Routine and facilities
Here is some vocabulary connected with school facilities - las instalaciones and school routine - la rutina:
| aprender | to learn |
| la biblioteca | library |
| el campo de deportes | sports field |
| la evaluación | assessment |
| faltar | to be absent |
| el gimnasio | gymnasium |
| pasar lista | to call the register |
| la prueba | test |
| el salón de actos | school hall |
| los vestuarios | changing rooms |
| la vida escolar | school life |
| el/la alumno/a | pupil |
| ausente | absent |
| el bachillerato | A-levels (equivalent) |
| el boletín escolar/las notas | school report |
| la cantina | canteen |
| los deberes | homework |
| el ejercicio | exercise |
| el/la estudiante | student |
| los estudios | studies |
| el examen | exam |
| los exámenes de la ESO | education exams like GCSEs |
| el experimento | experiment |
| la ficha de trabajo | worksheet |
| la hora de comer | lunchtime |
| el horario | timetable |
| el inicio del año escolar | start of the school year |
| el instituto | secondary school |
| el patio | playground |
| el recreo | break |
| la sala de informática | ICT suite |
| la sala de profesores | staffroom |
| el trimestre | term |
| el uniforme | uniform |
| la universidad | university |
| las vacaciones de verano | summer holidays |
| el vocabulario | vocabulary |
| aprender |
| to learn |
| la biblioteca |
| library |
| el campo de deportes |
| sports field |
| la evaluación |
| assessment |
| faltar |
| to be absent |
| el gimnasio |
| gymnasium |
| pasar lista |
| to call the register |
| la prueba |
| test |
| el salón de actos |
| school hall |
| los vestuarios |
| changing rooms |
| la vida escolar |
| school life |
| el/la alumno/a |
| pupil |
| ausente |
| absent |
| el bachillerato |
| A-levels (equivalent) |
| el boletín escolar/las notas |
| school report |
| la cantina |
| canteen |
| los deberes |
| homework |
| el ejercicio |
| exercise |
| el/la estudiante |
| student |
| los estudios |
| studies |
| el examen |
| exam |
| los exámenes de la ESO |
| education exams like GCSEs |
| el experimento |
| experiment |
| la ficha de trabajo |
| worksheet |
| la hora de comer |
| lunchtime |
| el horario |
| timetable |
| el inicio del año escolar |
| start of the school year |
| el instituto |
| secondary school |
| el patio |
| playground |
| el recreo |
| break |
| la sala de informática |
| ICT suite |
| la sala de profesores |
| staffroom |
| el trimestre |
| term |
| el uniforme |
| uniform |
| la universidad |
| university |
| las vacaciones de verano |
| summer holidays |
| el vocabulario |
| vocabulary |
Read these comments from Spanish students about their schools and say what aspect of the school they are talking about.
Choose from this list:
| A | Assessment procedures |
| B | Daily routine |
| C | Disciplinary procedures |
| D | IT facilities |
| E | Registration procedures |
| F | School buildings |
| G | Sporting and academic facilities |
| A |
| Assessment procedures |
| B |
| Daily routine |
| C |
| Disciplinary procedures |
| D |
| IT facilities |
| E |
| Registration procedures |
| F |
| School buildings |
| G |
| Sporting and academic facilities |
Question
En mi colegio las instalaciones académicas no son muy buenas. La biblioteca, por ejemplo, es bastante pequeña. En cambio, las instalaciones deportivas no son malas. Hay un gimnasio moderno y una piscina, y el campo de deportes es muy grande.
G.
Translation:
In my school, the academic facilities aren't very good. The library, for example, is quite small. On the other hand, the sports facilities aren't bad. There is a modern gym and a swimming pool and the sports field is very large.
Question
Tenemos dos evaluaciones cada trimestre. Es mucho, ¿no? Me parece que pasamos más tiempo haciendo pruebas y exámenes de lo que pasamos aprendiendo cosas.
A.
Translation:
We have two assessments each term. It's a lot, isn't it? I think we spend more time doing tests and exams than we do learning things.
Question
Las clases empiezan cada día a las nueve. El recreo es a las diez y media y dura media hora, y la comida es a la una. Las clases terminan siempre a las tres.
B.
Translation:
Classes start at nine every day. Break time is at half past ten and it lasts thirty minutes and lunch time is at one. Classes always finish at three.
Question
Algunos edificios, como el gimnasio y los vestuarios son bastante antiguos, pero el salón de actos y el bloque de ciencias son nuevos.
F.
Translation:
Some buildings, like the gym and the changing rooms are quite old, but the hall and the science block are new.
Question
Al principio de cada clase, el profesor tiene que pasar lista para ver si alguien falta.
E.
Translation:
At the start of every lesson, the teacher has to call the register to see if anyone's absent.
Question
Cuando los alumnos se comportan mal y no obedecen las reglas, deben quedarse en el colegio después de las clases, como castigo.
C.
Translation:
When the students misbehave and do not obey the rules, they must remain at school after class as a punishment.
Question
Aparte de tener dos salas de informática, ahora también hay ordenadores en cada clase y los alumnos tienen tabletas para estudiar.
D.
Translation:
Apart from having two computer suites, there are now also computers in each classroom and the students have tablets to help them study.
