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In the UK

In the US

The education system is divided into:

In American schools children are divided by age


into grades:
Nursery school (ages 35)
Kindergarten (ages 5-6)
Elementary school (ages 6-11)
Middle school (ages 11-14)
High school (ages 14-18) (students in their first year

Nursery (ages 34)


Primary education (ages 411)
Secondary education (ages 1118)
Tertiary education or university (ages 18+)

are called freshman, in their second year sophomore, in


their third year junior, and in their last and fourth year
senior)

Post secondary education or college (ages 18+)

Usually the rooms in a school are:


a classroom
the music room
the art room
the library
the main hall
the science lab
the canteen
the school hall
the headmasters office
the school grounds
the school yard
the pool
the computer suite
the boys room/mens room
the girls room/ladies room
the bus stop

Now draw a map of your school.

a classroom
the music room
the art room
the library
the gymnasium/gym
the science room
the cafeteria
the lockers/the hall
the principals office
the school grounds
the playground
the pool
the computer room
the boys room/mens room
the girls room/ladies room
the auditorium
the baseball field

What school do you go to?

What type of school is it?

What class are you in?

Find the names of the subjects in the spiral and write them:

Are there other subjects you study in your


school?.......................................................................................................................
Whats your favorite subject?

Why? Because its

..

What subject do you dislike?

Why? Because its

Write your weekly school timetable in English.

Monday

Tuesday

1st
lesson
2nd
lesson
3rd
lesson
4th
lesson
5th
lesson
Lunch
6th
lesson

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

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