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Education in Britain

Answers                                    1 B     2 A    A     4 B     5 C
 
 








Pioneering Pre-school

Reading for vocabulary: Key

a)  autonomous  b) priorities c) literacy d) numeracy e) acquisition f) manipulate

Vocabulary development : grouping words

    The four groupings are:
     
  • types of course: distance learning, vocational, technical, practical, theoretical
  • types of school: junior school, pre-school, secondary school, grammar school, primary school, high school, infants school
  • types of teacher:  lecturer, teacher, headmaster, headmistress, director, teaching assistant
  • verbs connected with education: attend, revise, play truant, learn, study, memorise








Aspects of Education

The Educational Systems in Poland and England and Wales

Answers
     
    1. 2
    2. At 5 in England and Wales, at 7 in Poland.
    3. At 16.
    4. It will end at 18
    5. A levels
    6. Maturity Exam or in Polish ‘matura’
    7. 18
    8. 19.






Charmaine Ward

Answers                                            1 E   2 A   3 C   4 F   5 G   6 B   7 D





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