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Reviewing Exercises






Ex. 1. Match the titles of British schools and institutions with their definitions given below.

 


1. boarding school;

2. co-educational school;

3. College of Further Education;

4. comprehensive school;

5. evening classes;

6. nursery school;

7. play-school;

8. Polytechnic;

9. prep school;

10. primary school;

11. private school;

12. public school;

13. secondary school;

14. Sixth-Form College;

15. state school;

16. Teacher Training College;

17. The Open University;

18. University.

 


 

1. This is a school, which is run by the government and where education is free (of charge).

2. This is a school, which is not supported by government money and where parents have to pay for their children's education. It is sometimes called an independent school.

3. This is the school, where a child attends from the age of 5 to the age of 11.

4. This is a school for children between 3 and 5 years of age. Most of them are run by local educational authorities.

5. This is an institution, where students study for degrees and where academic research is done. The most famous ones are Oxford and Cambridge.

6. This is the school a child attends after the age of 11 and until he or she is 16 or 18.

7. This is similar to a nursery school, but is not usually run by the local authority. It is an informal school, where children learn to play with other children as well as other things through play rather than formal lessons.

8. This is usually a private school, where the pupils live during the term and only go home to their parents during the holidays.

9. This is the most common type of state secondary school, where pupils of all abilities and backgrounds are taught together.

10. This is a private school for the pupils up to to the age of 13, where they are made ready (or prepared) to attend a school for older pupils, usually a public school.

11. This college specializes in training people to become teachers.

12. This is a college for people, who have left school and went more qualifications as a lower level than a degree. Here, the courses are often linked to some kind of practical training6 for example, typing, hairdressing, etc.

13. This is a special type of university, open to everyone, which uses radio and television for teaching and the students' work is sent to them by post.

14. There are courses for adults held in most towns - usually in the evenings - where students, for a small fee, study a variety of things, from French to flower arranging.

15. This is a college, which specializes in preparing people for particular jobs in science, industry, etc.

16. This is a private school, which provides secondary education for pupils between the ages of 13 and 18. Usually it has a long tradition and fees are expensive. Two of the most famous ones are Eton and Harrow.

17. This is a school for pupils between the ages of 16 and 18, who are preparing to take their A-level examinations.

18. This is a school, where boys and girls are taught together in the same buildings and classrooms.

Ex. 2. Match the names of the professions with their definitions.

 

 

1. apprentice;

2. caretaker;

3. expert;

4. governor;

5. graduate;

6. Head teacher;

7. lecturer;

8. principal;

9. pupil;

10. scholar;

11. staff;

12. student;

13. tutor;

14. undergraduate;

15. vice-chancellor.

a. A person (usually a child), who attends a school.
b. A student, who has completed a first degree course at a university or
college.
c. Either a teacher at a university, who teaches small groups of students
or someone, who privately teaches one pupil or a small group of pupils,
often at home.
d. A person, who teaches at a college or university.
e. A young person, who works for a number of years with someone - usually
for low wages - in order to learn their skills, e.g. a hairdresser.
f. The person in charge of a university.
g. A person, who studies and academic subject, e.g. Greek, and knows a lot
about a subject.
h. A person, who is very skilled at doing something or who knows a lot
about a subject.
i. All the people, who work at a school, college or university.
j. A person, who is a member of the committee, which controls a school.
k. A student at a college or university, who is studying for his or her
first degree.
l. A person in charge of a school or college.
m. A person in charge of a school.
n. The person, who looks after a school and is responsible for repairs,
cleaning, etc.
o. A person, who is studying at a college or university.

Ex. 3. Fill in the blanks with the verbs given in the table.
Make changes, where necessary.

 

attend; behave; do one's homework; enrol; expel; fail; learn (something) by heart; pass; leave school; play truant; praise; punish; recite; revise; sit/take (an exam); specialize; study; test.

