The image of the other, Letter 3: My school

General
In this letter, you are going to write about your school. It should contain general information, but also what you think about subjects and teachers. Try to give a good picture of your school. Use the answers to the questions below, but also include extra information.
Content
Use the answers as the bricks to build your letter.
Build your letter
You could start with:
Thank you for your letter. I enjoyed reading it a lot.
In this letter I’ll tell you everything about my school.

Now use the answers to these questions write your letter:

How many pupils are there in your school?

How many subjects do you have?

How long do you have to go to school each day? (On Monday, I’m at  school from …. until….. On Tuesday…)

What are your 3 favourite subjects?

Explain why you like them.

Mention 3 subjects you do not like.

Explain why you do not like them.

What do you like best about your school?

What do you not like about your school?

Tell something about your 3 favourite teachers.

Tell something about your form.(number of pupils, their  behaviour…)

Tell something about your 3 best friends at school.

Tell something about the other pupils at your school.

Are there any special events at school ? If so tell something about  them. (special projects, theme weeks, camps, excursions, school  outings,parties…..)

Mention 1 thing which has happened at school which you’ll always  remember.

How are you doing at school? Do you get a good grades ?

What do you want to do after you have finished this school? What do you want to become in the future?

Now you can add some personal information. Don’t ask the same things as in the previous questions because your partner works with  the same book!

You could finish with:
I hope you have enjoyed reading this letter.
I am looking forward to receiving your next letter.

WORDS and SENTENCES
Sentences

On Monday we have ………../ we start with ….., then …
I like ……, because ………
The teachers are nice / strict / boring / interesting.
The children in my form are nice / quiet / talkative / awful / great.
I like …. the parties at my school.
…………… the holidays
…………… the breaks
I do not like ….. the school lunch at my school.
………………………… the teachers

Words: School subjects

Natural environment	Drawing	History and civics	Religious Education
Art and Crafts	Dutch	Italian	Retailing
Beauty care and hairdressing	Economics	Latin	Science
Biology	Electrical engineering	Mathematics	Secretarial training
Building techniques	English	Mechanics	Slovenian
Care work	Fashion and clothing	Motor mechanics	Social Science
Catering	Fitting	Physical Education	Spanish
Chemistry	Food technology	Physics and chemistry	Study Skills
Commerce	French	Portuguese	Technology
Computer and ICT	Geography	Practical skills	Woodwork
Danish	German	Printing technology
Domestic science	Greek	Project Area