Thinking back

Discuss:
> Was your life different ten years ago? Why?
> What is your earliest memory?
Is there anything that you would like to
forget?

Flickthrough the module and find.

two people on a ski lift
an extract frorn a book
a magazine article about famous people
someone who is allergic to mushrooms
two people talking while shopping

In this module you will learn...

to talk about past events/experiences
to talk about embarrassing moments
to talk about your school/college/
university years
to talk and write about past holidays
to talk and write about famous people
to express ability in the past
to talk about talents and abilities
to nárrate a story
to write a story
Culture page A. Look at the pictures and the title of the text. What do
you know about the education system in your country?
Do you know anything about the British education
system? Listen, read and checkyour answers.

In England, Wales and Northern Ireland

about 10 million students go to one of the
30,000 schools.
Primary education starts at the age of 5.
Primary schools consist of infant schools
for students five to seven years oíd, júnior
schools for children seven to eleven years
oíd and combined infant and júnior schools
for both age groups.
About 1/3 of young people go on to higher
education atthe age of 18. You usually
need three years to get a degree. Nearly
all UK universities and colleges are
public institutions and they have a good
reputation worldwide. The most famous
universities are Oxford and Cambridge.
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litó III í

For most students, secondary education

starts atthe age of eleven. From the age of
11-14 students study subjects like Music,
Maths, Science, English, etc. At the age of
14, they enter a two-year process until they
take their GCSE exams. The GCSE is the
end of compulsory education for students
in the UK. After that, they can leave school
and look for a job. Or they can continué
studying for two years and do their A-levels.
A-levels are common entrance exams for
university.

B. Read the text again and complete the chart below.

5-7 infant
primary educatio

general subjects
GCSE secondary educati
16-18 You can find more Information on this topic at
18+ university - college http://www.mmpi.net/traveller/travellerindex.htm