Spotlight 10

Types of schools & school life
What do these words mean? What are you going to read about?

Before reading learn new words.
boarding school
specialist school
to attend
training
presenter
average
state school
private school
facility
science lab
to dread
to participate
strict
extra-curricular
single sex school
to catch up
to sit an exam
to earn a living
to take part in
школа-интернат, пансион
профильная школа
посещать
обучение
ведущий
средний
государственная школа
частная школа
условие
научная лаборатория
бояться, страшиться
участвовать
строгий
внеклассный
школа раздельного обучения
догонять
готовиться к экзамену
зарабатывать на жизнь
принимать участие

To attend
To go to an event, place, etc.
The process of learning the skills you need to do a particular job or activity
Training

Presenter
Someone who introduces a television or radio show
The result you get by adding two or more amounts together and diving the total by the number of amounts
Average

Lab
A laboratory
To feel extremely worried or frightened about something that is going to happen or that might happen
To dread

Strict
Strongly limiting someone’s freedom to behave as they wish, or likely to severely punish someone if they do not obey
An extracurricular activity or subject is not part of the usual school or college course
Extra-curricular

To catch up
To reach the same quality or standard as someone or something else
To be actively involved in something with other people
To take part in

Match the types of schools (1-6) to the descriptions (A-F). Which are the most common/uncommon in your country?
Single-sex school
Boarding school
Co-educational school
State school
Private school
Specialist school
D
A
F
B
E
C

Read the following statements. Which ones are true for your school?
What would you like to change? Why? Discuss.

Read the text and label the paragraphs with the headings below. One heading does not match. What is the main idea of each paragraph?
A
B
C
D
E
4
1
5
2
3

A
B
C
D
E
Choose the correct word. Listen and check.
1 –
2 –
3 –
4 –
5 –
6 –
7 -
around
earn
spend
up
however
get
make
Study skills

Match the words in bold to their meanings. Then complete the sentences.
skills
attend
unusual
smart
dread
strict
participate
public transport
old-fashioned
training
invented
uniform
Not to look forward to sth; to fear sth
Created; came up with
The process of learning skills for a particular job
Knowledge and/or ability to do sth well
Uncommon, strange
Means of travelling available to the public, e.g. bus, train, metro, etc
Be present; go regularly (school)
Compulsory (rules)
Well-dressed
Not modern
Set of clothes for work or school
Join in, take part