Education in the USA

1.

Education
in
the
USA
1. What are public schools in the USA?
2. How many per cent of children do go to private schools?
3. Who decides what subjects will be taught in school?
4. When do children start school?
5. Where is primary education provided?
6. Where is secondary education provided?
7. How many years does primary(secondary) education take?
8. What are the stages of High School?
9. Do American Students take national exams?
10. What tests must the students take if they want to get higher
education?
11. How often do students in High school take exams?

2.

Michelle
Both
Alex
What exams will you take?
What school does your
(high school — тип школы в
brother go to?Where
(primary
—
class
США,
SAT — название
так называют школыdid
в you go with your
last summer?
экзамена в США, поэтому так
Великобритании,
так мог
ответить
мог только Мишель)
ответить только
Алекс)
When
does your school
day start?
you have
Have
you
passed any Do
exams
yet? national exams?
• What clubs are
there
in your
(в США нет национальных
school? (football — так
экзаменов)
называется игра в
Великобритании, в США ее
What is your favourite lesson?
называют soccer)
(американский футбол более
популярен в США, чем в
• What schools are there in
Великобритании)
your country?
(comprehensive — тип
P 106
школ, существующих в
Великобритании)

3.

Learn better at home
Have health and social
problems
School is far from their
homes
You can learn things as
you like
Classrooms are full of
pupils
You don’t have a lot of
friends

4.

You are always with
your friends
You can get a good
education
You have a teachers’
support
A lot of interesting
activities
The discipline is rather
strict
Miss your family

5.

There are a lot of clubs
There are good facilities
There are good teachers
Feel better about
yourself and your
school
Boys and girls are
taught together

6.

Do I really have to take State exams?
Aren’t I supposed to get only excellent marks at
the exams if I want to enter a university?
I’m afraid that I have failed my test in the Russian
language.
Do I really need to stay at school for two more
years?
Aren’t I expected to wear school uniform?
I’m frightened to start a new school.
I’m afraid that I will not enter a university.

7.

That, when, while, because, however, although
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
Serena and Blair read the letter
The girls were very excited
… Serena looked at Blair
Blair got a place only at
Georgetown University
At that moment Blair hated
Serena
Serena was not going to Yale
Blair had a small chance to get
into Yale
Serena tried to come down her
that
friend
while/when
because
although
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
They had got from different
universities
They were reading the letters
She understood that the news
was not very good
She did her best at school
She thought that she was cleverer
than Serena was
She got a positive answer from it
She was put on the waiting list
She understood it was
very
although/however
difficult
when
because
Although/however

8.

• I want to improve the system of education in my country. Children
should start school at the age of 10. Primary school must be
compulsory. If pupils go to a secondary school, parents have to pay
for education. I don’t want to have tests and exams, Children
should have lessons in Arithmetic and Russian. There must be more
after school activities.
• I go to a comprehensive school. My school provides basic education
which is compulsory. I am going to take exams in 4 subjects at the
end of the 9-year. The teachers help us to succeed in life and
encourage us to work harder. There are good educational
opportunities in my region. I am going to enter a vocational school,
I can get life experience and get a job.