Friday 1 April 2011

SWEDEN vs. FRANCE! (2 Swede’s against one Frenchman)

What do you usually do in your spare time?

Sweden: Hang out with friends.

France: Hang out with friends.

Youth in general- what is most common doing?

Sweden: Sports activities like football or floorball and such.

France: Sports activities like football and such.

Tell each other about your family? Where and how do you live? Do you have any siblings? Do you have an own room and how does it look?

Sweden: Dad, mum, little sister and a dog. Live in a row house. Beige walls, wooden floor, TV, bed and windows both on the walls and on the PC!   /   I have a mom and a dad and an older sister. I live in an apartment and have a common room with a crappy PC…

France: Big family with sisters and brothers and live in a big house.

What can you do in the area where you live?

Sweden: Have a tennis court and a football field nearby. For the younger kids there’s a playground.  /  In the area where I live there isn’t that much to do. You can run in a running track and you can play in a small park.

France: Go to the park, swim in the public swimming pool, play on the football field and go to the commercial center.

Can you stay out as long as you wish?

Sweden: No. On weekdays to around 21 - 21.30. On Fridays and Saturdays to around 23 – 23.30.  /  To 21 in the weekdays and 12 on the weekends (except on Sundays).

France: No.

Is it expensive to live where you live?

Sweden: No.

France: No, it depends.

A typical day when you are on holiday!

Sweden: Longer holidays I go to our summerhouse on an island with beach and stuff. Shorter ones I just hang out with friends.  /  On a small weekend I may stay home and be with friends and on the big holidays I’ll be with my family.

France: On the summer holiday I go to the sun. I swim in the beach I go out with my friends:

Describe a typical day at school

Sweden: Reading time at the beginning, lessons, lunch, lessons and finished around 15.10-15.15.

France: A typical day at school is to go into the school and to have lessons.
How big is your school?

Sweden: 450 pupils, so around average.

France: Big school, around 1200 pupils.

Where do you usually have lunch? Do you have to pay for school lunch?

Sweden: At the canteen. NO!

France: Eat at home and if you eat at school you have to pay.

What is your favorite subject at school? Why?

Sweden: PE (I like physical contact…) and English (like the language).  /  Handicraft (I like to work with my hands and wood…) and PE (I like to move it, move it!)

France : My favorite subjects are maths,chemestery and physics.

Are your school materials free or do you have to buy books?

Sweden: Free unless your loose one of them. Then it will cost you around 10 euros to get a new one.

France: The books are lent by school though you have to pay for your pencils; your copybooks,etc …

At what age do you start going to school?

Sweden: At the age 6 you have to go in a pre-school-thingy and when your 7 you’ll begin’ the first class.

France: The same as above.

Do you have a lot of homework?

Sweden: ABSOLUTELY-POSETIVETLY-EVERLY (!!!)…. not…

France: It depends of the teacher.

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