UNIT 7_EDUCATION_YOUR SPEAKING PRACTICE_YOUR ONLINE PRACTICE

I have tried to sum up some information and ideas you were able to provide during your online meeting.

You described teachers and used a wide range of adjectives:

PATIENT

STRICT   

EASY-GOING 

BRILLIANT

EXCELLENT

AWFUL

GOOD AT…

EASY TO TALK TO

ENCOURAGING

LAZY

DISORGANISED

FLEXIBLE

POLITE

RUDE

AUTHORITARIAN

CREATIVE

IMAGINATIVE

KNOWLEDGEABLE

EXPERIENCED

You also got the chance to talk about the role of students and you used these words and phrases:

BEHAVIOUR

TO BEHAVE

TO MISBEHAVE

TO STRUGGLE TO DO SOMETHING

TO DO WELL

DISCIPLINED

MOTIVATION

TO PARTICIPATE

TO TAKE PART IN…

ORIGINAL

UNIQUE LEARNERS

PUNISHMENT

You also talked about doing a course:

TO SIGN UP FOR…

DEMANDING

STRESSFUL

REWARDING

TO ATTEND…

TIMETABLE

ASSIGNMENTS

WORKSHOPS

TO GIVE UP

EFFORT

KNOWLEDGE

KEEN ON…

You practised pronouncing some words:

EASY

EASIER

CREATIVE

CREATIVITY

COURSE

COURSES

SIGN UP FOR

AREN’T

PRIVATE

RELIGIOUS

PATIENT

ISOLATED

STUDENTS

SPEND

STRICT

STUDY

AUTHORITY

During the class you used phrasal verbs that have to do with Education:

TO SIGN UP FOR…

TO GET ON WITH…

TO FALL BEHIND

TO KEEP UP WITH…

TO CATCH UP WITH…

You also considered RULES:

TO HAVE TO…

TO NEED TO…

TO BE SUPPOSED TO

TO BE ALLOWED TO…

SHOULD…

MUST…

During your interaction you used some functional language:

THAT SOUNDS/LOOKS/SEEMS…

I’D RATHER…

SHALL WE….?

HOW ABOUT…?

WHAT ABOUT…?

WHY DON’T WE….?

LET’S…

IF I WERE YOU, I’D…

WE COULD…

MAYBE YOU’RE RIGHT

I THINK YOU’RE RIGHT

I DON’T THINK YOU’RE RIGHT

MAYBE WE SHOULD…

GOOD IDEA!

LET ME THINK.

I’M NOT SURE ABOUT THAT.

AN ONLINE COURSE? Hmm, I DON´T KNOW.

I DON’T THINK SO

I’D LOVE TO.

THAT WOULD BE GREAT.

THAT’S TERRIBLE/AWFUL

WAIT A SECOND

WAIT A MINUTE

HOLD ON

ARE YOU SERIOUS?

SERIOUSLY?

YOU MUST BE JOKING

YOU MUST BE KIDDING

DO YOU REALLY MEAN THAT…?

ARE YOU TRYING TO SAY THAT…?

I hope this helps.

I really appreciate your effort, motivation and support.

APRIL 27 to APRIL 30_EDUCATION AND RELATIONSHIPS_UNITS 7 and 12

APRIL 27 to APRIL 30

You will have to do activities in your Student’s Book and Workbook 

You will have to prepare for your online speaking sessions as well. Remember your contribution to your online meeting is key as it will have a positive effect on everyone’s progress.

Unit 12  PEOPLE I KNOW

AUTONOMOUS LEARNING: These exercises will help you describe family members and friends as well.

You will have to learn adjectives.

1.       STUDENT’S BOOK: PAGE 106: ACTIVITY 1

2.       WORKBOOK: PAGE 70: EXERCISE 2

3.       WORKBOOK: PAGE 71: READING COMPREHENSION: EXERCISE 5, 6 and 7

4.       STUDENT’S BOOK. PAGE 107: LISTENING COMPREHENSION: ACTIVITIES 6 and 7

ONLINE SPEAKING SESSION (WEDNESDAY/THURSDAY)

          Monologues.

     (3-4 minutes):

During the online class you will have some time to get ready for these monologues.

