Section 2.unit 6

SECTION 2

GROWING UP

UNIT 6: WHICH SCHOOL? PART ONE A. TEXT Which kind of school do most of British children go to? Public or Private? A large number of men and women in tops in Britain went to ‘public schools’. Three of the most famous of these schools are Eton and Harrow( for boys) and Roedean (for girls). But these ‘public school’ are not actually public at all, because, as a general rule, only children whose parents can afford to pay the high fees go to these schools. More accurately they are ‘independent’ or ‘private’ schools. The really public schools are called State schools, where 90% of children go. There are no fees for parent to pay: State schools are free. Many of the independents are boarding schools, where children live often for a term at a time; but some also take day children. As you read these advertisements for independent schools in England, make brief notes of the facilities which you don't (or didn't) have in your own school. 1. MANOR HALL SCHOOL Pound Hill, Norwich INDEPENDENT BOARDING SCHOOL OF BOYS 10-17 YEARS

2. Stone Hall College Junior School WOODSIDE, SUFFOLK Boys/ Girls Boarders 8-13

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Day Boys/ Girls 7-13 Small classes and much individual attention from qualified staff. Stone Hall is a preparatory Good residential accommodation school* for boys and girls. All Challenging courses for the bright and children are taught in purpose built much help and encouragement for the blocks, with a visiting specialist not-so-bright. for music and children with Good facilities, including a well hearing difficulties. equipped computer center and three science laboratories and an art/craft Stone Hall offers a curriculum and design complex. designed to meet the needs of all Courses leading to ‘O’ level and CSE children and offer in addition to examinations. course subjects, computing craft A special unit for boys with dyslexia and a wide range of activities and similar learning difficulties involving such pursuits as golf, A wide range of activities, enabling archery, needlecraft, ceramics, etc. senior boys to take Duke of Edinburgh All the major sports are covered Awards for both boys and girls and the A full games program including rugby, school boasts a heated swimming soccer, hockey, swimming, athletics pool, well equipped gymnasium and other minority sports. and a recently completed all A balanced education for pupils of weather surface. Prospective discipline in a caring environment. parents are welcome to visit the Most boys are full boarders but a few school at any time. Transfer to the day boys are accepted. senior school at 13+.

Please write or telephone for a copy of the school prospectus.

Enquiries to the Master

3. St. Luke's School 4 ST. CATHERINE's IPSWICH A complete education from 5yrs to University entrance

Independent boarding and day school for boys and girls The Great Hall, Down market, Suffolk.

* Continuous education, 8-18 yrs. SENIOR * Entry possible at any age * All staff fully qualified, mainly graduates 11-18 years Days & Boarding * CSE/GSE/ O & A level courses. Boys with Girls in 6th form* ‘O’* Maximum class size 20 pupils. & 'A' level courses. Regular *Traditional values, firms but reasonable flow of pupils to Oxbridge discipline Colleges. Excellent facilities. * Good family atmosphere. Recently built Sports Hall. * Sensible uniform, reasonable priced Music Center, Art Rooms, * Extensive grounds, good sports facilities Library and 6th Form Block. Boarding from £780- £ 975 per term fully inclusive JUNIOR Day from £ 375- £ 485 per term fully inclusive 5-7 years (mixed) Day pupils Apply for prospectus: Admissions Officer only. 7-11 years (mixed) Day & * Duke of Edinburgh's Award- a national Boarding. Traditional academic program of organized leisure activities for education. Heated indoor young people. swimming pool. Sport well * preparatory school- a school which catered for. Excellent facilities. Friendly atmosphere. School set prepares children to take the entrance exam (at the age of 13 usually) for public schools. in beautiful grounds. * 6th form -class for children between the ages of 16and 18 B. EXPLANATIONS facility [n] sports facilities washing, postal, banking, etc facilities qualified [adj] a qualified doctor

: thiết bị, tiện nghi : những tiện nghi thể thao : những tiện nghi tắm rửa, bưu vụ, ngân hàng v.v. : đủ tư cách, khả năng, điều kiện : một bác sĩ có đủ trình độ

chuyên môn She's extremely well qualified : (Cô ta có rất nhiều khả năng để for the job. làm việc này) : nhân viên, cán bộ (dùng để chỉ staff [n] cả nhóm người) the hotel staff : đội ngũ nhân viên khách sạn : (Chúng tôi cần thêm nhiều nhân We need more staff in the office. viên trong cơ quan) residential[adj] : để ở complex [n] : khu liên hợp a sports / leisure complex : khu liên hợp thể thao, giải trí : hạng thường (trong khoá học 'O' level = Ordinary level hoặc kỳ thi) CSE = Certificate of Secondary : Chứng chỉ Tốt nghiệp Phổ Education thông Trung học rugby [n] : bóng bầu dục soccer [n] : môn bóng đá ( ở Mỹ) hockey [n] : khúc côn cầu caring [adj] : quan tâm, chăm sóc caring parents : những bố mẹ chu đáo full boarder [n] : học sinh nội trú day boy [n] prospectus [n] prospectuses from several universities: preparatory school purpose-built[adj] visiting specialist pursuit pl [n] artistic, literary, scientific pursuits archery[n]

