schools in great britain

Window on Britain

SCHOOLSIN GREAT BRITAIN

QUIZ WINDOWTick the correct information a) Most children start primary school at the age of

7b) About 20% of 18-year-olds go to universityc) At most schools students wear a uniformd) There are about 22 students in a secondary

school classe) Students begin learning a foreign language at

15f) All students have music lessonsg) Most parents in Britain pay for their children’s

education

WORD WINDOWPut the words below into the correct columns. One word doesn't go. Which one?

SUBJECTS TYPES OFSPORT

SCHOOLscience state footballsecondary badminton boardingindependent uniform history primary rugby

religiongeography literature netball

Sequence 1Try to complete the table with words and numbers: training, 70, university, 17, 5, 20, secondary,primary, certificate, advanced, 16…-11 100% of students go to … school.11-… 100% of students go to … school.

At 16, in England, they take GCSE exams (General … of Secondary Education).…-18 …% of students continue at school. At 18 they take “A” levels (… level examinations).18+ 20% of 18-year-olds go to …

Another …% of 18-year-olds go on to other kinds of education and …

Sequence 2Watch the sequence. Number the pictures1-7

in order you see them and write the subjects:

French Design and Technology Food Technology Maths Information Technology Art Science

Sequence 3Watch the sequence.

Tick the activities you see.

Hockey Badminton Netball Cooking Football Athletics Rugby Music Chess Lunch

Choose the correct answer:1. Students have a break of an hour\half an hour for lunch.2. Most\Some students bring sandwiches for

lunch.3. School finishes at four\five o’clock.4. Students also play rugby\chess.

Sequence 4A) 92 % of British schoolsB) 8% of British schoolsC) Some of these are boarding schoolsD) The government pays for these.E) The parents pay for these.F) Eton is one of these State Schools Independent

Schools