1    1. Prepare and deliver a monologue about a nice teacher you have had. Talk about what your teacher did for you or something important that he/she taught you.

3    2. You are going to talk about your school memories.

             Describe your old /current school: location, type of education, timetable and

             favourite teachers.

             Say something you particularly liked about your (private or state) school and

             something you would change. Explain why.

            Tell an anecdote about a time when you received a punishment at school.  

            Give details about it.

4   3. You are going to talk about your school homework memories.

             Talk about your school homework habits when you were a child.

             Describe how strict / helpful your parents were about your education

             and talk about the extra  activities you used to go to and how much you

             liked them.

             Tell a past experience when you were punished for not 

             doing your homework or for failing an exam at school.

  

 

5  4. You are going to talk about the role of education in our society.

  Discuss the situation of education in your country.

             Compare private  vs. public education.

             Talk about your experience when you went to school when you were a child.

INTERACTION      (5 MINUTES)

You will have some time to get ready for this interaction and your role.

STUDENT A

You are talking about the old times with a friend from secondary school. You have very different memories

and opinions. You really liked your teachers (especially your Maths teacher), you enjoyed the extracurricular activities offered and you learnt a lot. You liked the facilities, too.

You start the conversation.

STUDENT B

You are talking about the old times with a friend from secondary school. You have very different memories and opinions. You didn't like your teachers (especially your Maths teacher), you never did any extracurricular activities and you do not think you got a good preparation for University. You didn’t like the facilities, either.

A starts the conversation.

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Check your answers once you have done the activities on pages 106 and 107 in your Student’s Book .

KEY

STUDENT’S BOOK KEY:

PAGES 106 AND 107

1  DESCRIBING PEOPLE

1 loyal       7 charming

2 creative 8 diplomatic

3 bright     9 direct

4 calm      10 ambitious

5 sensitive  11 modest

6 intense    12 competitive

LISTENING PRACTICE

6

1Because she went to phone him.

2 She’s very talkative.

3 He’s bright, clever, smart, funny,

friendly, good with people and not

intense.

4 She isn’t as positive about him: she

thinks he is nice, but too sensitive, not

(sufficiently) ambitious.

5 Because Lewis doesn’t agree with

what she says, and she thinks he is

blaming her for not getting on with

her brother.

7

1go and phone           5 you’ve told me

2 going to be               6 to upset him

3 I’m exaggerating, but…      7 push yourself more

4 won a scholarship               8 plenty of criticism

UNIT 7_EDUCATION_WRITING PRACTICE_FORMAL EMAIL

WRITING PRACTICE

Practise writing formal emails.

Remember that you can contact me by email.

I really appreciate your effort and motivation.

TASK 1  FORMAL EMAIL

You are going to write a FORMAL EMAIL (125-150 words) to the head teacher at your daughter’s school. You are not happy about some things at the school.

A.    YOUR PLAN

MAKE NOTES

School problems:

1.       Too many tests

2.       The school is dirty

3.       The food

4.       Not enough homework

5.       Other problems

              Decide what action to propose. A meeting? Changing school?

B.     USEFUL LANGUAGE:

·   Dear Mr/Ms/Mr and Mrs…

·   I am writing with reference to…

·   I am contacting you regarding…

·   There are several issues that I would like to bring/draw to your attention.

·   I regret to tell/inform you that…

·   In view of the situation,…

·   We should arrange a meeting at your earliest convenience.

·   I would appreciate it/be grateful if you could…

·   I look forward to hearing from you.

·   Yours sincerely,/ Your faithfully,/Yours truly/Sincerely,/Best regards,

C.     SEQUENCING POINTS

To start: In the first pace/First of all/ To begin with

To introduce additional points: Furthermore/Moreover/In addition/Besides

To  finish: Finally/Last but not least

TASK 2  FORMAL EMAIL

Write a formal email (125-150 words). You are the head teacher of a school and you are concerned about one of your students. Write to his or her parents.

TASK 3 FORMAL EMAIL

You teach Spanish in a secondary school in the UK. One student is having particular problems with the subject. Write an email to the parents, explaining the situation and offering some advice.