: nam sinh bán trú : tập sách nhỏ để quảng cáo : tập quảng cáo của nhiều trường đại học : trường dự bị : được làm ra cho một mục đích nhất định : chuyên gia thỉnh giảng : hoạt động, nghề nghiệp (một người) theo đuổi : những hoạt động theo đuổi nghệ thuật, văn học, khoa học : môn bắn cung

needlecraft[n] ceramics [n] boast [v]

: công việc may vá, thêu thùa : nghề gốm : tự hào có : (Thành phố tự hào có một nhà The town boasts a world-famous trưng bày mỹ thuật nổi tiếng thế art gallery giới) : mặt sân phù hợp với mọi thời all weather surface tiết day and boarding : bán trú và nội trú : hạng cao trong tốt nghiệp phổ 'A' level = advanced level thông trung học mixed [adj] : (trường) có nam nữ học chung heat[v] : làm cho nóng hoặc ấm lên : (Đây có phải là bể bơi có nước Is it a heated swimming pool? ấm không?) cater for sb/sth [v] : cung cấp thực phẩm, dịch vụ : cung cấp thực phẩm cho một buổi liên hoan, một bữa tiệc, v.v. : các phương tiện, dịch vụ thể sport well catered for thao được cung cấp đầy đủ set [v] : đặt (cái gì) vào chỗ xác định. : ngôi nhà tọa lạc trong khu đất the house is set in fifty acres of mấp mô có trồng cây, cỏ rộng 50 rolling parkland mẫu Anh : (ở Anh) trường tư thục public school (independent or private schools) the independents : = independent schools day children : học sinh bán trú cater for a party, banquet etc

C. QUESTIONS 1. In your own words, describe the main differences between State schools and independent schools.

2. Why is the word 'independent' better than 'public' to describe schools which are not part of the State system? (Tại sao từ ''independent" tốt hơn từ "public'' khi dùng để miêu tả những trường học không thuộc hệ thống nhà nước?)

Answer Key D. FACT CHECK Look at the four advertisements for independent schools and answer the questions by filling in this chart. Manor Stone St St Hall Hall Luke's Catherine's School College a

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Is this school - for boys? - for girls? - for both ? What age of pupils can go to this school? boys girls Is this school - for boarders? - for day pupils? - for both? Which schools advertise small classes? What sports does the school offer? Which schools have swimming pools? Which schools have special facilities for children with

learning problems? Answer Key E. WORD CHECK 1. Which words or phrases are used in the Manor Hall School advertisement to mean? a. trained teachers? b. less intelligent children? c. a wide range of sporting activities? d. less common games? e. an atmosphere in which children are well looked for? Answer Key 2. What do you understand by these words and phrases from the adverts? a. residential accommodation (1) b. purpose-built blocks (2) c. prospective parents (2) d. Entry possible at all age (3) e. Traditional values (3) / Traditional academic education (4) f. extensive grounds (3) / beautiful grounds (4) g. Oxbridge (colleges) (4) Answer Key 3. Opposites: Match these words or phrases from the advertisements with their opposites. 1. bright 2. boarding

a. major b. minimum

people 3. minority 4. maximum 5. extensive 6. minor 7. indoor

c. outdoor d. small e. not-so-bright f. day pupils g. majority

Answer Key 4. Word fields (những từ trong cùng một nhóm nghĩa): Make a list of words from the adverts under these headings. Sports Example

rugby

Practical activities ceramics

Facilities computer centre

Answer Key F. COMPARISONS Look carefully at the advertisements for Manor Hall School or the St Luke's School. Make a list of the features which both schools advertise. Manor Hall 1 2 3 Answer Key PART TWO A. TEXT Three generations at Roedean

St Luke’s

Roedean, on the South coast of England, is the most famous English public school for girls. Here three generations of Roedeanians remember their schooldays. Find out how the school's attitudes have changed since the 1930's. The Grandmother Elaine Goldwater, now a 65-year-old grandmother, went to Roedean from 1929 to 1936. In those days, ‘only the top quality brains went to Oxford or Cambridge. “Play up, play up and play the game” was the first school rule, and deportment and manners were more important than academic subjects’, says Elaine. “The gym mistress had lunch with us and if she caught you not sitting up straight, you had to go to deportment classes for a week.” “Boys didn't exist for us-or for the staff, because they were the generation that had lost their boyfriends in the first world war Instead we were good at games, often with practices before breakfast. When I left school, I was absolutely tongue-tied with men.” After school Elaine did a dress- making course, and then did unpaid social work. Ladies didn't work for money then. “But the war changed all that”, say Elaine. The Mother Elaine's daughter, Priscilla, now 38, went to Roedean in the early 1960s. She watched Panorama- a television current affairs program- once a week as a special treat. And secretly she used to listen to the Beatles under the bedclothes at night. The girls hardly ever met boys, but they talked about them most of time. “We had this great game of trying to write to boyfriends. The staff checked all our letters, and if they were going to boys, they just didn't get there.” “If you wanted to go to university, they encouraged you, but they still felt it would be better for you to leave school and be a lady.” “At a meal times we took it in turns to sit next to staff. If we couldn't make polite conversation, we got into trouble. So before meals I used to always have a quick look at the day's newspapers, so that I had something to talk about. That was a very useful lesson to learn.” After Roedean, Priscilla went to A Swiss finishing school and then worked for

