Oliver: school uniforms

Listen to Oliver (▶ on the left) and answer: the main ideas.Écoute Oliver (▶ à gauche) et réponds : l'essentiel.

Oliver talks about…
School uniforms are usually…

Listen again and choose the right answer.Écoute encore et choisis la bonne réponse.

What is on the pullover?
What colour were his trousers?
Could he wear shorts?
What colour was his polo shirt?
What colour was his jumper?
What about his socks and shoes?
What can girls wear?
What does the school emblem show?
Between the lines. Why must you behave when you wear your uniform outside school?

Listen and drag the missing words into Oliver's text.Écoute et fais glisser les mots manquants dans le texte de Oliver.

School uniforms for a boy normally consist of a , a polo shirt, and a which has the on it. Most school uniforms come in like mine was in England. For school, I had to wear or shorts, a white polo shirt, a jumper, and . School uniforms for are similar to a boy's uniform, except they can wear or a rather than trousers and a pullover. The school emblem that is on your school uniform shows which school you attend. Therefore, when wearing your school uniform off premises, you behave because your school.

Next: new words →

Learn the new words: listen and repeat.Apprends les mots nouveaux : écoute et répète.

Click ▶ to hear the words, and say them out loud.

a pair of trousers	un pantalon
a polo shirt	un polo
a pullover	un pull
a school emblem	un écusson de l'école
dark colours	des couleurs foncées
navy blue	bleu marine
shorts	un short
socks	des chaussettes
shoes	des chaussures
a cardigan	un gilet
similar to	semblable à
to attend a school	fréquenter une école
to behave	bien se conduire
to represent	représenter

Next: wrong words →

Listen again: 6 words are not what Oliver says. Click them, then Check.Écoute encore : 6 mots ne sont pas ce que dit Oliver. Clique dessus, puis Check.

School uniforms for a boy normally consist of a pair of trousers, a polo shirt, and a pullover which has the school emblem on it. Most school uniforms come in light colours like mine was in England. For school, I had to wear grey trousers or shorts, a blue polo shirt, a sky blue jumper, white socks and brown shoes. School uniforms for a girl are similar to a boy's uniform, except they can wear a skirt or a jacket rather than trousers and a pullover. The school emblem that is on your school uniform shows which school you attend. Therefore, when wearing your school uniform off premises, you must behave because you are representing your school.

Next: your turn →

Your turn: write.À toi : écris.

On a sheet of paper: Imagine your ideal school uniform, for boys and for girls: the clothes, the colours, the school emblem… Would you like to wear it? Why?

Write 6 to 8 sentences and use at least four words from Step 4.

Useful: My ideal uniform is… · Boys wear… · Girls can wear… or… · The jumper is navy blue with… · I would like it because…