Exercise 1 are in the text? 73») 3. b) Read the text again and answer the questions.
1) What types of schools are in the USA?
Schools in the U. S.
(1) American Elementary School
At the age of five, U.S. children begin elementary school. At
elementary school they learn the basic skills of reading, writing and
arithmetic, as well as history, geography, crafts, music, and physical
education. They attend elementary school for five years and then go
to middle school.
(2)
Students start middle school
at the age of 11. Middle school
is 3 years - 6th, 7th, and 8th grade.
Some students go to Junior High
School which is also three
years - 7th, 8th and 9th grade.
They've got both compulsory
and elective classes. Compulsory
subjects are maths, English,
social science (a subject that
combines history, government
and geography) and natural science (i.e. chemistry, biology, anatomy
and physiology, physics). Students can also choose some elective
subjects that they like such as foreign languages, band, home
economics, chorus and art.
After middle school or junior high, the students go to high school.
The last grade of high school is 12th grade. If students go to middle
school, high school is 4 years (9th, 10th, 11th and 12th). If students go to
junior high, high school is three years (10th, 11th and 12th). Compulsory
courses may include English, mathematics, foreign language, physical
education, art, music, natural sciences, and social studies. However,
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2) What subjects do they study?
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