomes commercial; there are too many thrillers, soap operas
much violence.
- And the
screen time is too expensive.
- I am annoyed
with the advertisement.
- So do I. I
think they should reduce the time of the advertisement.
- No matter
how negative TV seems to be it has great future.
Family life
- In todays
conversation I would like to concentrate of major problems of young couples,
because not so long ago my brother has married. First his wife and he were
meant for each other. And now..?
- Well, I
myself am going to marry. And this problem is in the first place for me. Can
you describe with much detail the problems of your married brother?
- When a young
family was confirmed by the parents, all the finical problems were out – of –
the – way. But then on account of young couple wanted to be independent parents
stopped their support some problems appeared.
- You wanted
drop a hint. They made ends meet.
- Exactly!
- And to avoid
the problems both husband and wife should entrust each other and then their
marriage will be effective.
- And what
about love and looking up to.
- Sure. When
young couples find fault with each other their marriage will fail under any
circumstances.
The only
way to travel is on foot
- I guess
there are some pros and contras of the fast that the only way to travel is on
foot.
- I have my
feet on the ground that travelling on foot is of great importance I don’t
object to travel on foot myself.
- It seems to
me you have pos for this kind of traveling. I am not where you like, you may
stay at any peace and it is not expensive. You are reluctant resting either
near the lake or at the river.
- To my mind
traveling on foot is the healthiest way to go about the country because you are
not rattled by the air freshness.
- You drop a
hint that it is useful to travel on foot.
- Exactly.
- But any
traveling must have its pros and contras what about the contras of traveling on
foot.
- Certainly.
But I ask you not chatter like a magpie.
- Sorry. But
nevertheless don’t wash your hands of the discussion.
- As far as I
am concerned to be out of doors – isn’t very pleasure. The weather may be
changeable, and you may be very tied of going to long.
- I don’t object
to this point of view. But the thing is that you must be very attentive in
order not to be in trouble.
What makes
a good teacher?
- The question
about teaching is more popular than ever.
- Really! What
an importance it must have been to our society.
- It is
because of everybody is involved in the process of teaching.
- The first
and most important thing I have to tell you that some people have an inform
gift for teaching.
- I really do
remember that of course a good teacher must have an inform gift for teaching.
But not only it!
- You have
some contras of the informal gift don’t you?
- I am
inclined that an informal gift as a matter of fact is vital. But I prefer the
opinion that the skill of teaching can be taught.
- I don’t
shift my ground. I know some examples, when good teachers without necessary
pedagogical education, are good teachers indeed. They are teachers by their
origin. There are meant for being teachers.
This opinion
is attractive of interesting. But in comparison with it, the teacher must be a
person of high qualification.
- Thus he must
know too much.
- So a good
teacher must confirm his high appointment to serve the business of pupils’
education.
All happy
resemble one another, each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way
- A Great
Russian poet L. Tolstoy has his own world – knows point of concerning happy and
unhappy families. Do you purely consent to it?
- As far as I
am able to judge each family is individual, all the families can’t resemble one
another.
- Here I differ
with you. When the families are full, parents are serious, they earn much to
maintain the families, they take care of their children, and they may resemble
each other.
- I must say I
can see no reason oppose. Perhaps you are right. Really if the parents don’t
pay attention to their children, can’t support they families also resemble each
other, i.e. unhappy families also resemble each other.
- The question
is whether we speak about the financial conditions. But I am lost in wonder why
rich families may be happy.
-Sometimes I
also can’t make head or tail of it. But it seems to me that happiness is not
only in money.
- Those
families, where is agreement, love, respected are happy, but where we have no
such qualities, we speak of unhappy families.
- Therefore
each family is a special individual part of the society. Each family has it own
way of development. And it is impossible to divide all the families into the
happy and unhappy ones.
An ideal
family – a myth or reality.
(What is
your idea of ideal family?)
- An ideal
family is more like a myth than reality in modern life?
- I should
never have thought that discussion the problem of the ideal family is such a
difficult thing.
- May be it’s
really purely a matter of taste!
