3. Become smarter Be prepared for adult life Develop my mind and imagination Get perfect knowledge Give parents pleasure Socialize with others Enjoy school life Get along with students of all ages Express my opinion Be prepared for a future profession Try to translate Why do you go to school?

4. I attend school to … I go to school I attend extra classes to I take part in school activities I study at school become smarter. be prepared for adult life. develop my mind and imagination. get perfect knowledge. give parents pleasure. socialize with others. enjoy school life. get along with students of all ages. express my opinion. be prepared for a future profession. Make up some s ss sentences

5. What do you like doing most? Put these sentences in the logical order. -Would you like to tell me your name, please? -Do you like school? -Seven. -And what do you like doing? -Amanda. -And how old are you? -Any sport?Do you like doing gym? -Writing stories and things like that. -I like doing handstands and cartwheels. -And what don’t you like about school? -I like doing maths, singing and dancing. -Yes.

6. What are your likes and dislikes at school? Make up your own dialogue. -Would you like to tell me your name, please? -Amanda. -And how old are you? -Seven. -Do you like school? -Yes. -And what do you like doing? -I like doing maths, singing and dancing. -Any sport?Do you like doing gym? -I like doing handstands and cartwheels. -And what don’t you like about school? -Writing stories and things like that.

7. Secondary school Most secondary schools in Britain are comprehensive schools: state schools, which take children of all abilities. About six percent of students go to grammar schools, state school which take only students who pass an examination at the age of eleven. About seven percent of students go to private schools. These schools. do not receive any money from the state: parents pay for their children to go to school instead. The most expensive private schools are called public schools. Most of these are single-sex boarding school and student can live there during term-time. Most pupils in Britain school wear school uniform. The favourite colours for school uniforms are blue, grey, black and maroon

8. At school Fill in the gaps Sarah goes to a large comprehensive school in North London. Her parents could pay for her to go to a __1__ school, but they don’t agree with__2__ education. Sarah is happy at her school. She is 16 and in the fifth__3__ studying for her_4___ exams. She says herself that if she were at a __5__ school, she would miss her parents a lot. She prefers to be able to go home at night. She takes a__6__ lunch with her. She doesn’t like the school meals and she’s a__7__ so she prefers to take her own lunch. The school she goes to is not very__8__ but they have to wear a red and grey__9__. Sarah thinks this is a waste of money and she would rather wear her own clothes. Her school is_ 10___, but she has not got a boyfriend these at the moment because she says she’s too busy with her studies. She likes sport and she is the captain of the__11__ team. *GCSE – General Certificate of Secondary Education. 1.b 2.c 3.f 4.d 5.k 6.e 7.j 8.g 9.a 10.h 11.i a. uniform b. private c. public d. GCSE* e. packed f. year g. strict h. mixed i. hockey j. vegetarian k. boarding

9. Are you a good pupil? Characteristics of a pupil: Positive and Negative Polite Impolite (вежливый) Patient Impatient (терпеливый) Attentive Inattentive (внимательный) Capable Incapable (способный) Correct Incorrect (правильный) Happy Unhappy (счастливый) Fair Unfair (справедливый) Friendly Unfriendly (дружелюбный) Kind Unkind (добрый) Honest Dishonest (честный) Префиксы с отрицательным значением: un-, in-, il-,im-, ir-, dis-, mis-

10. What kind of a pupil are you? Match the Russian and English equivalents 1. Supportive-help in difficult situations, helpful 2. Industrious-work hard 3. Attentive- listen to the teacher carefully 4. Punctual-always come on time 5. Polite-have good manners 6. Cheerful-try to be fun 7. Frank-never lie, honest 8. Lazy-do little work, inactive 9. loyal-everybody can rely on you, trust you 10. Sociable-like company, friendly A -вежливый F- пунктуальный B- внимательный G- трудолюбивый C- ленивый H -оказывающий поддержку D- искренний I -преданный E- веселый J- общительный 1-H, 2-G, 3-B, 4-F, 5-A, 6-E, 7-D, 8-C, 9-I, 10-J