Read the text ‘British Education’ and find English equivalents to: infant school- compulsory education - comprehensive school- typing course- boarding school- equal opportunities-
Answer the following questions: 1. When do British children start their schooling? 2. What’s the age of pupils to go to the 1st form in secondary school? 3. Where can they go on studying after leaving school at the age of 16? 4. How many subjects do they have to prepare to get to British university? 5. Why can not everyone afford to study at private school? 6. Which types of schools are there in Britain today?