Vocabulary: School objects, rooms and other.

WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF SCHOOLS?

CHILDREN ALL OVER THE COUNTRY GO TO MANY DIFFERENT KINDS OF SCHOOLS.
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Sometimes all of the different names of schools can be a bit confusing! So what do they mean?

Pre-school is when you first start spending days away from home as a toddler at __________________

Your primary education is generally from the age of around 5 to 11. Secondary education is usually from the age of 11
to 16, although you may decide to stay in school until you are 18.

The way you are taught in schools is slightly different depending whether you live in England, Scotland, Wales or
Northern Ireland. Other things like the dates of school holidays may also be different.

Types of school

There are two main types of school - ones that are paid for by the government and ones which aren't.

The ones which aren't, need to get the money to pay for themselves from somewhere else, like school fees.

The way schools are set up and run is "devolved": that means that rather than having the same rules as England,
leaders in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland can decide their own rules for how their schools are run. That is why
schools may be slightly different across the UK.

______________ school

This is a school which is paid for by the government, so your parents will not have to pay school fees. The majority of
children go to this kind of school.

Generally, schools that are paid for by the government have to follow the national curriculum.

_________________

This is a type of pre-school, which you will tend to go to between the ages of around three and five. You might also
hear it being called kindergarten.

________________ school

This is the first school you went to at about the age of five. You stay there until you finish Year Six, when you are about
11.

You may be able to remember your first day at primary school!

________________ school

This is a school you go to after you finish primary school, usually at the age of 11.

1) True or False?

a. There are two main kinds of school: private and public.

b. The schools are run in the same way around the world.

c. Parents need to pay a fee every month in a public school.

d. Public schools need to follow the National curriculum.

2) Do you study in a public or private school? ________________________________________

3) Fill in the blanks with the names of the school rooms/ places:

1. A large room with equipment for exercising the body and increasing strength. __________________________
2. A restaurant in an office, factory, or school. __________________________
3. A room in a school that is for the use of the teachers when they are not teaching. __________________________
4. The place in a hotel or office building where people go when they arrive. __________________________
5. A room with a toilet in it. __________________________
6. An area of land where children can play, especially at a school and that often has special equipment for playing on.
_______________________

7. A place where a large group of people can meet, especially one that happens regularly for a particular purpose.
______________________

8. A room in a school where students have lessons. ______________________

9. A room used for scientific work. ____________________

10. A place with a lot of books that you can read or borrow. ____________________

11. A person or business that sells stationery. ____________________

4) Label the pictures with the names of the school´s subjects.