Module 3 school days and work unit 3A reading skills exercise 3B page 47 schools around the World0:04
do you look forward to going to school or do you absolutely dread it?0:40
Or perhaps you'd prefer to go to school somewhere else?0:45
This week Go magazine takes a look at how schools are different around the world.0:49
Schools of every Shape and Size There are many types of schools in the world.0:56
Some are expensive private boarding schools like Rugby School in England, where the game of rugby was invented.1:03
There are also specialist schools like drama schools, dance schools or the 40 acrobatic schools in Wuchao, China.1:11
It might sound like fun, but as 13 year old Jang Li explains, Our training starts at 5:30am it's very hard, but these skills will help me earn a living when I leave.1:22
There are also a wide range of school subjects at different schools.1:37
At Holden High School in the usa, subjects include comic book, art, photography, songwriting and yoga.1:42
At a school in the Annapurna Mountains in Nepal, classes don't start until 10am because a lot of students have to walk for about an hour to get there.1:56
In Japan, it isn't unusual for students to spend two hours or more getting to school on public transport.2:07
It's not so bad, says 15 year old Keiko from Tokyo.2:15
I sometimes sleep or study on the train and it's a great way to catch up with my friends.2:20
Studying hours the average high school day in the UK and the US is six and a half hours.2:26
Students in Korea and Greece, however, are not so lucky.2:35
After school they attend extra classes in private schools.2:40
On a typical day, says G. Kim from Seoul, South Korea, I don't get home until midnight, but if I don't study hard I won't get into a good university.2:46
School Rules all schools have rules, but sometimes they are really strict.2:58
At Eton College, a very famous boys boarding school in England, the students have a smart but very old fashioned uniform with a long jacket, dark trousers and smart shirt.3:06
In Japan, everyone has to participate in o shoji or the cleaning of the school before they go home.3:21
Whereas at Summerhill School in England, it's the students who make the rules, education or no education.3:30
So is your school better or worse than schools in other parts of the world?3:40
No matter what your answer is, we shouldn't forget that 300 million children in the world don't have any school to go to.3:45
So even if you'd like to change some things about your school, you really are one of the lucky ones.3:56
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