5 - EDUCATION: UK vs. ITALY

EDUCATION

BRITISH SCHOOLS	Years	ITALIAN SCHOOLS	Years
Pre-school (Nursery / Pre-K) Compulsory Education Primary Education Kindergarten (age 5) + Primary Education  (6-10) Secondary Education (11-16) Further Education (17-18) (A-levels) Higher Education (18+) Associate’s Degree Bachelor’s Degree Graduate’s Degree Master Doctorate	1 5 6 2 2 2 2/3 2 3	Asilo Nido (age 2/3) Scuole Materne (age 4-5) Scuola Obbligatoria Scuola Primaria (age 6-10) Scuola Secondaria di Primo Grado (11-13) Scuola Secondaria di Secondo Grado (14-19) Università (19) Mini-laurea Laurea Specializzazione Master Dottorato	5 3 5 3 + 2 + 2 1-2 3

DIFFERENCES

British	American
Year Class/period Transcript (A-levels / Resumé)                   Headmaster / headmistress Deputy Head Dean Nurse – Infirmary  Giudance Counselor Caretakers Security guards	Grade Period Transcript (Regents / Resumé) SATs (Scholastic Aptitude Test) > univeristy/college Principal Vice-principal Dean Nurse Giudance Counselor Caretakers / janitor Security guards

4 - INTERNATIONAL PHONETIC ALPHABET

Go to this website to hear the different sounds of the IPA:

http://www.internationalphoneticalphabet.org/ipa-sounds/ipa-chart-with-sounds/


For more information on what is the International Phonetic Alphabet go to Wikipedia:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Phonetic_Alphabet

3 - ENGLISH IN THE WORLD

English is spoken all over the world. It is also considered a global language. The countries where English is the first language are:

- The United Kingdom (of Great Britian and Northern Ireland) (Great Britain consists of England, Scotland and Wales)

- The United States of America (a colonization of Britain)

- Australia

- New Zealand

There are many countries in which English is the official second language. Can you name a few?