Colegio San Ignacio Concepcin English Department 2014 NM3 - Ms Vernica Ormeo

ENGLISH WORKSHEET 1

Unit 1: Back to school, age 35

Students nameGradeDate

3M

Goals: In this handout, students will be able to:

Study vocabulary related to Education Study and practice using first conditional and future time clauses

VOCABULARY

a. Answer the questions in pairs.

b. Match the questions with the school subjects.

Chemistry

Geography

History

Information Technology

Literature

Math

Physics

Biology

Education

Places&People

School Life: Complete the sentences with a suitable word. Then, match the sentences and the pictures.

1 ___ We have to wear a horrible

2 ___ The here is very strict.

3 ___ My is terrible this semester!

4 ___ I love Its my favourite subject. 5 ___ Look! I got my test today!

Reading. Read carefully. Answer the questions.So school these days is easy? Think again.______________________________________________________________________________________________People and politicians complain that school is getting easier. Damian Whitworth, a 35-year-old journalist, decided to see for himself. He spent a week as a student at a British secondary school, Brentwood Country High School. Its a large public school and has about 1,800 students, girls and boys, ages between 11 and 18.FrenchMy first lesson is French. I am in a class of 13-year-olds. Outside the classroom some girls start interrogating me. (1) Are you really in our class?. How old are you? - How old do you think I am? I reply.Well youre not 13!First we have a listening test that I find difficult. I get 14 out of 20. Not bad. Then we make review lists on the computer. (2) _____________________________________________ . Now every student has one.MathAs we wait outside the math classroom a teacher tells me to button my shirt all the way up. The math teacher uses an interactive whiteboard that has graphics and video, but the students dont look very interested in the lesson. A cell phone rings and a student hurries to turn it off. (3) _____________________________________________ .HistoryMr. Fishleigh is the history teacher. He doesnt have many problems controlling the noise level. (Others teachers do.) (4) _____________________________________________ He talks to them as if they were adults and gets their attention in return.

LunchIn the cafeteria we can choose between traditional and fast food. Burgers and fries are the most popular meal. (5) _____________________________________________ .Information and communication technologyWe are designing spreadsheets for cell pone sales and I cannot imagine a more boring lesson. (6)_____________________________________________ .Most students have Internet access at home and the school has a website where parents can see what homework their children have and when they have to hand it in.Religious educationThe teacher introduces us to meditation. We sit cross-legged and try to fill our minds with blackness and think positively about people who we have been thinking negatively about. For 15 minutes the students sit, eyes closed, in total silence. When they leave the class they are slightly dazed:

Incredible!

Amazing!

We should do this in math!

(7) _____________________________________________ .The bell rings. End of school for the day.

As we leave there is a fight at the school gates. (8) _____________________________________________ . If anyone hits anyone, Ill call the police, says a teacher.

So, has school gotten easier?

Its difficult to say if school has become harder or easier since I was a child because teaching methods have changed so much. All I can say is that during my working life I have had many tiring experiences. Being back at school for a week was as tiring as any of them. Being a student today is very, very hard work.

Read the introduction again. Why did Damian Whitworth go back to school? What kind of school did he go to?Read the text again and putt he phrases A-H in the correct places.

A A crowd of students is watching

B However, the students are totally involved.C Hes friendly with the students, but not too friendly.

D When I was the same age as these kids, I had never used a computer.

E Its a magical moment and the most effective class Ive ever seen.

F Are you really in our class?

G One boy says he has fries every day.

H Phones that ring in class are confiscated until the end of the week.

Grammar. First conditional and future time clauses.

In pairs, answer the questions.

1 When was the last time you took a test? Did you pass or fail?

2 Whats the next test you are going to take? How do you feel about it?

3 How do you usually feel before you take a test?4 What do you usually do the night before a test?

5 Have you ever failed an important test you thought you had passed (or vice versa)?

Carla and Ruben are waiting for their results. Listen to Carla answer questions 1-5. Then do the same with Ruben.

Listen and complete the sentences.1 They probably wont admit me unless ______________________.

2 As soon as ______________________, Ill look up my scores!

3 I dont want to plan any celebrations until ______________________.

4 If I dont get into college, ______________________.

5 When ______________________, theyll email the results.

Listen to Carla and Ruben. Did they get the results they needed? What scores did they get? What are they going to do?

Grammar Bank. First conditional and future time clauses + when, until, etc.

First conditional sentences: if (or unless) + simple present, will/wont + base form

Use the present tense (NOT the future) after if in the first conditional sentences. unless = ifnot

Ex. I wont go unless she invites me = I wont go if she doesnot invite me. You can also use an imperative instead of the will clause

Ex. Come and see us next week if you have time.

