Education in the USA
Similar to other countries, little children start their education with......
KINDERGARDEN
At the age of ....?.... they
have to start attending primary school which
can be either state-funded or private.
Five
At the age of ...?... Czech children have to
enter nine-year elementary school.
SIX
Students are graded on a system of A-F,
with A being ...?...., and F meaning fail.
There is no E grade, however.
The best
The transfer to secondary school takes
place at the age of ..?....
11
After elementary school, students attend .....?.... It lasts four years. Then they can study at university.
secondary school
Some children go to public schools without
charge, or they have a choice of private
schools, which they must pay for. Where do most of the children go to?
Public schools
At secondary school they take ....?... that consists of eight or nine exams in maths, English, a foreign
language, a science and a humanities subject.
Sometimes bright pupils can enter more than
nine.
GCSEs (General Certificate of
Secondary Education)
Give the names of different types of secondary schools. Two at least.
Grammar school, secondary business schools, secondary vocational schools, agriculture schools, conservatories
Give the names of schools in american educational system.
Elementary/grade school (5 grades) ,
Junior High/middle school (3), High School (4),
Universities and colleges.
At the age of sixteen, pupils are
free to leave school. If they carry on with their
education, they study for two more years in
an institution called ...?...
a sixth form college.
The universities offer three-year-bachelor programmes as well as ...?... programmes
five-year-master
There are more than 2,000 universities
and colleges ranging from private elite
institutions to state universities or
local community colleges. There you can earn
your Bachelor’s and then Master’s degree. What are the 2 names of private elite universites?
Yale and Harvard
Oxford (established in 1096), Cambridge (1209)
What are the two best-known universities ? One in Prague, one in Brno.
Charles University in Prague (established 1348)
Masaryk University in Brno (1919)