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- 20-Jul-2011, 07:01 #1
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BE for a grader What's British for a grader? He's a fifth grader.
- 20-Jul-2011, 07:10 #2
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Threadstarter / Original Poster Re: BE for a grader A most brilliant answer!
Originally Posted by qnguyen1392 
From now on If I'm asked a question, I'm going to go "Try google it!".
- 20-Jul-2011, 07:56 #3
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Teacher Re: BE for a grader He's in Year Six. Originally Posted by ostap77
- 20-Jul-2011, 08:54 #4
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Threadstarter / Original Poster Re: BE for a grader Would that apply to high school students? Originally Posted by fivejedjon
- 20-Jul-2011, 09:02 #5
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Re: BE for a grader high school = a secondary school that usually includes grades 9 or 10 through 12
- 20-Jul-2011, 09:09 #6
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Teacher Re: BE for a grader Year Six is the final year of primary school in England. Children move on to secondary schools at the age of 11, startting in Year Seven. Although a few secondary schools are called 'high schools', the expression 'high school' is not part of the English system. Originally Posted by ostap77
- 21-Jul-2011, 14:29 #7
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Teacher Re: BE for a grader I believe the advice was to goole it. Originally Posted by ostap77 A most brilliant answer! From now on If I'm asked a question, I'm going to go "Try google it!".
- 21-Jul-2011, 17:01 #8
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Re: BE for a grader This reminds me of something I've been wondering for some time.
In the Harry Potter books, school staff address the students by the year number, in this way: "First-years, come along" or "Third years, assemble in the Great Hall", instead of "first-year pupils" and so on. Is this common practice in the UK?
- 21-Jul-2011, 17:22 #9
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Teacher Re: BE for a grader It used to be. Now it's "Year Nine, go to the gym after assembly." Originally Posted by Hedwig
When the (for example) 11-12 year group at secondary schools was called 'First Year' or 'First Form', the pupils were frequently referred to as 'first years' or 'first formers'. Now both the year group and the pupils are known as "Year Seven".
Singular: "I'm a first year/first former/year seven."
- 21-Jul-2011, 20:31 #10
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Threadstarter / Original Poster Re: BE for a grader Had I googled it, I wouldn't have been able to say if it was British or not!!! Originally Posted by Tdol I believe the advice was to goole it.
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