II. Put the correct word from the following list in each space below.

from in with between of at to on

1. Bobby started school___the age of five.

2. They have a holiday____Christmas

3. There's a holiday___ the summer, too.

4. The teachers ___ the staff are very young

5. Sally goes______a secondary school.

6. She'll probably pass_____good marks.

7. Harry's ____university.

8. He gets a grant_____ the state.

9. Mathematics will be very useful_____ him _____ the future.

10. Betty's a teacher_____English.

11. She's a graduate_____Sussex University.

12. She has a degree______English Literature.

13. Her pupils are______12 and 18.

14. She's very strict_____them.

III. Put each of the following words or phrases in its correct space in the passage below.

state	terms	seminar	co-educational
tutorial	graduate	nursery school	grant
break up	compulsory	fees	academic
private	primary	lecture	degree
secondary

When children are two or three years old, they sometimes go to a (a) _______, where they learn simple games and songs. Their first real school is called a (b)_______ school. In Britain children start this school at the age of five. The (c)______year in Britain begins in September and is divided into three (d)_______. Schools (e)______for the summer holiday in July, f)_______education begins at the age of about eleven, and most schools at this level are (g)________, which means boys and girls study together in the same classes. In Britain education is h)__________from five to 16 years of age, but many children choose to remain at school for another two or three years after 16 to take higher exams. Most children go to (i) ______schools, which are maintained by the government or local education authorities, but some children go to (j)_____schools, which can be very expensive. University courses normally last three years and then students (k) _______, which means they receive their (l)_________. At university, teaching is by (m) __________(an individual lesson between a teacher and one or two students), (n)__________ (a class of students discussing a subject with a teacher), (o) _______ (when a teacher gives a prepared talk to a number of students) and of course private study. Most people who receive a university place are given a (p) ___________by the government to help pay their (q)___________and living expenses.

IV. Write the missing words in the sentences below. Choose from the following:

absent	detention	playground	staff-room
academic	form	present	subjects
assignment	gymnasium	register	terms
compulsory	lecture	scholarship	tutorial
course	mark	seminar	vacation
deputy head

1. My daughter is in the fifth_____of the local comprehensive school.

2. The teacher gave her a very high_____for her essay.

3. If you get a________to a school or university, your studies are paid for by the

school or university or some other organization.

4. My favourite_________at school were English, art and music.

5. A teacher usually fills in a_______every day to show which children are______

(at school) and which children are________(not there).

6. When he was a student at university he used to work during the summer________as a waiter.

7. If the headmaster is ill or away, the__________usually takes over the running of the school.

8. A____________is when a teacher at a university or college gives a prepared talk to a group of students.

9. You don't usually talk about homework at university. You use the word________ instead.

10. The___________ is where teachers in a school relax, prepare their lessons, mark their books, etc.

11. Education in Britain is________between the ages of 5 and 16.

12. The teacher punished the child by putting her in ______ that is, she was made

to stay after school and do extra work.

13. A___________is when a teacher at a university or college discusses a subject

with a group of students.

14. In Britain, the school or year starts in September and ends in July. It

is divided into three____.

15. She went on a to learn about word-processing.

16. During the break, the children were made to go out into the____________.

17. A_________is when a teacher at a university or college gives an individual

lesson to one or more students.

18. We usually have our physical education lessons in the___________.

The road to hell paved with good intentions

Unit 2