The state system (= free education)
You go to school and go to university ( not go to the school/university). Other examples are go to church (= to pray), go into hospital (= as a patient because you are ill), go to bed(= to sleep), go to prison (= as a criminal). There are also public/independent/private schools and parents pay to send their children to these schools. The school fees are expensive. About 7-10% of the population go to private schools in the UK.
Some words look plural but in fact they are
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singular and need a singular verb, e.g Maths isn’t my favourite subject. Other examples are: physics,politics and economics
| Subjects (= topic you study)
Arts
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Sciences
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English
French, German, Spanish
history
geography
art, music
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maths(= mathematics)
physics
chemistry
biology
information technology
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The school day is divided into 6-7 lessons in diffirent subjects with a break (=period of rest between work) in the morning and afternoon. There is also one-hour lunch break. The school year is usually divided into three terms (=period of study). Each term is about 13 weeks and each week pupils do(=study) about ten subjects. At the end of the school year they do/take an exam in each subject. After the holidays, pupils go back(=return) to school.
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