Boarding Schools in the UK. British Schools

Do the preparation task first. Then watch the video and do the exercise to check your understanding. Preparation: matching Match the vocabulary with the correct definition and write a–e next to the numbers 1–5 1. a boarding school 2. to get distracted 3. to grow up 4. to be homesick 5. a relationship a. the way in which two people talk, behave and feel towards each other b. to become an adult c. to feel sad because you are not at home d. to start thinking about something different e. a school where pupils sleep and eat Key: e d b c a Check your understanding: true or false. Circle true or false for these sentences. 1. At a British boarding school, children wake up at 6:30 a.m. T half past seven in A.M. 2. The bell rings at 8 a.m. for hall assembly and the children are always late for lessons. F(never late for lessons) 3. Classes start at 9am and finish at half past three. F(half past four) 4. The author&favourite class is science because her dad is a scientist. F(because we do a lot of experiments) 5. In the evening, the author often plays badminton or goes to cookery classes. T 6. The author&parents live in France. T