Classroom Rules, Short Stories, School Uniforms, and Vocabulary
Classroom Rules
Do:
- Help your partner
- Listen to your teacher
- Keep your books neat and tidy
- Come to class on time
- Speak English in class when you can
- Ask if you want to borrow something
- Tidy up after messy activities
Don’t:
- Eat or drink in the classroom
- Shout or talk when somebody else is talking
- Copy your neighbor’s work
- Leave the classroom without asking first
- Chew gum or eat snacks
Short Story: The Dragon and the Princess
Once upon a time, in a forest of the Spanish Pyrenees, lived a big dragon. The people who lived there were terrified because he was very big and terrible. The princess of that village was worried about the people and she wanted to calm them, showing that she wasn’t scared by the presence of the dragon. Do you want to know what the princess did? The fabulous princess went to the cave when the dragon was sleeping, and she woke him up. In the end, the princess spoke with him, and the problem was solved.
Short Story: The Grumpy Bear
One dark midnight, when the sky was black, out of a small white hole which appeared in the sky came a grumpy bear. He came as a meteorite, crashed, and fell into the ground inside Farmer Jonas’s farm. This midnight, the grumpy bear was terrified of his situation. He got caught in a giant spiderweb. It was impossible for him to go out and be with his family. He was very scared. Farmer Jonas saw the situation and helped the grumpy bear with special instruments. After that, the grumpy bear worked hard, and he made the farmer a millionaire because he helped him in the past to get out of a dangerous situation.
School Uniforms
In the first place, I think that wearing uniforms at school would be a spectacular idea since we would all wear the same clothes, and there would be no discrimination in the school. Another point is that many people do not have enough money to buy more clothes. Actually, bullying, due to different types of clothes, is a big expense for parents. Uniforms are usually worn as normal in private schools. In public schools, a school coat is usually used for some of the subjects. For instance: art, science, and biology. In short, the most important advantage is that it eliminates the differences between social classes. People who have a lot of money can buy brand-name clothes, but there are also people who can’t afford them. I agree with the idea of wearing uniforms at school.
Vocabulary
- Manager: gerente
- Referee: árbitro
- Coach: entrenador
- Captain: capitán
- Spectator: espectador
- Opponent: adversario
- Competitor: competidor
- A-levels: un nivel
- Public: público
- Comprehensive: exhaustivo
- Revise: revisar
- Majors: grandes ligas
- School principal: director de escuela
- Sit: sentar
British vs. American English
British English
- 2-5 years: Nursery school/Kindergarten
- 5-11 years: Primary school
- 11-18 years: Secondary school
- 18+ years: University
American English
- 2-5 years: Preschool
- 5-11 years: Kindergarten/Elementary school
- 11-18 years: Junior high school/High school
- 18+ years: College/University
School Vocabulary
- Cafeteria: cafetería
- Playground: patio de recreo
- Gym: gimnasio
- Auditorium: sala
- Classroom: salón de clases
- Science lab: laboratorio de ciencia
- Library: biblioteca
- Common room: sala común
- Assembly hall: salón de actos
Grammar: Used To
- Used to: Refers to things done in the past but not done now.
- Be used to: Refers to a state.
- Get used to: Refers to a process or action in progress.