a short time before marrying and having a family. The Daughters Priscilla's daughters, Zoe, 15 and Frances, 11, are now also at Roedean. Says Frances: “I'm going to be an accountant like my father. It's a good job and like Maths. When I've enough money, I'll buy a flat and get married. I work with a computer and when I get to the upper school, I'm going to do sailing, judo, elocution, and play the clarinet, the piano and the saxophone”. Says Zoe: “I've got a boyfriend, but I'm not allowed to see him during the term. In the sixth from boyfriends can come in for coffee. I can't image life without boys. It would be so boring. We have a lot of men teachers, but they don't understand girls. We're not like boys, we need to be taught differently.” Although a lot of things about the school have changed, the parents of the 400 girls still have to pay for the Roedean education- that is nearly $5000 a year in fees. But last year the sixth-form girls built a hovercraft, and hardly anybody mentions deportment and manners any more. B. EXPLANATIONS top quality brains deportment [n] Young ladies used to have lessons in deportment. tongue-tied with men unpaid a special treat finishing school elocution<> hovercraft [n] C. FACT CHECK Finish these sentences.

: những bộ óc hàng đầu : dáng điệu, cách đi đứng : (Trước kia các thiếu nữ phải học cách đi đứng) : cứng lưỡi, ngượng ngịu trước nam giới : không được trả tiền : một món đặc biệt (thường rất thú vị), trò giải trí đặc sắc : trường tư (thường là đắt tiền, để dạy các cô gái cách cư xử ở nơi sang trọng) : nghệ thuật diễn thuyết : (số nhiều không đổi) tàu đệm khí (có thể đi trên đất liền hoặc trên nước)

a. When Elaine Goldwater was at Roedean, only a few of the girls ... b. Academic work was much less important than ... c. Many of the teachers were unmarried because ... d. In the 1930s it was unusual for ladies to ... e. Priscilla and her friends talked about boys nearly all the time, although ... f. If the girls wrote letters to boys, the staff ... g. to make sure she could , make polite conversation Priscilla used to ... h. Priscilla went to a school in Switzerland, when ... i. Frances wants get married when ... j. Zoe can only see her boyfriend during ... k. According to Zoe, the problem with men teachers is that ... Answer Key D. WORD CHECK 1. Choose the correct word from the two given in these sentences. 1. Elaine Priscilla and Zoe a. different families belong to 2. Elaine is Zoe's a. grandmother 3. Zoe is Priscilla's a. daughter a. before the second 4. Elaine left Roedean world war a. enjoyed watching 5.Priscilla Panorama on TV. 6. Priscilla's a. husband 7. Roedean is a. an independent

b. generations b. mother b. granddaughter b. after the second world war b. hated watching Panorama on TV. b. father is an accountant b. a State School

Answer Key 2. What do you think these phrases from the text mean?

a. 'Play up and play the game' (para 2) b. 'deportment and manners' (para 2) c. 'I was tongue-tied with men' (para 4) d. 'We took it in turns to sit next to staff' (para 9) e. 'I can't imagine life without boys. (para 13) Answer Key 3. Top: 'top' can mean 'most important' or ''best' (e.g. top quality). and it can mean 'highest' (e.g. the top floor of a building). Now use your dictionary to check the meaning of these 'top' words and phrases. a. We sat on the top deck of the ship. b. The top people read The Times (newspaper) c. We put our clothes in the top drawer. d. My best friend is in the top class at school. e. Look! There's a light in the top window. f. He's a top athlete. g. I left my car on the top storey of the car park. h. top hat i. top-heavy j. top-notch k. top-secret l. top soil

Answer Key 4. School subjects / activities a. Which academic subject does the text mention?

b. What other school activities are mentioned?

Answer Key 5. Opposites: Which words in the text are opposite in meaning to the words? a. paid b. late c. openly d. (to) openly e. rude / impolite f. interesting g. in the same way Answer Key E. DIRECT AND INDIRECT SPEECH & speech

Rewrite what Frances and Zoe say in indirect or reported Direct

Indirect Frances says she's going to be an For example: 'I'm going to be an accountant accountant like her father or like my father' Frances said she was going to be an accountant like her father. a. Frances:

b. Zoe:

Answer Key F. EXERCISE Click here to view Exercise for Unit 6. G. UNIT ASSIGNMENT You are supposed to finish and submit this assignment. Click here to view Unit Assignment 2