speaking discuss the questions in pairs
which information in the text surprises you
what are the good and bad things about each school in your opinion
i don't think it's good that there are only forty pupils at sands
sands is a private day school with about forty pupils, girls and boys aged 11-17. it's a democratic school: there is no head teacher, pupils don't wear uniform and they always call their teacher by their first names. lessons are optional, even maths and english.