Lesson 3 - Vocabulary - EDUCATION - Page2
This chart presents the basic facts about the British educational system. Put in the missing elements.
age
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school
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3-5
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A levels colleges and universities nursery school primary school school leaving exams: GCSE (General Certificate of Secondary Education) secondary school the sixth form |
For very young children. Not compulsory. Usually parents have to pay for it. |
5-11
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A levels colleges and universities nursery school primary school school leaving exams: GCSE (General Certificate of Secondary Education) secondary school the sixth form |
Compulsory education. |
11-16
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A levels colleges and universities nursery school primary school school leaving exams: GCSE (General Certificate of Secondary Education) secondary school the sixth form |
Compulsory. There are two kinds of secondary schools: comprehensive schools are for everyone, while grammar schools are selective (admit children on the basis of their academic ability). |
16
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A levels colleges and universities nursery school primary school school leaving exams: GCSE (General Certificate of Secondary Education) secondary school the sixth form |
You can leave school now and find a job, or go to a college for vocational training, or stay at school for two more years. |
16-18
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A levels colleges and universities nursery school primary school school leaving exams: GCSE (General Certificate of Secondary Education) secondary school the sixth form |
Those students who want to study at university stay at school for two more years. |
18
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A levels colleges and universities nursery school primary school school leaving exams: GCSE (General Certificate of Secondary Education) secondary school the sixth form |
Most students take “A” levels in three different subjects. |
18->
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A levels colleges and universities nursery school primary school school leaving exams: GCSE (General Certificate of Secondary Education) secondary school the sixth form |
The places at universities are limited. Whether you can study a particular topic at a particular university depends on how well you do in your “A” levels. |
