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Russian equivalents.

Primary school - 1) in Britain a school for children below the age of 11. It is usually divided into an infant and a junior section; 2) in the US and Canada a school equivalent to the first three or four grades of elementary school, sometimes including a kindergarten.

Secondary school - a school for young people, usually be­tween the ages of 11 and 18.

Independent school - 1) in Britain a school that is neither financed nor controlled by the government or local authorities; 2) in Australia a school that is not part of the state system.

Private school - a school under the control of a private or­ganisation, accepting mostly fee-paying pupils.

Public school - 1) in England and Wales a private indepen­dent fee-paying secondary school; 2) in the US any school that is part of a free local educational system.

Comprehensive school - 1) chiefly British - a secondary school for children of all abilities from the same district; 2) East­ern Canadian another name for composite school.

Grammar school - 1) in Britain a state secondary school providing an education with an academic bias for children who are selected by the eleven-plus examination, teachers' reports, or other means; 2) United States - another term for elementary school; 3) New Zealand - a secondary school forming part of the public education system.

mixed sex schools — schools where boys and girls study to­gether.

selective schools — schools that accept students based on the tests results.

free / free of charge — not costing anything, fee-paying — a fee-paying school is one that you pay money to go to.

to cover a fee — have enough money to pay for something, to make sure - to check something so that you can be sure about it.

to be located - to be situated.

Read the text and fill in the blanks with the words from the box.

Public, primary and secondary, primary, private, grade, grades, university, the age of, college, high school, years of education, education system

The American education system requires that students com­plete 12 years of ... education prior to attending ... or ... . This may be accomplished either at ... (or government-operated) schools, or at... schools.

Primary school

American children start school at ... five years. The first year at school is called kindergarten. It is required of all Amer­ican children enrolled in the American education system. The second year at school is considered the first year of ... school and is referred to as first ... . In America, the word grade has two meanings: (1) the score achieved on an exam or in a course, and (2) a year of education in primary or secondary school. Pri­mary school most commonly consists of five ..., referred to as first through fifth grades.

Secondary school

Upon completion of fifth ... (the last year of primary school), American children enrolled in the American ... advance to sec­ondary school. Secondary school most commonly consists of a total of seven years, referred to as sixth through twelfth .... The ninth through twelfth grades are most commonly referred to as high school. Upon completion of twelfth grade, American students are awarded a certificate called the ... diploma. In the American education system, students must have obtained a high school diploma before they are admitted into college or university.




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