🇬🇧 English from 🇨🇦 French (Canada) Tous les mots
school
/skuːl/
A1 noun Places
🇨🇦 French (Canada): école
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🇬🇧 Listen & Repeat (English)

Definition

🇬🇧 English
noun

A place where children go to learn, taught by teachers. Also used for colleges and universities in some contexts.

Définition

🇨🇦 French (Canada)

Lieu dédié à l’apprentissage.

Grammar Notes

🇬🇧 English

In British English, say 'go to school' (no article) when you are a student: 'She goes to school.' With the article it means visiting: 'I went to the school to meet the teacher.' Common collocations: primary school, secondary school, school uniform, school holiday.

Cultural Notes

In the UK, children wear a school uniform — usually a specific colour blazer, tie, shirt, and trousers or skirt. School holidays in Britain include six weeks in summer, two weeks at Easter, two weeks at Christmas, and half-term breaks in between.

Example Sentences

They learn Geography at school.

"They learn Geography at school."

🇨🇦 "Ils apprennent la géographie à l'école."

The wear a uniform to school.

"The wear a uniform to school."

🇨🇦 "Ils portent un uniforme à l'école."

Fill in the Blank 🇬🇧 English

They learn Geography at ___.

Practice Quiz

1. Which sentence is correct for a student?
2. A school uniform in the UK usually includes:

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