schools in great britain
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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