Exams and Qualifications:

end-of-term (year) exam;/school-leaving exam; /finals;

to do/take/sit/resist an exam(ination);

to pass/do well in an exam;

to do badly in/to fail an exam;

to graduate (from university);

candidate (in exam):

CSE (Certificate of Secondary Education);

GCE (General Certificate of Education);

"0" Level (Ordinary Level) qualifications;

"A" Level (Advanced Level) qualifications;

grade (of pass) - A, B, C, D, E, (etc.);

good/high mark; /poor/low mark;

Bachelor of Arts (B. A.); Bachelor of Science (B. Sc.);

Master of Arts (M. A.); Master of Science (M. Sc.);

degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD).

Questions

Exercise 1. Answer the following questions.

1. What were you like as a child?

2. What sort of character did you have as a child?

3. What were your childhood dreams and ambitions?

4. What did you want to be when you grew up?

5. What were your parents' attitude?

6. What kind of school did you attend?

7. Which subjects did you have to study?

8. Which subject (s) did you like most?

9. Which did you like the least?

10. What was discipline like at your school?

11. Did you play truant when you were at school?

12. How long did you stay on at school?

13. What did you enjoy most about school?

14. What didn't you like about school?

15. Do you think school uniform is a good idea?

16. What are the advantages and disadvantages of single sex schools?

17. Nowadays there are quite a few private schools in this country. What school would you prefer - a state school or a private school? Give your reasons.

Exercise 2. Put each of the following words or phrases in its correct space in the passage below.

state	primary
break up	graduate
compulsory	terms
academic	private
secondary	degree
nursery school	co-educational

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 (1)_.

Social english At the Railway Station

arrival/departure platform;

train:

long distance train;

local/suburban train;

slow/stopping train;

through train;

passenger train;

to get on/off a train;

to catch a train;

to go by train;

to travel in a (non-) smoking carriage;

a lower/upper berth;

a luggage rack;

bedding;

a train timetable/schedule;

to arrive ahead of schedule/on schedule;

to leave on/behind schedule;

destination;

ticket:

single ticket;

day return/period return ticket;

season ticket;

ticket inspector;

Ticket Office;

Information Office.