Education VOCABULARY BANK

1 THE SCHOOL SYSTEM IN THE

US AND THE UK In the US

M any children start their

a Complete the text about the US with words from
the list.
college elementary grades 8.@duate high
kindergarten �sel'lool Q!jvate Q!,!blic religious
semesters twelfth
b 4 3 l)) Listen and check.
c Complete the text about the UK with the words
from the list.
boarding head nursery �fY Q!!Pils
secondary terms university
d 4l)) Listen and check.
e Cover both texts. With a partner, try to
remember the different types of school (starting
from the lowest level) in both countries.
education between the
ages of two and four in
lpreschool. Once a child turns five,
he or she enters the US school
system, which is divided into three
levels, 2 elementary schoo� middle
school (sometimes called junior
high school), and 3 high school. In almost all schools at these
levels, children are divided by age groups into 4 grades • The
youngest children begin ins kindergarten (followed by first grade) and
continue until 6 twelfth grade, the final year of high school. The
school year is divided into two 7___semesters.
Most US schools (about 75%) are a public schools, which means
they are supported by US tax dollars and education is free. The
other 25% are 9 private schools, where parents have to pay. Many
of these schools are 10 religious schools, where the teachers may
be priests or nuns.
If you want to go to 11 college , you have to apply. Admission
depends on high school grades, college aptitude test scores, and
extracurricular activities. A person who has completed college and
has earned a degree ls called a college 12 graduate

In the UK

C
hildren start 1 primary school when they are five. Before that, many
children go to 2 nursery school From 11-18, children go to 3__ secondary
_
school Some children go to 4 boarding schools, where they study, eat,
and sleep. School children are usually called s pupils (not "students" which
only refers to people who are at university), and the person who ls in charge of

___
• a school ls called the 6 head teacher. The school year ls divided into three
7 tems . Higher education is often called a university _.

2 VERBS p educate or bring up?

a Complete the texts with a verb from the list.
� /b1'he1v/ be �nished /bi 'pAmft/ be suspended /bi S;l'spcnd;xJ/
cheat /tfit/ fail /fe1U pass /pres/ �dy /'st Adil take /terk/ (or do)
Discipline is very strict in our school. If
students behave badly, for example
if they ___
cheat on an exam, they will
probably_, and might even ___
be suspended
be punishesh
Marc has to ___
take an important English
exam next week. He hopes he'll __pass ,
but he hasn't had much time to_,study so
he's worried that he might ___
fail . study = to spend time learning about
b 4 5 l)) Listen and check. Cover the texts and look at the pictures.
Remember the texts.
educate = to teach somebody at a school
Luke was educated at Cherry Creek High
School and the University of Denver.
bring up = to take care of a child and teach
him I her how to behave. This is usually done
by parents or a family member at home.
Lily was brought up by her mother in a
small city.
.
learn or study?
learn = to get knowledge or a skill (from
somebody)
I'm learning to drive right now. How long have
you been learning Russian?
something
Russell is studying economics in college.
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