Ex.3 .Fill in the gaps with the words given in brackets.

1. The school year lasts usually ... ... . from early September to mid – June.

2. The age group is commonly .... years.

3. These preschool education programs maintain a close relationship with ... ... , and aim to give

children useful experiences which will ... them for elementary school.

4.The main purpose of elementary school is the development ... ... of the child from 6 to 12 or 15

years of age.

5. Promotion from one ... to the next is based on the pupil’s achievement of specified skills in

reading, writing, spelling, arithmetic, history, geography, music and art.

6. Most young Americans ... from school with a ... school diploma upon satisfactory completion

of a specified number of courses.

7 .Some states, as New York, give statewide examinations which are prepared by... .....

8.After graduating from secondary schools a growing number of Americans go on ... ....

9. Curricula ... with the organization and educational aims of individual schools and communities.

the state department of education, vary, general intellectual and social , graduate, to higher education, four and five, high, nine months, prepare, grade ,the home and parents