Академический отпуск в Украине (английский язык)

Данная презентация познакомит вас с понятием академического отпуска, историей его возникновения. Мы сравним преимущества и недостатки академического отпуска, рассмотрим ситуацию в Украине.

Приведем примеры занятости для молодежи во время академического отпуска в Украине. Обобщим изложенный материал и сделаем выводы.

The topic of my presentation is a gap-year-type experience in Ukraine.

A gap year is time out to travel between life stages. It is also known as a sabbatical taken between high school and college. During this gap-year, students engage in extra-academic and non-academic courses, language studies, volunteer work, travel, internships, sports and more, all for the purpose of improving themselves and their resumes before going to college.

The practice of taking time out developed in the United Kingdom in the 1960s. During this time, a student might travel, engage in volunteer work overseas or undertake a working holiday abroad.

TAKING A GAP YEAR IN UKRAINE

The topic of my presentation is a gap-year-type experience in Ukraine.

A gap year is time out to travel between life stages. It is also known as a sabbatical taken between high school and college. During this gap-year, students engage in extra-academic and non-academic courses, language studies, volunteer work, travel, internships, sports and more, all for the purpose of improving themselves and their resumes before going to college.

The practice of taking time out developed in the United Kingdom in the 1960s. During this time, a student might travel, engage in volunteer work overseas or undertake a working holiday abroad.

Gap year provides an opportunity for students to:

• solve their problems;
• prepare for training;
• rest of education;
• other.

The advantages of a gap year:

• self-reliance;
• maturity;
• teamwork;
• managing, money and making plans;
• thinking time;
• course-related experience;
• money to study;
• broaden outlook;
• developing skills.

The disadvantages of a gap year:

• waste of time;
• distraction;
• debts;
• a student misses an important year of study.

The present attitude among young people in Ukraine towards taking a gap year

As far as I know from newspapers of Ukraine, in 2013 only 322000 of school leavers continued their education while in 2012 400000 of school leavers continued their education. The quantity of entrants becomes less.

I think, that taking a gap year is not so popular in our country, because it is difficult to find a good job, not all school leavers have an opportunity just to be at home and travell a lot, because it is very expensive for our people.

The present opportunities for young people in Ukraine to have a gap year-type experience:

• The centre of employment (getting of information, money and psycological help from 14 years)

• Job in McDonald's

• Sticking of advertisments

• merchandiser

• Delivery men

• promoter

• Picking-up strawberries in the Crimea

• Travelling in Ukraine

Ukraine is a country with the glorious past. It is rich in historical monuments and different places of interest.

Kyiv is the capital of Ukraine and one of the oldest cities in the Eastern Europe. A lot of interesting monuments are situated there, for example, the well-known to all Slavonic world St Sophia’s Cathedral and Kyivo-Pecherska Lavra.

Near the small town of Kanev the monument to the Ukrainian national genius Taras Shevchenko is situated. One may come to Poltava and visit the museum of the famous Poltava battle, the field where Peter the Great defeated the Swedes.

One may also go to Zaporizhia, to the island of Khortytsia, where the Ukrainian Cossacks’ organization was born.

One can go to Odesa and walk along the boulevards, where Pushkin walked a long time ago, and one can touch the trees, which Pushkin touched.

One may visit the famous symbol of the Crimea — the castle “Swallow’s Nest” or the residence of Russian tsars in Livadia.

It is possible to go through Gogol places in the Poltava Region and see Dickanka, Sorochintsy.

One can continue this list, because there is also Western Ukraine with the Carpathians and their legends, feudal lords’ castles and cathedrals, with their unique culture and nature.

Conclusion

• taking a gap year in Ukraine has its advantages and disadvantages;
• there are a lot of opportunities for young people to have a gap year-type experience in Ukraine.

Thank you for your attention.