UNIT 3. Why go to School? » Стр.34 (2)

Complete the texts with the words from the box. You may use the table on page 46 of your Student’s Books. A. In England and Wales, the educational system goes from reception (the first year at primary school) to year 12 (the final year of secondary school.) Parents can send their children to nursery school between the ages of about three and five. Their children spend a few hours at nursery school, each day, playing and doing activities with each other. From the age of five, education is compulsory. Between five and eleven, children go to primary school. Primary schools are usually divided into an infant school (for children aged five to seven) and a junior school (for children aged seven to eleven.) When they are 11 years old, children go to secondary school and take their GCSE exams at the age of 16. They can leave school when they are 16 but if they want to stay in education, they study for further two years and take A-levels at the age of 18. They either stay at school or go to a sixth form college or a technical college. B. In the US, the education system goes from kindergarten (the first year of elementary school) to 12 th grade (the final year of high school.) Parents can send their children to nursery school from the age of two or three. Children must attend school from the age of five onwards. The first year of school is called first grade. Children aged between five and eleven go to elementary school or grade school. Between 12 and 14 they attend junior high school and between 14 and 17 they go to high school. Students in high school take examinations at the end of each semester. All the grades they have earned are given a number value and a grade point average (GPA) is calculated. Students who have passed enough courses grade school from high school. If they want to go to university, they must earn good enough grades and take a special test.