The normal school day in Britain is from nine o'clock to half past three. Pupils must stay at school all the time. The day starts with registration. The class teachers check who is at school and who is absent. Then there is an assembly. All the pupils come together for a religious service. The headmaster or headmistress reads out some important notices. Lessons begin after the assembly.  At lunchtime some pupils go "home" for lunch, but most pupils have their lunch at school canteen. The afternoon begins with registration again. School finishes at half past three. All the time pupils stay at special houses-hostels.

•                      Can you compare English and Ukrainian school? What is the same and what is different?

  Words and word-use

Today it is my first day at school. It is very important for me to make a good impression on my new teachers and classmates. Now I am going to help my English teacher to get the class to the lessons. So I need to stick the notes with the English words to the different things. Oh, there are so many things and even more notes. Please, will you help me?

• Read the words and choose "Classroom" ones.

      bag, blackboard, cinema, museum, park, pencil, map, chalk, ruler,

     office, pen, bank, book, car, brush, library, sharpener, desk, hotel, pupil,

     bench, teacher, windows, rubber, bookcase, sing, famous, wall.

Speaking point

Oh, you know everything is so interesting in this school. I have so many emotions, so many feelings and thoughts. But now I have to go to meet my tutor.

             Tutor: Hi, Nina. How are you?

                         Nina: Fine, thank you.

             Tutor: Have you met somebody?

                        Nina: Oh, yes. I've made friends with two of my new classmates.

             Tutor: That's great. Take a seat, please.

                         Nina: Oh, thank you.

             Tutor: What are you doing this evening?

                         Nina: Well, I have to do a lot of studying...

             Tutor: Have you got a hobby?

                         Nina: Oh, yes. I have. I have a cat and I like to play with it.

             Tutor: That's good. I'm glad that you feel comfortable here. See you later.

                        Nina: Good bye.

5. Make up the similar dialogue and act it out with your friend.

Grammar point

• Do you remember the meanings and function of the verb to have.

•  Look through the dialogue and find the sentences with this verb (have), state its function. 

And now your home task will be to write down 12 sentences using “have” in its different meanings.

Hi, there! It's me, Nina. English is so difficult. I've thought I know it well, but ...they speak so quickly and fluently... To solve that problem I get used to learn tongue-twisters every morning. Try and you, and you'll see it will help your English. Good luck!

    Read this tongue-twister for 5 times. Try and learn it by heart.

        Whatever one toucan can do

        Is sooner done by toucans two

        And three toucans (it's very true)

        Can do much more than two can do.

 ​Words and word-use

   You see, I've met here so many new people. All of them are different. Look at these words. Choose personality adjectives that have a positive meaning.

    Use a dictionary if you need to.

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• Well done! You are at-a-boy (girl)! And now try to match adjectives 1-6 with their opposite meanings A-F.

Reading point

Yesterday I wrote a letter to my mum.

But Alfey (my new friend) spoilt it a little. He wrote some words with mistakes. Help me, please, to restore it. 

Dear Mum, 

I want to tell you about my new friends whom I've met here, in House of Anubis. I share my room with Emmy, she is from Brighton. She is kind, funny and very (winnergetic) - she is always full of life and energy. But she is a bit (disorganism) - she does everything at the last minute. Laura and Miguel are my classmates. Laura is from Dublin. She works really hard on her English, she is really (hardwalking). Besides, Laura is rather (functual) too, as she does everything in time. Miguel, on the opposite, is a (crazybones). He doesn't like studying and prefers to (paste) time on playing computer games and surfing the Internet.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                           That' s all for now.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Love, Nina.

Pay attention to these words: lazybones, punctual, well-planned, disorganised, model girl, model boy, to work hard on, to waste time, to do everything in time.

Writing point

• Look, here are my friends:

       Emmy                                Miguel                             Laura

Task 1: Using new words and the text (Nina’s letter) write down their features of characters.

Task 2: Choose the correct answer:

1. Jessica is a very …girl. She loves meeting new people.

1. Generous
2. Selfish
3. Friendly

2. The British are quite… They feel uncomfortable with strangers.

1. Confident
2. Cheerful
3. Shy

3. Tom is extremely… He thinks he’s better than everyone else.

1. Arrogant
2. Tolerant
3. Helpful

4. My brother is always… He is very positive about the future.

1. Jealous
2. Optimistic
3. Serious

5. Dan is very … He always has a smile on his face.

1. Cheerful
2. Ambitious
3. Tolerant

6. Anna’s a …person. She always tells other people what to do.