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7. What can we do to solve the problem of unemployment?
8. Sherlock Holmes was a famous detective.
9. Jules Verne had a wonderful explorer.
10 . At first glance it looked like a wolf, but it wasn`t.
11. Diane is an extremely intelligent child and the best student in her class.
12. I love your flat! It`s nice and cosy.
13. Let`s leave the woods before it gets dark.
14. Where did you hide the money? I can`t find it.
15. Let`s use a compass to find our way back.
16. This is my father`s shirt. It`s got his initials on it.

Education in Russia

Education plays a very important role in our life. It is one of the most valuable possessions a man can get in his life.

The literacy rate in Russia is almost 100%. Half of Russia’s adults has at least college education. So Russia has the highest college-level education in the world.

Russia has pre-school educational system. About 2/3 of children aged 5 attend kindergartens. Since the age of 6 or 7 children attend school. Eleven-year secondary education in Russia is compulsory. School term has 3 stages: elementary (grades 1-4), middle (grades 5-9) and senior (grades 10-11) classes.

Before 1990 the course of school training was 10-years, but since 1990 school study lasts for 11 years. Education in state schools is free. Male and female students have equal rights in all stages of education.

The school year starts in September 1 and finishes in May. It is divided into four terms. Study programme in schools is fixed. It means that schoolchildren can’t choose subjects they want to study.

When children finish school, they have to pass the Unified state examination (USE). It’s the set of standardised tests.

University level of education in Russia is high. The country inherited a system of high level of education from the Soviet Union.A student can continue his/her education in colleges and universities.