Презентация к уроку : " Школа в Америке"

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American High Schools

The aim of our lesson is:

• To repeat and learn new vocabulary

• to get new information about USA school system

and compare it with Russian one

• To make the presentation of your school

Boarding school

State school

Single-sex school

Specialist school

Private school

Co-educational school

Boarding school

A school for boys and girls

Single-sex school

A school you usually have to pay to go to

Co-educational school

A school students go for a particular reason

A school for only boys or only girls

State school

A school owned by the government

Private school

A school which students live in during school term

Specialist school

Russian School System

Elementary School:

Grades 1–4 (ages 6/7–10/11)

Middle School:

Grades 5–9 (ages 11–15)

Senior Secondary School or Vocational School

Grades 9–11 (ages 15–17)

4 Years (ages 15–19)

relaxed

А1) (relax) and informal teaching style

American schools encourage students to think independently and take part in class discussions. The American 2) (educate) system also otters a great range of subjects, so you could get the chance to study American history, journalism, business, studies or drama. Some high schools otter 3) (drive) lessons too, so you could even get your American driving licence while you’re in the USA!

School life

If you take part in our exchange programme, you'll experience what’s unique about an American high school! On a typical day, you might travel to school by yellow school bus, then chat with friends while you put away your coat and lunch in your 4) (lock). You'll then have around five hours of classes! You’ll get a report card about 5) (two) a year. Your grades will depend on your performance in class discussions, homework and projects.

Sports and extra-curricular activities

Sporting activities are a major part of high school life, and your school will expect you to participate! Of course, there’s cheerleading and American football, but other popular sports include soccer, basketball and baseball. If you're not the 6) (sport) type, there are also many other things to do such as join the school newspaper, the debating club or the 'prom'

7) (organize) committee . The prom is an 8) (extreme) special dance at the end of the school year.

education

driving

sporty

locker

twice

organising

extremely

encourage: inspire with confidence independently: on your own; without outside help journalism: the profession/study of writing or reporting news stories for the media business studies: a school subject that deals with all aspects of business experience: happen to you; go through unique: special chat: talk report card: the piece of paper upon which a student’s school grades are written depend on: determined by expect: to believe something will happen cheerleading: dance and gymnastics performed to encourage crowds to cheer on sports teams debating: a formal discussion on a particular topic committee: an organisation of people set up to promote sth

Are you aged between 15 to17? Why not spend a year in Russia and experience life in a Russian secondary school? Subjects In our school, the following subjects are taught: Russian language and Literature, Maths, Chemistry, Physics, Foreign languages (English, French and German), Biology, History, Art and Drama. A typical day at school You’ll travel to school by bus or metro, or on foot if you live nearby. School starts at 8 am and ends at 2 pm. There are about 6-7 lessons a day, each lasting 45 minutes each. Sports & extra-curricular activities A number of activities are on offer in the school, including skiing in the winter and swimming and soccer in the summer. There are a number of after-school clubs, such as music, chess, local folklore and ecology clubs.

Your Hometask is: to write a short paragraph about a perfect school.