10th grade Advanced. Unit 2. Lesson 3. Primary, secondary

👉Communicative area: discussing primary and secondary education in Britain and Belarus

👉Active vocabulary: free of charge, co-educational, fee-paying, comprehensive, to charge fees, to home educate, to select, selective, non-selective, single-sex schools, to admit, entrance exams

👉Active grammar: structures with I wish

Read the following explanations. Which of them are true? 

1. public school = state school

2. public school = private school

3. school = primary + secondary + higher education

4. school = primary + secondary education

5. college = university

6. college ≠ university

 

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1. Are there any courses or extracurricular activities in the UK that are offered free of charge?
2. Is co-educational learning common in Belarus, or are single-sex schools more popular?
3. What advantages do fee-paying schools claim to offer in Belarus?
4. How do Belarusian comprehensive schools differ from those in Britain?
5. Who is responsible for deciding how much to charge fees in Belarusian schools?
6. Is it legally possible to home educate children in Belarus?
7. Do schools in Belarus have the right to select applicants based on academic achievement?
8. Are there any selective schools in Belarus, or is the system mostly non-selective?
9. What are the main benefits of non-selective education in Belarus?
10. Are single-sex schools still prevalent in Belarusian education?
11. What criteria do Belarusian schools use to admit new pupils?

12. Are entrance exams used in Belarus to determine entry into certain schools or programs?