High school life
What takes American students to school?
What does the short form “USA“ stand for?
United States of America
What is the name of the tradition where students vote for a king and queen?
homecoming
Translate: ”Du solltest mehr Wasser trinken”.
You should drink more water.
What do people put on their roofs to produce electricity from sunlight?
solar panels
A place where you can find school bags.
Lockers
What is the long form of “lab”? (Spell it)
laboratory
What is a school yearbook?
A book with photos, information and memories of students and school events.
Complete the school rule: “Students _____ carry their ID cards at all times.”
Students must/have to carry their ID cards at all times.
Complete: Please _______ the lights when you leave the classroom.
Please turn off the lights when you leave the classroom.
What is a “homeroom” at an American high school?
A period in which a teacher checks attendance and gives students information.
Complete the sentence: Before Josh could go to the bathroom, the teacher had to ________ a _________.
fill out / bathroom pass
Name three high school clubs and say what you can do there.
Newspaper club; Football club; Cheerleading club
Explain the difference between “don‘t have to” and ”mustn’t”.
Don’t have to = it isn’t necessary (muss nicht). Mustn’t = it is forbidden (darf nicht)
Name three things students can do to make their school greener.
Name THREE things students do during the Pledge of Allegiance.
They stand up, face the American flag, put their right hand on their heart and say the Pledge of Allegiance
Translate into English: “verwirrt”, “erschöpft” and “überraschend”
confused, exhausted, surprising
What is the difference between a regular school subject and an elective?
All students have to take a regular school subkect. An elective is a subject that students can choose.
Rewrite both rules using modal verbs: (1) Students aren’t allowed to use phones during class. (2) Students are allowed to wear jeans.
(1) Students mustn’t/ can’t. (2) Students can
Explain the difference between “to recycle” and “to reduce”.
”To recycle” means to use waste materials again or make new products from them. “To reduce” means to use less of something.
Name FOUR things American students often do differently from students at German schools.
Use lockers, ride yellow school buses, choose electives, say the PoA
Rewrite the sentence in AmE: ”Check your timetable before maths. The lesson starts after the holiday”.
Check your schedule before maths. The period starts after the vacation.
Name three electives from John’s high school and say what you can learn in each one.
Robotics - build and program robots; Drama - improve acting skills; home economics - learn about food and cooking.
Find and correct TWO mistakes: “If you will want to join a school club, you should to talk to a teacher”
If you want to join a school club, you should talk to a teacher. No “will” and to “to” after “should”.
Translate and use a conditional sentence with can: “Wenn wir mit dem Fahrrad zur Schule fahren, können wir die Umwelt schützen”
If we go to school by bike, we can protect the environment.