Разговорные темы по английскому языку. Яшина Е.А. - 6 стр.

         LEARNING

         Part A

         Stages in a person’s education

         Here are some names that are used to describe education in Britain.

         play-shool                |      pre-school         |       mostly play with
         nursery school            |      (2-5 years old)    |       some early learning

         infant school             |      primary            |       basic reading, writing,
         junior school             |      (5/6 – 12/13)      |       arithmetic, art, etc.

         comprehensive             |      secondary          |       wide range of subjects
         school or                 |      (12/13 – 16/18)    |       in arts and sciences and
         grammar school            |                         |       technical areas

         college or                |      further / higher   |       degrees / diplomas
         polytechnic or            |      (18+)              |       in specialised
         university                |                         |       academic areas

         Note: Comprehensive schools in the UK are for all abilities, but grammar
         schools are usually by competitive entry. Public schools in the UK are very fa-
         mous private schools. Polytechnics are similar to universities, but the courses
         tend to be more practically oriented. Colleges include teacher-training col-
         leges, technical colleges and general colleges of further education.

         1.Fill in the gaps in this life story of a British woman.

         At 5, Nelly Dawes went straight to ……….(1) school, because there were very
         few ……….. (2) schools for younger children in those days. When she was
         ready to go on to secondary school, she passed an exam and so got into her lo-
         cal ……….(3) school. Nowadays her own children don’t do that exam, since
         most children go to a ………. (4) school. She left school at 16 and did not go on
         to ………. (5) education, but she goes to ……….. (6) once a week to learn
         French. She would like to take up her education more seriously, if she could get
         a ……….. (7) or scholarship from the government. Her ambition is to go
         to a ……….. (8) and become a school-teacher.


         Exams and qualifications


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