Skills (for mastering your abilities) – Arts, Crafts, Music, Fishing, Driving, Collections, Photography… more than 200 to choose from. Service (helping people) – helping children, nature, First Aid, Public Services… more than 30 choices.Įxpeditions (for adventurous people) – adventurous expeditions and explorations on foot, by bicycle, boat or canoe or on horseback. We assess (оцениваем ) individual achievements and progress. There are three awards or levels: Bronze (for those over 14), Silver (for those over 15), and Gold (for those over 16). You may have different abilities and skills. The Award is open to everyone between the ages of 14 and 25 to take part in it. Whatever your age, the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award offers you fun, adventure and the chance to help others. It’s possible not to hurry if you’re naturally talented. It’s necessary to keep in mind the type of sport. There is one extra letter, which you do not need to use Several people are answering the question ‘Should you start training young to be a success at sport?’.Ĭhoose from the list A-E what their opinions are. The marking system in Britain is similar to that in Russia. A school year in Britain has four terms.ĥ. There are schools only for boys and only for girls in Britain.Ĥ.
Science includes chemistry, physics, biology and math.ģ. Children of your age can go to a grammar school in England.Ģ. What do you know about British schools? Mark the following statements with T if they are true and with F if they are falseġ. Linda: Last year we didn’t have outings and field trips. Dan: Most of the school subjects are great! We’ll do interesting projects!Ĥ). Use the following reporting words: to be happy, to be sorry, to be sure, to be glad, to be worriedġ). Jane: Is the history outing on the 24 th of October?Ģ. Robert: Are we having a math test tomorrow?ĥ). Robert: Will John take part in the concert?Ĥ). Jane: Are all your friends looking forward to school?Ģ).
What do the answers to the questions mean? Give the full idea of their answersġ). The children are talking about school and school activities.ġ. They often have fights-quarrels, of course.ħ). There is a timetable – but only for students.ĥ). Every week the students and the teachers have a meeting.Ĥ). There are only 70 students aged from 6 to 16.ģ). Summerhill is more than 100 years old.Ģ). Mark the statements with T if they are true and with F if they are false.ġ). It costs about £6,000 a year to go there.Ģ. Neil who founded (основал ) this school in 1921 believes that his school is possibly the happiest school in the world. They become doctors, teachers, businessmen and lawyers. The question is: do Summerhill students ever get any qualifications? Yes. They very rarely (редко ) have fights–quarrels, of course. Students can either go to the lessons or spend their time playing. There is a timetable – but only for the teachers. Every Saturday the students and the teachers have a meeting where they make their own rules and laws. The children have classes usually according to (в соответствии с ) their age, sometimes according to their interests. There are only seventy students, aged from five to sixteen.
Take notes in the table with information about each person.
Listen to two pupils talking about their schools.