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1. Read the text Students Life, translate it.
Student life is the best part of life. A student learns many things from books. But he has to enter the real world after his student life is over. So, he needs practical knowledge of things. Student life prepares a man to lead a successful life. In fact, student life is a life of learning. A student learns morality and good manners. He understands the value of discipline in life. So student life is a period of making and preparation.
Student life is a care-free life. It is a life of joy. A student is free from almost all cares of the world. He gets a different atmosphere at college from that of home. He takes part in games and sports. He goes sometimes on a picnic and sometimes on educational trips. A student lives in a small world of his school or college. The life of a student, therefore, is a golden period of life.
Student life is a life of discipline. At home a student may behave well or badly. But the atmosphere of a school college is completely different. Good boys are loved and praised. Wicked boys are punished. All students have to follow some rules and obey their teachers. Thus, they learn discipline. Discipline makes them self-less and teachers them live and let live.
Student life is a life of character building. Character has its importance in life. A student must be bold and fearless. He must think society. He should try to solve the problems of the nation. He must be loving and truthful. Student life is a life of character formation. Students must have a sense of patriotism. They must go on doing work without thinking of the dead past and the uncertain future.
Trust no future; howeer pleasant!
Let the dead past bury its dead!
Act-act in the living present
Heart within and God oer head
2. Translate the statements in English. Tell the group, do you agree or not with the statements. Give your own arguments about Students life.
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3.4. The Education System in the USA
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In the USA, children start school when they are five or six years old. Depending on the state, schooling is compulsory until the age of 16 or 18. Children younger than five can go to a nursery school or preschool.
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At the age of five or six, the children attend elementary school (also known as grade school or grammar school), which last six years. The fist year at elementary school is called kindergarten.
After elementary school, students attend middle school (also known as junior high school) for three years. Then they continue at high school. In some states, students have to stay in school until they are 18 years old. In other states they may leave school at 16 or 17 with parental permission.
| Age | School |
| < 5 | nursery school / preschool |
| 5-11 | elementary school |
| 11-14 | middle school / junior high school |
| 14-18 | high school / senior high school |
When students in the USA say what year they are in, they usually use ordinal numbers, e. g. tenth grade. (In the UK students would use cardinal numbers, e. g. year ten.)
Text 2 Classes
At elementary school pupils primarily learn how to read, write and count. There are about 20 to 30 pupils in one class.
At junior and senior high school, mandatory subjects are English, maths, biology, chemistry, physics, physical education and history. Schools also offer optional courses from which the students can choose, e. g. art, modern languages, computers. Physical education is a very important subject in the United States many students participate in sports programs.
Gifted and talented students can take advanced courses in their schools or attend additional courses at community colleges in the afternoons or during the holidays. Often such courses are later acknowledged by universities, and can facilitate early graduation.
Text 3. Grading Scale
In the USA (as in other English speaking countries) letter grades are used in reports.
A > 90 % (excellent)
B > 80 % (very good)
C > 70 % (improvement needed)
D > 60 % (close fail)
E > 50 % (fail)
F < 50 % (fail)
In general, only grades A to C are a 'pass' a plus (+) or minus (-) might be added (e. g. A-, B+).
