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English children must go to school when they are five. First they go to infant schools, where they learn the first steps in reading, writing and using numbers. When children leave the infant school, at the age of seven, they go to junior schools until they are about eleven years of age. Their school subjects are English, arithmetic, history, geography, nature study, swimming, music, art, religious instruction and organized games.
Towards the end of their fourth year in the junior school English schoolchildren have to write their Eleven Plus Examinations, on the result of which they will go the following September to a secondary school of a certain type. The secondary technical school, in spite of its name, is not a specialized school. It teaches many general subjects. The grammar school is a secondary school which offers a full theoretical secondary education including foreign languages, and students can choose which subjects and languages they wish to study.
They leave the school after taking a five-year course. Then they may take the General Certificate of Education at the ordinary level. The others continue their studies for another two or three years to obtain the General Certificate of Education at the advanced level, which allows them to enter university. The comprehensive school combines in one school the courses of all types of secondary schools.
There are many schools in Britain which are not controlled financially by the state. They are private schools, separate for boys and girls, and the biggest and the most important of them are public schools. They charge high fees and train young people for political, diplomatic, military and religious service. Other non-state schools which charge fees are independent and preparatory schools. Many of the independent schools belong to the churches. Schools of this type prepare their pupils for public schools.
Task 1. Choose the right sentences |
At the age of five children go to infant schools.
Children learn history in the infant school.
In the junior school children learn such subjects as English, arithmetic, history, geography, nature study, swimming, music.
At the age of nine children attend junior school.
Children go to a secondary school after junior school.
There are different types of secondary schools.
In private schools boys and girls are learned separately.
Many junior schools belong to the churches.
You can enter the university after secondary school.
Secondary technical school is specialized school.
1. English children go to school at the age of 5 6 7 8 2. English children learn the first steps in reading, writing and using numbers in secondary school infant school university independent school 3. English children learn English, arithmetic, history, geography, nature study, swimming, music, art, religious instruction and organized games in secondary school infant school junior school independent school
Task 2. Choose the right answer
Our classroom is very small.
There are four windows in it.
There are many desks in the classroom.
Every pupil has a desk but teacher doesn’t have a table.
There are many flowers in the classroom.
Schoolchildren must be on duty.
A pupil on duty comes after lessons.
A pupil on duty cleans the blackboard.
Task 1. Put a tick in true sentences
Do children wear a school uniform?
BoysLong grey or black trousers (shorts may be worn in the Summer)White ShirtSchool tie (optional in most primary schools)Jumper or sweater with the school logo on.
The colour is the choice of the schools.Black shoes
GirlsAs above.Girls may wear skirts During the summer term girls often wear summr
school dresses.
Most school in England require children to wear a school uniform.
The uniform
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