EXERCISE 2, 6, PAGE. 4, 5

a)    Check the words in blue. Read about the two schools. Answer as many of the questions as you can for each school.

 THE BRIT SCHOOL

1.    Is the school:

v A private school or a state school? Ì Is a state school.

v A single-sex school or a mixed school? Ì This school is mixed.

2.    Does it specialize in any subject?

v No

3.    Which subjects are compulsory? Which are optional?

v The subjects compulsory are: math and English.

v The optional subjects are: acting, dance and singing.

4.    How many pupils are there in the school?

v This school has 120 pupils.

5.    Do pupils wear a uniform or their own clothes?

v The pupils wear own clothes.

6.    Who makes the rules: the head teacher, the staff or the pupils

v The head teacher

7.    Is there a lot of discipline?

Yes

8.    Do any pupils have special responsibilities?

No

Sands School

1.    Is the school:

v A private school or a state school? Ì Is a private school

v A single-sex school or a mixed school? Ì This school is mixed

2.    Does it specialize in any subject?

No

3.    How many pupils are there in the school?

This school has about forty pupils

4.    Do pupils wear a uniform or their own clothes?

The pupils wear own clothes

5.    Who makes the rules: the head teacher, the staff or the pupils?

The teacher and pupils 

6.    Do any pupils have special responsibilities?

Yes, vote about the rules together

b)   Grammar Focus

PRESENT SIMPLE AND CONTINUOUS

1.    Read what Ashley and Laura said about their schools again and answer the questions.

ASHLEY

·         What do students do every week?

       They are working on a political drama

·         What particular things are they doing at the moment?

       They are producing a musical 

LAURA

·         What do students do every week?

           They are learning Spanish for two hours

·         What particular things are they doing at the moment?

          They are cooking lunch and some are sweeping the classrooms