Vocabulary - school
School uniform
Describing your school
Mon professeur pr茅f茅r茅 s鈥檃ppelle Monsieur Smith. - My favourite teacher is called Mr Smith.
Le directeur/La directrice est tr猫s strict(e). - The headteacher is very strict.
Les salles de classe sont modernes. - The classrooms are modern.
Il y a un grand terrain de sport. - There is a big sports field.
Je n鈥檃ime pas la nourriture de la cantine. - I don鈥檛 like the food in the canteen.
Il y a 1 100 茅l猫ves dans mon 肠辞濒濒猫驳别. - There are 1,100 students in my school.
Je suis en seconde. - I am in year 11.
Cette ann茅e, je vais passer mes examens. - This year I am going to take my exams
The school day
La journ茅e scolaire commence 脿 neuf heures. - The school day begins at nine o鈥檆lock.
La r茅cr茅(ation) est 脿 11h 20. - Break is at 11:20.
La pause d茅jeuner est 脿 13h15. - The lunch break is at 13:15.
Chaque cours dure une heure. - Each lesson lasts an hour.
Les cours se terminent 脿 15h30. - Lessons finish at 15:30.
Je rentre 脿 la maison vers 16h15. - I get home around 16:15.
Je vais au 肠辞濒濒猫驳别 脿 pied/脿 v茅lo/en voiture. - I go to school on foot/by bike/by car.
Je prends le bus/car/train pour aller au 肠辞濒濒猫驳别. - I take the bus/coach/train to go to school.
School rules
Il faut faire une heure de devoirs chaque soir. - We have to do an hour of homework per evening.
Il faut faire 锚tre attentifs en cours. - We have to pay attention in lessons.
On ne doit pas oublier nos stylos. - We shouldn鈥檛 forget our pens.
Nous devons porter un uniforme. - We must wear a uniform.
Nous pouvons mettre du maquillage. - We can wear make-up.
Les portables sont interdits. - Mobile phones are forbidden.
Problems at school
Je ne comprends pas. - I don鈥檛 understand.
J鈥檃i toujours trop de devoirs. - I always have too much homework.
Mes notes sont trop basses. - My grades are too low.
Je ne fais pas assez de progr猫s. - I鈥檓 not making enough progress.
Il y a trop de pression. - There is too much pressure.
The French school system
In France, pupils go to three different schools between the ages of 6 and 18:
- L'茅cole primaire - primary school - from age 6 to 10.
- Le 肠辞濒濒猫驳别 - secondary school - from 11 to 15.
- Le 濒测肠茅别 - secondary school/sixth form - from 15 to 18.
At the end of 肠辞濒濒猫驳别, students take exams called le Dipl么me national du brevet. These are similar to GCSEs but with fewer subjects.
During their time in the 濒测肠茅别, students study for the 产补肠肠补濒补耻谤茅补迟, which is similar to A-levels but with more subjects.