Education

Answer the following questions:

1. Please compare the educational systems of USA and UK. Which are the similarities and differences?

2. Should education be compulsory? Explain.

3. Higher education in Serbia? Tuition fees?4. Continue schooling after completing

secondary education or search for a job instead in Serbia?

5. Postgraduate studies guarantee a better job?

Collocations

Verb + nounNoun/adjective/participle + noun

To achieve universal literacy

To promote individual welfare

To provide knowledge and skills

To enroll into university

To enter university To seek employment

Endowments funding Government funding Economic prosperity Long life education State-certified

private schools Approved home

school program

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Obligatory ____________________

obligatory (vs. optional)compulsory, mandatory, required, indispensable, necessary

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Appropriate _____________________

suitable, proper, fitting, apt; relevant, pertinent, applicable, material,

significant, right, convenient, favourable, timely, well judged, well

timed, corresponding

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Look for search, seek, try, attempt, quest,

explore,inquire

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Be fired sack, plunder, displace, fire, give notice, can,

dismiss, give the axe, send away, force out, give the sack, terminate, remove

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Wealthy (vs. poor)

affluent, flush, loaded, moneyed, wealthy, rich, well-off

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synonyms

Benefit

profit, gain

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Copy the following sentences first and then create sentences

about Serbian education

Copy the following sentences first and then create sentences

about Serbian education Use the following examples:

*refer to Compulsory education … a period of

education that is required of every person.

*enjoy freedom to Each state … develop a school system*be given substantial freedom to Local communities … select teachers

and administrators*enter University Students … from age 18 onwards.

*be eligible to Students … undertake a

postgraduate degree.*be accountable to A head teacher ... a Governing Body.*cover … years Elementary and secondary education

… of education.*take place Secondary education … in a variety

of high schools.

*require young people to attend •All states … school.

*be guaranteed •Every children … education.

*be run by• Schools … churches.

*be carried out• Education … at various levels, which are mainly divided into…

*be generally the responsibility of • Educational policy … boards of

education

*receive a degree, … to earn credits.• In order … an undergraduate student

has …

*be classified • Undergraduate students … according to

…