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ответить на вопросы к текстам 2. reading comprehension questions schools in the uk schools in the usa 1 how long is a school year? 2 how many terms are there in a school year? 3 how long are summer holidays? 4 how long is a lesson? 5 how many subjects do pupils study? 6 do pupils get homework? 7 how do pupils get to school? 8 do pupils have tests? schools and school life in the uk children at secondary school study ten subjects. the main subjects are english, maths and science. children get homework every day. they often have homework for four different subjects. there are three school terms in britain: autumn, spring and sum¬mer terms. holidays can be at different times in different regions. the schools usually have ten days in the first term, ten days in the second term and six weeks in summer. schools and school life in the usa in high school, american children study four or five main subjects and choose other subjects. the lessons are about an hour. the american school year isn’t very long, it’s about nine months, from early september to the first of june. american students are happy because there are many vacations in the school year. they have two weeks for spring vacation, two weeks for christmas vacation and three months for summer vacation. there are two semesters. in the usa many children like to travel to and from school on yellow school buses, because buses are fun and children can meet with their friends there. in the first two years of high school, children write tests. they are not difficult but there are a lot of them.

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The UK

1 Not stated ( в тексте не сказано)

2 There are three school terms: autumn, spring and summer terms

3 Summer holidays have six weeks

4 Not stated ( в тексте не сказано)

5 Pupils study ten subjects

6 Yes, pupils get homework every day

7 Not stated ( в тексте не сказано)

8 Not stated ( в тексте не сказано)

The USA

1 School year is about nine months, from early September to the first of June

2 There are two semesters in a school year

3 Summer holidays are three months

4 The lessons are about an hour

5 Pupils study four or five main subjects and choose other subjects.

6 Not stated ( в тексте не сказано)

7 Pupils get to school by yellow school buses

8 In the first two years of high school pupils have tests