Interesting facts. No King or Queen has entered the House of Commons since 1642, when Charles I stormed in with his soldiers and tried to arrest 5 MPs who were there.
There are more than 1,000 rooms and more than 2 miles of corridors in the Houses of Parliament.
I. True or False? Write True if you agree, or False if you don’t.
1. Local education authorities are responsible for organizing the schools in their area
2. Education in Britain mirrors the country’s social system: it is class-divided and selective
3. Public education is the same for all the British. It has no variations
4. British public schools are free of charge
5. Oxbridge is a well-known college
II. Find the right answer. Write a, b or c.
1. The academic year in Britain’s universities is divided into terms.
a) two
b) three
c) four
2. schools are selective.
a) Grammar
b) Comprehensive
c) Composite
3. The English school syllabus is divided into .
a) Arts and Sciences
b) Literature and Maths
c) Philosophy and Technical subjests
4. British university course generally last for years.
a) 2
b) 3
c) 5
5. The SCE and Highers examinations are held in for school students.
a) Northern Ireland
b) Scotland
c) Wales
6. British universities choose their students after .
a) entrance exams
b) aptitude tests
c) interviews
7. Sandwich courses are .
a) part-time courses offered in Polytechnics to those who work
b) full-time university courses for first degree students
c) offered especially to hungry students
8. In Oxford and Cambridge they traditionally use at degree ceremonies.
a) Latin
b) Old English
c) Welsh
9. Oxford and Cambridge universities consist of a number of governed by Masters.
a) colleges
b) high schools
c) faculties
10. Public schools are .
a) the same as comprehensive schools
b) state schools
c) independent and free from state control
