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=Welcome to Your New WIKI !!= =Comparative​ phrases=  1. Mary is taller than Robert.  2. Emily is nicer than Elizabeth.  3. He´s bigger than me.  4. She´s less clever than you.  5. I´m as young as you.  6. My father is older than my mother.  7. He´s less young than you.  8. Football is more popular than hockey in Spain but hockey is the best sport of the world.  9. I work harder than you.  10. Paris is colder than Casablanca.  11. A train is faster than a bicycle.  12. The sea is larger than a lake.  13. My car is as slow than your car.  14. That chair looks more comfortable than mine.  15. The Nile is longer than any river in Spain.  16. A motorcycle is more economical than a car. <span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; msoansilanguage: EN-US; msobidifontfamily: Calibri; msobidithemefont: minor-latin; msolist: Ignore;"> 17. John is smaller than Alfred. <span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; msoansilanguage: EN-US; msobidifontfamily: Calibri; msobidithemefont: minor-latin; msolist: Ignore;"> 18. Your hair is darker than mine. <span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; msoansilanguage: EN-US; msobidifontfamily: Calibri; msobidithemefont: minor-latin; msolist: Ignore;"> 19. Peter is stronger than Robert. <span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; msoansilanguage: EN-US; msobidifontfamily: Calibri; msobidithemefont: minor-latin; msolist: Ignore;"> 20. She´s got more beautiful than her sister.

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 16pt; msoansilanguage: EN-GB; msobidifontfamily: Arial; text-align: center;">**The English education system** <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;">Education in England is divided into primary, secondary, further and <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: ES; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;">higher education. Children go to school between 5 and 16 years old. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;">Children start the schoolfrom 31 August, 31 December or 31 March, depending on they had been born. Children must receive full-time education that is suited to their age, ability, aptitude and special educational needs. If a child does not attend school, the local authority must be satisfied that other appropriate provision is available. Education stages: Key Stage 1 - Years 1 and 2 (Infants) || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;"> <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;">the first level of education is primary education. Boys and girls study together and go to school near home. Usually they have only one teacher, who explains them all the subjets. **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;">Secondary schools ****<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-weight: normal; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;"> (11 - 16 year old) ** <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;">When they are 11 they go to secondary school, their parents can choose what they want for them. Boys and girls go together too. Nearly 88 per cent of secondary school pupils in England go to **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">comprehensive schools. **These take children of all abilities and provide a wide range of secondary education for all or most of the children in a district from 11 to 16 or 18. All children in Scotland go to non-selective schools.
 * **Nursery Schools** || **3-4 years old** ||
 * **Primary Schools** || **5-11 years old** ||
 * || Foundation Stage - Nursery, Reception, (Infants)
 * || Key Stage 2 -Years 3 **-** 6 (Juniors) ||
 * **Secondary Schools** || **12-18 years old** ||
 * || Years 7-13 (Key Stage 3, 4 & 5) ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;">Primary schools ****<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-weight: normal; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;"> (5 - 11 year olds) **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-weight: normal; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;">Grammar Schools **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;">are selective, they offer academically oriented general education. Entrance is based on a test of ability, usually at 11 At grammar schools boys and girls are separately.

=**<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">INTERESTING THINGS **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> =

British children are required by law to have an education until they are 16 years old. Education is compulsory, but school is not,children are not required to attend school. They could be educated at home. =The school in England require children to wear a school uniform= <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">** Boys** Long grey or black trousers (shorts may be worn in the Summer). White Shirt. School tie (optional in most primary schools). Jumper or sweater with the school logo on. The colour is the choice of the schools. Black shoes As above. Girls may wear skirts. During the summer term girls often wear summer school dresses. =School test in England= <span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;">The British <span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt; msoansilanguage: EN-GB; msobidifontfamily: Arial; msobidifontweight: bold; msofontkerning: 18.0pt;">Government <span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;"> places great importance on the need to assess and test pupils in order to know what they have achieved. Compulsory testing takes place at the ages of seven, eleven and fourteen in England and Scotland (but not Wales where more informal methods of assessment are favoured). All children in state schools are tested in English and mathematics at the ages of seven, 11 and 14, and pupils aged 11 and 14 are also tested in science. <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt; msoansilanguage: EN-GBmso-bidi-font-family;">Most young people take GCSE (General Certificate of Secondary Education) examinations at sixteen, and many take vocational qualifications, A/S and A levels (Advanced levels), at seventeen and eighteen.
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 * ** Age ** ||   || ** Stage **  ||   || ** Grade **  ||   || ** Tests **  ||


 * ** 3-4 ** ||   || ** Foundation **  ||   ||  ||   ||  ||


 * ** 4-5 ** ||   || ||   ||  ||   ||  ||




 * ** 5-6 ** ||   || ** Key Stage 1 **  ||   || ** Year 1 **  ||   ||  ||


 * ** 6-7 ** ||   || ||   || ** Year 2 **  ||   || **<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">National tests and tasks in English and maths ( ****<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; msoansilanguage: EN-GB; msobidifontfamily: Arial;">[|SATs] ****<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">) ** ||




 * ** 7-8 ** ||   || ** Key Stage 2 **  ||   || ** Year 3 **  ||   ||  ||


 * ** 8-9 ** ||   || ||   || ** Year 4 **  ||   ||  ||


 * ** 9-10 ** ||   || ||   || ** Year 5 **  ||   ||  ||


 * ** 10-11 ** ||   || ||   || ** Year 6 **  ||   || **<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">National tests in English, maths and science ( ****<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; msoansilanguage: EN-GB; msobidifontfamily: Arial;">[|SATs] ****<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">) ** ||


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 * ** 11-12 ** ||   || ** Key Stage 3 **  ||   || ** Year 7 **  ||   ||  ||


 * ** 12-13 ** ||   || ||   || ** Year 8 **  ||   ||  ||


 * ** 13-14 ** ||   || ||   || ** Year 9 **  ||   || **<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">National tests in English, maths and science ( ****<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; msoansilanguage: EN-GB; msobidifontfamily: Arial;">[|SATs] ****<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">) ** ||




 * ** 14-15 ** ||   || ** Key Stage 4 **  ||   || ** Year 10 **  ||   || ** Some children take GCSEs ** ||

qualifications ||
 * ** 15-16 ** ||   || ||   || ** Year 11 **  ||   || **<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Most children take GCSEs, GNVQs or other national **<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">