What after school activities does your school offer

What after school activities does your school offer

Task 2. You are going to take part in a telephone survey. You have to answer six questions. Give full answers to the questions.

Remember that you have 40 seconds to answer each question.

It’s an electronic assistant of the teen web.

We kindly ask you to take part in our survey.

We need to find out how teenagers feel about their school.

Please answer 6 questions. The survey is anonymous – you don’t have to give your name.

So, let’s get started.

How many days a week do you go to school?

I go to school 5/6 days a week. I don’t study on Saturdays/I have to study on Saturdays too.

What subjects are you good at?

I’m good at English and Literature/History/Physics. Also I think I’m brilliant at PE/Geography.

What sports facilities do you have in your school?

We have a gym and a stadium. We are also lucky to have a swimming pool in our school.

What after school activities does your school offer?

My school offers some clubs with after school activities. There are some sports clubs like a volleyball club and a football team. Also we have a school theatre and an art club.

What do you like most about your school?

I like many things about my school. If I had to choose only one, I would choose the people working and studying there.

What would you recommend to a student who wants to improve his or her school results?

I would recommend to this student to work harder and ask for help if he or she needs it.

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Господа! Прошу объяснить почему Is your school offering after-school activities?, а не Does your school offer after-school activities? Are your grandparents living with you?, а не Do your grandparants live with you?

Могут быть две причины.
1. Суперувлечение временем презент континиус.
2. В обоих предложениях действия как бы подразумеваются как продолженные, хотя они могут и не происходить в момент речи. Сравните с He is constantly grumbling. Он ведь не может все время ворчать, и тем не менее, наряду с тем, что это как бы его постоянное качество, это действие в данном предложении подразумевается как продолженное действие (It is thought as a continious action).

Спасибо! Вы приводите пример раздражения. Континиус можно объяснить. Но если право выбора между фактом и действием в обоих случаях верны, а в ключе дается только один из предложенных, ЧТО ДЕЛАТЬ?

Идти по первому варианту. они хотят континиус—нате вам континиус.

А контекст какой? И чей учебник? Откуда дровишки-то? Можно ссылочку или название? Кто эти загадочные «они»? Мне очень интересно.

Компьютер—не человек. У него нет его гибкости мышления. Поэтому нельзы согласиться с мнением компьютера.
I am going to leave for the capital one of these days. Что в этой фразе неправильного? Когда-то в художественных книгах мне встречалось I am going to go. и это было в оригинальной литературе. С носителями языка не поспоришь.

After-school activities: Why are they important and what should you look for?

September 7, 2016 By ninthfloor

As the school year begins, many parents are thinking not only about what classes their children will take in school, but also what their kids will do after school. After-school activities offer opportunities for kids to learn new skills, explore different areas of talent, deepen existing expertise, get support for areas they aren’t as strong in, make friends, and form relationships with supportive adults. Participation in structured after-school activities has also been linked to a number of positive outcomes. For working parents, after-school activities are often more than a luxury, they are necessary child care in those gap hours when children are out of school but parents are still at work. Research shows that there are risks of kids being unsupervised after school, so after-school activities are an important resource to parents seeking to make sure their kids are in a safe and structured place once they leave their classrooms.

So what does the landscape of after-school activities look like and how should you choose the right one for your kid?

After-school activities range from extra-curricular activities (school-based clubs or teams), to comprehensive after-school programs (school or community-based), to private lessons, faith-based groups, and specialized tutoring or mentoring programs targeted towards specific needs. Programs differ in their costs and offerings. Whereas both of these factors are important for families, the aspect of programs that affects kids the most is their quality.

Research suggests that participation in structured after-school programs and activities can have benefits for kids, including social skills, emotional development, and academics. But the quality of and the child’s engagement in a program both influence the impact it will have.

