Keyword: «psychological features»

. The study examined the features of professional self-determination of high school students in urban and rural schools. The study involved 64 high school students of city school No. 5 RB, Kumertau and 34 high school students of rural schools of the Orenburg region p. the Steppe. The average age of high school students is 17 years. Summarizing the results obtained, we can say that the professional self-determination of high school students in urban schools is mainly associated with the choice of social and entrepreneurial professions, and the choice is due to the material capabilities of the profession and the simplicity of its implementation. The practical significance of the research is that the use of these methods allows us to conclude that the regional factor affects professional self-determination and motivation of teaching.

The article deals with the ways of using illustrative material during foreign language lessons for the developing of communicative competence. Examples of the illustrative material at different stages of learning a foreign language, depending on the psychological characteristics of age, are given. The considered tasks are included in student’s books recommended for work in foreign language lessons at school, or corresponding to the level of language proficiency at each stage in accordance with the federal state educational standard.