10th form "Australia. Language and Education" (Grammar)

1. English is the national language and ____ in all schools.

2. The Aborigens had 250 languages but only 50 ____.

3. Aborigenes have their own radio sysytem. In Aborigene schools Aborigene languages are used for instructions at first. English ____ later.

4. Australian English uses many words that are expressions of _____ unique culture.

5. Australians also shorten common English words. Some Australian slang may be offensive to ____ English speakers. Australian accent looks like English Cockney.

6. Public education is administrated by state governments and ____ by federal funds.

7. Each state and territory makes its own laws ____ education. Schooling is compulsory from 6 to 15 / 16.

8. Correspondence instructions by two-way radio ____ children in remote territories.

9. They attend "Schools in the Air". They listen to the teacher on the radio each day ____ school time.

10. Students have their own books and answer ____ microphone. The teacher corrects and gives home assignment.

11. The completed homework is it to be mailed to the teacher. The homework ____ over the radio, corrected and mailed back.

12. 25 % of all Australian children attend private schools. The school year _____ into 4 terms of 10 weeks each.