Future time clauses

Use the simple present (NOT the future) after when, as soon as, until, before and after to talk about the future As soon as = at the moment when, ex. Ill call you as soon as I arrive.Exercises. A. Complete with a word or expression from the list.Ex After we have dinner, we could go for a walk.

1 I must write the date on my calendar _______________ I forget it.

2 Lets wait under the tree _______________ it stops raining.

3 This job is very urgent, so please do it _______________ you can.

4 We wont get a table at the restaurant _______________ we dont hurry.

5 Ill pay you back _______________ I get my first paycheck.

6 I cant go _______________ you pay for my ticket. Im broke.

7 Theyll be really happy _______________ they hear your news.

8 I want to go on working _______________ Im 65. Then Ill retire.

9 I must renew my passport _______________ I go to Mexico.

10 _______________ you work harder, you wont pass the final exam.

B. Complete with the simple present or will.

Ex. Ill give him your message when I see him. (see)

1 Dont forget to turn off the lights before you _______________. (leave)

2 Go to bed when the movie _______________. (finish)

3 They _______________ married until they find a place t olive. (not get)4 If I see Emma, I _______________ her you are looking for her. (tell)

5 Ill call you as soon as I _______________ at the hotel. (arrive)

6 You wont be able to park unless you _______________ there early. (get)

7 As soon as it stops raining, we _______________ out. (go)

8 She wont like curry if she _______________ spicy food. (not like)

9 Dont write anything until I _______________ you. (tell)

10 When she finds out what hes done, she _______________ furious. (be)Listening: A. Look at this extract from a TV guide and the photo. Answer the questions.

1 What do you think the idea of the program was?

2 Which of these things do you think the students hated most?

the food

wearing a uniform

not being able to watch TVgoing for cross-country runs

having a lot of homeworknot being able to use their cell pones

taking cold showers

3 What do you think the discipline was like? How do you think the students were punished if they behaved badly?

4 Do you think the students did well or badly when they took 1950s exams?

B. Listen to a TV critic talking about the program Thatll Teach Em. And mark the sentences T (true) or F (false).

1 ____ Sixteen teenagers took part in the experiment.

2 ____ They didnt have to sleep at school.

3 ____ The uniforms were not very comfortable.

4 ____ They had to stay inside the school grounds all the time.

5 ____ The students werent allowed to talk during the classes.

6 ____ They really missed being able to use computers and calculators.

7 ____ They thought the classes were boring.

8 ____ The students failed because they werent intelligent enough.

9 ____ School subjects today are easier than in the 1950s.

10 ____ Most of the teenagers enjoyed the experiment.

C. Listen and complete the song."You! Yes, you! Stand still laddie!"

When we 1 . and went to school,

there were certain teachers,

who would 2 . the children any way they could.

("Move!")

By pouring out their derision,

upon anything we 3 .,

exposing every weakness, however, carefully hidden by the kids.

"Hahahahaha..."

(But in)

But in the town, it 4 . well known that when they got home at night,

their fat and psychopathic wives,

would thrash them,

within inches of their lives!

Ooh!!!

We don't need no 5 ..

We don't need no 6 . control.

No dark sarcasm in the 7 ..

Teacher leave them kids alone.

Hey, teacher! 8 . them kids alone!

All in all, it's just another 9 .in the wall.

All in all, you're just another brick in the 10 .We don't need no education.

We don't need no thought control.

No dark 11 . in the classroom.

Teachers leave them kids alone.

Hey, teacher! Leave us kids alone!

All in all, you're just another brick in the wall.

All in all, you're just another brick in the wall.

"Wrong! 12 . it again!"

("Wrong! Do it again!")

"If you don't 13 . yer meat, you can't have any pudding!"

"How can you have any pudding, when you don't eat yer meat?!"

("You!")

"Yes, you! Behind the bike sheds! 14 . still laddie!"When did the Second World War end?

What is the capital of New Zealand?

Who wrote Don Quixote?

How many kilobytes are there in a megabyte?

Whats 5 x 18 / 4?

How many legs does an insect have?

What is water made of?

cheat

do

behave

Verbs

start

fail

study

graduate

take

learn

review

leave

pass

college

principal

Elementary school

graduate

Private school

Secondary school

Public school

professor

preschool

student

1 Was the test difficult?2 When and how will you get the results of the test?3 How will you celebrate if you get a high score?4 What will you do if you dont get the score you need?

Ruben just took the TOEFL

Carla just took the SAT

If you dont study hard, youll fail the exam.

Hell be late for work if he doesnt hurry up.

She wont get into college unless she gets good grades

As soon as you get your test results, call me.

Well have dinner when your father gets home.

I wont go to bed until you come home.

Ill have lunch before I leave.

After I graduate from college, Ill probably take a year off and travel.

after as soon as before if unless until when

8:00 Thatll Teach EmFirst part of the six-part series following a group of modern 16-year-old students in a 1950s boarding school

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