Complete and act the dialogue out with your classmate.

I

What does the term “school” mean?
A school is …

o an institution for educating children

o a place or establishment for instruction

o an institution for teaching persons under college age

o a place for education of a lower grade, usually below a college or university

o a school is a place where instruction is imparted to the young; it is an institution of leaning of a lower grade, below a college or university

o any educational institution, which usually refers to one for students under college/university level although it may also refer to a college or university or a particular division of it (e.g. the school of law, business, or medicine)

o any place or establishment of education, as day schools, grammar-schools, academies, colleges, universities, etc., but it is in the most familiar use restricted to places in which elementary instruction is imparted to the young

o an institution or building at which children and young people usually under 19 receive education

II

What does school exist for? What does it give you? What are the reasons you go to school?

Discuss the points and say whether you agree or disagree.

School …

o introduces you to different sorts of people

o gives you the necessary knowledge

o helps you to become a well-educated person

o develops your intelligence

o widens your outlook

o helps you make your own decisions

o helps you understand yourself better

o makes you polite and well behaved

o introduces you to new scientific ideas

o helps you use your time sensibly

o helps you train for a job

o teaches you moral values

o teaches you about your country, its history, culture and its present-day place in the world

III

What is your school (the lyceum) for you? What does it give you? What’s your opinion about it?

Complete and act the dialogue out with your classmate.

- We’ve been studying at our lyceum for only … but I think you’ve got your opinion about it.

- Well, I’m sure our lyceum is better than an ordinary school. It … (gives me high-quality education/ gives me the necessary knowledge/helps you to become a well-educated person/develops your intelligence/widens your outlook). Do you agree with me?

- Definitely yes. Every lesson we get to know a lot of useful and curious things about … (nature/our planet/the history of our country). It’s exciting to know more about the wide world around us. But have you got any complaints about the studying in the lyceum?

- No complaints, but to tell the truth, I’ve got a problem that worries me a bit. I consider myself a good student, but now in the lyceum my grades are slipping as the requirements are higher here.

- I think that our teachers will help you to put up with the new requirements get used to and cope with them. Our teachers are … (skilled/strict/kind/helpful). They teach us … (to be clever/hard-working/honest/polite/friendly). They give us good knowledge in different subjects. They try to make the lessons interesting. There are a lot of subjects on our timetable, aren’t there?

- Yes, there are. And I like many of them. For example, my favourite subjects are …

- Why do you like these subjects?

- It’s interesting for me … (to do sums/to read and discuss books/ to sing and listen to music/to run/ to jump/to compete in relay races/ to play team games/to speak English, French, German/to learn to make things with my own hands/to learn to cook, to sew, to knit, to embroider/to learn about many things). What subjects are you good at?

- I’m good at … /I’m rather poor at … /I have problems with … (Maths, English, History)/ … is my worst subject. … is my best. Other grades range from good to so-so. I work on my … for some hours every most nights, but it doesn’t do any good. My mum says she was never good at … either. It must run in the family. But I\m sure I’ll make some progress if I try my best …

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