Номер 18, страница 49 - гдз по английскому языку 8 класс учебник Афанасьева, Михеева

Unit 2. Education: The World of Learning. Reading for Information: «Hampton School» - номер 18, страница 49.

Условие.

READING FOR INFORMATION

18 Read the information about Hampton School once and say if Hampton is a prestigious school.

Hampton School:

Answers to Some Common Questions

PRÆSTAT OPES SAPIENTIA

What is the structure of the working day?

Morning registration at 8:50 a.m. There are 5 lessons each morning, with a 20-minute break after the first 3. Lunch break is from 12:35 to 2 p.m. to allow for extra-curricular activities. Last lesson finishes at 4 p.m.

When does school open and close?

At 6 a.m. and 10 p.m. usually! However, we like boys to arrive from 8 a.m. and after school they can work in the library till 5 p.m.

Is there Saturday school?

No lessons. On a typical Saturday there could be as many as 300 boys and 30 staff involved in sport, music, drama, all voluntary.

How do boys get to school?

Some walk and many cycle. Many use the 111, 70 or 285 buses, all of which stop outside. There are coaches and about 300 pupils use these. Our catchment area is large and we understand the importance of good transport facilities.

How are the boys organized?

They are in forms of about 25, usually less, some a little more. In the Sixth Form the forms can be in single figures. Each Form has a Form Tutor.

What about the curriculum, GCSEs and A levels?

A very broad curriculum is characteristic of the first three years. At GCSE boys study seven core subjects and three options from thirteen, and at A level from five to six subjects from a range of thirty.

What about Information Technology and computers?

There are computers throughout the school. We have two Information Technology labs with up-to-date equipment all with Internet access. There is a computer in the Modern Languages room. The use of it as a learning and teaching tool is spreading across our curriculum.

How do you teach science?

All three sciences are taught as the separate subjects of Biology, Chemistry and Physics by a graduate teacher.

What languages do you teach?

The modern languages are French, German, Spanish and Russian. And one of the first three can be chosen as the first language studied with the opportunity to start a second language in the Third Form. All boys take Latin in the First Year, as it is a good intellectual discipline, supporting English and modern languages by teaching precision and grammar.

Is there setting?

There is no setting in the First Form. There is some setting of Modern Languages from the Second Form and of Maths from the Third Form: in these two subjects the top sets take GCSE exams a year early.

Are boys praised for their good work and behaviour?

There is an annual Prize Giving. Heads of Year and Form Tutors contact parents if they are concerned about a boy’s progress and they also write and tell them if they are particularly pleased with a boy’s work or progress.

What parents’ evenings and reports are there?

There are two major written reports¹ a year. There is at least one full parents’ evening for each year group.

What about careers and university advice?

There is a system of aptitude diagnosis and career counselling. Regularly about 80% of leavers get their first choice university and course.

Do boys have to play a particular sport?

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, which they do all year round. The summer games are cricket, tennis and athletics. There are many other activities available, such as squash, cross-country, basketball, table tennis, badminton, swimming, etc.

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¹ (end-of-term) reports: both in Britain and the USA teachers write a statement about a child’s work at school, sent to his parents

Do boys ever meet girls?

We are not a coed¹ school but we have close links with Girls High School. A level Theatre Studies and Russian are taught together. A lot of Drama and Music is done cooperatively.

What is discipline like?

Based on common sense and reasonably relaxed and friendly, because the atmosphere in the school is built on tolerance and mutual respect. Poor behaviour, especially any form of bullying is treated very firmly. Relations between boys and staff are excellent.

And the food?

It’s excellent too! We now serve breakfast as well as lunch.

How easy is it to get in?

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 sit the entrance examination.

Решение.

Решение 2.

Прочитайте информацию о школе Хэмптон один раз и скажите, является ли Хэмптон престижной школой.

Ответ:

Yes, Hampton is a prestigious school. The text states this directly in the introductory sentence.

Да, Хэмптон — престижная школа. Об этом прямо говорится во вступительном предложении текста.