British Schools PLAN 1 Education system in England

British Schools

PLAN: 1. Education system in England; 2. School day and school subjects; 3. Extra – curricular activities; 4. State and independent schools.

Vocabulary : Science, religion, geography, history, literature, primary, independent, state, secondary, boarding, football, rugby, badminton, netball, uniform, on average, education, training, a wide choice, a break, examination,

Ex. 1 Put the Words below into the correct columns. What is the Odd Word? Geography, badminton, science, primary, literature, uniform, netball, boarding, religion, history, independent, rugby, football, state, secondary. Give Key – Words. (Before watching)

School subjects Extra – curricular activities Types of Schools 1 2 3 4 5

(Before watching) Eх. 2 Agree or Disagree 1. Most children start primary school at the age of 8. 2. About 20% of 18 – year- olds go to university. 3. At most schools students wear a uniform. 4. There about 22 students in a secondary school class. 5. Students begin learning a foreign language at 15. 6. Most parents in Britain pay for their children/s education. 7. All students have music lessons.

(While watching) Sequence № 1 Try to complete the table with the words and numbers from the box. 11 Training 5 University secondary Advanced 70 Primary Certificate 20 16

Age ---- 11 11 ----- Education Most children go to ------- school. They all go to ---- school. In England they take GCSE examinations (General ------ of Secondary Education) ---- 18 ---% of students continue at school. At 18 they take A – Levels ( --- level examinations. ) ------ About ---% of 18 – year – olds go to ------ Another --- % of 18 year – olds go on to other kinds of education and -----.

Sequence № 2 Watch the episode & number these pictures in the correct order. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

Sequence № 3 Watch the episode & cross the incorrect answer. Students have a break of an hour / half an hour for lunch. ü More / Some students bring sandwiches for lunch ü School finishes at four / five o’clock. ü Students also play rugby / chess. ü

Sequence № 3 Watch the episode without sound & tick the activities you see. football hockey netball rugby chess cooking badminton athletics music lunch

(After watching) Work in groups Group 1 -- introduce information about the education system in in Britain; Group 2 -- Introduce information about school day , school subjects & extra – curricular activity; Group 3 -- about state & independent schools Who Is the best ?

YOUR TASK : Write a letter to Your pen friend telling him or her about Your school & Your life at school.

LIST OF SOURCES R. Mac. Andrew «Window on Britain» Oxford University Press, 2007 – учебное пособие http: //old. useic. ru/ http: //en. wikipedia. org/ www. epals. com