- Speaking my
mind and ideal family is a myth, because an ideal family can’t be in ordinary
life.
- It’s
precisely what I am going to speak about. Every family has always some
problems.
-
Unfortunately many members of the family don’t stir a finger to help each other
and that is why there are problems. And an ideal family can’t exist in reality.
- Perhaps we
shouldn’t judge so bitterly. I know some families where there is love;
understanding and respect i.e. there are ideal families. It’s reality.
- An ideal
family is a lifetime dream, because a family can’t exist isolated independently
from the society. And there is ideal society. So an ideal family is a myth to
my mind.
- Don’t be so
pessimistic. As far as I am concerned every person creates his own fate. If
there is a purpose of creating and ideal family you may have it. Everything
depends on us ourselves. If we believe in positive and try to do the best for
it, everything will be OK.
- Tastes
differ. But I quite agree with you that we ourselves can create and ideal
family.
Should drug
addiction and prostitution entail legal prosecution?
(What do
you think of the causes of these phenomena?)
- No matter
how hard the question about drug addiction and prostitution is, we couldn’t
ignore it, because at present these processes are more popular than we would
like to have.
- Exactly. My
personal opinion is that it goes even further than that I can’t agree with
those who denies legal prosecution of drug addiction and prostitution.
- But why? If
some people want to deal with it perhaps let them do it!
- I’m not sure
you are right about it. These things are immoral, they are harmful for people.
We can’t forget about it.
- Here I differ
with you. As it is known “Forbidden fruit is always sweet” Many people,
especially young, try to use something. Extraordinary.
- I am
inclined to think that you approve it? I must say I can see no reason to agree.
Drug addiction and prostitution demonstrate the lowest qualities of the person.
The society must help people to avoid these habits.
- But as far
as understand. It is not easy to breakaway drug addiction and prostitution.
- Sure. First
of all the person himself must realize the necessity to have a healthy way of
life.
- And many
people: relatives, friends, doctors are also involved in this difficult
situation.
- Therefore in
my opinion, there’s no place for prostitution and drug addiction in the
society.
Married or
single?
- My
congratulations, to your recent marriage. I’d like to know whether you make
haste or not?
- As far as
can realize I didn’t commit an error. I really lost my heart to my husband.
- You want to
say that you are meant for each other.
- I want to
remind you of the fact that practically we my husband and me were acquainted for
many years. And we hadn’t any confusion.
- So you drop
a hint, that being married is better than being single?
- I don’t drop
a hint. I know exactly, where you have a family with a favorite person you are
lucky.
- It seems to
me you don’t have the least notion of some disadvantages being married.
- Of course
I’m married not so long ago, but I don’t want to think about the disadvantages
concerning marriage.
- You are so
inspired! But I’m not embarrassed that I’m single.
- Well, Now I
understand why you are again marriage because you single.
- Don’t have
such a rough tongue. But I want to open your eyes to some couple problems. I
don’t want to marry, until I understand that my future spouse is my real second
half.
- But
according to you people mustn’t marry at all.
- Of course,
tastes are differ! Some people fail in marriage, some fail being alone.
- I suggest
when you are alone, you are unhappy, and when you have somebody’s love, care’
children you can’t be unhappy 1 that is you must be married.
Books and
reading in our life
- In spite of
the new information technologies books take an important part in our life, I
can tell you.
- What you
say’s perfectly true I am also sure that reading is a source of information.
- You may be
right, but I think it goes further than that, a lot of further. Reading
reflects all the processes in our life.
- The point is
that while reading you may feel all the events yourself.
- If you were
asked to advise something to read, what would you choose?
- What I
choose is connected with classic!
- Would like
to add modern literature to your choice.
- Perhaps it
is an excellent opportunity to be well – informed.
- And
sometimes reading is more like a refuge for the lonely, when you want to forget
everything and everybody.
- You are
right in a way. It is necessary to be alone in some situations.
- Is and is
reading taken up as a pastime?
- As to me
reading is a wonderful pastime.
- What, what
is reading really for you?
- It’s an
important source of information for me I can tell you.
