3 Chapter Three   Education and Social Life

Chapter Three   Education and Social Life

Exercises

Ⅰ.Fill in the blanks.

1.There are two types of school in the British elementary and secondary education: The schools which are in the majority and the schools that are few in number but of great influence.

2.The inspectors’ function is nothing but     , while the head teachers in the state schools have the     in deciding the teaching materials and methods.

3.As fees for boarders are rather expensive, only rich people can afford the fees and send their children to the     schools.

4.All the children ranging from     to     in age must receive a full-time education as it is     by law at this stage.

5.Most state schools are maintained by the local authorities such as churches, religious denominations, which provide not only           but also        .

6.     schools are for the children who get high marks in the examination.

7.     schools provide a wide variety of subjects in the first two or three years, and then drop some of them and allow their pupils to choose their favorite subjects.

8.        schools provide general education for those up to the age of 15

9.     in Britain is not compulsory. All the university students have to pay their tuition, fees and living costs. But students in poor families are entitled to    from the local authority

10.There are over 40 universities in Britain for those who excel in the , and many

    and     of higher education for those who choose more practical courses or fail to enter university.

11.People with incomes from rents and property payments were considered in the      ,those who were educated and dealt with paper in business or in a profession make up the     ;and those who did manual labor were in the     .

12.Today the     is the largest and the most important class in Britain.

13.In terms of composition,the English family is called the     family with two adults and their unmarried children.

14.According to British law ,no one is allowed to marry under the age of     .Marriage between the age of      and     must have parents’ consent.

15.The British conception of a family also includes an element of     and     .

16.An English dinner normally consists of three courses:     and     as a first course;     ,     ,       ,      and      as the main course;and the     or     as the last course.

17.According to the British drinking laws,      may only be sold in establishments licensed for the sale of drinks.

18.Bachelors' degree is of two levels:      and     .

19.Blue-collar workers are entitled to a      holiday with pay each year while white-collar workers are granted a      holiday with pay annually,

20.The English social welfare program includes a number of social services,the most important ones are the      ,     program,and     .

II.Translate the following terms into Chinese

upper class

middle class

working class

Virgin Mary

Jesus Christ

The Sex Discrimination Act

General Certificate of Secondary Education

eleven plus

public school

Open University

III.Translate the following terms into Engish

培根

牛顿

法拉第

弗莱明

文法学校

独立学校

牛津大学

剑桥大学

福利国家

人力资源委员会

社会保障计划

Ⅳ.Define the following terms.

1.public schools

2.state schools

3.the Open University

4.the National Health Service

5.comprehensive secondary schools

Ⅴ.Multiple choice.

1.Oxford University, getting started in     , has 39 ordinary colleges for men and 5 for women, and is a sort of federation of colleges.

the 11^th century   

B. the 12^th century

the 13^th century   

D. the 14^th century

2.After the Norman Conquest in 1066, the noble class was subdivided into two parts: the playing a key role in the House of Lords and local government, and           playing a great part in the House of Commons and the bourgeois revolutions in the 17^th century.

nobility, country gentlemen

B. nobility, aristocracy

C. gentry, knights   

D. squires, gentry

3.The     class has grown increasingly after the Industrial Revolution and plays the major role in the British economy.

middle

B. Upper

C. lower

D. Aristocracy

4.__ and rowdiness by youths of the lower class become a problem in some big cities.

Vandalism

Unemployment

C. Health care

D. crimes

5.The public schools are supported entirely by    .

A. fees    B. state funds    C. fees and private funds D.    private funds

6.The academic year in British schools is divided into    terms.

five   

B. four   

C. two   

D. three

7.The school hours in British elementary school are commonly from 9:00 to 12:00 a.m. and from 2:00 to     p.m..

5:00   

4:00   

4:30   

5:30

8.The public schools at elementary level may range from the age of     including preschool education.

5 to 13   

3 to 11   

3 to 13   

D. 5 to 11

9.The school holidays are at Christmas,     , and in summer.

Easter   

Halloween   

Thanksgiving Day   

D. Spring festival

10.Preparing pupils for the Scholarship Level Certificate and university entrance, are called the sixth form college as the top of the secondary schools.

comprehensive secondary schools   

B. grammar schools

C. secondary modern schools   

D. public schools

Ⅵ.Answer the following questions in a few sentences

What are Britain's education policies?

What’s the difference between the Oxford University and the Cambridge University?

3.What is meant by the from-cradle-to-grave social welfare program?