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Every American is entitled to education. School attendance is ____(1) for all children, _____(2) education from kindergarten through grade 12 is tax-supported; no ____(3) is required.

About 85 per cent ____(4) American children attend public schools. The other 15 per cent choose to pay tuition to attend _____(5) schools. Most private schools are _____(6) by religious organizations and generally include religious ____(7).

Although there is no national ____(8), certain subjects are generally taught in all public schools ______(9) the country. Most secondary schools _____(10) students to take English, mathematics, science, social studies, and physical education. In _____(11) to this "core" curriculum, students choose "_____(12)" courses in their areas of interest.

Educational ____(13) in the United States are highly varied. Students who ____(14) not plan to go to college may be enrolled in classes such as basic accounting, typing, or agricultural science along with "core" curriculum courses. College ____(15) students may be enrolled in college- _____(16) courses such as chemistry, political science, or advanced writing.

Which courses a student takes depends _____(17) their _____(18), future goals and the particular course offerings of the school. Some elementary schools offer computer and foreign _____(19) courses. Courses in scuba diving or Russian are _____(20) at some high schools.

 

VI. In some lines of this text there is a spelling error. Fill in the blanks below with the correctly spelled words. If a line is correct, put a tick (Ö). The first two are given as examples.

(0) Americans have always believed in education, Ö

(00) but in a specialy American way. The schools' specially

(1) first job was to turn millions of foreign

(2) childrens into Americans. Since they came

(3) from dozens of different countrys, this was

(4) not easy. Schools had to teech the children to

(5) love their new country. American schools were

(6) the "melting pot" in which the differences

(7) were forgoten. They were the ladder up

(8) wich the poor could climb to a better life.

(9) Geting started on a successful career was the

(10) main aim. Most American parents still care

(11) less for book-learning then for a practical ed-

(12) ucation that wil help their child to find a job.

(13) In trying to make children equal, American

(14) school's do not always encourage the smart-

(15) est children to do their best. This means that

(16) many middle-class peoples, who want their

(17) children to be highly educated, send them of

(18) to private schools. At the same time, there is

(19) a growwing difference between public schools

(20) in rich areas and those in poorer areas. Many

(21) Americans are worryed about their public

(22) schools. They see serios problems of violence, and

(23) failure. They see too many children who never

(24) learn to write properly and too few colledge

(25) graduates who can speak a foreign language.

VII. Put in the articles where necessary.

PEOPLE IN EDUCATION

…… (1) professor is not …..(2) teacher in …..(3) secondary school, but has ….(4) academic position in …..(5) university. …..(6) lecturer is …. (7) university teacher. Lecturers - and professors – give …. lectures …. (9) students in Britain usually have …. (10) tutor who gives them ….(11) advice and teaches students in small groups. You graduate from ….(12) university with (13) degree. If you do …..(14) postgraduate work, you will have …. (15) supervisor to help and advise you.

 

VIII. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form.

LONG SUMMER BREAK UNDER THREAT

The Minister for Education thinks that if the summer break were shorter, children (l)(do) much better at school. "Imagine how you would feel," he (2)(tell) a press conference last week, "if you (3)(have) two months off work. You (4)(spend) a lot of time trying (5)(get) used to being back at work. This is exactly what we ask children (6)(do) during the long summer holidays. If you ask teachers, they (7)(tell) you that when kids get back from their summer break, they just (8)(not carry) on from where they stopped in June. They (9)(have) to do the same things again. If the summer holidays (10)(be) shorter, this would not happen. If our proposal (11)(go) ahead, we will introduce a system based on five terms a year. This means children (12)(have) lots of breaks with plenty of opportunities (13)(relax) during the year. If we didn't have these long summer holidays, we (14)(do) much more work in our schools, so we think it (I5)(be) time for a change."

 

IX. Read the text below and decide which answer А, В, С or D best fits each space. There is an example at the beginning (0).

0 A compulsory В required С necessary D key

ESSENTIAL SKILLS FOR LIFE

From next year, every student in their final year at our school will study for a (0) A Diploma of Practical Achievement. This will be in addition to the (1).... examinations. Up to now, the course has been optional, but from now on every student must (2).... it.

The aim is to (3).... students with 'life skills', which the Diploma divides into eight categories. These cover a range of things (4).... to life beyond school, from sending an e-mail to (5).... presentations to an audience. Under the heading 'survival',(6)…. students can learn car maintenance, first aid and cooking.

We have discovered that many students cannot do simple things such as (7).... a puncture or boil an egg. At the other (8)….. the Diploma includes such things as how to design a webpage and how to (9).... if someone has a heart attack. It has been called a 'Diploma in Common Sense'.

On the course, students will not be taught in the traditional (10)..... but rather will be guided and encouraged to do things for themselves. This is above all a (11)..... 'hands-on' course. To a greater or lesser (12)..... good schools have always tried to (13).... these skills. Unfortunately, students have not always (14).... much interest because such skills are not directly related to passing exams for higher education. We hope this will change now that we have a proper course that will (15).... to a recognised diploma.

 

	A	normal	В	everyday	С	Set	D	typical
	A	pick	В	make	С	Adopt	D	take
	A	give	В	equip	С	Offer	D	donate
	A	relevant	В	associated	С	Linked	D	concerned
	A	having	В	giving	С	speaking	D	expressing
	A	as a result	В	therefore	С	for example	D	otherwise
	A	service	В	maintain	С	do up	D	mend
	A	extreme	В	end	С	Limit	D	point
	A	handle	В	guide	С	Cope	D	direct
	A	means	В	way	С	Route	D	approach
	A	theoretical	В	technical	С	practising	D	practical
	A	amount	В	method	С	Extent	D	depth
	A	grow	В	develop	С	Make	D	do
	A	shown	В	given	С	Placed	D	proved
	A	move	В	result	С	Take	D	lead

 

E. Exercises

I.Look at the different types of educational establishments below. Match them
to the sort of person who might attend them.

A co-educational secondary school

A primary school for infants and juniors

A sixth-form college

A nursery school

A further education college offering evening classes

A university

A public school

 

A five-year-old and a nine-year-old

A thirty-six-year old office worker who wants to get better at computer skills

A seventeen-year-old who hopes to go on to higher education

A twenty-year-old who wants to be a doctor

A thirteen-year-old girl and a fourteen-year-old boy

A fifteen-year-old whose parents want to pay for his/her education

A three-year-old

II. Look at the phrases below. Which phrases would you expect to find
mentioned in a state secondary school, which in a university, and which in
both?

 

• pay course fees

• play truant

• take an exam

• get a grant

• cram for end-of-term exams

• graduate with honours in Chemistry

• have a weekly tutorial

• do homework

• attend a lecture

• pay attention

• give a seminar on William Shakespeare

• take a degree

• take the register

Match some of the words above to the definitions below.

a. study really hard

b. get a degree

с a one-to-one talk

d. government money to help you pay for the course

e. not go to school, even though you're not ill

 

 

III. Which verb does not collocate in each sentence?

a. I must work hard, because next Tuesday I have to________________ an

exam.

 

1. make

2. sit

3. take

4. pass

5. do

 

b. I'm planning to _________ a course in Computing.

Take

Do

Enrol on

Make

Begin

 

с. The teacher ____________us a really difficult test on phrasal verbs.

1. gave 2. set 3. made

 

d. At the end of term students have to spend hours __________ what they have learnt.

1. revising

2. going over

3. taking up

4. studying

 

e. Schools ___________for the summer holidays in July.

1.. break up

2. end up

3. close

4. shut

IV. Look at these idiomatic expressions using “learn”. Rewrite the sentences below using the expressions.