A Day at School

Level:	Topic:	Speakers:	Length:
easy	education	man – boy	01:35

Pre-Listening Exercises

Describe a normal school day in the life of a student in your country including hours, class subjects, meals, rules, dress, and extra-curricular activities. What options are there in your country to take online classes through distance learning, even for children?

Idioms

“crack the books” = start studying
“The reason why he isn’t doing very well is that he rarely cracks the books.”

“cut class” = miss school
“Although some of my daughter’s friends cut class a lot, she is at school every day.”

Listening Exercises

A. Listen to the interview and answer the questions.

Vocabulary Practice

Try this activity to practice the vocabulary from the conversation:

Gap-fill Exercise

Post-Listening Exercises

What thing did you most enjoy about your school life in your country? Talk with a partner. Explain and discuss some of these topics:

the length of the school year
a typical day at school
teacher and student interaction
extra activities after school

Online Investigations

Use the Internet to learn about the school system in another country and find the answers to these questions:

How do students get to school?
Do students meet inside a building or outside?
What subjects do students learn each day?
What time does school start and end?
What do students eat for lunch? Is it something they bring with them, or does the school have a cafeteria?
How many students are in a class?

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“A Day at School”