School life in English - speaking countries

1.

School life in
English-speaking
countries

2.

Ex. 46 p. 71
готовиться ко взрослой жизни
to prepare for adult life
бояться некоторых учителей
to be afraid of some teachers
иметь интересные школьные традиции
to have interesting school traditions
зависеть от настроения учителей
to depend on teachers’ mood
школа не имеет ничего общего с
реальной жизнью
school has nothing to do with real life
изучать интересные предметы
to study interesting subjects
вставать рано утром каждый день
to get up early in the morning every day
развивать умственные способности
to develop your mind
иметь слишком много дополнительных
предметов
to have too many extra subjects

3.

SCHOOL DAYS
The happiest days of your school life
(as all the grown-ups say)
But I would never go to school
If I could have my way…
My pencil point is broken
My pen’s run out of ink
My head’s just filled with sawdust
And with sawdust you can’t think!

4.

chool days the happiest days
of your life?
School days are the happiest days of
because….
I would never go to school if I could
I enjoy school life because
I don’t like/hate school because…

5.

to learn - to gain
knowledge
of a subject,
to memorise
to learn by heart to study – to spend time
to learn the poemlearning, to examine ca
to learn new words
to learn grammar rules
to study the map
to study to be a doctor
to study foreign languages
to study abroad

6.

Answer the questions:
(after listening)
1. At what age do children start primary school?
2. What first foreign language is studied in British
schools ?
3. What other foreign languages are studied in British schools?
4. Is Russian taught in many schools?
5. Where do his children learn Russian?
6. What subject does he teach now?

7.

Perfect School
In your life

8.

The ideas of perfect school (in children’s t
Marina
George
Alfred
brightly decorated strict discipline no school uniform
no boring subjects
democratic rules to prepare for real life
compulsory school no special haircu
not very severe punishments
students concerts
long breaks
school newspaper Art and Drama are uselessno tests
school radio
talk freely about problems
Speak about perfect school of the teens.
Use the given phrases.
What point of view do you like most of all?

9.

Home task: make a
What is
a PERFECT
SCHOOL
for you?
presentation about your
perfect school. You may
work in pairs. Discuss:
- building
- timetable
- school activities
- student-teacher relations
- school uniform
- school rules