Silvia is a 13-year-old girl from Guatemala who attends boarding school in Scotland. As a boarder, she lives at Highfield School and only returns home during long school vacations. She studies various subjects like Latin, math, and science at school, and enjoys playing rugby and other sports in her free time.

1. MY BOARDING SCHOOL
My name is Silvia and I’m
thirteen. I was born in
Guatemala, but now I go to
Highfield School in Scotland. My
parents live in Guatemala so I’m a
boarder. That mean I live at
school and I only go home during
the vacations. Luckily we have
very long vacations. In total, we
have nineteen weeks of vacations
every year.

2. At school we have classes every
day except on Sunday. I study
math, english, history, geography,
science, French and Latin. Latin is
my favorite subject. We also have
a lot of times for games, hobbies
and sports, for example,
computer games, origami, hockey
and swimming. I really like rugby.
Yes, girls play rugby too!

3. I like my school very much, but there
are a lot of rules. You must wear a
uniform and you mustn’t talk when a
teacher is talking. You must be in bed
before nine o’clock and you mustn’t
talk after a quarter past time. Life is
difficult.

4. Open your book page 64.
1 LOOK AT THE PHOTOS AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS.
1 What can you see in the photos?
2 Can you see any differences or similarities with your school?

5. 2 Read these phrases from the text. What is the text about?
My name is Silvia and I’m thirteen. I go to
Highfield School in Scotland.
… I live at school…
… I like my school…
***The text is about Silvia’s boarding school.***
3 Read and listen to the text.
4 What does boarder mean?
I’m a boarder. That means I live at the school…
I’m a boarder = Yo soy un interno

6. 6 Read the first and second paragraphs of the text and
answer the questions.
1. Where was Silvia born?
She was born in Guatemala.
2. Was she a primary school student in Scotland?
No. (She was a primary school student in Guatemala.)
3. Where is she studying at the moment?
In Scotland.
4. What subjects does she prefer?
Latin.
5. What does she do on Saturdays?
She has classes.

7. 7 Read the third paragraph of the text and answer T
(true) or F (false).
1.At Highfield School you must go to bed
after nine o’clock. ( F )
2.Silence in dormitories starts at a quarter
past nine. ( T )
3.Uniforms are not obligatory. ( F )
4.Students must be quiet in class all the
time. ( F )
5.Silvia is happy at Highfield School. ( T )

8. 8 Find words in the text for these categories. Complete
the table.
HOBBIES AND SCHOOL SUBJECTS SPORTS
GAMES
COMPUTER MATH HOCKEY
GAMES ENGLISH SWIMMING
ORIGAMI HISTORY RUGBY
GEOGRAPHY
SCIENCE
FRENCH
LATIN

9. 9 Write sentences in your notebook by using the
following words
1.Boarding
2.Geography
3.Hobbies
4.Hockey
5.Math
6.Swimming