• British schoolchildren go to a secondary school when they are ten.

• They take public exams when they are sixteen.

• They can leave school when they are sixteen.

• They start school at 8 a.m.

• They usually have lunch at school.

• They don`t have lessons in the afternoon.

• They go to school on Saturdays.

• GCSE examGCSE exam – General Certificate of Secondary Education. An exam that English schoolchildren take when they are about sixteen.

• Information TechnologyInformation Technology – a lesson where you are taught how to work with computer and computer programmes.

• ‘‘A’ levelA’ level – the exam that English schoolchildren take when they are about eighteen.

• In depthIn depth means in details.

• a type of school;

• age when children start going to a secondary school;

• lunch time;

• after school activities;• GCSE exams;

1. The girl`s name is Sally Hopkins and she is fifteen/sixteen.2. Sally goes to Graveny specialized/comprehensiveschool in London. 3. There are 954/824 students in her school.

4. They start going to a secondary school at the age of11/13.5. Students go to school six/five days a week.

6. School starts at 9/8 o`clock.7. All/not all pupils eat lunch at school.

8. Pupils study the same subjects until they are sixteen/fourteen. 9. At ‘A’ level students study three or four/four or five

subjects.10. Sally likes/hates her school uniform.

AgeAgeSchoolSchool

Number of pupilsNumber of pupilsAge when pupils start Age when pupils start

going to a secondary schoolgoing to a secondary schoolSchool daysSchool daysLunch timeLunch time

Place where pupils have lunchPlace where pupils have lunchAfter school activitiesAfter school activities

SubjectsSubjectsFuture plansFuture plans

Dislikes Dislikes

Ukraine Britain

Age when pupil startgoing to a secondaryschool

Time when school starts

Lunch time

After school activities

Choosing of subjectsat the age of fourteen

School uniform

Model: Model:

–What was … doing at … o`clockWhat was … doing at … o`clock

yesterday?yesterday?

–… … was … at that time.was … at that time.

–And what is he/she doing now?And what is he/she doing now?

–He/She is…He/She is…

–How long has he/she been … ?How long has he/she been … ?

–He/She has been … for/since…He/She has been … for/since…

Homework

• Speak about schools in Ukraine