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Oxford Read and Discover Level 1 Schools by Richard Northcott Read by Laurel Lefkoe Published and copyright Oxford University Press 2012
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Introduction There are schools all around the world.
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There are big schools and little schools, new schools and old schools.
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Is your school big or little?
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Is your school new or old?
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Discover Now read and discover more about schools.
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Chapter 1 Let's Go to School All around the world,
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students go to school.
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Some students walk to school, and some go by bus or by train.
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Some students go by bicycle, and some go by car.
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These students are in the USA.
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They go to school by bus.
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In the snow in Canada, some students go to school by sled.
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In India, some students go to school by rickshaw.
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How do you go to school?
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Chapter 2 Buildings Let's look at school buildings around the world.
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This school is in Australia.
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It's in the countryside.
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It's a little school, but many schools in Australia are big.
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Here's a big school in a city.
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Many students go to this school.
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It has a big school playground.
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This school is in South Korea.
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Discover For these students in Nepal, the countryside is their school.
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Chapter 3 At School These students are at school.
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They meet their friends.
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They talk, and they are happy.
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Listen.
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That's the bell.
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Let's go to the classroom.
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The students stand in the hallway by the door.
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The teacher says, Hello, everyone.
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These students have books and notebooks. Can you see them?
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No, you can't.
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They are in their bags.
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Discover!
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One school in China is in a cave.
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Chapter 4 In Class In the classroom,
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the teacher says, Sit down, please.
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Open your English books.
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It's an English class.
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The teacher has a picture.
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She says, What's this?
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One student says, It's a giraffe.
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Discover!
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Put up your hand when you want to speak in class.
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In some classes, students have computers.
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Do you have computers in your classroom?
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In physical education classes, students run, jump, and play.
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These girls play basketball in their physical education classes.
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Chapter 5 Lunchtime At lunchtime,
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these students go to the cafeteria.
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The lunch lady gives them food.
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She puts their food on a plate.
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The students put their plate on a tray and say, Thank you.
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The students sit down and eat.
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They talk to their friends.
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How are you?
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What's your favorite soccer team?
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Do you have a computer?
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Discover!
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One school in Cambodia is a boat.
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The cafeteria is a boat, too.
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Chapter 6 Uniform These students in China wear a uniform.
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The girls wear red pants, and the boys wear black pants.
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Everyone wears a white shirt and a red tie.
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Students don't wear a uniform in every school in China.
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These students in Peru wear a uniform, too.
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Everyone wears a purple sweater and a white shirt.
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The girls wear a grey skirt and the boys wear grey pants.
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Students don't wear a uniform in every school in Peru.
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Do you wear a uniform?
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Discover!
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These students in Japan wear a hard hat.
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Our school is near a volcano.
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Chapter 7 Free Time Students have free time in the day.
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They run in the school playground or they talk to their friends.
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Some students play soccer or basketball.
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These boys and girls play soccer in their free time.
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Students have free time after school, too.
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In some schools, there's a garden.
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There are flowers and vegetables in the garden.
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Students help in the garden after school.
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In some schools, there's a band.
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Students play in the band after school.
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Chapter 8.
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School Trips Students like school trips.
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On these days, students don't go to school.
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They go with their teacher to a zoo or a museum.
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The zoo is a favorite school trip for many students.
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They can see animals and learn about them.
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These students can see an otter.
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Museums are a good school trip, too.
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These students are in a great museum.
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The museum has a dinosaur skeleton.
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Students go on great school trips, and they learn many new things.
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They learn many new things with their teachers at school, too.
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Thank you, teachers!
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This video has 101 sentences and 697 words to shadow. The speech runs for 10:30. The speaker talks slowly, about 66 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 85% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start.

Key vocabulary in this video

15 less common words from the video, with pronunciation and meaning:

  • discover /dɪˈskʌvə/ (verb) — To find or learn something for the first time.
  • uniform /ˈjunɪˌfɔɹm/ (noun) — A distinctive outfit that serves to identify members of a group, company, prison inmates, etc.
  • pants /pænts/ (noun) — An outer garment that covers the body from the waist downwards, covering each leg separately, usually as far as the ankles; trousers.
  • soccer /ˈsɑk.ɚ/ (noun) — Association football.
  • classroom /ˈklɑːsɹʊm/ (noun) — A room, often in a school, where classes take place.
  • grey /ɡɹeɪ/ (adjective) — Commonwealth standard spelling of gray.
  • countryside /ˈkʌn.tɹiˌsaɪd/ (noun) — An area located outside of towns and cities; an area that is not urban or suburban; a rural area.
  • playground /ˈpleɪɡɹaʊnd/ (noun) — A large open space for children to play in, usually having dedicated play equipment (such as swings and slides).
  • bind /ˈbaɪ̯nd/ (verb) — To tie; to confine by any ligature.
  • flower /ˈfloʊɚ/ (noun) — A colorful, conspicuous structure associated with angiosperms, frequently scented and attracting various insects, and which may or may not be used for sexual…
  • purple /ˈpɝ.pl̩/ (noun) — A colour between red and blue; violet, though often closer to magenta.
  • copyright /ˈkɑpiˌɹaɪt/ (noun) — The right by law to be the entity which determines who may publish, copy and distribute a piece of writing, music, picture or other work of authorship.
  • cave /keɪv/ (noun) — A large, naturally-occurring cavity formed underground or in the face of a cliff or a hillside.
  • bicycle /ˈbaɪsɪk(ə)l/ (noun) — A vehicle that has two primary wheels, one behind the other, a steering handle, and a saddle seat or seats and is usually propelled by the action of a rider’s…
  • skirt /skɚt/ (noun) — A separate article of clothing, usually worn by women and girls, that hangs from the waist and covers the lower torso and part of the legs.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

  • go by (verb) — To pass or go past without much interaction.
  • sit down (verb) — To assume a sitting position from a standing position.
  • go on /ˈɡoʊˌɒn/ (verb) — To continue in extent.
  • go with (verb) — To choose or accept (a suggestion).
  • look at (verb) — To observe or watch.
  • play in (verb) — Of a batsman, to settle and become comfortable with the conditions at the beginning of his innings.
  • put up (verb) — To place in a high location.
  • stand in (verb) — To substitute for; to replace

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 4 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, can't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

How to practise with this video

  1. Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
  2. Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
  3. Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like discover, uniform, pants.

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