Практичне заняття № 20
Education in England
Education is important in England, as it is Wales and Scotland too.
British children are required by law to have an education until they are 16 years old.
“Education is compulsory, but school is not,children are not required to attend school. They could be educated at home.” 1996 Education Act of the UK
Education is free for all children from 5 to 16.
Full-time education is compulsory for all children aged between 5 and 16 (inclusive) across England. This can be provided by state schools, independent schools, or homeschooling.
About 94 per cent of pupils in England, and the rest of the UK, receive free education from public funds, while 6 per cent attend independent fee paying schools or homeschooling.
The School Year
The school year runs from September to July and is 39 weeks long.
For many areas the year is divided into six terms:
September to October October to December January to February
February to March April to May June to July
(Some counties in England still follow the traditional three terms a year.)
The dates for school terms and holidays are decided by the local authority or the governing body of a school, or by the school itself for independent schools.
School holidays
The main school holidays are: There are also one week holidays:
Christmas- 2 weeks end of October
Spring - 2 weeks mid February
Summer - 6 weeks end of May
Children normally start primary school at the age of four or five, but many schools now have a reception year for four year olds.
Children normally leave at the age of 11, moving on to secondary school (High school).
British children are required to attend school until they are 16 years old. In England, compulsory schooling currently ends on the last Friday in June during the academic year in which a pupil attains the age of 16.
At the age of 16, students in England, Wales and Northern Ireland take an examination called the GCSE (General Certificate of Secondary Education). Study of GSCE subjects begins at the start of Year 10 (age 14-15), and final examinations are then taken at the end of Year 11 (age 15-16).
After completing the GCSE, some students leave school, others go onto technical college, others continue at high school for two more years and take a further set of standardized exams, known as A levels, in three or four subjects. These exams determine whether a student is eligible for university.
Active vocabulary
1. to require вимагати
2. to attend відвідувати
3. education is free освіта безкоштовна
4. full-time education очна освіта
5. can be provided може бути забезпечено
6. the school year runs шкільний рік протікає
7. term семестр
8. the governing body of a school керівний орган школи
9. independent schools приватні школи
10. a reception year рік приїому
11. the academic year навчальний рік
12. General Certificate of Secondary Education Загальне свідоцтво про середню освіту
13. final examination випускні екзамени
14. leave school залишати школу
15. eligible має право
16. to determine визначити
Text- based exercises
Exercise 1.
Знайдіть англійські еквіваленти.
Важливий, по закону, не вимагають відвідувати школу,одержувати освіту вдома, у віці від 5-16, державні школи, домашнє навчання, громадські фонди, в багатьох місцевостях, вирішуються місцевою владою, шкільні канікули, закінчується в останню п'ятницю липня, на протязі навчального року, після завершення, подальший набір стандартних екзаменів.
Exercise 2.
Вставьте прийменники у словосполучення.
At of from into by to from
1. ....can be provided...a)... state schools
2.... ..receive free education ...b) …public funds
3. ....the school year runs.....c)... September ...d)... July
4..... the year is divided ....e)...six terms...
5..... leave...f).. the age...g)... 11
Exercise 3.
Дайте відповіді на запитання.
Is education compulsory in England?
Must children pay for educftion?
Is full-time or part-time education compulsory?
4. What types of school are there in England?
When does the school year run?
Who decides the dates for school terms and holidays ?
When do children start primary school and when do they leave school?
What exam do puiples have at the age of 16?
Where can students do after completing the GCSE?
Exercise 4.
Працюючи в парах ,обговоріть різницю в значенні слів та словосполучень.
a) private / state school
b) day / boarding school
c) primary / secondary school
d) to go to college / to get into college
t) higher education / post-graduate education
Exercise 5.
Прочитайте текст . Зробіть прівняльну характеристику з шкільним життям на Україні.
The uniform.
Boys wear long grey or black trousers (shorts may be worn in the Summer), white shirt,
school tie (optional in most primary schools),jumper or sweater with the school logo on, black shoes. The colour is the choice of the schools.
Girls may wear skirts or like a boy trouses , white shirt, school tie.
During the summer term girls often wear summer school dresses.
The students start arriving on our upper playground from about 8:45 am. Most of our children walk from near by housing estates but some travel to school by car.
The children wear a school uniform and carry their homework and packed lunch in a school bag.
School begins at 8:55 am and finishes at about three o'clock in the afternoon . The duty teacher blows a whistle and the children line up in their class groups. They wait quietly for the teacher to send them to their classrooms.
On arriving in their classrooms, the children empty their bags and put their homework in the marking trays/boxes. They hang their bags and coats on the pegs in the cloakrooms (each class has their own cloakroom). The children then go back into their classrooms.
The attendance of every child attending school each morning and afternoon is recorded in a special book.
At 9:10 we go to assembly. In assembly we sing songs, listen to a story and pray.
Our first lesson begins at 9:20.
We have break time from 10:20 until 10:35. During break time, the children have a snack and play games out doors.
Afterwards, we go back in for another lesson until lunch at 12:00.
Afternoon lessons begin at 1:10 and end at 3:15, when the children go home.
We do not have a break in the afternoon.
Task after reading the text.
Look at the sentences. Match true or false .
Boys wear long grey or black trousers .
The colour of the uniform is the choice of local authority.
School begins at 8:00 am .
The teacher sends children to their classrooms after children lined up in their class groups.
Children take their bags in the classrooms.
Before lessons children sing songs, listen to a story and pray in assembly.
During break time, the children have a snack and play games out doors
Узагальніть одержану інформацію двох тем у таблиці.
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Age of primary school |
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Age of leaving the school |
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Exams |
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