Natasha Talks: Education. Или все что вы хотели узнать о школах в Англии.

Natasha Talks: Education (текст).

L. Привет, Наташа!
N. Hello, it’s me! Today we will be talking to you about schools here in
Britain.
L. Чтобы нам было легче рассказывать о школе, мы приготовили с тобой
вопросы, которые я буду задавать.
Во сколько лет вы идете в школу, Наташа?
N. We start school when we are 4 to 5 years old. That school is called
Primary school.
L. Сколько лет вы учитесь в начальной школе?
N. In Primary school for 7 years. The first year is Reception, the
second year is Year 1. We don’t say ‘I’m in the First class’, here in
Britain we say ‘I’m in Year 1’.
L. Что происходит после окончания начальной школы?
N. After Primary school, which is Year 6, we make a choice into what
Secondary school we would like to go to. There are different types of
Secondary schools. There are State schools, which the majority of people
will go to. There are Grammar schools which pupils will take a test and
see how good they are. And there are Private schools, which the parents
have to pay large amounts of money for the children.
L. Куда вы идете после окончания средней школы, Наташа?
N. After Secondary school, in Year 11, we can go to College or we can go
to Sixth form.
L. Что такое Sixth Form?
N. Sixth Form is where you have 2 years preparing for University.
L. Наташа, а в чем разница между Sixth Form и колледжем?
N. The difference between College and Sixth Form is Sixth Form you are
planning to go straight to University afterwords. And College is where
you get professional education so you can go straight to your job.
L. Давай теперь поговорим о твоей школе.
N. OK.
L. Расскажи, пожалуйста, какие предметы вы изучаете?
N. We have subjects… English, Maths, Chemistry, Physics, Biology,
Computing, Art, Music, Religious education, Physical education and…
L. Географию сказала?
N. Geography and History.
L. В каком ты сейчас классе?
N. I’m in Year 8.
L. Носите ли вы школьную форму, Наташа?
N. Yes, in my school we wear school uniform. All schools around the
country in Britain wear school uniform.
L. Расскажи о вашем учебном годе, Наташа.
N. We have three terms in an academic year. In between of those terms
are two week break. The first term is from September, not necessarily
the 1st of course, until Christmas time. The second term is after New
Year up until Easter holidays. After Easter is the 3rd term up until
July, which is our summer…
L. End of July… Конец июля…
N. Yes, end of July. So we only have one month as a summer holiday. I
feel quite jealous as you have three months and I only have one.
L. Ну, расскажи нам о своей школе, Наташа.
N. I go to a Grammar school. To go to my Grammar school, which is
secondary school, I have to do a test, which I passed. There were a
thousand of girls who took the test and only a 150 of us actually got
into the school.
L. О, так ты у нас умная?
N. Yes… Traditionally Grammar schools are for only boys or for only
girls. There are some Grammar schools, only some though, they are mixed
– boys and girls.
L. Наташа, говорят, что в Англии не задают домашние задания в школе, это
правда?
N. No, that is not true, we are given pieces of homework, each day of
the week. Oh, by the way, I better go to do my homework now to keep this
little friend happy. Good bye!
If there are questions or things you would like to know please ask and I
will try to answer them. Thank you. Good bye. Пока!