Television
and children
- I think that
nowadays television is the apple of our eyes.
- Do you
really mean it?
- Yes, there’s
nothing I like more than television.
- But I must
say I am not too found of television.
- Why, isn’t
that lovely?
- I am afraid television
has some negative influence especially on children?
- What do you
mean!
- First of all
it is at a great sacrifice to children’s health.
- Really many
parents can’t do a thing with their children. They won’t give up watching TV
too much.
-Then children
are involved in many adult actions such as violence, cruelty, etc.
- But in
comparison with their information technologies. It is not so harmful!
- As far as I
am able to judge, of course television has some positive influence first of
all. There are interesting educational programmes.
- Now there
are some children channels, eg. “Telenynya”, “Children world” which can parents
brining the children up.
- And about
the cultural development.
- Here you
have my whole support!
So the point
is that there should be measure in everything. Parents should regulate the time
and the content of watching.
Men make
houses, women make homes
- As far as I am concerned
the proverb “Men make houses, women make home is quite just.
- We should
take into account that a man must do his best in order not to make ends meet.
- Well, as a
matter of fact, a man must be able to give everything for his wife and children
to live without problems. It concerns the material and the spiritual aspects.
-I think, I
should point out the real family is based not only on the material aspect!
-In fact the
home comfort is also of great importance. And just a woman is involved in it.
- You are
quite right discomfort makes a man angry.
- And then
many problems appear which may result in disgust or even in divorce.
-But I think
all these problems avoidable if both men and women put wise about their family
life.
- All I can
say is if people want to have good relations in their families they should
carry out the duties, according to their appointment: a man should build and
support his house. A woman should take care of her home.
Books and
reading
- Reading is very important and useful,
I can tell you.
- I quite agree with you. I am not
opposed to your opinion. Now is that everybody is interested in reading.
- Well, you see. Books suit us down to
the ground from the very childhood. Where children like to read fairy tales.
Which teach the people to be kind, since frank?
- And when we begin to have our feet on
the ground books teach us to live in serious life. As you know books are
different; they may be documentary, or books about adventures, about love,
about nature, and of course there is much scientific literature.
- No doubt. Books cover a lot of
ground. Books are our good friends I can tell you.
- It comes about that there are many
own, private libraries full of wonderful, interesting books. By the way have
you a home library?
- Yes, and I have some very ancient
copies. Many generations of our family collected books. And I am proud of my
collection I have some handbooks, different encyclopedias. I like to sit in the
armchair and to read in silence, looking at the table lamp light.
- So do I. In flesh the books help us
much. We are together during the whole life. Oh pardon me, my time is up. I am
in a hurry. Our conversation was interesting for both.
- Well see you. If you find any ancient
copy of the book, phone me, I’ll be very pleased to come by it.
Man and
music
- Many factors influence on the
personality’s development and one of them is music. To bring a conclusion I
must say that music and our life can’t exist separately.
- There is something special in the way
you speak.
- On the contrary. It is not special.
Really music is with us constantly. It may be serious, funny, sad, joy, it can
control our feelings our mood, it can maintain us, it can cause sorrow,
enjoyment etc.
- Well, to my satisfaction I’m glad to
listen to your words. Because before our conversation I almost ignored music.
Interesting or not I was indifferent to music. But now I change my mind and I
am sure that I can set my mind on music.
- I think to achieve it you need to
have many music literatures, records at hand.
- I shall try my hand to do it.
- This will be the most I can expect of
you.
- Nice of you to say that I’ll try to
do my best.
- You are so persistent. You suffer no
embarrassment.
- Sure. I’ll eat out of my hand. Then
good luck to you.
- Seriously speaking I thing I’ll try
to understand the importance of music on the man’s life.
Customs and
holidays in English – speaking countries
- I heard there are some interesting
customs and holidays in Great Britain. I would like you to remind me of some of
them.
- Why not tell you about Christmas.
It’s a wonderful holiday; I can tell you First of all, when is it celebrated?
What is it taken up with?
- It is regularly celebrated on the 25th
of December and it is taken up with the New Year coming.
