SCHOOLS IN CHINA

You are about to learn about the schools in China! You will learn more about the following subjects:

• What is China's culture like?
• What does a Chinese school look like? 
• What does a pupil's daily schedule look like?
• ...

First up: a day in the life at a Chinese high school. Watch the video closely.

Exercise 1: Help the frog by answering the questions about the video you have just seen.

Exercise 2: Pair the boxes on the left to their matching boxes on the right to make the facts complete.

Now it's time for you to do some of your own research... Pair up with a classmate. 

Each read one of the underlined texts. Divide them among yourselves.

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Ready? What are the most important concepts/points in your text? Explain them (in short) to your partner.          

• Now work together to solve the following quizzes. When a question pops about your text (the one you read), explain the answer to your classmate.

Exercise 3: Key differences. What are some of the differences between schools in China and schools in Belgium?

Discuss and place the answers you agree on in the Padlet below.

Exercise 4: A traditional quiz! Some questions relate to text 1, others to text 2. Help each other find the answer to each question.

The final video: following a Chinese girl's typical school day.

Exercise 5: Fill in the gaps with facts about the school customs you watched. You can click back to the video to search for the clips you need to solve it.

Exercise 6: What's the correct word for the given clue? It's a crossword puzzle!