While you watch
1. Answer the questions:
What is the title of the episode?
2. Write down three Leonie’s questions, which she is going to answer during the video. Answer the questions.
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Do you wear a school uniform?
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3. Try to complete the table.
age information
___ - 11 Students go to school.
11 - 100%of student go to school.
At They take GCSE examinations (General of Secondary Education).
At They take “A”levels ( level exams).
4. Make up a list of school subjects in the order that you see them.
1. Maths
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
5. Tick the activities you see
Football
Hockey
Netball
rugby
chess Cooking
Badminton
Athletics
Music
Lunch
6. Try to put the correct information in each column:
STATE SCHOOLS PRIVATE SCHOOLS
7. Multiple choice
1.At what age do most children start primary school?
Aat the age of five
Bat the age of eleven
Cat the age of six
2.At what age do most children go to secondary school?
Aat the age of twelve
Bat the age of sixteen
Cat the age of eleven
3.What examinations do British teenagers take at the age of sixteen?
Athe Matura Exam
BGCSE examinations (General Sertificate of Secondary Education)
CA-levels
4.What percentage of British teenagers leave school after GCSE examinations?
Atwenty per cent
Bfifty per cent
Cthirty per cent
5.What percentage of eighteen-year-olds go to university?
Atwenty per cent
Bthirty per cent
Cfifteen per cent
6.When do British schoolchildren go school?
A from Monday to Saturday
B from Sunday to Friday
C from Monday to Friday
7.When does school start?
A at 8.15.
B at 9.00.
C at 8.30.
8.What is the average number of students in a secondary school class?
Atwenty-seven
Btwenty
Ctwenty-two students
9.What is the most popular foreign language at British schools?
ASpanish
BFrench
CItalian
10. When does school finish?
A at about five o’clock
B at about four o’clock
C at half hast two
8. Explain the meanings of these words:
1. a uniform
2. GCSE
3. A-levels
4. foreign language
5. boarding school
9. Watch the sequence and match the speech bubbles in the pictures.
a – ___ , ___ b - 1 , ___ c - ___ , ___
d - ___ , ___ e - ___ , ___ f - ___ , ___
Questions:
1. How old are British children when they start their education?
5 years old
6 years old
7 years old
2. When do British students take GCSE examinations?
at 14
at 16
at 18
3. What time does school start?
at 7 o'clock
at 8 o'clock
at 9 o'clock
4. Do most secondary school students wear a uniform?
yes
no
sometimes
5. How many students are there in secondary school classes?
16
22
30
6. When do most British children start learning a foreign language?
at the age of 5
at the age of 7
at the age of 11
7. Do British students have a lunch break?
yes
no
sometimes
8. What time does school finish in the afternoon?
at 1 o'clock
at 2 o'clock
at 4 o'clock
9. What are some of the after school activities mentioned in the video?
drama and art
sport and music
Geography and History
10. How many British children study in state schools?
80 %
92 %
100 %
Questions:
1. How old are British children when they start their education?
5 years old
6 years old
7 years old
2. When do British students take GCSE examinations?
at 14
at 16
at 18
3. What time does school start?
at 7 o'clock
at 8 o'clock
at 9 o'clock
4. Do most secondary school students wear a uniform?
yes
no
sometimes
5. How many students are there in secondary school classes?
16
22
30
6. When do most British children start learning a foreign language?
at the age of 5
at the age of 7
at the age of 11
7. Do British students have a lunch break?
yes
no
sometimes
8. What time does school finish in the afternoon?
at 1 o'clock
at 2 o'clock
at 4 o'clock
9. What are some of the after school activities mentioned in the video?
drama and art
sport and music
Geography and History
10. How many British children study in state schools?
80 %
92 %
100 %
