Карпюк-2025. НУШ. Reading Test pp.16-17: Education in the UK

In the UK, people usually go to school for 12 years. Primary school is for children aged 5 to 11. During that time students have only one teacher who teaches them all the subjects. At the age of 11 students start their secondary education at one of the three types of schools: comprehensive school (a general school for students who Live in the same neighbourhood) or grammar school (a special school for students who pass some exams to go there). Both of these are state schools, which means students do not need to pay for them. The third type is a private school where parents have to pay for their children's studies. Many of them are boarding schools - students study and live there. One of the oldest and most famous private schools in England is Eton. During this period students have different teachers for different subjects. Each student studies English, Maths and Science. Other subjects they can choose. However, some children and teenagers are homeschooled - they study at home with a parent or online with a tutor, In most British schools. Students have to wear a school uniform. Lessons usually start at 9 am with assembly where everyone comes together and listens to the headteacher. Students have four lessons before lunch and another 2-3 afterwards. Classes typically end at 3:45 pm when many students start to do different extracurricular activities: drama singing, dancing, sport, etc. There are two weeks off for Christmas holidays and another two at Eastertime. Summer holidays usually last for six weeks.

 At the end of each school year students take tests. The most important ones are at the end of high school when they must get good marks to get into university. The most famous universities in the UK are Oxford and Cambridge.

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comprehensive school

In the UK, people usually go to school for 12 years. Primary school is for children aged 5 to 11. During that time students have only one teacher who teaches them all the subjects. At the age of 11 students start their secondary education at one of the three types of schools: comprehensive school (a general school for students who Live in the same neighbourhood) or grammar school (a special school for students who pass some exams to go there). Both of these are state schools, which means students do not need to pay for them. The third type is a private school where parents have to pay for their children's studies. Many of them are boarding schools - students study and live there. One of the oldest and most famous private schools in England is Eton. During this period students have different teachers for different subjects. Each student studies English, Maths and Science. Other subjects they can choose. However, some children and teenagers are homeschooled - they study at home with a parent or online with a tutor, In most British schools. Students have to wear a school uniform. Lessons usually start at 9 am with assembly where everyone comes together and listens to the headteacher. Students have four lessons before lunch and another 2-3 afterwards. Classes typically end at 3:45 pm when many students start to do different extracurricular activities: drama singing, dancing, sport, etc. There are two weeks off for Christmas holidays and another two at Eastertime. Summer holidays usually last for six weeks.

 At the end of each school year students take tests. The most important ones are at the end of high school when they must get good marks to get into university. The most famous universities in the UK are Oxford and Cambridge.

Read the text again and match.

grammar school

In the UK, people usually go to school for 12 years. Primary school is for children aged 5 to 11. During that time students have only one teacher who teaches them all the subjects. At the age of 11 students start their secondary education at one of the three types of schools: comprehensive school (a general school for students who Live in the same neighbourhood) or grammar school (a special school for students who pass some exams to go there). Both of these are state schools, which means students do not need to pay for them. The third type is a private school where parents have to pay for their children's studies. Many of them are boarding schools - students study and live there. One of the oldest and most famous private schools in England is Eton. During this period students have different teachers for different subjects. Each student studies English, Maths and Science. Other subjects they can choose. However, some children and teenagers are homeschooled - they study at home with a parent or online with a tutor, In most British schools. Students have to wear a school uniform. Lessons usually start at 9 am with assembly where everyone comes together and listens to the headteacher. Students have four lessons before lunch and another 2-3 afterwards. Classes typically end at 3:45 pm when many students start to do different extracurricular activities: drama singing, dancing, sport, etc. There are two weeks off for Christmas holidays and another two at Eastertime. Summer holidays usually last for six weeks.

 At the end of each school year students take tests. The most important ones are at the end of high school when they must get good marks to get into university. The most famous universities in the UK are Oxford and Cambridge.

