Номер 20, страница 14 - гдз по английскому языку 10 класс (enjoy english) учебник Биболетова, Бабушис

20 Read the text about school life in Britain in the early 20th century and tick the things described in the text. Find the sentences and phrases to explain your answers.

When we were old enough to go to school, we walked there on our own. The school was a stone throw from our house so we were lucky. Some children had to walk more than a mile to get there.

The school had three classrooms: one for the youngest children, one for the middle class and the biggest room for the oldest children. Mr Thompson, the headmaster, taught the oldest class himself. He was very strict. We were not allowed to talk. If someone misbehaved, they had to come out and stand in front of the class. But if it was really serious, they had to hold out their hand for the cane. They felt miserable, though it didn't hurt too much.

There was a wall in the schoolyard which divided it into two parts. The boys came to school through the main gate whereas the girls – through the garden gate. It was ridiculous as we studied in the same class but had to play in separate playgrounds with the wall between us.

In the morning we all came to the big room, sang a hymn and said a prayer. The youngest children learned how to write by drawing letters in a sand tray. When they got older they used dip pens with ink. I remember learning poems and tables by heart. Small children worked with dark-green plasticine and older girls learned to sew and knit.

In the school there were no lunches so we had to go home to eat. The children who lived far away brought their lunches to school. When it was cold in winter, Mr Thompson made a hot drink and the children sat around the coal fire to eat.

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