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63NNA5 - GROUP 2

THEME: SCHOOL

Group members:

1. Võ Ngọc Trân

2. Phạm Thị Mỹ Duyên

3. Lê Thị Mỹ Hạ

4. Hoàng Thị Thảo Nguyên

5. Trương Trần Nhã Phương

6. Võ Anh Tài

VIDEO TRANSCRIPT

“Do you go to school on Saturdays?”

“Do you wear a uniform?”

“Do you like school?”

“Well, in this program, we’ll look at British schools and British students.”

Most children start Primary School at the age of five. Then, at eleven, they go to
Secondary School.

All children stay at Secondary School to the age of sixteen. And at sixteen in England,
they take GCSE examinations. That is the General Certificate of Secondary Education.

After these exams, about thirty percent of students leave school. The others usually
study three subjects for two more years and then take a levels or advanced level
examinations.

About twenty percent of eighteen-year-olds go to University. They usually leave home


and go to a University in a different town or city. Another twenty percent go on to
other kinds of education and training.

“This is the John Mason School in Abington, near Oxford. Students go to school from
Monday to Friday and school starts at nine o’clock.”

“Hurry up, it’s nearly nine o’clock!”


“Most schools are mixed, there for boys and girls. And most secondary schools the
students wear a uniform.”

“This is the first class of the day. It’s Maths. Hmmm, that’s a bit difficult.”

“On average, there are about twenty-two students in a Secondary School class and
about twenty-seven are in a Primary School class.”

“British students have a wise choice of subjects. This is an Art class.”

Here is a Food Technology class. The students learn about food and cooking. This is a
Design and Technology class.

Science, of course. And Foreign Languages. Many British schoolchildren only learn a
foreign language from the age of eleven. Most students study French. Other popular
languages are Spanish and Italian. They also study other subjects like Information
Technology, History, Geography, English Literature and Religion.

“Students have lessons in the morning and then a break of an hour for lunch. Some go
home for lunch, some bring sandwiches with them and some eat here in the school
canteen.”

“What’s on the menu today?”

“Chips and beans.”

“There are classes in the afternoon and school finishes at about four o’clock.”

After school, some students do other activities like sport. Football’s very popular, but
so are other games like netball, rugby and badminton.

“And some students learn music. Daniela plays the violin. She’s good!”

“Well, thank you.”

“No, I’m not.”

“Ninety two percent of British schools are state schools that means they’re free. The
government pays, not the parents.”

Eight percent of schools are independent. The parents of these students pay or their
education. Some of these independent schools are boarding schools. The students
don’t live at home during term time, they live at the school. And some of these schools
have a very traditional uniforms. These boys are from Eton, a very famous
independent school near Windsor. What do British students really think about their
schools?

“I think school is great.”

“I like school mesh a time.”

“I really like history and art.”

“I love Art and drama.”

“I don’t like Geography.”

“I don’t like French”

“Homework’s okay.”

“I don’t like homework.”

“I really hate homework.”

“School foods are all right sometimes.”

“I love school food.”

“Well, what do you think? Our British schools good? Or do you prefer your school?”

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