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“Why go to school?”

Ø Match the words with their definitions.
1Compulsory      a able to be used

2Comprehensive      b a kind of education in which pupils of different

3Available                   abilities go to the same school

4To learn                 c to go regularly to a certain place

5To study               d must be done because it is the law

6To attend               e to get the theory of the subject

fto get some practical skills

Ø    Complete the sentences by changing the form of the verb in brackets.

I   (help) tomorrow if you still... (need) help.

If      my parents ... (not work) on Saturday, we all... (go) skiing.

If the weather... (be) fine next weekend, we ... (go) to the country.

Ialways ... (help) you this year if you ... (need) help.

Granny sometimes ... (not hear) if little Eddie ... (call) her.

Ø    Read the interview about Hampton School and refer the answers (A-F),

given by the school headmaster, to the questions (1-6).

1  When does school open and close?

2  How are the boys organised?

3  What about the curriculum, GCSEs and A levels?

4  What languages do you teach?

5  Do you have to play a particular sport?

6How easy is it to get in?

A A very broad curriculum is characteristic of the first three years. At GCSE

boys study seven subjects and three options from thirteen and at A Level

from five to six subjects from a range of thirty.

ВAt 6 am and 10 pm usually. However, we like boys to arrive from 8 am and

after school, they can work in the library till 5 pm.

C The modern languages are French, German, Spanish and Russian. And

one of the first three can be chosen as the first language studies with the

opportunity to start a second language in the Third Form.

D It is difficult to say. It depends on whether Hampton is right for the boy as

much as whether the boy is right for Hampton. Each year there are large

numbers of applicants who take the entrance exam.

E They are in forms of about 25, usually less, some a little more. Each Form

has a Form Tutor(наставник).

 F All boys can choose the sport they wish to play. In the First Year, they can

pick football or rugby. In the Third Year, they can also row. The summer

games are cricket, tennis and athletics. Swimming and badminton are

available, too.

Ø    Write composition “Why go to school?”