Read the text again and match.

private school

In the UK, people usually go to school for 12 years. Primary school is for children aged 5 to 11. During that time students have only one teacher who teaches them all the subjects. At the age of 11 students start their secondary education at one of the three types of schools: comprehensive school (a general school for students who Live in the same neighbourhood) or grammar school (a special school for students who pass some exams to go there). Both of these are state schools, which means students do not need to pay for them. The third type is a private school where parents have to pay for their children's studies. Many of them are boarding schools - students study and live there. One of the oldest and most famous private schools in England is Eton. During this period students have different teachers for different subjects. Each student studies English, Maths and Science. Other subjects they can choose. However, some children and teenagers are homeschooled - they study at home with a parent or online with a tutor, In most British schools. Students have to wear a school uniform. Lessons usually start at 9 am with assembly where everyone comes together and listens to the headteacher. Students have four lessons before lunch and another 2-3 afterwards. Classes typically end at 3:45 pm when many students start to do different extracurricular activities: drama singing, dancing, sport, etc. There are two weeks off for Christmas holidays and another two at Eastertime. Summer holidays usually last for six weeks.

 At the end of each school year students take tests. The most important ones are at the end of high school when they must get good marks to get into university. The most famous universities in the UK are Oxford and Cambridge.

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 to be homeschooled

In the UK, people usually go to school for 12 years. Primary school is for children aged 5 to 11. During that time students have only one teacher who teaches them all the subjects. At the age of 11 students start their secondary education at one of the three types of schools: comprehensive school (a general school for students who Live in the same neighbourhood) or grammar school (a special school for students who pass some exams to go there). Both of these are state schools, which means students do not need to pay for them. The third type is a private school where parents have to pay for their children's studies. Many of them are boarding schools - students study and live there. One of the oldest and most famous private schools in England is Eton. During this period students have different teachers for different subjects. Each student studies English, Maths and Science. Other subjects they can choose. However, some children and teenagers are homeschooled - they study at home with a parent or online with a tutor, In most British schools. Students have to wear a school uniform. Lessons usually start at 9 am with assembly where everyone comes together and listens to the headteacher. Students have four lessons before lunch and another 2-3 afterwards. Classes typically end at 3:45 pm when many students start to do different extracurricular activities: drama singing, dancing, sport, etc. There are two weeks off for Christmas holidays and another two at Eastertime. Summer holidays usually last for six weeks.

 At the end of each school year students take tests. The most important ones are at the end of high school when they must get good marks to get into university. The most famous universities in the UK are Oxford and Cambridge.

Choose a or b to complete the sentences.

The British go to school for ..years. 

In the UK, people usually go to school for 12 years. Primary school is for children aged 5 to 11. During that time students have only one teacher who teaches them all the subjects. At the age of 11 students start their secondary education at one of the three types of schools: comprehensive school (a general school for students who Live in the same neighbourhood) or grammar school (a special school for students who pass some exams to go there). Both of these are state schools, which means students do not need to pay for them. The third type is a private school where parents have to pay for their children's studies. Many of them are boarding schools - students study and live there. One of the oldest and most famous private schools in England is Eton. During this period students have different teachers for different subjects. Each student studies English, Maths and Science. Other subjects they can choose. However, some children and teenagers are homeschooled - they study at home with a parent or online with a tutor, In most British schools. Students have to wear a school uniform. Lessons usually start at 9 am with assembly where everyone comes together and listens to the headteacher. Students have four lessons before lunch and another 2-3 afterwards. Classes typically end at 3:45 pm when many students start to do different extracurricular activities: drama singing, dancing, sport, etc. There are two weeks off for Christmas holidays and another two at Eastertime. Summer holidays usually last for six weeks.

 At the end of each school year students take tests. The most important ones are at the end of high school when they must get good marks to get into university. The most famous universities in the UK are Oxford and Cambridge.

Choose a or b to complete the sentences.

There are ..types of secondary schools.

