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Exercise 1. Fill in the table:
| Age | Under 5 | Over18 | |||||||||||||||||
| Grade | |||||||||||||||||||
| Type of School | |||||||||||||||||||
Exercise 2. Answer the following questions about school education in the USA:
1. What are the three levels of governmental control over education in the US?
2. What is the compulsory age of school education in the USA?
3. What is difference between public, private and home schools?
4. How can the school year be organised?
5. What subjects are taught on the primary education level?
6. What subjects are taught on the intermediate level?
7. What are the required subjects on the high-school level?
8. What are the electives? What are the most common types of electives offered by high schools?
9. What are the most common extracurricular activities in US schools?
10. Do the American students have pass a graduation examination?
Exercise 3. What role does the following play in the universities and colleges admission system:
l high school transcript
l GPA
l letter of recommendation
l College Entrance Examination Board and American College Testing Program
l SAT and ACT
l Advanced Placement Program and International Baccalaureate
l interview
Exercise 4. Characterise the following types of American colleges and universities, name some of the institutions belonging to each group:
l The Ivy League
l “Public” Universities
l Small Liberal Arts Colleges
l Technical Institutes
l Denominational or Religiously-Affiliated Schools
l Community or Junior Colleges
Exercise 5. Fill the table with information about university degrees in the USA:
| Degree | Duration | Requriments | Kinds of degree |
| Associate's Degree | |||
| Bachelor's Degree | |||
| Master's Degree | |||
| Doctor's Degree |
Exercise 6. Answer the following questions about the learning process in American universities:
1. Describe the three systems used to structure the academic year.
2. What is a credit? What are the advantages of the credit-based system of education?
3. What is the difference between graduate and undergraduate study?
4. What learning styles are used in American universities?
5. What is the most widely used system of grading in the US universities?
6. What is the cost of tuition in American universities?
7. What kinds of help can a student receive towards their tuition fees?
Exercise 7. Fill in the blanks with the words from the boxes
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