Going to School

The Royal Visions Academy – Speaking Practice (School / Education)

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Speaking Guidance Checklist

Use these simple sentence starters to help you talk about your classes, teachers, and learning.

1. Starters

Introducing the topic

“At school, I…”
“My school is…”
“I study…”
“My favorite subject is…”
“In class, we…”
“Let me talk about my school…”

2. Reasons

Explaining why

“Because I like to learn…”
“I study it because it is interesting…”
“The reason is my teacher is nice…”
“Because it helps me…”
“Since I want a good job…”
“That is because I like reading…”

3. Examples

Giving examples

“For example, math and science…”
“Like reading a book…”
“Such as doing homework…”
“One example is my English class…”
“For instance, when we take a test…”
“Like my favorite teacher…”

4. Outcomes

Results / Consequences

“So I learn a lot…”
“That makes me smart…”
“Because of that, I get good grades…”
“And so I do my homework…”
“This means I can speak English…”
“As a result, I pass my test…”

5. Past Experience

Talking about the past

“When I was in primary school…”
“Last year, my teacher was…”
“In the past, I studied…”
“Before, I did not like math…”
“Yesterday, we had a test…”
“When I was a child, my school…”

6. Description

Describing places or feelings

“My school is very big…”
“The classroom is clean…”
“My teacher is very kind…”
“The subject is hard…”
“It is very easy…”
“It looks very old…”

7. Conclusion

Finishing your thought

“In the end, school is important…”
“To finish, I like learning…”
“Finally, I want to go to university…”
“Overall, studying is good…”
“I think education helps everyone…”
“In short, I like my school…”

Practice Your Speaking

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New Vocabulary

Word	Part of Speech	Meaning	Example in Practice
School	Noun	A place where children go to learn.	“I walk to school every morning.”
Education	Noun	The process of learning and teaching.	“A good education is very important.”
Teacher	Noun	A person who helps students learn.	“My math teacher is very smart.”
Student	Noun	A person who learns at school or university.	“I am an English student.”
Subject	Noun	Something you study, like history or science.	“Science is my favorite subject.”
Classroom	Noun	A room in a school where students learn.	“There are twenty desks in our classroom.”
Desk	Noun	A table where a student sits to write and study.	“Please sit at your desk.”
Book	Noun	Pages with writing on them, used for reading.	“Open your book to page five.”
Homework	Noun	School work that teachers give you to do at home.	“I always do my homework after dinner.”
Test	Noun	Questions you answer to show what you know.	“We have a big spelling test on Friday.”
Learn	Verb	To get knowledge or a new skill.	“I want to learn how to write well.”
Study	Verb	To spend time reading and learning something.	“I study in the library for two hours.”
Pass	Verb	To do well enough on a test to succeed.	“I hope I pass my English exam.”
Fail	Verb	To not succeed on a test.	“If you do not study, you might fail.”
Smart	Adjective	Quick to learn and understand things; clever.	“She reads a lot and is very smart.”

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