Schools in Britain
Education in Great Britain is compulsory and free for all children between the ages of 5 and 16.
Nursery schools or
playgroups
Many British children attend a nursery school from the age of 3, but it is not compulsory.
In nursery schools they learn some elementary things such as numbers, colours, and letters.
Apart from that, babies play, have lunch and sleep there.
Primary schools
Primary education lasts for 6 years.
It is divided into two periods: infant schools
(pupils from 5 to 7 years old) and junior schools
(pupils from 7 to 11 years old).
In infant schools children don't have real classes.
They mostly play and learn through playing.
It is the time when children just get acquainted with the classroom,
the blackboard, desks and the teacher.
When pupils are 7, real studying begins.
They do a lot of things in class.
40% of time — English
15% - Physical Education
12% - Art and Technology
They also do Mathematics, Geography and History.
Learn the words
Secondary schools
Core subjects |kɔːr|
Compulsory secondary education
Comprehensive schools |ˌkɑːmprɪˈhensɪv|.
To pay
A boarding school ˈbɔː.dɪŋ
Expensive |ɪkˈspensɪv|
To attend
To be admitted /ədˈmɪtɪd/
Private schools
Середні школи
Основні предмети
Обов’язкова середня освіта
Загальноосвітні школи
Платити
Інтернат
Дорогий
Відвідувати
Бути прийнятим
Приватні школи
Obtaining [əbˈteɪnɪŋ]
a Foreign language
Physical training
Religious/ rɪˈlɪʤəs /
To provide|prəˈvaɪd|
GCSE (General Certificate of Secondary Education)
"A' (Advanced) Level Exams |ɪɡˈzæm|
To get a place
A gap year
To Select
To offer
Marks, Excellent
Satisfactory, poor, bad
Отримання
Іноземна мова
Фізичні тренування
Релігійний
Забезпечувати
Загальний сертифікат середньої освіти
"Іспити рівня A (для вдосконалених)
Отримати місце
Розривний рік
Вибрати
Пропонувати
Оцінки, Відмінно
Задовільно, погано