School.

There are different types of schools. 
There is an elementary school. 
The children at the elementary school are young. 
There is a playground for them to play in. 
The classrooms are bright and airy. 
There are blackboards in the classrooms. 
The children sit in desks to do their work. 
There is a parking lot for the teachers to park in. 
There is a cafeteria for the students to get food. 
The principal has an office. 
Nobody wants to go to the principal's office. 
It usually means that you are in trouble if you have to go to the principal's office. 
When you finish elementary school, you go to high school. 
Most of the students in high school are teenagers. 
There is a parking lot outside the high school. 
There is also a football field outside. 
The students go to classes in different classrooms. 
They move from classroom to classroom for each subject. 
There is a cafeteria where they can get their lunches or eat the lunches that they have 
brought from home. 
There is a gymnasium where students have physical education. 
Dances are also held in the gymnasium. 
Some students go on to university from high school. 
Students at the university are older. 
Some of the students are even senior citizens. 
People come from all over the world to attend the university. 
There are lots of different things at the university. 
There is a theater where plays and concerts are held. 
There is a bookstore where students can buy their textbooks. 
There is a physical education building that has a swimming pool in it. 
The parking lot at the university is very big. 
They call the land that the university is on a campus. 
Some of the students live on campus in residences.

                              

English Listening Level 1 - Lesson 21 - School

Subjects.

There are many subjects that you can take at school. 
My favorite subject is music. 
I like to sing and to play the clarinet. 
I also like art. 
I am quite good at drawing and painting. 
History is a good subject. 
I like learning about the past. 
Geography is very interesting. 
We look at many maps in geography. 
We learn where there are deserts and mountains. 
I know the names of all the continents and all the oceans. 
Mathematics is my least favorite subject. 
I am not very good with numbers. 
I am good at addition and subtraction, 
but I am not good at division and multiplication. 
In my school we learn to speak French. 
We learn French because Canada has French and English-speaking citizens. 
English literature is a good subject. 
I enjoy reading books. 
I also like to write compositions and poetry. 
Science is my brother's favorite subject. 
He is interested in plants, and he likes to do experiments. 
We also take drama at my school. 
I like to act. 
I got the lead role in the school play.

English Listening Level 1 - Lesson 22 - Subjects

Interests and Hobbies.

It is very rewarding to have different interests and hobbies. 
Some people like to play computer games. 
Other people spend a lot of time watching television. 
There are people who would rather watch movies. 
Some people prefer more physical things. 
They would rather play a sport like baseball, hockey or basketball. 
Some people do exercises at a gym, or they just go for walks. 
There are many ways to exercise. 
You can ride a bicycle or lift weights. 
There are people who like to collect things. 
They can collect all kinds of different things. 
You can collect stamps, coins, dolls, postcards, movies, rocks or posters. 
Some people even collect bugs or leaves. 
Some people are lucky enough to be able to travel. 
You can travel to a nearby place, or you can travel far away to a different country. 
There are people who like to listen to music. 
People have different tastes in music. 
Some people like rock music, rap, classical music, or folk music. 
There are many different types of music. 
Some people would rather play music than listen to it. 
You can play an instrument, or you can sing. 
Many people learn to play the guitar or the piano. 
Some people join bands or orchestras. 
There are people who like to read books. 
There are a lot of different hobbies. 
It depends on what you consider to be fun. 
You can have more than one hobby or interest. 
It is good to be interested in a lot of different things.

English Listening Level 1 - Lesson 21 - School

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