“Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.” Benjamin Franklin It's possible to store the mind with a million facts and still be entirely uneducated. uneducated. Alec Bourne Comment on the following quotations.

SCHOOL Education system People in education Student activities Teacher activities Extracurricular activities Exams School subjects Organisation of the school year Brainstorm the vocabulary connected with the following subtopics:

Universities Colleges Vocational schools Professional school Grammar school Kindergartens Primary schools EDUCATION in Slovakia PRE-SCHOOL PRIMARY SECONDARY HIGHER Describe the education system in Slovakia.

EDUCATION in Great Britain PRE-SCHOOLPRIMARYSECONDARYHIGHER Infant school (5-6 years) Infant school (5-6 years) Junior school (7-10 years) Junior school (7-10 years) Grammar school Comprehensive school Private school Colleges Universities Nursery school Describe the education system in Great Britain.

EDUCATION in the USA PRE-SCHOOLPRIMARYSECONDARYHIGHER Elementary school Middle school (7 – 8 grade) Middle school (7 – 8 grade) High school (9 – 12 grade) High school (9 – 12 grade) Junior college Senior college Universities Nursery school Kindergartens Describe the education system in the USA.

What subjects are taught at school? Compare subjects in primary and secondary school. SUBJECTS Compulsory (Obligatory) humanities subjects, science, languages, physical education Elective (Optional) humanities subjects, science, foreign languages What are your favourite and least favourite subjects? What new subjects would you like to introduce? Why?

What would you change about the education system? Talk about breaks, lessons, their length, subjects, evaluation, etc. MONDAYTUESDAYWEDNESDAYTHURSDAYFRIDAY 8.45 – 9.45Registration and assembly 9.15 – 9.50French Geography Science Music 9.50 – 10.25EnglishReligious StudiesMaths B R E A K – 11.15ScienceMathsEnglishPEScience – 11.50Maths L U N C H 1.05 – 1.40HistoryTechnologyGamesFrenchPE 1.40 – 2.15Geography B R E A K 2.20 – 2.55EnglishITHistoryTechnologyArt 2.55 – 3.30Music

EXAMS (take, sit, re-take, pass, fail an exam,) Oral exam Written exam (test, assignment,...) What types of exam can you name? Explain their advantages and disadvantages. What exams do students in Slovakia, Great Britain and the USA have to take? What exams do you prefer and in what subjects? Explain your choice. How do you feel before/after a test? How do you prepare for a test? What do you think about the maturita exam as a fair way of testing your knowledge? What do you think of the evaluation system in Slovakia? entrance exam, school leaving exam, final exam (maturita exam)

What activities are students involved in at school? Which activities do you like and dislike? Why? learn study acquire participate be involved in practise perform do/write homework hand in assignment be rewarded entertain enjoy apply sign up

teach explain facilitate share encourage support examine mark test evaluate provide consult recommend What activities do teachers do at school? Which activities are the least favourite among teachers? Why?

Look at the pictures and compare them. Which situation resembles your lessons at school? What memories does it evoke for you? Which lesson would you like to take part in? Explain your choice. How would you describe the relationship between pupils and teacher in the pictures? How do you get on with your teachers? What is it influenced by?

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