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9. Insert articles where necessary.

  1. Schools in … England are supported from … public funds paid to … local education authorities.

  2. … highest academic degree is … Doctor of Philosophy.

  3. … primary school may be divided into two parts: … infants and … juniors.

  4. … essential part of the curriculum of all British schools is English and mathematics.

  5. In … USA … last two years of elementary and … first year of secondary school are combined into … junior high school.

10. Insert prepositions.

A. 1. The general pattern … education … the USA is an eight-year elementary school, followed … a four-year high school.

2. The school year is nine months … length, beginning … September and continuing … the first of June, … a vacation … a week or two … Christmas time.

3. … Great Britain most children start school … 5 … a primary school.

    1. … Britain comprehensive schools differ … town … town and even … the town.

    2. I’m not sure that only people … this area can join … our local library.

B. Let's outline the basic features … public education … Britain. Firstly, there are wide variations … one part of the country and another. … most educational purposes England and Wales are treated as one unit, though the system … Wales is a little different … that of England. Scotland and Northern Ireland have their own education systems.

Secondly, education … Britain is class divided and selective. The first division is … those who pay and those who do not pay. The majority of schools in Britain are supported … public funds and the education is free. They are maintained school. But there is also a considerable number … public schools. Parents have to pay fees to send their children … these schools.

11. Ask all possible questions.

  1. A year ago there were more than thirty colleges in the Cambridge University.

  2. It usually takes four years to meet the requirements for a Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science degree.

  3. My son has just decided to leave school at 16.

12. Use the proper degree of comparison.

  1. Cambridge is the second (old) university city in Britain.

  2. In the old times the students life was (strict) than today.

  3. The state colleges and universities charge a fee for tuition or registration. This fee is (high) for those who come from outside the state.

  4. The (high) academic degree is the Doctor of Philosophy.

  5. The elementary schools tend to be small. The high schools are generally (large) and accommodate pupils from four or five elementary schools.

Vocabulary and Comprehension Exercises

13. Give English equivalents.

Разделенный по классовому признаку, ходить в школу, изучать, сдавать экзамены, платная школа, закончит школу, вводить всестороннее государственное образование, обязательное образование, по способностям, несмотря на, отбирать учеников, разделенный по классовому признаку, платить за обучение, отменять, контролировать (администрировать).

  1. Give Russian equivalents.

Infant schools; junior schools; secondary schools; grammar schools; modern schools; comprehensive schools; fee paying; academic ability; comparable results; compulsory education; tuition fees; graduate endowment charges.

  1. Answer the questions on the text. Use the following expressions to begin your answer.

The text tells the reader that…