Eton college. History

1. Eton college

2. History

1) When was Eton founded in?
2) Who educated there?
3) When must the boys get up?
4) Which language was basic?
5) How many boys are studied now?
6) Eton is not the most famous and prestigious
school in Britain, is it?
• 7) How much money must parents pay for the
education at Eton?
• 8) Every rich boy can get into Eton, can’t he?

3.

1) Eton was founded in 1440.
2) Only boys educated there.
3) The boys must get up at 5 o’clock.
4) Latin was the basic language.
5) 1290 boys are studied now at Eton.
6) Eton is the most famous and prestigious school
in Britain.
• 7) Parents must pay £25,000 for education at
Eton.
• 8) Every rich boy can’t get into Eton.

4. Famous Etonians

• Ian Fleming (James Bond)

5. Princes William and Harry

6. Boris Johnson, the Major of London

7. Life at Eton

1) Eton is a boarding school.
2) Children study at Eton for 6 years.
3) Each boy shares the room with a neighbour.
4) House is a ”family” which consists of 50 boys.
5) Each house takes care of a house master.
6) House master looks after the boys, supports
them.
• 7) Dame has to look after the boys’ health and
helps them with personal matters.
• 8) Senior boys are very naughty boys.

8. Dress Code

9. Tony Little, Eton’s headmaster

10. Pop members

11. Quality Education

• 1) Each student has a personal tutor, who looks after
his progress.
• 2) After leaving Eton children seldom go to top
universities (Oxford, Cambridge).
• 3) The college is well-equipped.
• 4) Every boy has a lap-top computer, and a network
connects all classrooms and all boys’ bedrooms to the
Internet.
• 5) Every boy speaks three modern languages chosen
from French, German, Japanese, Russian, Spanish.
• 6) The school year starts on the 1st of September.
• 7) The school year has 3 terms and finishes in early
July.

12. Societies

Music
Photography
Design
Astrology
Computing
Electronics
Russian dancing
Stamp collecting
Cinema
Art school
Music school
Sport school
Theatre
Military training

13. Sports

Football
Sailing
Field game
Swimming
Basketball
Rowing
Wild game
Cricket
Golf
Wall game
Sports