Ex. 5 Find in the text and write down terms to the following definitions.

ð officially register as a member of an institution or a student on a course;

ð an institution of higher education; part of a university;

ð an academic rank conferred by a college or university after examination or after completion of a course of study;

ð the act or process of acquiring knowledge, esp. systematically during childhood and adolescence;

ð the principal field of study of a student at a university.

Ex. 6 Say if the statements are true or false. Justify your answer.

1. The American government requires that all five-year-old children must attend elementary school.

2. For a student who doesn’t live in the state where his college is located tuition is twice as low.

3. At a middle school students may study the subject they like.

4. If a student isn’t satisfied with a major he has chosen, he has the right to take another one.

5. A school district is responsible for the curriculum, school start times and textbooks.

6. Students of a high school and those of a university have nothing in common.

7. If a student is rejected from a department he has applied to, he won’t be enrolled to this institution at all.

8. You can take Master’s degree courses in case you’ve had a professional job for some time.

Ex. 7 Answer the following questions:

1. At what age can pupils give up studying?

2. What is post-secondary education represented by?

3. Why does the duration of a period range from 30 to 90 minutes?

4. What academic degrees are available in the USA?

5. What are the main distinctive features of elementary school?

6. What has a student to spend money for if going to an American university?

7. In what case does a student take a remedial academic class?

8. Does a “wait-listed” student have a possibility to go to the university?

Ex. 8 Explain why some parents prefer to home-school their children.

Ex. 9 Prove that there is a difference between a middle school, a junior high school and a high school.

Ex. 10 Examine the advantages and disadvantages of two-year colleges.

Ex. 11 Describe the main requirements to an American undergraduate applicant.

Ex. 12 Discuss the text according to the points:

Ø school districts and boards;

Ø mandatory subjects;

Ø electives;

Ø post-secondary education;

Ø tuition.

UNIT 2

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