In the UK, people usually go to school for 12 years. Primary school is for children aged 5 to 11. During that time students have only one teacher who teaches them all the subjects. At the age of 11 students start their secondary education at one of the three types of schools: comprehensive school (a general school for students who Live in the same neighbourhood) or grammar school (a special school for students who pass some exams to go there). Both of these are state schools, which means students do not need to pay for them. The third type is a private school where parents have to pay for their children's studies. Many of them are boarding schools - students study and live there. One of the oldest and most famous private schools in England is Eton. During this period students have different teachers for different subjects. Each student studies English, Maths and Science. Other subjects they can choose. However, some children and teenagers are homeschooled - they study at home with a parent or online with a tutor, In most British schools. Students have to wear a school uniform. Lessons usually start at 9 am with assembly where everyone comes together and listens to the headteacher. Students have four lessons before lunch and another 2-3 afterwards. Classes typically end at 3:45 pm when many students start to do different extracurricular activities: drama singing, dancing, sport, etc. There are two weeks off for Christmas holidays and another two at Eastertime. Summer holidays usually last for six weeks.

 At the end of each school year students take tests. The most important ones are at the end of high school when they must get good marks to get into university. The most famous universities in the UK are Oxford and Cambridge.

Choose a or b to complete the sentences.

Comprehensive and grammar schools ... free.

In the UK, people usually go to school for 12 years. Primary school is for children aged 5 to 11. During that time students have only one teacher who teaches them all the subjects. At the age of 11 students start their secondary education at one of the three types of schools: comprehensive school (a general school for students who Live in the same neighbourhood) or grammar school (a special school for students who pass some exams to go there). Both of these are state schools, which means students do not need to pay for them. The third type is a private school where parents have to pay for their children's studies. Many of them are boarding schools - students study and live there. One of the oldest and most famous private schools in England is Eton. During this period students have different teachers for different subjects. Each student studies English, Maths and Science. Other subjects they can choose. However, some children and teenagers are homeschooled - they study at home with a parent or online with a tutor, In most British schools. Students have to wear a school uniform. Lessons usually start at 9 am with assembly where everyone comes together and listens to the headteacher. Students have four lessons before lunch and another 2-3 afterwards. Classes typically end at 3:45 pm when many students start to do different extracurricular activities: drama singing, dancing, sport, etc. There are two weeks off for Christmas holidays and another two at Eastertime. Summer holidays usually last for six weeks.

 At the end of each school year students take tests. The most important ones are at the end of high school when they must get good marks to get into university. The most famous universities in the UK are Oxford and Cambridge.

Choose a or b to complete the sentences.

Students ... choose their subjects at secondary school. 

In the UK, people usually go to school for 12 years. Primary school is for children aged 5 to 11. During that time students have only one teacher who teaches them all the subjects. At the age of 11 students start their secondary education at one of the three types of schools: comprehensive school (a general school for students who Live in the same neighbourhood) or grammar school (a special school for students who pass some exams to go there). Both of these are state schools, which means students do not need to pay for them. The third type is a private school where parents have to pay for their children's studies. Many of them are boarding schools - students study and live there. One of the oldest and most famous private schools in England is Eton. During this period students have different teachers for different subjects. Each student studies English, Maths and Science. Other subjects they can choose. However, some children and teenagers are homeschooled - they study at home with a parent or online with a tutor, In most British schools. Students have to wear a school uniform. Lessons usually start at 9 am with assembly where everyone comes together and listens to the headteacher. Students have four lessons before lunch and another 2-3 afterwards. Classes typically end at 3:45 pm when many students start to do different extracurricular activities: drama singing, dancing, sport, etc. There are two weeks off for Christmas holidays and another two at Eastertime. Summer holidays usually last for six weeks.

 At the end of each school year students take tests. The most important ones are at the end of high school when they must get good marks to get into university. The most famous universities in the UK are Oxford and Cambridge.

Choose a or b to complete the sentences.

In general, students have .. lessons every day. 

