Mister C. "Excuse my English!": Extracurricular activities, cliques and school systems

Today I showed this picture to your classmates and their job was to find out what our new subject would be...

Here is what they proposed:

- "Maybe we are going to talk about sports."

- "I guess we are going to talk about music."

- "I would say that we are going to talk about the carnival."

...and finally someone came up with the correct answer...

- "I am certain that we are going to talk about hobbies/activities."

So From now on we are going to focus on extracurricular activities (in and out-of-school activities) and we will also learn new things about school in the USA/UK and about groups (cliques) in schools.

WATCH THIS 1 !

WHAT IS THEIR CLASS YEAR?

"I guess they are in high school."
"They may be in high school."
"I would say that they are in high school."

"I think they are at university."
"I imagine they are in college (université)."
"They must be in college."

WATCH THIS 2 !
KWANTLEN UNIVERSITY

What are the extracurricular activities proposed by this university?
TRY TO MAKE A LIST!
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SCHOOLS IN THE USA
&
SCHOOLS IN THE UK

Dream with me is an american documentary on public schools in the USA:

The following video is about british schools:

HIGH SCHOOL CLIQUES

WHAT IS A CLIQUE?

A CLIQUE IS A GROUP OF TEENAGERS OR STUDENTS WHO GROUP TOGETHER BECAUSE THEY SHARE THE SAME INTERESTS (MUSIC,FASHION,LIFESTYLE...)

TARO TELLS US ABOUT TWO SPECIFIC CLIQUES THAT EXIST IN HIS HIGH SCHOOL.

I WISH...

"I wish I were" est logiquement la formulation correcte mais de plus en plus d'anglo-saxons utilisent la formulation "I wish I was..."

Skee-Lo "I wish" (1996)
LEND AN EAR TO THAT CHORUS:

I wish I was a little bit taller
I wish I was a baller
I wish I had a girl who looked good I would call her
I wish I had a rabbit in a hat with a bat
And a six four Impala

Sandi Thom "I wish I was a punk rocker" (2006)

LEND AN EAR TO THAT CHORUS:

Oh I wish I was a punk rocker with flowers in my hair
In 77 and 69 revolution was in the air
I was born too late into a world that doesn't care
Oh I wish I was a punk rocker with flowers in my hair

Examples: I am popular but I wish I joined the Jocks!
I am a beauty queen but I wish I were/was a geek!

EXAMPLES OF EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES