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1. Children go to primary school at the age of 6.
2. At the age of eleven they go to secondary school.
3. The move to secondary school is not a problem for parents.
4. Parents can’t choose a school for their children.
5. There is a way of deciding which children get places in the most popular schools and which do not.
6. There’s too much racial segregation in schools in Great Britain.
7. Children in Britain sit the “eleven-plus” exam in their last year at primary school.
8. Grammar schools offer more practical education.
9. Secondary modern schools offer an academic education.
10. The “eleven-plus” exam still survives in place in England – including here in Birmingham.
11. The grammar schools are largely middle class schools.
12. Faith schools in England are private schools.
13. In England places at secondary schools are offered by lottery.
Answer the questions.
1. Why is the move to secondary school a big problem for parents?
2. What is the most common way of allocating school places?
3. Why is there too much social segregation?
4. What exam did children use to sit in their last year at primary school?
5. What schools are there in the British state school system?
6. What is the latest way of allocating school places?
LIFELONG LEARNING
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You are going to listen to a radio advertisement for university courses. Listen and choose the best answer.
Speaker 1 a. needs a career change.
b. promotes a special registration period at a specific university.
c. is interested in selfdevelopment.
Speaker 2 a. did his undergraduate degree and Masters with Oakgrove.
b. is looking after an elderly relative.
c. hasn’t taken a modular course.
Speaker 3 a. had to study for Alevels at college.
b. went through the traditional qualifications system.
c. is studying to get her first law degree.
Speaker 4 a. is sure there’re no sandwich courses at Oakgrove.
b. thinks postgraduate courses aren’t flexible at Oakgrove.
c. wants to get his doctorate.
Speaker 5 a. suggests living on campus at Oakgrove.
b. says courses can’t be studied in distance.
c. doesn’t give information about funding of courses.
Listen again and answer the questions.
1. What is the purpose of the radio advertisement?
2. How many courses are offered at Oakgrove University?
3. What degrees can you get at Oakgrove University?
4. Can you get on a degree course without going through the traditional qualifications systems?
5. Do they take students on internships at Oakgrove University?
6. Are there any flexible postgraduate courses at Oakgrove University?
STUDENT MONEY
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