1. Window on Britain

2. SCHOOLS IN GREAT BRITAIN

3. QUIZ WINDOW Tick the correct information
Most children start primary school at the age of 7
About 20% of 18-year-olds go to university
At most schools students wear a uniform
There are about 22 students in a secondary school class
Students begin learning a foreign language at 15
All students have music lessons
Most parents in Britain pay for their children’s education

4. WORD WINDOW Put the words below into the correct
columns. One word doesn't go. Which one?
SUBJECTS TYPES OF SPORT
SCHOOL
science state football secondary badminton boarding independent uniform history primary rugby religion geography literature netball

5. Sequence 1
Try to complete the table with words and numbers: training, 70, university, 17, 5, 20, secondary,primary, certificate, advanced, 16
… % of students go to … school.
11-… 100% of students go to … school.
At 16, in England, they take GCSE exams
(General … of Secondary Education).
…-18 …% of students continue at school. At 18 they take “A” levels (… level examinations).
% of 18-year-olds go to …
Another …% of 18-year-olds go on to other kinds of education and …

6. Sequence 2
Watch the sequence. Number the pictures1-7 in order you see them and write the subjects:
French
Design and Technology
Food Technology
Maths
Information Technology
Art
Science

8. Sequence 3 Watch the sequence. Tick the activities you see. Hockey
Badminton
Netball
Cooking
Football
Athletics
Rugby
Music
Chess
Lunch

9. Choose the correct answer:
1. Students have a break of an hour\half
an hour for lunch.
2. Most\Some students bring sandwiches for lunch.
3. School finishes at four\five o’clock.
4. Students also play rugby\chess.

10. Sequence 4 A) 92 % of British schools B) 8% of British schools
C) Some of these are boarding schools
D) The government pays for these.
E) The parents pay for these.
F) Eton is one of these
State Schools Independent Schools