VII. Give the summary of the text

VI. Make up sentences from the following words and word combinations.

V. Complete the sentences.

IV. Find English equivalents in the text

III. Give Russian equivalents of the following.

II. Answer the question expressing your own opinion (no less that 10 sentences).

What science do you consider the most important?

Rapidly developing science; special emphasis on the inner life; conscious­ness and behaviour of the person; benefits of using psychological findings; diverse problems; self-actualizing; method of approach; phenomena of con­scious life; materialistic investigation; research methods.

Касаться почти всех аспектов нашей жизни; особый акцент на внутренней жизни; особенности мышления; сознание и поведение; использование результатов психологических исследований; общепринятое определение; изучать явления сознательной жизни; доступные и применимые методы; специфическая проблема; отдельная область изучения; высшие формы психической (мыслительной) деятельности; эволюция в процессе социально-исторического развития.

1. Psychology is one of the most....

2. It has as its principal focus....

3. The public is already convinced of the benefits....

4. Psychology is a branch of....

5. The main task of psychology...

1.Almost every aspect of our lives; psychology, touches.

2.Is turning more and more to psychology; society; some of the serious human problems; to answer.

3.Is already convinced of; the public; using psychological findings; the benefits of.

Various ways; as a branch of science; the particular method of approach; psychology; or field of study; has been defined in.

4. Biological science; studies; behaviour; psychology; the branch of; is; which; the phenomena of conscious life.

5. Materialistic investigation of; the main task of; is; in our country; psychology; highest forms of human psychic.

VIII. The text below is concerned with the application of psychology in children's education. Read the text and identify the topic.

An understanding of educational psychology.

Purpose of educational psychology.

Methods of educational psychology.

...An understanding of educational psychology will put the teacher in a better position to decide what can be dome and how. What will not work and why. It will give him a clearer perspective of what constitutes realistic goals for the child in his present state of development and how he can be helped to achieve these goals. It should enable the teacher to do a more effective job of gearing the curriculum to the needs, goals, and purposes of individual children in his class, and to avoid much of the difficulty experienced by teachers who operate on the premise that children should adapt their needs and goals to the curriculum set by the teacher. In short, an understanding of educational psy­chology should increase the effectiveness with which the teacher helps the child make maximum progress toward the realization of his capacities.

...The beginning teacher is often tempted to use threats of detention, fail­ing grades, and other forms of punishment instead of something more con­structive from a long-term point of view. Furthermore, there are timed when the best procedure for a given situation is not clear. As a result, the new teacher is often so much at a loss he is willing to grasp at any method regardless of its effectiveness.

Actually, psychology is better at telling what not to do than it is at telling what to do. Laymen are often annoyed at what they consider the psychologists evasiveness when he answers "It depends" to their questions as to what should be done about a given child or what is the most opportunite age to introduce a certain academic task. Educational psychology does not provide the teacher with a computer to advise him when the child is ripe for a given activity, it can only alert him to the principles on the basis of which sound decisions can be made.

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