Hawkwood Students Face Greycoats in Sports Showdown

Synopsis

Sam Sylvester, a dedicated teacher at Hawkwood School, strives to instill ambition in his students and inspire them to achieve great things. He decides to train them for a sports competition against the affluent students of Greycoats. The great adventure begins here.

Key Vocabulary

• Team: A group of people who play a sport or game together against another group.
• Race: A competition to see who can run, ride, or drive the fastest.
• Course: The ground where a race is run.
• Competition: A game or sport that people try to win.
• Mare: A female horse.
• Recording: The process of storing sounds or images.
• Shed: A small building used for storage.
• Knackers: People who buy and sell old horses.
• Score: The number of points in a game or test.
• Slide: To move smoothly over a surface.
• Stare: To look at something for a long time.
• Target: Something that you try to hit or achieve.
• Gallop: The fastest pace of a horse.
• Fool: A silly person.
• Examination: A formal test of knowledge.
• Compete: To take part in a competition.
• Believe: To think that something is true.
• Ambition: A strong desire to achieve something.
• Double-decker bus: A bus with two levels.

Main Characters

• Nutty: A 13-year-old girl with a broken nose, thick glasses, black hair, and a big smile. She is a good fighter and owns a horse named "Midnight," a gift from her uncle Bean.

• Sebastian Smith: Gloria's boyfriend, a student at Greycoats School. He has fair hair and a big nose.

• Sam Sylvester: A teacher at Hawkwood School who encourages his students to work harder and strive for a better life.

• Hoomey (Real name: Rossiter): A thin, serious boy who is small for his age. His ambition is to watch Northend United play football.

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• Introduction: Briefly introduce the topic without personal opinions.
• "For" Paragraph (5-10 lines): Present and explain arguments in favor of the issue.
• "Against" Paragraph (5-10 lines): Present and explain arguments against the issue.
• Conclusion (around 6 lines): Summarize the main points without introducing new ideas.

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School Vocabulary

School Systems

• United Kingdom:
  • Nursery/Kindergarten (Ages 2-5)
  • Primary School (Ages 5-11)
  • Secondary School (Ages 11-18)
  • University (Ages 18+)
• United States:
  • Preschool
  • Elementary School
  • High School
  • College

Useful Terms

• Depend on: To rely on.
• Intend: To have a plan in your mind.
• A-levels: (UK) Exams taken at the end of secondary school.
• Majors: (US) To specialize in a particular subject at college.
• Principal: (US) Head of a school.
• Public school: (UK) Private school.
• Private school: (US) Public school.
• Headmaster: Head of a school.
• Come up: To appear.
• Go out for a stroll: To take a walk.
• Anxious: Stressed.
• Actually: In fact.
• Plenty of: A lot of.
• Playground: (UK) An area for children to play.
• Playpen: (US) An enclosed area for babies to play.
• Common room: A room for socializing.
• Pitch: A field for playing sports like football.
• Tennis court: A court for playing tennis.
• School of thought: A particular way of thinking.
• Cut class: To skip class.
• Drop out: To leave school before finishing.
• Manage: To succeed in doing something.
• Learn by heart: To memorize.
• Score: Grade.
• Last but not least: Finally, but not less important.
• Behavior: The way someone acts.
• In order to: With the purpose of.
• Facilities: Buildings and equipment.
• Idioms: Phrases with figurative meanings.
• To ground: To punish by restricting activities.
• To be grounded: To be under punishment.
• Punish: To make someone suffer for bad behavior.
• Hoodie: A sweatshirt with a hood.
• Attending: Going to.
• Manner: Way of behaving.
• Contents: The topics covered in a course.
• Auditorium: A large hall for events.
• The head teacher's office: The principal's office.
• The locker room: A room with lockers for storing belongings.
• The school grounds: The area around the school.
• Report: A document describing a student's progress.
• Undergraduate: The years of study for a bachelor's degree.
• Scholarship: Financial aid for education.
• Break: To violate a rule.
• Cheat: To act dishonestly in a test.
• Pass: To succeed in an exam.
• Revise: To study again.
• Divide: To classify.
• Course: A series of lessons.
• Learned: Past tense of learn.
• Missed: Past tense of miss.
• Graduate: Someone who has completed a degree.
• Classmate: A student in the same class.
• Examiner: Someone who gives an exam.
• Pupil: A student.
• Coach: A sports instructor.
• Rubber: (UK) Eraser.
• Stapler: A device for fastening papers together.
• Staples: Small pieces of wire used with a stapler.
• Backpack: A bag worn on the back.
• Crayons: Colored sticks for drawing.
• Set square: A tool for drawing angles.
• Notice board: A board for displaying announcements.