- I guess it is not an ordinary
holiday.
- Yes, you are quite right. Every
Englishman is fussy about Christmas.
- You want to say that people lose
their heads waiting for Christmas.
- That’s it. Every family has a
Christmas tree, prepares famous turkey and looks forward Boxing Day, it is on
December 26. When everybody receives Christmas presents. Except this holiday
there are some others in English speaking countries: Bonfire Night, May Day,
Thanksgiving Day (in America) Independence Day etc. but as far as I am
concerned Kazakhstan has also many customs and holidays? Can you tell me
something?
- With pleasure. There are many of
valued holidays in my country. One of them is certainly Nauriz.
- When did It come into existence?
- You see, it is a very ancient
holiday. But up to date we didn’t know much about it. But when our country
received independence. Nauriz became one of the most well – known and
favourite holidays in our Republic.
- When it is celebrated and what does
it mean.
- It is celebrated on March, 22 and
means the spring coming.
- I am inclined to think, that there
are some special preparations for it?
- You are quite right. The families get
together, cook tasty national dishes, and organize different sport and music
competions.
- What are the others customs and
holidays. Are any of them?
- No doubt! They are: Independence Day,
The Day of Republic, interesting wedding customs, and others.
- Well, I see, our countries have many
interesting events and to my mind. It is useful to exchange them.
The
generation gap: myth or reality? (1)
- Interviewer: The question is whether
there is the generation gap.
- Psychologist: I think the generation
gap isn’t myth it’s reality.
- I must say I can see no reason to
oppose. To my mind this gap has been forever.
- But from the point of view of
psychology the gap concerns the psychological changes in the society. The
society itself changes greatly and the people’s characters are changed too.
- The values constantly change what fit
in the past that does not fit in the present as a matter of fact.
- As a matter of fact parents in
comparison with children understand all the events in their way, but the
children understand these events in their way.
- Nevertheless the parents are always
elated by their children in spite of all their larks.
- You are right quite. It is determined
psychologically. Real parents always sympathize with their children.
- All I am trying to say that there is
a real generation gap. It will be in all the times.
- You have my whole support, but there
is only one hope for it. Both sides will patient and try to do their best to
understand and help each other.
The
generation gap: myth or reality? (2)
Interviewer: Good afternoon! I want to
ask you several questions about the generation gap: myth or reality?
A
psychologist: Good afternoon, I suppose the generation gap is reality.
Interviewer:
Why do
you think?
A
psychologist: Because we have the difficult child is the child who is unhappy
consequence. He is at war with the world and his parents.
Interviewer:
What are
the usual arguments put forward against giving more freedom to the child?
A
psychologist: The usual argument against freedom for children is this: life is hard,
and parents must train the children so that they will fit into life later on.
Parents must
therefore discipline them.
Interviewer:
Why is it
wrong to pressure a child into obedience?
A
psychologist: Fear can be a terrible thing in a child’s life. Only hate can flourish in
the atmosphere of fear.
Interviewer:
How
should the new generation be brought up?
A
psychologist: It seems to me it’s clear that we should bring up the next generation
with a greater respect for law and for other people’s rights.
Problems
and prospects of higher education in Kazakhstan.
- I’d like to go behind the education
in Kazakhstan.
- First of all I want to mention, that
the expenses for education are not reduced they constantly continue to
increase.
- You drop a hint that the level of
high education because better.
- I don’t hint, I say trustingly. I
think computerization produced a great effect on education.
- You mean education because more
efficient!
- Well, I think that higher education
in Kazakhstan is no worse than abroad.
- Really. From year to year the level
of education comes along!
- Of course the information technology
takes are important part in education. But the thing is that valued teaches are
also necessary.
- I don’t object to this point of view.
But we can’t notice the problems in education.
- May be you are right. I know that
there are several problems.
- Can you name some of them?
- The thing is that there are many
small institutions of one direction. And then the leavers can’t find job.
- I also think the system of
controlling students’ knowledge should be remade.
- Here I support you completely. The
students must have strong knowledge in order to be competitive with the
students all over the world.
Increase in
divorce – a global problem (1)
- The problem of divorce is serious,
believe me:
- To my satisfaction. I am not going to
divorce. But many of my friends are involved in this problem.
- How do you think what are the reasons
of divorces?
- As far as I can judge when people
stop living without love their marriage has no future.
- When on one hand the spouses try to
live together because of their children or on the other hand they are afraid of
divorce their marriage has no future either.
- But I want to point out, why there is
no more love or regard?
- Yes, this question serves great
attention. I think both wife and husband mustn’t wash their hands of different
family problems. It is the way of avoiding the quarrels.
- And I want to remind you a proverb
“Men make houses, women make homes“. If this proverb really acts, there are
fewer causes for divorce.
Environmental
protection problem (1)
- What is your point of view of
environmental protection problem?
- Unfortunately, but today there is no
clean place left.
- Yes, the more we build now factories,
and try not to look after nature the more polluted places we have.
- I have no reason to oppose. Many
trees are cut down now. Our towns are full of litter.
- And air leaves much to be desired.
- You must be on the safe side, when
you swim in the river, or in the sea, because bottom and the water
itself may be polluted.
- Environmental problem is of great
importance for our health.
- Do you mean virus infection? They may
be dangerous for all living livings.
- I dream that coast will be clear and
we live in healthy environment.
- As far I am concerned our authorities
don’t ignore this problem. They try to solve this problem.
- How is it done!
- First of all. New trees are grown,
i.e. the forests are restored.
- And the factories put their wastes
into environment less and.
- Glad to hear it.
- Perhaps you might consider me
a bit of a fanatic about environment protection!
- I don’t think so. But you are the
sort of ordinary person wants to help all of us.
- Today this problem must be in the
first place. We are in search such measures which can really help to protect
environment.
- I also don’t shift my ground in this
question.
- The more people understand the
necessity of environment protection the better results we can have.
- You quite right in your decision.
Environmental
protection problem (2)
- About two hundred tears ago man lived
in far way with nature, because, industry was not much developed.
- Anyway today the contradiction
between man and nature are dramatic. What can you say about the ecological
problems?
- Every year world industry throws out
into atmosphere about 1000 million tons of dust and other harmful substances.
Forests are disappearing; the pollution of the air, ocean, seas, and rivers
could lead our planet to a global catastrophe.
- What should we do?
- The Earth is our home that is why we
must take care of it, for ourselves and for the next generations. We must have
all people keeping our environment clean.
- How was it that Lake Baikal and its
shores have been declared a specially protected zone of the country?
- More than twenty years ago a pulp –
and – paper factory was built on the shore of lake of the water pollution; more
then 50 per cent of the world’s purest water have been rained.
- What shouldn’t we do?
- We shouldn’t use cars a lot throw
litter into the streets, cut trees, plants, trees and pick flowers. This was
the most I can say.
- Thank you very much I learned much
from or your interesting interview.
- I have nothing but gratitude for you
because you affected very global problems in Kazakhstan.
Problems
and prospects of higher education in Kazakhstan
- I learned much from newspapers
restricted though they were anyway the first problem is group for gifted
children. The second problem of higher education is payment for instruction.
- What do you think about education
programme?
- I have nothing but pity the students.
Because our programme is not effective maintenance of educational programmes.
- I suppose they were meant by teachers
with law qualification. This was the most I can say.
- I’ll say this for you. You were very
well.
- Thank you. I busy or not. I always
find time for our education.
Increase in
divorce – a global problem (2)
- Good afternoon! How are you?
- Hello. I am fine and you?
- Today I learned much from that news
about increase in divorce restricted though they were. I think it is a good
problem.
- I agree with you. I can not
understand how it was that young family divorce after one month their joint
life?
- I have nothing but pity for these
couples. I suppose there are the essential causes of divorce.
- You are quite right! Little did they
guess what they had many problem after marriage.
- What do you think about kind of
causes of divorce?
- Anyway I know two causes. The first
is a character when the wife hasn’t her husband help her with kid or homework.
