4. Everyday life

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Looking back, what can you tell about the history of the UK?

Lesson 4: Everyday life

Lesson goals:

1. How education works and what kind of sports are popular.

2. What people eat and drink.

British schools

Where do children go at the age of five?

1. primary school
2. secondary school
3. high school
4. middle school

When do students go to secondary school?

1. At the age of 10
2. At the age of 11
3. At the age of 12
4. At the age of 13

At the age of 16 students finish secondary school with a general education certificate.

1. True
2. False

What are 'A levels'?

1. Exams students take at the age of 16.
2. Exams students take at university.
3. Exams students take at the age of 18.
4. Exams students take to enter university.

What do students do during their lunch break?

1. All students eat school food.
2. Students can have a lunch from school.
3. All students bring their own lunch.
4. All students go home for lunch.

The schools that are paid by the government are called:

1. public schools
2. state schools
3. independent schools
4. secondary schools

..... is a famous independent school near Windsor.

1. Eton
2. Harvard
3. Cambridge
4. Windsor

Schools in the UK

• State schools and independent (or public) schools.
• Most students wear a uniform.
• They start primary school at the age of 5 and secondary school at the age of 11.
• They graduate from secondary school at the age of 16 with a general diploma, but they can specialise in 3 or more subjects for two more years and pass their A levels at 18. Then they can go to university.

Assignment: Popular sports in the UK

Each group will be assigned with one of the sports below. For your sport, answer the following question:

1. How does it work? (What are the rules?)

Cricket - Football - Rugby - Polo

Cricket

Football

Rugby

Polo

Sports gambling

• British sports fans like to be involved. 'Sportsman' used to be a synonym for 'gambler'
• Billions of pounds are bet on horse races every year.

What did the video tell you
about food in the UK?

What traditional meal is this?

1. Sunday Roast
2. English breakfast
3. Saturday lunch
4. English lunch

What is this dish called?

1. Fish and crisps
2. Fish and fries
3. Fish and potatoes
4. Fish and chips

What kind of meat is there is Scottish Haggis?

1. tongue and brains of a cow
2. heart, lungs and liver of a sheep
3. kidneys and liver of a goat
4. heart and brains of a pig

What is dessert of fruitcake and custard called?

1. spotted dick
2. fruitcake and custard
3. island in the sea
4. fruity tart and cream

Afternoon tea

• 18th/19th century
  
• Upper class 
  
• 'mini meal' because dinner was at 8 p.m.
  

High tea

• 18th/19th century
• Working class
• Actual meal that consisted of  a mug of tea, bread, vegetables, cheese and occasionally meat.
• 'High' because it was eaten at the table.

Next lessons:

• You will learn more about the Victorian age.
  
• You will learn more about what it was like to be child during the Victorian age.