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1. The Day of Knowledge 2. The School Birthday 3. Health Day 4. The New Year Ball 5. The Last Bell 6. Graduation Day

2b. Put the parts of the text in the correct order and read about a school tradition in Belarusian schools. What tradition is it? Then listen and check.

A. because they happen every year on the same dates. Some tra-

B. A school year is nine months long and it’s full of events! Many of them became traditions

C. the park or a class trip. The events on this day are usually the same every year but everyone waits for this day, likes it and

G. September, 1.This day is special for all: school children, their teachers and

1. What tradition do they celebrate? 2. When do they have it? 3. Who takes part in it? 4. Where does it take place? 5. What activitiesВdo participants (участники) take part in?

2d. Do you have a similar tradition in your school? Do you do anything different on this day?

3. What do they do at these events? Match the traditions and the activities.

Traditions: 1. Teacher’s Day 2. Autumn Sports Week 3. School Olimpiads 4. Maslenitsa 5. Women’s Day 6. Health Day 7. Reunion Day (встреча выпусников)

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Activities: A. have a concert for girls and women, give them flowers and presents B. have a talk with doctors and sportsmen, carry out a class project on health C. sing folk songs, play folk games, make pancakes D. have a concert for teachers, give flowers to teachers E. have sports competitions F. come and meet their teachers G. have competitions in all school subjects

talk [ç:] – walk – chalk – folk [´U]

the Autumn Sports Week and it’s the last week of September.

5. In all schoolэsports grounds: in the swimming pool, in the gym, on the football pitch and the basketball and volleyball

4. Everyone from the 1st to the 11th class. Our teachers take

part in some events too.

courts.

with a Closing ceremony where winners get their cups, medals and prizes.

7. Yes, I always do. I’m good at games and climbing a wall. Last year I got a gold medal in climbing!

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4b. Interview your classmates about their favourite school tradition. Ask when the event takes place, where it takes place, who takes part in it, what the participants do, why they like it.

4c. Write about your favourite school tradition.

Lesson 6. Best-known British schoolsа

1. What British schools do you know? Close your eyes and think of a British school. Write down the first five things you think of.

ber of sports competitions. The School also offers brilliant fa-

other similar schools. All teachers and 100% of pupils live in the School and thisэhelps to offer a wide range of activities in the evenings andшat weekends. On Sundays we have a great num-

cilities, such as a sports centre with all the equipment you need, an art gallery,ы one of the best school soccer pitches, a farm, a

fantastic school theatre and the latest IT centre. Here we can developВqualities of leadership and teamwork. This is the best school for me.

2b. Now read about Eton. What are the advantages of studying there?

I study at Eton. Eton has educated boys for nearly six centuries. Almost all boys from our school then go on to university. The school offers a wide range of games and afterclass activities. The main sports are rugby and soccer, but boys

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In a tuck-box there also were all kinds of treasures (сокровища) such as a magnet, a pocket-knife and a compass, and I remember one boy called Arkle who kept a pet frog there. Tuck-boxes were boys’ own secret place, and no other boy, or even the Headmaster had the right to open them.

mediately and sentэus downstairs to the Headmaster’s office

where we wereшpunished (наказаны) on the spot with the crack… crack… crack of a cane going down our bodies.

dor. Whenыhe returned, we were excited very much and lay in our beds waiting for the Matron to walk along the corridor.

NothingВ happened for a couple of minutes but suddenly we heard crunch… crunch… crunch and a loud shrieking, “Who did this?” The Matron ran crunching along the corridor, opened all the dormitory doors and switched all the lights. “I want the name of a naughty little boy who put down the sugar!” she cried. “Be quiet,” we whispered to Wragg. “We won’t give you away!”

5. Once, after lights went out, a brave boy called Wragg

sprinkled (рассыпал) some sugar all over the floor of the corri-

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Then came up the Headmaster and also cried at us. Everybody kept quiet as we stood freezing barefoot (босиком) in our pyjamas. The Headmaster was getting very angry. “Very well,” he said at last, “Everyone will give the keys to the Matron and she will keep them till the end of the term. No one will get anything from your tuck-boxes! And forget about the food from your homes! We will teach you a lesson!”

to make sure weшsaid nothing bad about his school. So we could tell our parents what really was going on there only on holidays,

I am sure, was not the main reason for his interest. He was there

2b. Match the headings to the parts of the story. One heading is extra.

A. Writing home. B. School life downstairs. C. The best day at St Peter’s. D. Boys’ treasures. E. How it started. F. School life upstairs. G. What we had to wear.

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