5a

Recording 5a

Teacher: Can you tell me about your early education?

Student: Well, I went to kindergarten from the age of four and I remember that I didn’t enjoy it very much at all. Primary school was a little better, especially because my mum was a teacher in the school.

She taught in the junior part of the school and she was actually my teatime in first grade, but when I went up to the senior school I didn’t see very much of her.

After that I was lucky enough to receive a scholarship to go to a very good high school. My parents couldn’t have afforded to send me to a private school so it was a really great opportunity for me.

It was a single-sex school so there were no boys. I’m glad I didn’t go to a mixed school because I think there are fewer distractions so everyone can just concentrate on their studies.