Listening questions - school life - Higher
School life
You hear a podcast about attitudes towards school in France. Listen to Abbas and answer the questions in English.
Question
1. What does Abbas think about the school day?
2. What is his attitude towards school uniform?
Suggested answers:
1. Abbas thinks the school day is not too long.
2. Abbas thinks the school uniform is comfortable / cheaper than designer clothes.
Transcript:
À mon avis, la journée scolaire n’est pas trop longue mais comme je me couche après minuit, je suis toujours fatigué. Il faut porter un uniforme scolaire et il est assez confortable. Je préfèrerais porter des vêtements de marque mais ils sont plus chers, bien sûr.
In my opinion the school day isn’t too long but I am always tired because I go to bed after midnight. You have to wear school uniform, which is quite comfortable. I would prefer to wear designer clothes but of course they are more expensive.
Question
3. What does Abbas say you are not allowed to wear?
4. What, according to Abbas, do many of the teachers think about the school rules?
Suggested answers:
3. You are not allowed to wear jewellery.
4. Many of the teachers think that the rules are unfair.
Transcript:
On peut porter des baskets et des casquettes mais il est interdit de porter des bijoux. Tous mes amis trouvent le règlement trop strict mais la plupart des parents pensent au contraire que le règlement est juste. En revanche, beaucoup de mes professeurs trouvent certaines des règles injustes.
You can wear trainers and baseball caps but it’s forbidden to wear jewellery. All my friends find the rules too strict but the majority of parents think the regulations are fair. However a lot of my teachers find the rules unfair.
