І.Плєшкова. Система освіти в США. Лексика (10 кл.)

1.In American schools classes usually start at 8:30 am, and each lesson usually consists of 2 or 3  25-minutes _______’.

2.During the long break that usually lasts for ______ minutes, students can eat their lunch brought from home in the schoolyard or dine at the school canteen and high school students can drive home or to the cafe their own cars

3.Driving courses can be completed at school_____ the age of 15-16 years.

4.School training in America begins at the age of five or________

5.During the process of studying pupils actually attend three schools alternatively – a Primary or ________school, Middle school and high school. Primary school includes 0 (1) — 4 grades, Middle school – 5 -8 grades, and High school – 9-12 grades.

6.______, the American students go to school for 13 years.

7.In _______school, there are only four or five compulsory subjects.

8 The ----------subjects are typically English, Mathematics, Science (Chemistry, Physics, Biology, etc.), the American History and a foreign language.

9 The rest of the subjects are chosen by the students ______their own.

10. It depends ______the kind of institution they are planning to enter.

11.After graduation from school, they can send their documents to seven institutions of higher education, and then — choose the colleges and universities where they are able to study, according to their------------------.

12.If a student wants to start an _________ life earlier, he can enter a Technical School after the 8th, 9th, or 10th grade. There he will be able to learn a profession of a kindergarten teacher, an engineer, an electrician, a landscaper, and others.

13. But if a teenager continues training after the 8th grade, then, going to the ninth grade, he can choose for himself one of the three training levels — College Preparation class (the easiest level), Honors class (more complex level) or Advanced Placement class (the most complex_____).

14.After passing the test at the end of the school year, students of the 2nd and 3rd levels will receive certificates with honors. It is an additional advantage when __________a university.

15.In _______American schools learners do not have school uniform. Students attend classes in everyday clothes they like.

16. Most independent and control works are test_________.

17. Much more often, American students perform practical _____ -  they participate in experiments, develop projects.

18. Discussions _____ important part of learning.

19. Having chosen in advance one of the points of view on any phenomenon or fact, students select arguments and facts that testify to ___correctness.

20. In the USA free state-supported schools are called_________.