Nouns
curriculum, degree, qualification, literacy, a prom (a graduation party), training
Noun expressions
comprehensive school, distance learning, private school, state school
Verbal expressions
to attend classes, to do well, to enter university, to finish school, to get good grades, to graduate from university, to learn by heart, to skip classes, to take vs. pass/fail an exam
People
a graduate, a peer (a classmate, a groupmate), a lecturer, a professor, a teacher, a trainee
Education systems in the UK and the USA
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The UK |
The USA |
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(Preschool: nursery, kindergarten, ~2-5 years old) |
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Primary school (5-11 years old) Secondary school (11-16 years old) -> Higher Education College, University
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Elementary school (1st-5th grades, 5-11 years old) Middle school (6th -8th grades, 11-14 years old) High school (9th-12th grades) (-> Advanced Placement (13th grade)) -> Higher Education College (2/4 years) University (4 years – Bachelor’s Degree) |