In the UK
In the US
The education system is divided into:
In American schools children are divided by age into
grades:
Nursery school (ages 3–5)
Kindergarten (ages 5-6)
Elementary school (ages 6-11)
Middle school (ages 11-14)
High school (ages 14-18) (students in their first year are called
Nursery (ages 3–4)
Primary education (ages 4–11)
Secondary education (ages 11–18)
Tertiary education or university (ages 18+)
freshman, in their second year sophomore, in their third year
junior, and in their last and fourth year senior)
Post – secondary education or college (ages 18+)
Usually the rooms in a school are:
a classroom
the music room
the art room
the library
the main hall
the science lab
the canteen
the school hall
the headmaster’s office
the school grounds
the school yard
the pool
the computer suite
the boys’ room/men’s room
the girls’ room/ladies’ room
the bus stop
Now draw a map of your school.
a classroom
the music room
the art room
the library
the gymnasium/gym
the science room
the cafeteria
the lockers/the hall
the principal’s office
the school grounds
the playground
the pool
the computer room
the boys’ room/men’s room
the girls’ room/ladies’ room
the auditorium
the baseball field
What school do you go to? ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
What type of school is it? …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
What class are you in? ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Find the names of the subjects in the spiral and write them:
Are there other subjects you study in your school?.......................................................................................................................
What’s your favorite subject? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Why? Because it’s ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
What subject do you dislike? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Why? Because it’s ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Write your weekly school timetable in English.
Monday
Tuesday
1st lesson
2nd lesson
3rd lesson
4th lesson
5th lesson
Lunch
6th lesson
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday