Education Matters
School related words
What are books divided
into?
What does [ / ] mean?
What does [ - ] mean?
What does [ * ] mean?
What are English,
French and German together called?
Where can you find the
meaning of words?
Where can you find the days of the
week?
To divide
To subtract
To multiply
On the time table
chapters
languages
In a dictionary
How is the school year
divided?
Terms/semesters
What is a part of a text
called?
Paragraph
What are physics,
chemistry and biology together
called?
What school do you attend when you are
8?
What do you call the space on the left side of the
page?
What do you find at the end of a
sentence?
What do the “O” and “A” stand for in O level and A
level?
Ordinary or Advanced
level
Full stop
Primary school
marginSciences
What is [ % ] called?
percent
Where do you study after graduating?
At University
What is [ + ] called?
plus
The opposites game
Teach
clever
good
hard
first
pass
writtenOral
late
stupid
examiner
candidate
practical
last
attend
easy
worse
bad
fail
leave
work
theoretical
learn
interesting
holiday
better
boring
free
pupil
early
busy
teacher
lazy
noisy
succeed
best
Hard working
fail
worst
quiet
GrammarGrammar
They are too poor to send their children to school.They are such poor families that they can not send their children to school.You are too busy to finish all the things you planned to.You are too tired to help me.It’s too late to go to the cinema.It’s such a late time that we can’t go to the cinema.
To boost= to make better To deny= to refuseNutritious= nourishing, healthyPriority= a very important thingProvide= offer, giveNourished= fedThe wealth= the fortuneTo attend= to go to/ to present
Education for all
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Linear text
An advertisement = an ad
The countries that are suffering most from exclusion from primary education are:South Asia because there are 36% of children out of school.West and central Africa because there are 20.8% of children out of school.
Why?
Over population.Lock of school and good quality of education.Poverty.Child labor.Malnutrition.Parents being illiterate.
results?
Increase of illiterate pupils. Diseases. Unemployment. Civil wars / revolutions.
Grade 2 + $1 = Grade 3Give to UNICEF and you give children a chance. For example just $1 can provide 8 children with pencils and exercises' book. Or $225 can buy a recreation kit containing toys, games, and physical education supplies for an entire class of girls and boys. To learn more or to give please visit WWW.UNICEF.ORG
Save a Child and The Future Will Follow.
Kite
There is an equation : it’s shocking to the reader and challenging to those who want to decode it
To facilitate contact with UNICEF
Formal request
GrammarGrammar
Unless we help poor children, they can’t have a good future.If we don’t help poor children, they can’t have a good futureIf they don’t get an education, they will not live a decent life.Unless they get an education, they will not live a decent life.
Data(pl) = Information(pl/sing)Fund= money raised by organizations to help needy people.A chance= an opportunityJust= onlyStrange = particularAn entire= a holeExclusion: the act of forcing out someone or something
Acronym Organization
WFP World Food Program
IMF International Monetary Fund
UNICEF United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund
FAO Food and Agriculture Organization
UNESCO United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization
WWF World Wide Fund
WTO World Trade Organization
OPEC Oil Producing and Exporting Countries
UNO United Nations Organization
NOW National Organization of Woman
WHO World Health Organization
Virtual schools
The child may be studying/ chatting/ playing games
To log on = to connectTo enroll = to register (Enrolment (n)) (Registration(n))Virtual school e_education e_learning on line learning cyber learningPanic= extreme fear Bullying= frighten or hurt a weaker personAppeal=connect a computer systemTexting=writing on the computerBustle=crowd of people moving in a busy way
Benefits Drawbacks
_No uniform and no school journey;_No rushing, no heavy bags_Fridays off._Shorter days._Not being bustle about by large, intimidating crowds._Option for bullied children, families abroad who want their children to have an English education, children with physical or personal health problems, home educated children._students may share their views with other learners all around the globe._students can set their own schedules.
_Sitting at a computer for 5 hours a day may lead to health problems._No physical exercise or eye contact._with little verbal and physical communication, online learning can hamper social and verbal communication skills._No chance to learn how to handle the bustle and bullying in the playground._students don’t always get immediate feedback from online teachers._young pupils may miss the atmosphere of the school playground.
Age or …?
Assessed = evaluatedBoost = to increase the strengthNumeracy = basic knowledge of arithmetic or mathematics in generalStreaming: the practice of placing pupils in groups according to ability.Resurgence: rising or strengthening . Tackle: to undertake o deal with something that requires effort.Allocate: to give something to or set something aside for a person or purpose.
Lifelong learning
Advantages Disadvantages
Feel active in one’s country development
Some psychological problems are caused by fail
To get promoted in one’s job and get experiences
To be over exploded by time
To shorten the gap between youngsters and adults
To reduce the percentage of illiteracy
To protect them selves from cheating and trafficking
Simply= merelyConsequently= thereforeLimited= confinedFull growth and development= maturity
My Dictionary
offering
offering
giving
giving
Donating
Donating
providing
providing
refused
refuseddenieddenied
richnessrichness wealthwealth fortunefortune
reduce
reduce
decline
decline
decrease
decrease
To register
To registerTo enrollTo enroll
compulsory
compulsory
obligatory
obligatory
outstanding
outstanding Very goodVery goodexcellen
texcellen
ttalen
ttalen
tassessme
ntassessme
ntchallen
gechallen
gespanspan
period
period
To be analphabetic
To be analphabetic
illiteracy
illiteracy
defydefy
sharpsharpacute
acute
strangestrangepalpabl
epalpabl
eobviou
sobviou
s
oddodd
traditional
traditional
conventional
conventional
To adapt
To adapt
To adjust
To adjust
methodmethod approach
approach
lifelonglifelong
defectdefecttimele
sstimele
ss
merelymerely
creativecreative
eternal
eternal
simplysimply
impediment
impediment
inventive
inventive
handicaphandicap
limitedlimited confined
confined
allall entireentire
evaluated
evaluated
assessed
assessed
nutritiousnutritious healthyhealthy
restricted
restricted
restrained
restrainedlimitedlimited
Alexander Graham Bell
Be no stranger to Be familiar with
biographer Someone who writes a biography
The deaf/ the dumb People who are unable to speak or hear
impediment Obstacle, barrier
misfortune Lack of luck
lifelong Eternal, permanent
worldwide Used all over the world
autobiographer Someone who writes about himself.
Elocution: the art of speaking well and clearly with correct enunciation.Lecture: an educational speech on a subject made before an audience.Stammer: speak with hesitations and repetitions because of a speech condition or a strong emotion.Adept = skillfulImpressive= causing admiration and respect.