The education system in Great

Britain and in Russia

Schools in Great Britain

grammar

primary

publicprivate

state

comprehensive

Schools in

Russia

Lyceums

Private

Boarding

Primary

State

Secondary

Gymnasiums

1. State school2. Primary school 3. Boarding school4. Comprehensive

school5. Private school6. Grammar school

a) Parents pay for this school

b) A school for children from 11 to 16

c) Children attend this school for 6 years

d) This school provide free education

e) You have to pass the exams if you want to study at this school

f) Children live and study there

Key stage

School year

Age Type of education and school Exams

2-5 1) Kindergarten

reception

5 2)Nursery classes

1 Year 1 5-6

Primary schools

5) National exam

Year 2 6-7

2 Year 3 7-8

Year 4 8-9 6) National exam

Year 5 9-10

Year 6 10-11

3 Year 7 11-12 3) Comprehensive schools

Two types of schools 4) Grammar schools

7) National exam

Year 8 12-13

Year 9 13-14

4 Year 10 14-15 GCSE

Year 11 15-16

Key stage

School year

Age Type o f education and school

Exams

2-5 Kindergarten

5 Preparatory classes in schools

1 6-7

Primary schools2 7-8

3 8-9

4 9-10

Basiceduc-ation

5 10-11 Secondary School

Compulsory exam

6 11-12

7 12-13

8 13-14

9 14-15

Senior secon-dary school

10 15-16 Complete secondary school exams

11 16-17

In comparison with the British system of education…

Just as in England… Both in England and in Russia… In contrast to England, in Russia… …differs from…

Children … school at the age of 5. Children attend … school between the

ages of 6 and 10. There are no …… in comprehensive

schools. Pupils take ……at the end of each stage

of education. If a pupil wants to study at a … school, he

or she has to pass exams.

Education is divided into 4 …. … education takes 9 years. At the end of the 9 years course pupils

take a ……. Education is … between the ages of 6

and 15. ………is provided by kindergardens and

preparatory classes in schools.

Children start school at the age of 5. Children attend primary school between the ages of

6 and 10. There are no entrance examinations in

comprehensive schools. Pupils take national exams at the and of each stage

of education. If a pupil wants to study at a grammar school, he or

she has to pass exams.

Education is divided into 4 stages. Basic education takes 9 years. At the end of the 9 years course pupils take a

compulsory exam. Education is compulsory between the ages of 6 and

15. Pre-school education is provided by kindergartens

and preparatory classes in schools.

Proverbs1. Live 2. A bad workman3. Life is not4. In for a penny5. It’s an early bird6. The devil is not so

black7. Never say8. Time is

a) blames his toolsb) a bed of rosesc) as he is pantedd) golde) and learnf) in for a poundg) dieh) that catches the

worm