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A Boys’ School Eton is one of the most famous boys’ schools in the world. It has educated boys aged from 13 to 18 for almost six hundred years. It is situated in Eton near Windsor, north of Windsor Castle. King Henry VI founded it in 1440. There is a long list of famous people who attended this school, for example Winston Churchill and a lot of Prime Ministers. Eton is famous for the boys’ uniforms – a hat, a shirt with a special white collar, a waistcoat, a tailcoat and striped trousers. There are very strict rules all students have to respect. There are 35 lessons a week. Every lesson lasts 40 minutes. There are three terms in a year and each term costs about £ 9,600. There is a wide range of sports students can choose from such as soccer (i.e. football), rugby, hockey, cricket, rowing, athletics, tennis, swimming, squash and many others. However, private schools are very expensive. That’s why 93% of children in Britain attend state schools which are mixed and free.
2 Pair work: ask and answer. 1. Ask who can attend Eton. 2. Ask where Eton is situated. 3. Ask who founded Eton and when. 4. Ask if there are any famous people who attended Eton. 5. Ask what their uniform consists of. 6. Ask how long each lesson lasts.
3 Complete with the correct verb from the text. Use the correct form and tense. 1. There’s a long list of famous people who
this school in
the past. 2. Private schools
a lot of money.
3. Henry VI
Eton in 1440.
4. All the students in this school have to 5. Students at Eton can
the rules. from a wide range of sports.
6. Each lesson at Eton
40 minutes.
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There are two types of private secondary schools in Britain: boys’/girls’ schools and mixed schools. State schools are free and mixed.
