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Useful links and resources for Unit 1 Section 1

Unit 1. Start anew
Section 1. Start anew - Как подготовиться к возвращению в школу после каникул? Как сделать это событие приятным? Где найти рассказ подростка о его первом дне в школе после каникул? Почему некоторым подросткам не нравится ходить в школу, не нравится учиться? Какие проблемы в школе их беспокоят? Где найти информацию о системе образования в Великобритании, США и России?Где найти рассказ подростка о его школе, школьной жизни? Какими были школы Британии в 19 веке и раньше? Какие из старых школ сохранились и сейчас? Где найти информацию об истории образования в России и др. странах?
http://au.reachout.com/find/articles/going...er-the-holidays – information, suggestions on how to make going back to school after holidays easier
http://www.ehow.com/how_4703792_return-sch...iday-break.html – how to prepare children to return to school after holidays
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/1...pg2.html?cat=25 – tips for helping a child return to school after a long holiday, vacation or illness
http://www.englishda...lish_essays.php - a child tells about the first day of school
http://www.stmarysca...stday/index.php - five children tell about their first day at a new school
http://thinkubator.c...irstDayOfSchool - a student’s story about the first day in a Canadian school
http://www.netmums.com/olderchild/Refusing...ool_Teens.1862/ - why teens refuse to go to school
http://www.helium.com/knowledge/67675-moti...t-want-to-learn — a collection of articles on why teenagers don't want to learn
http://kidshealth.org/teen/school_jobs/sch...ool_stress.html — what stresses teens out about school?
http://kidshealth.or...te_school.html# - advice for pupils – what to do if you don't like school
http://www.webmd.com/balance/stress-manage...ngers-in-school- a short article on how teen stress at home lingers in school
http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761553...ed_kingdom.html - encyclopaedia entry about education in Great Britain
http://www.eng.umu.se/education/ - a website dedicated to education in Britain
http://www.usastudyg...om/overview.htm – an overview of the American system of education
http://en.wikipedia....e_United_States- education in the United States
http://en.wikipedia....ation_in_Russia - encyclopaedia entry about the system of education in Russia
http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_6...400/6685425.stm – children’s comments on what they like about their school
http://www.bbc.co.uk/switch/slink/sexlovel...life/hell.shtml – an American student describes how bad the situation at her school is
http://www.nettlesworth.durham.sch.uk/time...an/vschool.html - what Victorian schools used to be like
http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/Ho...ren/schools.htm - Victorian schools described by modern British children
http://www.know-britain.com/general/educat..._england_1.html - a short article about some old schools that still survive in modern Britain
http://www.sras.org/news2.phtml?m=410 — a short history of public education in Russia from
Peter I to the present
http://en.wikipedia....tion_in_England - encyclopaedia entry about the history of education in England
http://www.chesapeak...101/eduhist.asp — the history of education in America

Video for Unit 1 Section 1

Unit 1. Start anew
Section 1. Start anew - Где найти видео рассказ подростка о его первом дне в школе после каникул? Почему некоторым подросткам не нравится ходить в школу, не нравится учиться? Какие проблемы в школе их беспокоят? Какие недостатки есть в системах образования Великобритании, США и России? Какими были школы Британии во времена королевы Виктории? Какие из старых школ сохранились и сейчас?
http://www.clipsyndicate.com/video/playlis...ited&wpid=0- a video about the first day at New York City schools in 2009
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x97m87_un...efused-s_school- how an American teenager refused schooling
http://www.youtube.c...h?v=TK0OSM7gMrI- high school students and an expert discuss the issue of teen stress
http://www.youtube.c...h?v=9m50hFTcw9w- some advice for parents on how to help your child cope with school-related stress
http://www.youtube.c...h?v=g2Az3ScdY9k- how high school students identify stress
http://www.youtube.c...h?v=QNQhtM-cqx4- a simple, practical guide to managing stress in high school
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZEIGmDF6Tk8...feature=related- an opinion on the reform of the British Educational System
http://www.youtube.c...h?v=2AK_11KajyY- a video film about American schools in the 21th century, part 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pl1VlJoQ560...feature=related- a video film about American schools in the 21th century, part 2
http://www.youtube.c...h?v=6JgTLreKiDk- How well is the Russian school system working? What problems is it facing?
http://www.youtube.c...h?v=W_S-bQdJdgU- a video story about Victorian Schools
http://www.teachers.tv/videos/3184- in this film a year 5 class explore a small Victorian town and interact with the demonstrator inhabitants, they also experience a school lesson as it would have been in 1900
http://www.teachers.tv/videos/48901- a year 5 class experience what life would have been like in a Victorian school

Homework for class 10

WB p.4, ex.2, p.5,ex.4 ( NB! before doing ex. 4 review Present Perfect in SB p. 180)
Your teacher, L.A.