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name: date: Unit 7 Part 1. SCHOOL SCHOOLS IN GERMANY Jens lives in Germany. He says, "We start school at 7:30 in the morning. That's too early for Classes end at 1:30 p.m., so our school day is only in Septembre school day is pretty short, but our school year is really long. The term begins in September and lasts until July. We take a short vacation in the summer - about six weeks. We study for 200 days each year. But I enjoy school. I study with my good friends, and we learn a lot of interesting things. I think our time in school is about rights. SCHOOLS AROUND THE WORLD Around the world, students spend different numbers of days in school. For example, students in France study for 170 days each year, but in Australia, the school year is 200 days long. The amount of classes each day is also different from country to country. The school day in France and Kenya is eight hours long and lasts from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. But students in France get a two-hour break for lunch, so they only study for six hours a day. Students in Spain start school at 8:00 a.m. and attend class until 3:00p.m. Their school day is seven In Germany, the school is only six hours long. Exercise 1. Scan the two paragraphs. Complete these steps. Underline the names of the countries. □ Circle the number of days in the school year. O Put two lines under the times of day and months of the year. Exercise 2. Answer these questions. 1. How long is the school year in France? 2. How long is the school day in Germany? 3. Which country has the shortest school year? 4. Which countries begin school at 8:00 a.m.? 5. Which country has school for seven hours a day?​

Answer 1

Exercise 1:

Underlined names of countries: Germany, France, Australia, Kenya, Spain

Circled the number of days in the school year:

Germany: 200 days

France: 170 days

Australia: 200 days

Put two lines under times of day and months of the year:

Times of day: 7:30 in the morning, 1:30 p.m., 8 a.m., 4 p.m., 8:00 a.m., 3:00 p.m.

Months of the year: September, July

Exercise 2:

The school year in France is 170 days long.

The school day in Germany is only six hours long.

Australia has the shortest school year (200 days).

Spain and France begin school at 8:00 a.m.

Spain has school for seven hours a day.