Can you guess what topic
wr’e going to discuss?
Reading Skills
- Vocabulary: types of schools & school life
- Reading: text about schools around the world
- (matching; multiple choice )
- Skills ― skimming
- ― reading for detailed understanding
- Speaking: acting out an interview (role play)
- Writing: a short article about your school
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Which are the most common/uncommon types of schools in your country?
What type of school do you go to?
Matching types of schools with descriptions. Matching headings.
- Answer Key
- 1. F 2. D 3. A 4. E 5. B 6. C
- Identifying true statements
- Answer Key
- A. Schools of Every Shape and Size
- (The different types of schools)
- B .To and From School
- (The distance some kids travel to school)
- C .Studying Hours
- (Different school hours)
- D. School Rules
- (Different school rules)
- E. Education or No Education
- (The lack of schools in some countries)
3 a) Gap-filling
- Answer Key
- 1. D
- 2. B
- 3. D
- 4. C.
- 5. A
- 6. B
- 7. A
- 8. C
Eliciting meaning from text
- created; came up with
- knowledge and/or ability to do sth well
- the process of learning skills for a particular job
- means of travelling available
- to the public, e.g. bus, train, metro, etc.
- uncommon, strange
- not to look forward to sth; to fear sth
- Dread:
- invented:
- training:
- skills:
- unusual:
- public transport
Eliciting meaning from text.
- smart:
- participate:
- compulsory (rules)
- well-dressed
- not modern
- set of clothes worn for work or school
- join in, take part
- be present; go regularly (school)
- strict:
- old-fashioned uniform:
- attend:
Read and translate the statements:
- I dread the cold winters.
- John Logie Baird invented the first television.
- Training is important at a circus school.
- The skills students acquire at school can help
- in later life.
- I find schools only for boys or girls unusual.
- Buses are the cheapest form of public transport .
- I attend school five days a week.
- My teachers are quite strict.
- People at weddings usually wear smart clothes.
- My grandfather is very old-fashioned and still
- wears a hat.
- I have to wear a uniform at school.
- It is important for people to participate in
- sports.
Speaking.
Answer Key
A: Hello, we’re making a TV programme about
schools in Russia. Could you tell me about
your school?
B: Yes, of course. What would you like to know?
A: When does school start?
B: School starts at 8 am.
A: And how do you get to school?
B: I go on public transport. It takes 20 minutes.
A: Do students wear a uniform?
B: No, we can wear what we like.
A: Are there rules in your school?
B: Yes, of course, but they are not that strict.etc
Do you agree with the proverb? Justify your opinion.