High quality programs provide a safe space with supportive relationships, appropriate structure, and positive expectations for behavior. But beyond that they also provide opportunities for belonging and skill building and give youth a place to express themselves, take on responsibilities, and tackle challenging tasks. Researchers studying after-school programs focused on social and personal skills found that programs with four features, called the “SAFE” features, had an impact on both social-emotional and academic outcomes. These programs had a (S)equenced set of activities, emphasized (A)ctive learning, had a component that (F)ocused on building social and emotional skills, and communicated in an (E)xplicit way about the skills they were trying to develop in youth. Other researchers have found that programs that allow youth to actively shape activities and take on meaningful roles in “real world” projects (including artistic performances and other types of public presentations) provide opportunity for youth to develop important social, emotional, and cognitive skills. The adult staff in such programs play an important role in creating opportunities for learning, setting expectations, serving as role models, and providing useful feedback and scaffolding.

So can there be too much of a good thing?

About a decade ago, the notion of the “over-scheduled child” took hold. Some people argued that children are too scheduled during the after-school hours, leading to undue pressure on kids, with potentially negative outcomes. In reality, very few kids participate in extremely high levels of after-school activities. Overall, kids average about 5 hours per week of scheduled after-school activities, and about 40% of kids don’t participate in any organized after-school activities. There does not appear to be evidence that more activities, in and of themselves, have a negative impact on kids. But of course it is important to be sensitive to your kid’s needs.

Whereas parents in some communities may be concerned about over-scheduling, parents in other communities are struggling to find high quality programs for their kids. Youth from lower income households participate in out-of-school activities at lower rates than their higher income peers and there is substantial unmet demand for high quality programs, especially among lower income families.

Form 8 Unit 2 Lesson 4

Дополнительный материал по теме After-school activities. Скомпилирован и адаптирован из различных интернет-источников.

How do you like to spend your time after school? Do you do something interesting?

It is important to spend your free time on activities which develop your talents and interests. Extracurricular activities can shape your future.

Schools offer a variety of after-school clubs. The activities of such clubs as a construction club, cooking club, photography club, drama club and others are interesting and enjoyable.

Is it easy to choose the best after-school activity? Here is some advice on how to make a choice.

List of possible activities

Almost any hobby can be turned into an extracurricular activity. Starting a web site, volunteering or any unusual hobby can be turned into something you can do to develop your talent, creativity or leadership.

Take an opportunity to find a new passion.

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after-school activities (внеурочная деятельность). After-school activities are organized for children in the afternoon or evening after they have finished school. It may be a good idea to do some after-school activities. What kind of after-school activity should I do, Dad? Do you have a wide range of after-school activities in you school?

an opportunity, opportunities (возможность, возможности). An opportunity is a situation in which it is possible for you to do something that you want to do. I want to see more opportunities for young people. I never had the opportunity to travel. Different clubs offer opportunities to develop talents.

a skill, skills (навык, навыки). A skill is a type of work or activity which requires special training and knowledge. What skills can pupils learn in different clubs? We learned about survival skills in the jungle. The club develops our logical and thinking skills.

an event, events (событие, события). An event is a planned and organized occasion, for example a sports match. This year’s Olympic Games will be the biggest ever sporting event. What school events do you have?

to challenge, challenge (испытание, проба (своих) сил) My new job is not easy but it’s a challenge. — challenge talents and skills. What school clubs challenge you?

After School Activities

As well as offering a reliable and stable form of educating our children, most schools now offer a plethora of after school activities.

Typical After School Classes

Many schools now operate after school activities with the assistance of their Parent Teachers Associations and parents themselves can participate and offer support and assistance while these activities take place. Extra curricular activities offer children fun and beneficial activities away from the classroom. As well as being fun for the children they also teach them valuable life skills.

Skills that may be gained from attending sports clubs include; leadership skills, working within a team and communication skills, where as children will develop their creativity from clubs such as art, and confidence from clubs such as drama.

Social Advantages

Financial Implications

Most teachers of course are happy to be involved in such activities and see this as an acceptable and advantageous way in which to get to know their pupils better and indeed many after school clubs are seen as a means to break down the pupil-teacher divide.

After school clubs can also help alleviate the pressure on parents who cannot collect their children from school at the end of the school day due to work commitments.

Overall though these after school clubs and the activities they run are used a means of stimulating our children’s minds and imaginations and also as a way of increasing their capacity for learning and the understanding of those around them. Bringing education and social interaction together in the form of a subject that is not normally taught during the school day is a valuable and worth while means of ensuring that every parent’s child grows and flourishes in an environment that is both safe and secure whilst being informative at the same time.