In the UK, people usually go to school for 12 years. Primary school is for children aged 5 to 11. During that time students have only one teacher who teaches them all the subjects. At the age of 11 students start their secondary education at one of the three types of schools: comprehensive school (a general school for students who Live in the same neighbourhood) or grammar school (a special school for students who pass some exams to go there). Both of these are state schools, which means students do not need to pay for them. The third type is a private school where parents have to pay for their children's studies. Many of them are boarding schools - students study and live there. One of the oldest and most famous private schools in England is Eton. During this period students have different teachers for different subjects. Each student studies English, Maths and Science. Other subjects they can choose. However, some children and teenagers are homeschooled - they study at home with a parent or online with a tutor, In most British schools. Students have to wear a school uniform. Lessons usually start at 9 am with assembly where everyone comes together and listens to the headteacher. Students have four lessons before lunch and another 2-3 afterwards. Classes typically end at 3:45 pm when many students start to do different extracurricular activities: drama singing, dancing, sport, etc. There are two weeks off for Christmas holidays and another two at Eastertime. Summer holidays usually last for six weeks.

 At the end of each school year students take tests. The most important ones are at the end of high school when they must get good marks to get into university. The most famous universities in the UK are Oxford and Cambridge.

Choose a or b to complete the sentences.

Lessons usually end at ...

In the UK, people usually go to school for 12 years. Primary school is for children aged 5 to 11. During that time students have only one teacher who teaches them all the subjects. At the age of 11 students start their secondary education at one of the three types of schools: comprehensive school (a general school for students who Live in the same neighbourhood) or grammar school (a special school for students who pass some exams to go there). Both of these are state schools, which means students do not need to pay for them. The third type is a private school where parents have to pay for their children's studies. Many of them are boarding schools - students study and live there. One of the oldest and most famous private schools in England is Eton. During this period students have different teachers for different subjects. Each student studies English, Maths and Science. Other subjects they can choose. However, some children and teenagers are homeschooled - they study at home with a parent or online with a tutor, In most British schools. Students have to wear a school uniform. Lessons usually start at 9 am with assembly where everyone comes together and listens to the headteacher. Students have four lessons before lunch and another 2-3 afterwards. Classes typically end at 3:45 pm when many students start to do different extracurricular activities: drama singing, dancing, sport, etc. There are two weeks off for Christmas holidays and another two at Eastertime. Summer holidays usually last for six weeks.

 At the end of each school year students take tests. The most important ones are at the end of high school when they must get good marks to get into university. The most famous universities in the UK are Oxford and Cambridge.

Choose a or b to complete the sentences.

Summer holidays last for ...weeks. 

In the UK, people usually go to school for 12 years. Primary school is for children aged 5 to 11. During that time students have only one teacher who teaches them all the subjects. At the age of 11 students start their secondary education at one of the three types of schools: comprehensive school (a general school for students who Live in the same neighbourhood) or grammar school (a special school for students who pass some exams to go there). Both of these are state schools, which means students do not need to pay for them. The third type is a private school where parents have to pay for their children's studies. Many of them are boarding schools - students study and live there. One of the oldest and most famous private schools in England is Eton. During this period students have different teachers for different subjects. Each student studies English, Maths and Science. Other subjects they can choose. However, some children and teenagers are homeschooled - they study at home with a parent or online with a tutor, In most British schools. Students have to wear a school uniform. Lessons usually start at 9 am with assembly where everyone comes together and listens to the headteacher. Students have four lessons before lunch and another 2-3 afterwards. Classes typically end at 3:45 pm when many students start to do different extracurricular activities: drama singing, dancing, sport, etc. There are two weeks off for Christmas holidays and another two at Eastertime. Summer holidays usually last for six weeks.

 At the end of each school year students take tests. The most important ones are at the end of high school when they must get good marks to get into university. The most famous universities in the UK are Oxford and Cambridge.

Choose a or b to complete the sentences.

Students have tests at the end of...