Exercise 6. Read and complete the text below. For each of the empty spaces (1—12) choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D).

Unit 5. EDUCATION

SCHOOL

Exercise 1. Read the text below. For questions (1—5) choose the correct answer (A, B or C).

SCHOOLS IN THE USA

School usually means the same in American Eng lish as in British English, but sometimes it can also mean

‘university’. If a parent says ‘I work during the mornings when the children are at school’, it means that the children are young and are probably at elementary school. But ‘My youngest son is always at school now’ almost certainly means that he has started university in another city.

Many Americans send their children to a nursery school, or to day care or pre-school at an early age. At 5 children go to kindergarten. As in Britain US schools are divided into primary and secondary, but these words are rarely used. It is more common to talk about elementary school, junior high school and high school and the grade, or year group, students are in. Elementary schools teach children from kindergarten till the end of sixth grade. Grades seven and eight are taken at junior high school, and the ninth to the twelfth grades at high school.

1 In American English “school” is a ______________.

A secondary school

B university

С secondary school + university

2 As a rule “to be always at school” means ______________.

A to go to university

B to spend a lot of time at school

С not to miss classes

3 Before fi ve children ______________.

A go to kindergarten

B attend a day care school

С stay at home

4 The word “grade”is closest in meaning to ______________.

A month

B term

C year

5. Grade “four” corresponds to ______________.

A elementary school

B high school

С junior high school

Exercise 2. Match different places in A with their definitions in B.

1 hall 2 playground 3 classroom 4 gym 5 staff room 6 playing fi elds 7 physics lab 8 library

A where you play football and other sports B the teachers' room C where students go during breaks D a quiet place to read or look things up E where you have most of your lessons F a special room where you can do experiments G a big room where the whole school can meet for assembly H where you do PE (physical exercises)

Exercise 3. Match the school staff in A with their job descriptions in B.

1 head of department 2 PE teacher 3 learning support assistant 4 caretaker 5 librarian 6 deputy head 7lab technician 8principal

A I teach volleyball and other sports. B I’m the head of the school. C I provide extra help in the classroom. D I make sure the doors are locked at night. E I'm in charge of the library. F I'm number 2! G I help the science teachers prepare their experiments. H I run the English department.

Exercise 4. Match the subjects in A with their defi nitions in B.

1 history 2 maths 3 physics 4 chemistry 5 geography 6 information technology 7 biology

A deals with living things B deals with the compositions and properties of substances C deals with the location of living and nonliving things on earth D a branch of knowledge that records and explains past events E the science that studies numbers, quantities and the relation between them F deals with the facts about matter and motion and includes mechanics, heat, light, etc G deals with computers

Exercise 6. Read and complete the text below. For each of the empty spaces (1—12) choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D).

GOING TO UNIVERSITY IN BRITAIN

After school many British students go to university. They (1) __________ to several universities and receive (2) ___________ of a place on condition that they (3) __________certain grades in their A levels.

Most universities (4) __________some money from the state. The oldest and most famous are Oxford and Cambridge. Other much respected universities (5) __________ London, Durham and St Andrew’s. Most universities have their buildings (6) __________ together on a campus. A first degree generally takes three years. Most courses (7) __________ exams called fi nals. Results are given as grades. (8) __________ may add the letters BA (Bachelor of Arts) or BSc (Bachelor of Science) after their name. Some gradu ates (9) __________ to study for a further degree, often a master’s degree.

Students in Britain formerly had their tuition fees paid by the state and received a government grant to help pay their living (10) __________. Now, they receive only a loan, and from 1999 most have to pay £1 000 a year. The new arrangements have (11) __________ a great deal of concern both among students and among members of the public who (12) __________ that education should be free.

	А go	B address	С assign	D apply
	А permission	B offer	С approval	D request
	А achieve	B do	С realize	D reach
	А demand	B ask	С earn	D receive
	А include	B contain	С consist of	D admit
	А collected	B sorted	С grouped	D assembled
	А finish	B complete	С stop with	D end with
	А Graduates	B Tutors	С Students	D Sophomores
	А leave	B go on	C go after	D end
	А conveniences	B conditions	С expenses	D standards
	А resulted	B caused	С made	D fabricated
	А believe	B t rust	С doubt	D suspect

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