y school include reading, grammar, literature, mathematics, science, social studies (which is a subject that combines history, geography and economics), computer, music, art and physical education.
At the age of 14 American children pass on to secondary education, which they get at high schools. The course of secondary education lasts for four years. High school are large. As a rule, a high school takes pupils from several elementary schools. A high school offers a wide range of subjects, so that teenagers can choose a course of studies according to their individual inclinations and abilities. They may choose to study the English language and literature, or foreign languages, history, geography and economics, or advanced mathematics, physics or chemistry. They can also learn such subjects as accounting or typing or shorthand, or other subjects which will help them later, when they enter the business world.
In some states children stay at elementary schools for six years instead of eight. After that they go to the so-called intermediate, or junior high schools, where they stay for another three or four years, and then pass on to a senior high school to complete their secondary education.
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Read the next fragment of the text "Popular English Sports and Games" and find answers to the questions:
o When does the primary education begin in England, Wales, Scotland and in Northern Ireland?
o What subjects do children learn in an infant school?
o What schools where do boys and girls study together?
There are three main types of educational institutions in Great Britain: primary schools, secondary schools and universities.
Pre-schools education in Great Britain begins at the age of 3 or 4. Around half of t
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