Engleski jezik 1 - Advanced Learning - Education

1 Match the subjects with schools

Look at the subjects and select the appropriate group for each of them. Some subjects can fit into both groups.

2 School subjects in Croatia

3 Two different schools

Look at the images from 2 schools, one from Finland and the other one from South Korea. First describe the photos, then comment on the differences between the schools in relation to students, teachers, classrooms and general atmosphere.

4 Read the text

You will read a text about Lee Sung, a South Korean student. After reading the text about his usual school day, decide if the statements are True or False. Correct the False statements.

Lee Sung, 17, is a secondary school student in Busan, a beautiful and colourful South Korean city.
He usually gets up at six o'clock in the morning, eats some rice and soup or a vegetable omelette and then rides his bike to school. He usually cycles with his classmates and, although he gets on with them, he doesn't meet up with them after school because of his studies.

Lee doesn't have to worry about choosing what to wear to school because all the students in his school have to wear a compulsory school uniform, a shirt and a skirt for girls and a shirt and trousers for boys. They also have the same school sweaters with the school logo on the front. He also has to take off his shoes when he gets to school and put on his slippers.

Lee has a very demanding timetable and studies 14 subjects, academic and non-academic. He is thinking about dropping Music and Art to have more time for academic subjects. His favourite subject is English and he wants to go to Australia next summer and enrol into an exchange course.

His school day starts at 9 o'clock and finishes at 3 o'clock, but after that he has to do some extra lessons in a private school where he works on his English grammar and vocabulary. Although he is very tired after school, he knows that these classes will help him to study English at the university when he returns from Australia. Sometimes he doesn't get home until 6:00 or 7:00 p.m. Then he eats dinner with his family because this is the only time during the week that they can spend together. After dinner, he does his homework and studies for his tests. He sometimes carries on studying until late at night, but he really wants to get into university and get a good job so getting good grades is extremely important to him. Sometimes, when it gets late, he gets really tired, but he is very hard-working and persistent.

5 Reading comprehension

Replace the words and phrases in italics in the questions with the correct form of the phrasal verbs below and then answer the questions using those phrasal verbs.

Phrasal verbs: get up, get on with, meet up with, take off, put on, carry on, get into.

What time does Lee have to ?

Is he a his classmates?

Why doesn't he them after school?

What does he have to and when he gets to school?

Does he always studying late at night?

What does he have to do to university of his choice?

6 Phrasal verbs

Complete the sentences with the following phrasal verbs: meet up with, get into, get on with, take off, get up, put on.

I am hoping to

Cambridge.

When do you

on Saturdays?

Don't forget to

your jacket before going out.

Do you want to

me this evening?

your jumper, it's so hot in here.

Do you

your siblings? Yes, they are all great.

7 Phrases with get

Complete the sentences with the following phrases: get good grades, get a good job, get to, get tired, get into, get home.

1 I usually school at 8 because my classes start at half past 8.
2 You normally at 2 o'clock and relax after school.
3 I often when I study late at night.
4 I study a lot in order to .
5 We find it very difficult to Oxford.
6 I would like to after I finish university.

8 Show your understanding

Complete the sentences with the correct form of GET.

9 Listening

Listen to an interview with Ula, a student from Finland. Write three ways in which her and Lee's school days are similar and four ways in which they are different.

Transkript

REPORTER: We have all read about the Finnish school system and how their students are successful and happy. We have taken the time to visit one of the schools in Espoo and talk to the students to get to understand what is so special about the schools and the teachers.

REPORTER: Today we are talking to Ula, a secondary school student, about her typical school day.

REPORTER: Hello, Ula, thanks for talking to us.

ULA: No problem, I'm happy to help.

REPORTER: Tell us something about your usual day. How does it start?

ULA: I usually get up at around 7, 7.15, have a light breakfast and then walk to school because it is only a few minutes from my flat. When I come to school, I take off my trainers and spend the rest of the school day in socks.

REPORTER: Socks? That's great! Do you have to wear a uniform at school?

ULA: No, we can wear what we want, so I usually wear some comfortable clothes like jeans, T-shirts and hoodies or jumpers. Our teachers love this informal atmosphere at school and we can call them by their first name if we want to, we don't have to say Ms. or Mr. just the name. We always have a great time at school so there are no students skipping lessons.

REPORTER: Do you have a lot of subjects?

ULA: Well, we have the usual academic subjects and a lot of PE, Music and Art and our normal school day usually lasts for six hours.

REPORTER: Do you get a lot of homework or do you do it at school?

ULA: It's homework so we do it at home, we get a lot of it, but it's not difficult since we try to pay attention in class.

REPORTER: Do you have any plans for the future?

ULA: Yes, I want to go to England and study Architecture there because I love the country and the language.

REPORTER: Well, I have to say that you won't have any problems with the language because your English is perfect!

ULA: Thanks! Everybody here speaks English well because we start learning it at a very early age.

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10 Writing

Is your school system similar to the one in Lee's or Ula's country? Whose school day do you prefer, Lee's or Ula's and why?

Write your answer in 80 to 100 words. When you are finished, check your spelling and give your work to your partner so that you can discuss your answers.

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