B1 Education TOP004

Complete the sentences with the words from the box.

blackboard - boarding school - cheat - comprehensive - compulsory -

degree - gap – gym - headmaster - high school - instructions -
participate – primary - public – term - timetable

1. Some students stay at a _________________________ the whole week and only come home at
the weekend.

2. At the end of school, you might want to take a ___________________ year before you go to
university.

3. In Great Britain most of the students attend a _________________________ school, a school for
all pupils of the same age.

4. The teacher wrote something on the _________________________, but we couldn’t read it.

5. In England _________________________ schools are actually private.

6. You are not allowed to _________________________ at your final exams.

7. The _________________________ wants to speak to you because you have broken the school
rules.

8. A _________________________ is a list of the subjects you have every day.

9. Children attend a _________________________ school from 5 to 11.

10. The summer ______________________ lasts from the beginning of March to the end of June.

11. Before you start with the test please read the _________________________.

12. In America students go to a _________________________ from 12 to 18.

13. For physical education we have to go to the _________________________.

14. Not all subjects are _________________________, there are some you can choose.

15. You can move on to university where you can get a bachelor’s or a master’s
____________________.

16. Many students _________________________ in activities after school, for example drama clubs
or sport.

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1. Some students stay at a boarding school the whole week and only come home at the
weekend.

2. At the end of school, you might want to take a gap year before you go to university.

3. In Great Britain most of the students attend a comprehensive school, a school for all
pupils of the same age.

4. The teacher wrote something on the blackboard, but we couldn’t read it.

5. In England public schools are actually private.

6. You are not allowed to cheat at your final exams.

7. The headmaster wants to speak to you because you have broken the school rules.

8. A timetable is a list of the subjects you have every day.

9. Children attend a primary school from 5 to 11.

10. The summer term lasts from the beginning of March to the end of June.

11. Before you start with the test please read the instructions.

12. In America students go to a high school from 12 to 18.

13. For physical education we have to go to the gym.

14. Not all subjects are compulsory, there are some you can choose.

15. You can move on to university where you can get a bachelor’s or a master’s degree.

16. Many students participate in activities after school, for example drama clubs or sport.

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