Ester Zuccheri

1LSCA

EXERCISE 1 PAGE 88 FOCUS NOW

I don’t know anything about the UK and US Education Systems.

EXERCISE 2 PAGE 88 FOCUS NOW

1. In the UK, secondary education starts at the age of 11 (Year 7).
2. GCSE stands for General Certificate of Secondary Education. It is a series of exams that pupils do at the age of 16 (Year 11).
3. After GCSEs students can leave secondary school or they can continue their education at vocational or technical colleges.
4. US children enter formal education at the age of 5/6.
5. Yes, there is. It is the “high school diploma”.
6. A is the highest grade a US student can have in a test.
7. The three Rs are the fundamental skills that are teach at elementary school (arithmetic, writing and reading).
8. A “prom” is a big dance where students at the end of 12th grade go to.

EXERCISE 3 PAGE 88 FOCUS NOW

1. Publicly-funded nursery \ pre-school
2. GCSE
3. Sixth-form college
4. A-level examinations
5. Optional courses
6. “commencement”
7. College