SCHOOLS IN BRITAIN.. I. Pre-reading activities.. 1. Match the words with their definitions.. II. Reading activities.. 2. Read the text and find out what education system in Great Britain looks like.. Schools in Britain.. Do public and state schools teach

UNIT 2

SCHOOLS IN BRITAIN.

I. Pre-reading activities.

1. Match the words with their definitions.

1. preschool (nursery school) 2. state school 3. comprehensive school 4. private school 5. boarding school 6. college 7. university 8. curriculum 9. degree 10. diploma

a) a school which provides accommodation for pupils during term time; b) a place of education at the highest level where degree is given; c) a school, not supported by government money, where education must be paid for; d) a school maintained by the state and supported from public funds; e) a course of study offered in a school, college, university; f) a title given by a university; g) a mixed school where pupils of all abilities are taught; h) a school for young children of three to five years of age; i) an official paper showing that a person has successfully finished a course of study or passed an exam; j) a school for higher and professional education, part of a university;

II. Reading activities.

2. Read the text and find out what education system in Great Britain looks like.

Schools in Britain.

Education in Britain is a hot topic. Every parent wants to send their children to the best school, but which one? In Britain, you have two choices.

Either,

you go to a state school that the government pays for.

Or,

You go to a private school that your parents pay for. The most famous private schools are the exclusive public schools, such as Eton. Many people call all private schools ‘public’.

Do public and state schools teach the same thing?

Public schools have similar subjects to state schools and they enter pupils for the same exams. They don't have to teach the National Curriculum that all state schools follow, though.

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