сад leave school if they wish. Some 16-year-olds continue their studies in the sixth form at school or at a sixth form college. The sixth form prepares pupils for a national exam called "A" level (Advanced Level) at 18. You need "A" levels to enter a university. 7 per cent of British school children go to private schools. These schools are very expensive. They are called independent schools. There are three levels of private schools: pre-preparatory schools (for children aged from 5 to 7 or 8); preparatory (prep) schools (for pupils aged from7 or 8 to 13) and public schools (for pupils aged from 13 to 18). Prep schools prepare children for the Common Entrance Exam which they take at the age of 11. Many preparatory and most public schools are boarding schools: children live at school during the school terms. Some "public schools" have a long history and tradition. Eton is the best known of these schools. It is possible to enter the best English Universities after leaving public schools. In England there are 47 universities. The oldest and most famous universities are Oxford and Cambridge. 2. Translate the words from the text: 1. is provided by 2. state and private education 3. free nursery school education 4. compulsory education 5. infant schools 6. junior schools 7. secondary schools 8. comprehensive schools- 9. private schools 10. preparatory (prep) schools 11. public schools 12. boarding schools 13. school terms