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School Life
Everybody will agree that education is very important. Without
education you will not be able to get a good job or make a
career. School years are the most important period for
everybody, as you get basic education which is truly essential.
I study in the 9th form in a co-educational state school. We
study all the usual subjects such as Maths, Science, History,
Geography, Russian and English. It is hard to say which sub¬ject
is my favourite, because I am good at all of them. But still I
am more into humanitarian subjects and I like Russian and
English, for example. This year I am going to take the State
General Exam in English, so I attend additional English evening
classes in my school to pass the exam successfully.
Most of the schoolchildren live nearby and come to school on
public transport or on foot. The school day usually starts at
8:30 am and finishes at 2:30 pm.
The school building is rather big: it has four floors with a lot
of facilities. On the ground floor there is a gym, a cafeteria,
a medical room, a school museum and a library. Breakfast and
lunch are provided in the cafeteria. They are very healthy and
we get energy for the whole school day.
Our gym is very well-equipped. There is new sports equipment to
meet all pupils' needs. School sports competitions usually take
place in our gym.
The school library has a big collection of old and new books.
Schoolchildren get textbooks for free in the library, so they do
not have to buy them.
The first floor is mostly used for administrative purposes, but
there are a few large classrooms including a computer lab.
The second floor is for primary school children. There are also
classrooms for pre-school education with toys and games.
From the third floor and up there are different classrooms. Each
classroom is devoted to a particular subject. One can find the
classrooms of Russian, Literature, Biology, English, etc. All of
them have modern educational equipment necessary for interesting
lessons. Most of our classrooms have CD and DVD players, TV-sets
and interactive boards, so teachers show us educational films
and documentaries.
The internet access in the computer lab is available for all
schoolchildren for free.
There are also some interesting clubs at my school. I like the
drama club which I go to on Thursdays. We have already staged a
lot of plays and I am proud that I can take part in them. We
also have a dancing studio, a handicraft club and an art studio.
They are all free of charge.
There is a large assembly hall in my school where school
meetings and concerts take place. There is a big stage and
up-to-date equipment necessary for performances and concerts.
Another interesting fact about my school is that there is an
international exchange programme. Every year five best pupils
from secondary school go to England or the USA for a month and
study there. In exchange, English or American pupils come to
Russia and go to our school. They stay in the families of those
pupils who left. I think this is a very nice programme. It makes
pupils want to be best of all to go and see an English-speaking
country. I would love to go on such a programme, but I haven't
been good enough yet. I am working hard to get such an honour.
There are rules in my school, but they are not very strict.
Students must respect each other and school property for
example, and we don't have to wear a uniform.
I am really glad that I am one of the students of this school
and I am sure that I will always remember my school years.
ПЛАН-ОТВЕТ. SCHOOL LIFE
1. Вступление (education is important/without education
you.../school years).
2. Рассказать о себе (I study in the ... form in a
co-educational state/private/boarding school; major subjects;
hard/easy to say which subject is my favourite, because...; I am
more into humanitarian/scientific subjects and I like...).
3. Рассказать о школьном распорядке (the school day
starts/finishes at...).
4. Рассказать о школьном здании (rather big/not very big/small;
one/two/three/four/five floors; on the ground floor there is
a...; if you have/do not have an opportunity to have meals at
school; about the gym: very well-equipped/not very
well-equipped; new/old sports equipment; about the library: a
big collection of/a lot of/few old and new books; if
schoolchildren get/do not get textbooks for free in the library;
what is there on the other floors).
5. Рассказать о классных комнатах и актовом зале (devoted to a
particular subject/can be used for various subjects; modern
educational equipment/CD and DVD players/TV-sets/interactive
boards/the internet access for free/only during lessons/for a
fee/school meetings and concerts/big stage and up-to-date
equipment).
6. Рассказать о школьных кружках и клубах, если есть
(interesting clubs; free of charge/for a fee).
7. Рассказать о программе обмена учащимися, если есть (an
international exchange programme; who is chosen for it; what
countries).
8. Рассказать о школьных правилах и требованиях (not very /very
strict; don't have to/have to wear a inform, etc.).
9. Заключение (I am really glad that I am one of the students of
this school and I am sure that I will always remember my school
years.).
QUESTIONS
1. What form are you in?
2. Is your school big or small?
3. How many floors are there in your school building?
4. What classrooms are there in your school?
5. Is there a gym in your school? Is it up-to-date?
6. Do you have breakfasts and lunches at school?
7. Are there classrooms for every subject? Do you have special
labs?
8. What is a typical classroom like in your school?
9. Are there any clubs in your school? Do you go to any of them?
10. What are your teachers like?
11. What are the qualities a teacher should have?
12. How many students are there in your class?
13. How many students do you think there should be in a class?
14. What do you do if you don't understand the teacher's
explanation?
15. What are your memories of your younger school days?
16. How do school children go to school nowadays?
17. Do you remember the first day you went to school?
18. Do you remember the first book you ever read?
19. Do you remember your first teacher? what was he/she like?
20. Do you think little children are happy at school?
21. At what age do you think boys and girls should leave school?
22. At what age do they leave school?
23. At what age will/did you leave school?
24. What subject do you like best and least?
25. Do you study languages at school? Which languages?
26. At what age did you start to learn English?
27. Do you have lunch at school?
28. Can you describe the food you have?
29. How long did you stop for lunch?
30. Which is the worst time for studying?
31. Would you like to be a teacher? Why? Is teaching a demanding
job?
32. What would you change in your class?
USEFUL WORDS AND PHRASES
beginning/end of the school начало/конец учебного
year/term года/четверти
Holidays Каникулы
autumn осенние
New Year and Christmas новогодние и рождественские
spring весенние
summer летние
Special events Особые события/мероприятия
parent-teacher meeting родительское собрание
State General Exam Государственная итоговая аттестация
Russian National Exam Единый государственный экзамен
farewell party прощальная вечеринка
school trips школьные поездки
Subjects Предметы
compulsory обязательные
optional/elective предметы на выбор
humanities/social sciences гуманитарные
Science/Natural Sciences естествознание
Maths/Math - математика
Physics физика
Chemistry химия
Biology биология
Geography география
History история
Computer Science (ICT) информатика
English/German/Russian английский/немецкий/русский язык
Physical Education (РЕ) физкультура
School building Здание школы
schoolyard школьный двор
sports ground спортивная площадка
swimming pool бассейн
classrooms классные комнаты
head's office/deputy's office кабинет директора/завуча
teachers' room учительская
cloakroom раздевалка
gym спортивный зал
assembly hall актовый зал
canteen столовая
cafeteria/snackbar буфет
Pupils Ученики
hardworking трудолюбивые
gifted одарённые
talented талантливые
lazy ленивые
inattentive невнимательные
capable способные
(un)disciplined (не)дисциплинированные
Teachers Учителя
ideal идеальные
(in)experienced (не)опытные
demanding требовательные
patient терпеливые
strict строгие
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