[speaker001:] when do most children start school in your country?
[speaker002:] In America, most children start primary school at the age of five.
[speaker001:] How much time do primary school students usually spend at school every day?
[speaker002:] Kindergarten students usually only go to school for about four hours every day, but after that, they spend about eight hours in school every day.
[speaker001:] do they have to go to school on Saturdays?
[speaker002:] no, most children in America only go to school Monday through Friday.
[speaker001:] how many subjects do they have to study?
[speaker002:] In most schools, they study about nine subjects.
[speaker001:] do students have to wear uniforms in schools in America?
[speaker002:] some private schools require their students to wear uniforms, but public schools don't.
[speaker001:] did you go to a public school or a private school?
[speaker002:] I went to a private school for elementary school and university, but went to a public school for high school. What about you?
[speaker001:] I went to a boarding school from nursery school to senior high school.
[speaker002:] did you have to wear uniforms?
[speaker001:] yes, they were horrible. We had to wear green every day!
[speaker002:] at least you didn't waste time thinking about what you were going to wear every day!
[speaker001:] that's true!