When husband is thinking there is something in the way be drying the floor.
- I sure you are right. I want to tell
you that second cause is a money and absence of job. Because I suppose if than
marriage he must provide his family. And the young coups must that they meant
for understand each other.
Customs and
holidays in English – speaking countries.
- Customs and holidays in the urban
community are of great importance for everyone.
- I think no matter who the man might
be he must know customs and holidays his country. What holidays do you know?
- Anyway, I think such holidays as: the
day of the town. Independence Day professional holiday are celebrated in many
families.
- Well, I see but how can they be
celebrated?
- First of all, music concerts creative
parties, fireworks are done on such holidays.
- If we speak about family customs, we
may pay attention to celebrations round the family table. When people may visit
their relatives or friends.
- I’ll say this for families who have
their own customs i.e. commemorative dates: when the families try to get
together.
- Wherever you lived you must know
customs and holidays of your town and your family.
- Yes, if you remember the holidays
future life may exist.
- Now that we talk about this theme I
can say there are some wonderful holidays created and celebrated by people.
- I think they were meant for
happiness.
The
stricter the punishment, the lesser the crime rate, or is it?
- It’s a tough decision to make, isn’t
it? Don’t you think that it’s an awful responsibility to have the future of
that lad in our hands? I feel so sorry for him, he’s not yet 21.
- Come off it! You can‘t be serious! He
didn’t just take the money, he also beat up own child. He’s guilty it is
written all over his face. It’s our social duty to care of car children.
- I agree with your last statement but
surely you admit the evidence for convicting this young man is rather flimsy? Wouldn’t
you say that we need something more definite?
- Anyway, that’s quite true, but there
weren’t any other witnesses. As I see it he had the motive, he has no alibi and
his child recognized him.
- Hang on a minute. I’d like to point
out that he only thought he recognized him. Isn’t it just possible that a
scared little boy of 5 could have been mistaken?
- Fair enough, but it’s all we have to
go on. All the fingers seem to point at him.
- That may be, but strong suspicion
isn’t enough to put someone in person. If you ask me, even if he is guilty, the
shock of arrest and coming to trial will be enough to stop him making
the same mistake again.
- I see what you mean, I think the
stricter the punishment the lesser the crime rate I suppose no matter who the
man might be he must love his children but them.
- I was just going to pass verdict when
suddenly I decided not to. I decided to punish him with help to fine.
- You are right. The stricter the
punishment is the lesser the crime rate rather than simple punishment.
The problem
of family happiness
- Hello my friend. How are you?
- Thank, you I’m fine and you.
- That’s all right. I heard you going
to marry.
- Yes. Therefore I want to ask you
about ups and of a family life.
- There is something admiring. You
understand that you were meant for each other. But after marriage you couldn’t
possibly understand what do you must do that your family life will happiness.
- New that you are married. Tell me
please about problem of family life. Well, I suppose that the first problem is
homework, because I work every day.
- What about your wife?
- Probably she hasn’t a job.
- No, she has a job.
- Why do you help her?
- I think no matter that you work you
must help her.
- I suppose the homework that was
evidently meant to wives.
- OK, what kind of problem do you know
yet?
- Money. Now that increase costs our
stinks increase too. I want to tell you about ups of a family life it is had
careers and job; birth of baby to earn enough to live on.
- Thank you. I learned much from you.
The
profession of a teacher
- Dear daughter let’s discuss choice of
profession for you. What kind of profession do you like?
- Mamma I’d like the profession of a
teacher.
- I’m very glad that you have just
chosen this profession.
- No mamma I can tell you I want to
become a teacher.
- How was it that you had never spoken
about it with me anyway?
- I knew that you’ll ask me about my
profession. I think I am meant for children I love them very much and I want to
teach them.
- My dear daughter I have nothing but
admiration for you for your words. I am proud of you.
- Thank you mamma I’d say this to my
teachers they were kind souls.
- I know whether your teachers were
busy or not they always find time for us.
- You are right, but I thank to you
because you supported me without you I couldn’t possibly take my decision.
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