A list of "Non-Conclusive Verbs" in English : 

These are the most common of the verbs that are not found in the continuous forms (present, or past or perfect):

Note that they are not found in the continuous form unless they change meaning, like

-if "see" means "meet" you can say : "I'm seeing Kate at lunchtime" ;

-when "taste" means that you actively try to describe the taste of sthg, "to be tasting" is possible (voluntary perception);

-or if you try to find sthg, you may say "to be looking for", cf. "look after" etc.

-If you consider sthg, you reflect about it, you say "I'm thinking";

-If you wait for sthg, it is possible to say "we're expecting our bus", or "my aunt is expecting a baby".

Probably the best example is HAVE : "I'm having a bath" (je prends un bain) / "I have a bath" (j'ai une baignoire); "he's having lunch, Kit's having a sandwich, they're having fun" / "Bob has a Rolls-Royce", or "he doesn't have time to explain".

Be careful ! The meaning of “public schools” in the US is different from the UK. Public School in America refers to schools run by a governmental authority. They can be state-run or funded by local school districts. Schools are usually financed by taxpayers, so tuition is free; yet parents often have to pay for optional programs (sports, music, etc). In public schools there is no religious instruction.

“Private School” means the establishment is run by private entities, independent from federal or state government (like UK's …”public” schools !). These schools may reject the students that are below-average, may offer religious instruction, and do charge tuition. “Parochial schools” are run by churches or religious orders.

“Preschool” is generally provided by churches, daycares (Fr.: crèches), or cooperatives. Just before school, children go to Kindergarten, a class for 5-year-olds. “First grade” refers to the first year of schooling ; it starts in September following the child's sixth birthday. Grades 2 to 12 follow for the next eleven years. The grade levels K-12 are obtained in primary school (or elementary school, usually K-5 or K-6,), middle school (6-8, or junior high : 7-9), and high school (9-12 or 10-12).

Students learn “required” subjects (English, Maths, Social studies, Physical Education, Sciences, Health). Among the “electives” you may find Chinese, Jazz band, Weight training (Fr.: haltérophilie), Leadership, Environmental science, Yearbook, Law enforcement, Culinary arts, Business ownership and so many others. For some electives, the first year is open to everyone, but the second is subject to teacher’s approval. These special classes may have an influence on your admission to college.

Sources : 1. http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?AmericanSchoolSystem

2. http://www.fremont.k12.ca.us/cms/lib04/CA01000848/Centricity/Domain/30/American%20High%20School%20Electives.pdf

3. https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/get-in/your-high-school-record/how-to-choose-high-school-electives

... has just died (June 26, 2015): he was 93 but he will remain as the typically English dandy.

He was world famous as John Steed, Her Majesty’s intelligence agent in the serial “The Avengers” (French : “Chapeau melon et bottes de cuir”)

Why English? – because of his bowler hat and sharp suit, because of his character’s temper (a real smart, cool gentleman, with his British composure (Fr.: flegme britannique), and a good sense of humour, also a lover of beautiful ladies, including Emma Peel (actress Diana Rigg), Tara King (played by Linda Thorson); Macnee was pre-deceased by his three wives (the actress Katherine Woodville was the second). 

A lot of things you wouldn’t expect from Patrick Macnee : 

-He first went to Eton College before joining a London drama school.

-He served in the Royal Navy in the Second World War. “Macnee caught bronchitis just before D-Day; while he was recuperating in hospital, his boat and crew were lost in action” (Wikipedia).

-his character never used a gun, but was skilful with an umbrella

-he featured in an Oasis music video for their 1996 song “Don't Look Back In Anger”, appearing as the band's driver.

-He was in the 1985 James Bond film “A View To A Kill” with Roger Moore, acting as Bond's ally, the horse trainer Sir Godfrey Tibbett.

-He is one of a very small number of actors to have portrayed both Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson on screen.

-He openly criticized the private sale, purchase and use of guns

-He died in California, where he’d been living for over 40 years (he became a US citizen in 1959).

A website : http://www.patrickmacnee.com