BRITISH SCHOOLS

State school
Independent school
Boarding school -
1) Complete the sentences.
Most children start primary school at the age of ________________________.
Then at _______________________ they go to secondary school.
All children stay at secondary school to the age of _______________________.
And at sixteen in England they take GCSE ___________________________that is the
General Certificate of Secondary Education.
After these exams about ______________ percent of students leave school.
The others usually study three subjects for ___________ more years and then take A
levels or advanced level examinations.
About twenty percent of eighteen-year-olds go to ________________________.
2) Say True or False
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Most students usually stay at home when they go to university. ____

School usually starts at 9 oclock. ____
Most schools are mixed. ____
Most British students at secondary schools dont have to wear uniform. ____
There are usually 20 students in a secondary school class and 27 in a primary school
class. ____
6) British students have a wide choice of subjects. ____
7) Most British students start studying a foreign language at the age of 8. ____
8) All British students eat at a school canteen. ____
9) School finishes at 4 oclock.
10) After school children usually go home. ____
11) About 8 percent of all schools are independent. ____
3) Answer the questions:
1) What is a boarding school?
2) What kinds of activities can British students do after school?
3) What is an independent school? What British independent schools do you know?

MY DREAM SCHOOL
What would your dream school look like? Is it big/small, comfortable, cosy? How many
classrooms are there? What are the teachers like? What subjects do you study? Do you
have lessons in the open air? When does the school begin? When does it finish? Do you have
any extracurricular activities after the classes?
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