Exam. Studying at School

Studying at School

1. Let’s talk about studying at school. What’s your school like?

2. Do you agree that our school gives a person a good start in life?

Our modern world makes a person be flexible and mobile, creative and inventive. Modern life makes a person broaden his horizons, use modern technologies and learn foreign languages.

To get knowledge people need education, they need to turn theoretical knowledge into practical skills. Nowadays we can get education at school, college and university. There are also many possibilities for self-education.

According to our Constitution each citizen of the Republic of Belarus is guaranteed the right to get education. Preschool education is not compulsory in Belarus but around 70% of children attend nursery and kindergarten before they start school. Getting primary and basic secondary school education is compulsory. All students must follow the basic education curriculum up to the age of 15, and the vast majority of them stay at school until they finish secondary school at 17. Children study at school for 9 years then they may either continue their education at school or go to colleges and vocational schools.

Pupils start going to school at the age of 6 or 7. The school year lasts from the first of September to the end of May and is divided into 4 terms. The school day lasts from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. The school uniform in our schools and gymnasiums is required.

It's common knowledge that the success of school education depends mainly on the teachers, their professional skills, the kind of relationship they can establish with pupils. The task of school is not only to pass some information. Children's characters and perception of the world are formed here.

To begin with, when I am talking about my school I mean a whole complex of things which made up my life there, influenced my views and outlook, formed my character to some degree. I study at school №94 in Minsk. It is famous for its high quality of education. Here I'd like to say that my teachers are highly educated people. They are strongly devoted to their work. My favorite subject at school is mathematics. We have a very good and enthusiastic teacher who inspired in me an interest in the exact sciences. She is a very fair person and the manner of her teaching is perfect. The pupils are well-disciplined and well-behaves at her lessons.

To come second, I like friendly atmosphere at my school. It gives me a real pleasure to go there and to communicate with my friends. I like my class. I always fell at home there. Everybody is so friendly and easy to get along with. I am on good terms with my classmates and we often spend our free time together.

In conclusion I should say that our school looks nice and lovely. It's a clean and attractive three-storeyed building. The school building itself is of a typical design with the same layout and the distribution of classrooms, administrative offices, canteens, gyms and libraries as you can see in most other schools.

3. Ask me what kind of pupil I was at school.

1. Did you enjoy studying English?

2. What did you like most of all during your school years?

3. What was your favourite subject?

4. Did you take part in extra-class activities?

5. Did you have any problems when you were a student?

4. Which school club would you advise your classmate to join?

It depends on your interests. If you like to do things with you own hands you should join "Umelye Ruchki club". If you are interested in sports, join any sport club you like. We have a lot of sports clubs and sections in our school: karate club, basketball club, football club.

5. Today some young people think that having a good education is very important. Do you agree with them?

Our modern world makes a person be flexible and mobile, creative and inventive. Modern life makes a person broaden his horizons, use modern technologies and learn foreign languages. To get knowledge people need education. Here are some reasons why most people think that having a good education is very important:

1. For a happy and stable life

If you want to lead a happy life and enjoy the good things the world has to offer, you certainly need to get educated.

2. Money

An educated person has more chances of landing up a good high paying job. The more educated you are, the better career options you have!

3. Equality

If we want to see the world as a just and fair place where everyone is given equal opportunities, education is what we require.

4. Makes you self-dependent

Education is very important if you want to be a self-dependent person. It helps you become financially independent but that is not all.  Education also makes you wiser so that you can make your own decisions.

5. Turns your dreams into reality

What is your dream, your aim in life? Do you want to become rich?  Do you want to be popular? Do you want to be an extremely successful person who is respected by people? Well, the key to all this is education.

6. Makes the world a safer and more peaceful place

If you are educated, you are well aware of your rights, the law and your responsibilities towards the society.

7. Makes you confident

If you are educated you have more chances of being heard and taken seriously.

8. Society

The society expects you to go to school followed by college, get a job, settle down etc. In fact education helps you become a useful member of the society. Education helps you become an active member of the society and participate in the ongoing changes and developments.

References:

• Top 10 Reasons why Education is Extremely Important

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• Английский язык: билеты для подготовки к выпускному экзамену / Л.В. Данилович. – Минск: Экоперспектива, 2015. – 67 с.