 


1. She ____________ at 16 to go and work in her cousin's shop.
2. The headteacher _________ the school footbal team for doing so well in
the local Cup.
3. I can't come out tonight, I'm afraid. I've got to ______________ for a
test tomorrow.
4. Children from the age of 5 to 11 usually _________ a primary school.
5. None of the teachers could contol the boy. When he finally tried to set
fire to the school, the headteacher was forced to ________ him. Since he
gone, things have been a lot more peaceful.
6. When he went to the Six-Form College, he decided to ___________ in languages.
7. This course is very popular. If you want a place on it, you'd better
_______ today.
8. The teacher told the class, that their homework was to _________ a poem
_________ and she would ask them to _________ it in the class the following
week.
9. She went to university to _____________ mathematics.
10. In a mixed class, boys generally _________________ worse, than girls.
11. He was very upset, when he ____________ his exams, especially as he
thought he had done so well.
12. She spends at least two hours every night ___________ her ______________.
13. She was a very strict teacher and always ___________ his pupils, if
they forgot to do their homework or misbehaved in class.
14. We are going to __________ the Cambridge First Certificate examination
at the end of next month.
15. "At the end of the term we shall ____________ you all to find out, how
good you are in English and maths", the teacher told the class.
16. To __________ means to stay away from school without permission.
17. She was extremely intelligent and found it very easy to _________ all
her exams.

Ex. 4. Fill in the blanks with the verbs given in the table.
______________________________________________________________________
absent; academic; assignment; compulsory; course; deputy-head; detention;
form; gymnasium; lecture; mark; playground; present; register; scholarship;
seminar; staff-room; subjects; terms; tutorial; vacation.
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1. My daughter is in the fifth ____________ of the local comprehensive school.
2. The teacher gave her a very high ________ for her essay.
3. If you get a __________ to a school or university, your studies are paid
for by the school or university or some other organization.
4. My favourite _________ at school were English, art and music.
5. A techer usually fills in a _________________ every day to show, which
children are (at school) and which children are _____________ (not there).
6. When he was a student at university, he used to work during the summer
__________ usually as a waiter.
7. If the headmaster is ill or away, the _____________ usually takes over
the running of the school.
8. A _______________ is, when a teacher at a university or college gives a
prepared talk to a group of students.
9. You don't usually talk about homework at university. You use the word
__________ instead.
10. The _____________ is, where teachers in a school relax, prepare their
lessons, mark their books, etc.
11. Education in Britain is _____________ between the ages of 5 and 16.
12. The teacher punished the child by putting her in ____________, that
is, she was made to stay after school and do extra work.
13. A ------------- is, when a teacher at a university or college discusses
a subject with a group of students.
14. In Britain, the school or __________ year starts in September and ends
in July. It is divided into three __________.
15. She went on a __________ to learn about word-processing.
16. During the break, the children were made to go out into the ___________.
17. A _______________ is, when a teacher at a university or college gives
an individual lesson to one or more students.
18. We usually have our physical education lessons in the _______________.

 

 


KEYS TO THE ABOVE Ex-s:


Ex. 1 8. boarding school;18. co-educational school; 12. College of Further Education; 9.
comprehensive school; 14. evening classes; 4. nursery school; 7.playground; 15. Polytechnic; 10. prep school; 3. primary school; 2. private school; 16. public school; 6. secondary school; 17. Sixth-Form College; 1. state school; 11. Teacher Training College; 13. The Open University; 5 university.

 

 

Ex. 2 1 - e; 2 - n; 3 -h; 4 - j; 5 - b; 6 - m; 7 - d; 8 - l; 9 - a; 10 - g; 11 - i; 12 -
o; 13 - c; 14 - k; 15 - f.

 

Ex. 3 1. left school; 2. praised; 3.revise; 4. attend; 5. expel; 6. specialize; 7. enrol; 8. learn... by heart... recite; 9. study; 10. behave; 11. failed; 12. doing (her) homework; 13. punished; 14. sit/take; 15. test; 16. play
truant; 17. pass.

 

 

Ex. 4 1.form; 2.mark; 3. scholarship; 4. subjects; 5. register... present...absent; 6.vacation;

7. deputy-head; 8. lecture; 9. assignement; 10. staff room; 11. compulsory; 12. detention; 13. seminar; 14. Academic... terms; 15. course; 16. playground; 17. tutorial; 18. gymnasium.







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