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UK and US education
UK and US education
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GI Bill
provided benefits to World War II veterans.
gave money to World War II veterans.
The Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944.
stands for Bill Gates
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The Three "R's"
reading, pronunciation, translation
reading, writing and arithmetic
reduce, reuse, recycle
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National curriculum in the US
is fought against
there is no such thing
Set by the Ministry of Education
Set by the department of education of Washington D.C
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Describe A-levels
It is a school leaving qualification
It means Advanced level
A Levels have no specific subject requirements
A Levels are generally worked towards over two years
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Senior lecturer is
above professor
below professor
like a professor
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A memory like a sieve
Good memory
Bad memory
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AP
the chance to tackle college-level work in high school
an indicator that students have challenged themselves
earn college credit and placement
Advanced Placement
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To be doomed to failure
to almost fail
to be certain to fail
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SAT is ...
... a compulsory part of education
... for US college admissions
.... is intended to assess students' readiness for college
... formed of writing, critical reading, mathematics
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6th form...
represents the final 1-3 years of secondary education
is for students aged 11
is 6th grade
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What did SAT originally stand for?
Standardized Aptitude Test
School A-levels test
Scholastic Aptitude Test
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What does GCSE stand for?
General Certificate of Secondary Education
General Certificate of Secondary Exams
General Certificate of School Education
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Describe early childhood education in US
socializing activities + some academic training
up to 5 years
Compulsory
expensive
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Public school in the UK
means private school
funded 100% by the government
nowadays 8% of students attend
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Tutorial is...
like a lecture
1:1 meeting with teacher
smaller group meeting with teacher
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Supervisor
is responsible for a particular student
is responsible for a smaller group of students
is responsible for a big group of students
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Charter school
has public funding+ private financial support
has a more rigorous curriculum
is always a boarding school
has a lottery to get in
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GPA
General Point A-levels
Grade Point Average
General Point Average
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To jog sb's memory
To ask someone not to remember somehting
to cause or help someone to remember something
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He's got his head screwed on
He's in trouble
He's practical and wise
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A dismal failure
a total failure
a small failure
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Master's Degree can be..
MH- Master of Humanities
MSc- Master of Science
MA- Master of Arts
