Different school systems (2nd)

School differences between the UK and the US

The document under study is a video about school in the UK and in the USA. We can hear  Emma and Evan comparing and contrasting the two educational systems. We have learned that in America, students are graded on participation and it is worth 10 to 20% of their final grade. Unlike in Great Britain where a written test is worth 80% of their final grade. Moreover, in the USA, students cannot have a backpack and have to carry their books and store them in a locker because in some schools, they want to avoid students to bring a weapon. Whereas in the UK, there are no lockers for students. Besides, in the British system, students have 6 weeks of summer vacation, contrary to the American students who have 3 months, from June to September. On top of that, in American schools, sports is very important: football players and cheerleaders are very popular. Unlike in the British school system, schools do not have sports teams.

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