1. SCHOOLS IN THE USA By Maria Komarova

2. Educational  Comprehensive – for everybody, independent in money, nationality and etc;  Selective – based on children’s abilities; [1]

3. Types of school education  Pre-school  Elementary  Secondary [1]

4. Pre-school education Nursery school (aged 2-5) “pastoral care” education in form of a game [1]

5. Typical features of elementary/grade school  Kindergarten (aged 5)  For children 5-11;  Grades 1-6 or 1-4;  Each year of study is a grade (first grade, second grade and etc);  English,  Math,  Social studies,  Science,  Physical education, hygiene,  Music,  Work (for boys) and economics (for girls). [1, 2, 3]

6. Secondary school (aged 11-18) Junior high schoolSenior high school (grades 7-9) (grades 10-12 or or9-12) Middle school (grades 5,6-8) Children still have one teacher for most subjects Children are called “students”; They’ll get a high school diploma after the graduate/final exam [1]

7. Main (compulsory) subjects of secondary school  English;  Basic math;  History;  Science,  Physical education.  English;  Mathematics  Science;  Social studies;  Physical education. Junior high schoolSenior high school Electives – optional courses; School counselors – people who help students to choose their electives. [1,3]

8. Types of schools:  Public schools – schools that are paid for by the government (state schools (BrE));  Private/independent schools (parents must pay for);  Special schools – for children with impairments: handicapped, mentally retarded;  Schools specializing in smth/which specialized in smth (mathematics). [1]

9. The periods into which the year is divided at school in the USA  Semester – one of the two periods at most Americans schools;  Quarter – one of the four main periods at some Americans schools. [1]

10. Famous schools in the USA  Deerfield Academy – 1797, Massachusetts, 9-12 grades;  Pennington school – 1838, New-Jersey 6-8, 9-12 grades;  Webb schools - school complex consists of a school for boys (Webb), for girls (Vivian Webb) and Museum-School of paleontology. Raymond MA Alpha - 1922, California, 9-12 grades. [2]

11. Resources: 1. Kochetova L.A., “English for students of linguistics universities”, M.2003; 2. http://en.wikipedia.com; http://en.wikipedia.com 3. http://www.yastudent.ru/articles/2/11/2508.html; http://www.yastudent.ru/articles/2/11/2508.html