School education in Japan

1. Japanese school students spend ......... a year at school - that`s 45 days more than in the United Kingdom.

The school year begins in ........

Classes are large with ....... pupils in each class.

At the end of the school day, all pupils take part in "o soji" - they .........

After - school ....... are very important in Japan.

Popular sport clubs are baseball, football and volleyball, as well as traditional Japanese sports like .........

Pupils can also take up traditional activities such as .......

Over ........ of Japanese parents spend a lot of money on evening classes in private schools for their children.

The classes prepare pupils for entrance exams to ........

Private schools are often near ......... stations to save travelling time for pupils.

One more thing - when tired Japanese pupils finally get home, they can`t waste time on ........

They have got an average of ........ of homework a day plus 3 hours on Sundays.