School subjects
- Look at the extract from a British school timetable and find …
- two sciences
- one creative subject
- one foreign language
Class B | MONDAY | TUESDAY | WEDNESDAY |
9:30–10:10 | maths | English | chemistry |
10:10–10:50 | history | French | maths |
10:50–11:10 | BREAK | ||
11:10–11:50 | biology | ICT | ICT |
11:50–12:30 | PE | maths | PE |
12:30–1:10 | LUNCH BREAK | ||
1:10–2:00 | basketball practice | ||
2:00–2:40 | design and technology | music | geography |
2:40–3:20 | English language | music | citizenship |
Homework | maths | French maths | chemistry |
- Add the following subjects to groups 1–3 in exercise 1.
art | drama | German | physics |
- Listen to extracts 1–6 and match each one to a subject from the timetable.
- Work in pairs. Tell your partner which is your favourite day on the timetable and why.
Which is your favourite day?
Tuesday, because I like French and they’ve got double music.
A conversation
Subskill: Identifying the type of listening
To identify the type of listening, think about: people (how many?), places (where are they?) and language (is it formal or informal?).
Listen and choose the correct description.
Atidaryti garso įrašo transkripciją
- An interview with Ansa on local radio
- Ansa talking to a teacher
- A dialogue between Ansa and a classmate
- Listen again. Which sentences are true?
- Ansa thinks school in Britain is similar to her school.
- Ansa starts school at half past eight.
- Ansa has school after lunch.
- Ansa doesn’t have any exams.
- In a project, all the students work on the same thing.
- Finnish students study subjects in separate lessons.
- Correct the false sentences in exercise 6.
- Work in pairs. Would you like to go to Ansa’s school? Why/Why not? Tell your partner.
I’d like to go to Ansa’s school because I’d like to do projects.
Really? I prefer to study separate subjects.
Fun facts
In Finland, students start school when they’re seven years old.