Schools in England

We are going to speak about….

England

Britain

school year

school uniform

children

pupils

lessons

Warm –up

What age did you start school at ?

Do you go to school every day ?

What subjects do you like ?

When does the school year begin and end ?

Schools in England

Read the sentences and fill in the missing words.

1. The school year in Britain starts in ….

2. British pupils wear ….

3. … are blue , grey , black and green .

4. The lessons last 40-45 ….

A. minutes

B. September

C. The favourite colours

D. a school uniform

ENGLISH EDUCATION

PRIMARY SCHOOL

5-11 years old

SECONDARY SCHOOL

11-16 years old

SIXTH FORM COLLEGE

16-18 years old

UNIVERSITY

18+ years old

School uniform

Read and translate the text.

Children start primary school at 5 and continue untill they are 11.

At 11 pupils go to secondary school . At 16 pupils take a national exam called ‘GCSE’ and they can leave school if they wish.

Some 16-year-olds continue their studies at a sixth form college . They take a national exam called ‘A’ level (advanced level).

It needs to enter a university at 18.

The school year in Britain starts in September.

The lessons last 40-45 minutes.

British pupils wear a school uniform. The favourite colors are blue, grey, black and green.

The first foreign language they learn at school is French. Sometimes they also learn a second foreign language: German, Spanish, Russian.

British students have Christmas holidays, Easter holidays and Summer holidays. Schools also have special half-term holidays in the middle of each term.

These holidays last 2-3 days before or after a weekend .

Marks

Schools in England and America use their

own marks: letters or percentage

90-100 -excellent ,

80-89 – good,

70-79 – satisfactory,

60-69 bad,

0-59 poor.

In Britain

at the end of each term

school sends a report to parents. It has

the pupil’s marks in all the subjects

and the teacher’s comments on the

pupil’s progress.

In Russia:

during the term the pupils keep a

homework diary. At the end of each

term the form teacher puts all the final

marks there. And the parents should

sign it.

Timetable for one day

9.00-9.45 Assembly

9.15-10.05 English

10.10-10.55 French

10.55-11.10 Break

11.10-11.55 Science

12.00-12.45 Music

12.45-1.45 Lunch

1.45-2.45 Science

2.45-3.30 Cooking Club

ENGLISH EDUCATION

PRIMARY SCHOOL

5-11 years old

Betty-17

SECONDARY SCHOOL

11-16 years old

Bill-23

SIXTH FORM COLLEGE

16-18 years old

UNIVERSITY

18+ years old

Fiona-13

Tim-9

Her/His name is … .

She/He is… years old.

She/He is at … .

What do you know about British schools?

True or False.

• The school year starts in October.
• British pupils wear a school uniform.
• Children start primary school at 7 and continue untill they are 9.
• At 11 pupils go to the sixth form college.
• Some 16-year-olds continue their studies at the university.

6.At 16 pupils take a national exam called ‘GCSE’ and they can leave school if they wish.

7. At 18 they go to a university .

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At English schools children call the male teachers Mr and the female teachers Miss/Mrs with the surname What about your country?

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HOMEWORK

Make a list of the words that come from English.( компьютер, принтер, кликнуть, лайкнуть и тд.)