a private schoola state schoola boarding schoola primary schoola secondary schoola comprehensive

school compulsoryeducationco-education

publicexpensivepoor

rich different

similar a foreign language an infant school a junior school a grammar schoola modern school

Match the words with their descriptions

1.a boarding school2.a state school3.a private school4.a single sex

school5.co-education6.compulsory education7. free education

a. only for boys or only for girls

b.a school for boys and girlsc. all children must go to

schoold.parents don’t have to pay

for educatione. a school which is not freef. a school which students live

in during the termg. a school for everybody

State schoolsState schoolsaabout 93 percent of all childrenbout 93 percent of all children

Private schoolsPrivate schools(Independent schools)

-parents pay money-parents pay money for these for these schoolsschools

aabout bout 77 percent of all children percent of all children

Compulsary Compulsary from 5 till 16

3 stages of education3 stages of education::PRIMARY (5-1PRIMARY (5-111))SECONDARY (11-16)SECONDARY (11-16)FURTHER (16-18)FURTHER (16-18)

INFANT SCHOOLS (5-7)

JUNIOR SCHOOLS(7-11)

MODERN SCHOOLS GRAMMAR SCHOOLS

COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOLS

(11-16) (11-16)

(11-16)

The school year in Britain starts

in September.

The lessons last 40-45 minutes.

British pupils wear a school uniform. The favourite colors are blue, grey, black and green.

The first foreign language they learn at school is French. Sometimes they also learn a second foreign language: German, Spanish, Russian.

British students have Christmas holidays, Easter holidays and Summer holidays. Schools also have special half-term holidays in the middle of each term. These holidays last 2-3 days before or after a weekend.

School uniform

Schools in England and America use their own marks: letters or percentage

A – 90-100 -excellent ,

B – 80-89 – good,

C – 70-79 – satisfactory,

D – 60-69 bad,

E – 0-59 poor.

In Britain at the end of each term school sends a report to parents. It has the pupil’s marks in all the subjects and the teacher’s comments on the pupil’s progress.

In Russia: during the term the pupils keep a

homework diary. At the end of each term the form teacher puts all the final marks there. And the parents should sign it.

All the pupils have there own lockers (запирающийся шкафчик). In most British schools each pupils has two lockers: a gym locker and a hall locker. The lockers are important and guarantee the safety of the pupils’ things.

At the age of thirteen Russian students go to the seventh form.

In most English schools forms start only at the secondary school, at the age of eleven.

So at the age of thirteen British students go to the third form.

Susan is 13. She goes to Earlham Comprehensive School. This is her timetable for Thursday.

The school day starts with assembly. All schools organize a short daily meeting for the whole schools to give important information.

8.45-9.00 Assembly

9.15-10.00 English

10.10-10.55 French

10.55-11.10 Break

11.10-11.55 Science

12.00-12.45 Music

12.45-1.45 Lunch

1.45-2.45 Science

2.45-3.30 Cooking Club

The five minutes between lessons is not a break. Pupils must use this time to move quickly to the next lesson. During the lunch hour pupils have time to do many things besides eating. They can also read in the library, participate in clubs or sport, and go home. Some children go to Sunday school – classes giving religious instruction to children, organized by churches on Sundays.

ed by churches on Sundays.

In British culture

In British culture schools have names, such as Manchester School, Mary Hampden School, Abbey Road

What about your country?

At English schools children call the male teachers Mr and the female teachers Miss/Mrs with the surname.

Complete the sentences

1.Many English children go to … .2.Public schools are very … .3.Eton, Harrow, Winchester are … .4.A scholarship is for … .5.English children don’t come home after school every day from … .6.State schools are … .

What do you know about British schools?Mark the following statements true or

false.

1. School day starts with assembly.2. British pupils go to school on Saturday.3. There are schools only for boys and only for girls in Britain.4. Children of your age go to the seventh form in England.5. British children go to school at the age of 7.6. The marking system in Britain is different to that in Russia.7. “A” is the best mark in Great Britain.8. British children call their teachers Mr. or Miss with their

surnames.

What information was new for you?

The British use letters for marks.

School forms start only at the secondary school.

Students have their own lockers at school.

Students call their teachers Mr. or Miss, Mrs.

British children have 3 terms.

Schools in Britain have names.

Schools send reports with teachers’ comments at the

end of each term.

Children don’t go to school on Saturdays and

Sundays.

Источники:1. www.metodisty.ru 2. Учебник К. Кауфман, М. Кауфман ‘Happy English. ru’ 7 кл.3. www//en.wikepedia.org/wiki/Eton College