You are going to listen to some extracts from a radio phone-in, in which members of the public give their views about the current educational performance of boys and girls in Britain.
To get smb to do smth = to make smb do smth
To muck about = to misbehave
A bread-winner = earner of money in a family
To face up to smth – быть готовым встретить что-л.
Nursery education – детский сад
To give credit – отдать должное чему-л.
Equal opportunities – равные возможности
§ Apologise
§ Claim
§ Argue
§ Deny
§ Explain
§ Insist
§ Promise
§ Refuse
§ Say
§ Suggest
§ Urge
§ Warn
Video 2
British Public School (VIDEO)
Before you watch
You are going to watch a film about Rugby Public school. What is a public school? What is special about it?
While watching
Part I
1) the interior of a church
2) pupils in school uniform
3) pupils not in school uniform
4) boys playing a field sport
5) classrooms with pupils and teachers at work
6) girls playing a field sport
7) a dining hall
8) parents visiting their children
9) the interior of a school boarding house
10) the headmaster speaking in front of the building
1) Public schools are in fact private, independent schools
2) Pupils can begin at eleven years old, though the main entry is at thirteen
3) Seventeen percent of the pupils come from abroad
4) Most parents live about an hour and a half from the school
5) Few children come from Scotland and other parts of Britain
Part II
1) How many people sleep in the dormitory?
6 8 10 12 14
2) What furniture has each boy got?
bed wardrobe bedside table chair drawers
3) When do pupils have to be in their room by?
9.00 9.15 9.30 9.45 10.00
4) When does a senior boy turn off the lights?
10.00 10.15 10.30 10.45 11.00
3. The language laboratory. Tick what you can do in the lab
1) record your own conversations
2) watch videos in a different language
3) use the computers or type in other languages ad write essays
4) correspond with students in different countries
5) watch TV from different countries
6) learn languages such as Russian, German and Latin
Part III
Part IV
1) Catherine: I have to work with my house master and mistress.
2) Catherine: I have to gather everyone up and usher them into the chapel.
3) Amanda: Does the school only aim at academic excellence?
4) Headmaster: Universities now tend to look more at the academic side of things.
5) Amanda: Life at Rugby certainly isn’t all work and no play.
1) The school limits my free time so that I don’t have to think about it.
2) I am in fact pretty bored.
3) We have got plenty of activities to choose from so there isn’t any time to be bored in.
4) It is left to us to decide how we want to spend our free time.
Part V
1) I’d hate them all to be the same.
2) I want them to be able to work hard.
3) I hope they keep a sense of old and new.
4) They should have a sense of fun.
5) I would like them to have a sense of rebellion.
6) They oughtn’t to take things for grunted.
7) I would like them to come back as parents and visit us.
8) They should try to make the world a better place somehow.
After you watch
Audio 4
What do the words mean in American high school?
sophomore cheerleader homecoming prom yearbook
2. Listen and note down what the words mean.
3. Can you guess what an “Alpha male” and an “Alpha female” mean?
4. Does our high school culture have any distinct features? If yes, what are they?
Video 3
American schools (VIDEO)
Before you watch:
While watching:
§ The school grounds
§ The corridors
§ Classes interior
§ The prom hall decoration
§ The prom
After you watch:
Audio 5
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