Как будет по-английски "ботан", "учительский любимчик", "клоун", "выскочка"? Ну и еще разные школьные типажи. Статья из журнала Cool English (тогда он еще назывался Hot English) #10. Предлагаю в комментариях найти российские аналоги этим типажам. ))
(Боюсь, для новичков будет сложновато. Но все вместе разберемся, aren’t we? ))
British School Stereotypes
How was your school life? Did you enjoy it? Or did you hate it? Of course, your experience at school depended on many things, the school itself, the teachers and the pupils. What are British school children like, you may wonder. Well, most of time they’re just like school children from all over the world. They want things like extra playtime, no homework and permission to go to the toilet when the class gets boring. However, in every British class there are some distinct types of pupil. We’ve identified a few of these stereotypes and we’d like to tell you all about them.
TYPES OF STUDENTS
The Nerd
The nerd knows absolutely nothing about fashion, popular music or sport. They are generally excellent at Maths and Science and are usually highly intelligent. At school they are often the victim of cruel jokes or comments because of their clothes and hair. Nerds hate sport and they hate gym class, especially on cold winter days when they have to go out and play football. They stand on the pitch trying to keep warm and hoping no one will notice them. They spend the whole of the lesson trying to avoid the ball. They are usually blamed for any poor performance by their team. In class they sit there day-dreaming and thinking about nuclear physics and things like that. At home they love reading, playing computer games and surfing the net. Nerds want to be Bill Gates when they are older.
The Bully
Bullies spend their school lives thinking of cruel jokes to play on the weaker students. Some of their favourites include: Toilet Flushing: this consists of putting the victim’s head down the toilet and pulling the chain. The Strip: this involves stripping the victim and inviting other pupils to come and laugh. Wedgies: this consists of lifting the victim up, putting the victim’s pants over a coat-hook and leaving them in a most embarrassing position. Book Stealing: this involves stealing books and throwing them in a puddle, making them wet and dirty. Tax collection: this consists of inviting the victim to make a voluntary donation of one pound a day to the bully. When they re older, bullies want to be soldiers, police officers or school P.E. teachers.
The Know-It-All
The know-it-all spends class time thinking of questions to ask the teacher. They are the ones who always put their hands up first when the teacher asks a question - even if they don’t know the answer. Me! Me! they shout until they get the teacher’s attention. They love it when they do well in exams and they ll let the rest of the class know all about it, saying things like, hey! Look what I got in the history exam, or didn’t you pass? I did. Know-it-alls want to be prime ministers when they re older.
The Class Weirdo
The class weirdo is the quiet student who sits at the back of the class and never says a word. Class weirdoes spend their time in class doodling and writing I hate life all over their books. Out of school, they enjoy smoking, shoplifting and cruelty to animals. They frequently skive off. They hate their parents and the only time they talk to them is to ask for money. Class weirdoes want to burn the school down. According to statistics, about 10% of British children suffer from mental disorders such as anxiety, depression, obsessions, and paranoia. This explains why there are so many weirdoes in British schools.
The Teacher’s Pet
The teacher’s pet is the one who loves to help the teacher. They sit in the front of the class and are always asking if there’s anything they can do. They love to hear the teacher say good boy or good girl. They will quite happily snitch on their classmates when someone has been naughty. Out of class they spend their time drawing pictures and writing letters to the teacher. When they are older, teacher’s pets want to be teachers.
The Class Joker
The class joker will do anything to get attention, even at the risk of looking silly or getting into trouble. They love playing tricks on the teacher. Some of their favourites include leaving drawing pins on the teacher’s seat and throwing paper aeroplanes around the class when the teacher isn’t looking. They are popular with their classmates, and even the teacher finds them amusing at times, although they would never admit it. At home they are often bored because there is no one to impress. They spend the evening sitting on the sofa eating chocolate or preparing things to say the following day at school. As adults they often become clowns.
The Swot
The swot always turns up at school neat, tidy and perfectly organised. They have pencil cases with everything they could possibly need for class: rulers, coloured pens, pencils, etc. In class, they pay careful attention to everything the teacher says and take detailed notes. They study hard for all their exams and always do well. Their work is always perfect and beautifully presented. At home, they always do their homework and they won’t go out to play until they’ve finished everything. When they aren’t studying, they enjoy stamp collecting, sticking pictures in albums or playing with educational games on the computer. They have very supportive parents who often actively help with homework or class projects. Swots want to be university research scientists when they are older.
The Class Leader
The class leader is the sporty, good-looking one with trendy parents. They know what clothes to wear, what music to listen to and generally how to be cool. In class they often pass secret notes around to other pupils. They like to control the class by deciding who their best friend is. In the playground, they form exclusive gangs or cliques. They also organise games and make cruel decisions about who can join in. At home they spend their time reading magazines or gossiping to their friends on the phone. Class leaders often become salespeople, bank clerks or estate agents.
The Trendies
The trendies are the group of kids who think they are better than all the rest. They experiment with drink and drugs earlier than the other kids and they think they re really cool. They often listen to obscure music that no one else has ever heard of or can even understand. They have their own uniform that makes them easily identifiable. They often become civil servants or English teachers.
Как будет по-английски "ботан", "учительский любимчик", "клоун", "выскочка"? Ну и еще разные школьные типажи. Статья из журнала Cool English (тогда он еще назывался Hot English) #10. Предлагаю в комментариях найти российские аналоги этим типажам. )) (Боюсь, для новичков будет сложновато. Но все вместе разберемся, aren’t we? )) British School Stereotypes How was your school life...
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