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A school day in the UK

Uniform, timetable, sports: I discover a school day in the UK and I describe a school day (real or imaginary) in the present simple.

A1present simplehe / she + -s · the time
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The present simple: the -s rule

With he, she, it, the verb takes an -s in the present simple. Tap the cards to see the traps.

Hi, I'm Sam. I'm in Year 7 at a school in York. I get up at seven. I wear a school uniform: a blue blazer, a tie and grey trousers. School starts at a quarter to nine. My favourite subject is science. At lunchtime, I have a school dinner. On Wednesdays, my sister plays netball and I play football. School finishes at half past three.
he plays
With he, she, it: the verb takes an -s.
Sam plays football.
she watches
After -ch, -sh, -s, -x, -o: -es.
She watches TV.
he studies
Consonant + y → -ies.
He studies history.
doesn't
Negative with he / she: doesn't + verb with no -s.
She doesn't like maths.

My words → tap a card: it turns over and I hear the word

Culture → school in the UK

British school uniforms: blazers, ties and jumpers
School uniforms in the UK · KEN, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

In the UK, children start primary school at 4 or 5. At 11, they go to secondary school, in Year 7.

In most schools, students wear a uniform: a blazer in the school colours, a tie, a jumper and a white shirt. Many schools have houses: teams that win points all year, like in Harry Potter.

The day often starts with assembly: a meeting of all the students. At lunchtime, students eat a school dinner in the canteen or a packed lunch from home. Sport is very important: football, rugby, cricket, netball, athletics.

Did you know? → tap a card

I listen → Sam's school day

Listen without reading. Write down three times and three of Sam's activities. Then check with the script.

I watch

Video: “How to tell the time” · channel British Council · LearnEnglish Kids · watch on YouTube. The video only loads when you tap (youtube-nocookie player).

My mission during the video
  1. Listen and write down three times you hear.
  2. Say them out loud after the video.
  3. Write the start time and the end time of a school day, in English.
The lessons in this learning journey (6)
  1. A timetable: days, school subjects.
  2. What time is it? Telling the time (British Council video).
  3. Sam's day, a Year 7 student in York: listening.
  4. Grammar: he gets up, she goes, he doesn't…
  5. Culture: uniforms, school dinners, sports (football, rugby, cricket, netball).
  6. Final task: I present a school day (real or imaginary) and the day of a student in England.
Sentence starters → for my final task
  • “In the morning, he gets up at…”
  • “At school, she has got…”
  • “At lunchtime, they…”
  • “After school, he doesn’t…”
  • “In the evening, …”
For the teacher → goals and official curriculum
  • Theme 2 “Everyday life: living, playing, learning” → topics: school and how it works; popular and traditional sports.
  • Understand and describe a school day: times, subjects, activities.
  • Grammar: the present simple with he / she / it (-s, -es, -ies, doesn't).
  • Discover school life in the UK.

Texts and materials: A timetable from a school in England; photos of uniforms; a LearnEnglish Kids video (British Council).

Theme 2 “Everyday life: living, playing, learning”. Source: French national English curriculum for lower secondary school, decree of 5 May 2025, BO no. 22 of 29 May 2025 (in force in 6e since September 2025).

Worksheet to fill in (paper or ENT)

The same learning journey, to print or to put on the ENT. For a PDF, choose “Save as PDF” in the print window.