高中英语 Challenging Yourself Ⅱ Talking About Schools背景知识拓展 重庆大学版必修1

Challenging Yourself Talking About SchoolsSchool Education in Great BritainThe school year in British schools starts early in September and continues to the following July. Classes are held from Mondays to Fridays from about 9 a.m. until 3 or 4 p.m. Students can join in after-school activities during lunch break or after school.All children in Britain must by law receive education between the ages of 5 and 16,and more than 70% of 16-year-old students continue full time education.Other young people leave school at 16 to take up training for work.Around the end of compulsory education, at the age of 15-16, students take General Certificated of Secondary Education. Students are tested by their schoolwork and exams.Over 85% of state secondary school students go to comprehensive schools. These schools take children of all abilities and provide education for most children aged from 11 to 16 or 18. About 4% of students go to grammar schools. Grammar schools offer a mainly academic education for the 11 to 18-year-old age group. Other types of secondary schools provide a more general education up to the age of 16. All students in their last year of compulsory education have the chance to get work experience.About 7% of children in the UK are privately educated. There is an increasing number of children who receive a private education in London.Over 90% of children in Britain go to state schools. All schools，colleges and universities provide job education and guidance to help them prepare for the future.大不列颠的学校教育不列颠学校每学年从9月初到次年的7月。周一到周五有课，大约从早上9点到下午3点或者4点。学生在午餐时间或者放学之后能参加课外活动。不列颠5到16岁的所有孩子根据法律必须接受教育，并且70%以上的16岁的孩子继续全日制学习，其他的在16岁离开学校的孩子开始为工作而参加培训。在义务教育末期，在15至16岁，学生们取得普通中等教育证书。学生们通过作业和考试被测试。85%以上的国立中学生上综合性学校。这些综合性学校教给孩子们所有能力并提供从11到16或者18岁的大多数学生教育。大约4%的学生去文法学校。文法学校给11到18岁年龄的孩子提供一种重要的学术教育。其他类型的中学为16岁以下的孩子提供一种更通式的教育。所有的学生在义务教育的最后一年都会有机会得