UNIT3 / SCHOOLS: DIFFERENT AND ALIKE.

By Teacher Na3im
SEQUENCE TWO / READ AND CONSIDER. P82. January 2020

MAIN IDEAS.
 Education is so important in Britain that most people think it should be free of charge.
 It is compulsory / obligatory for children under 16.
 From primary school to university, a British child goes through :
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RELATED VOCABULARY.

Verb Noun Adjective

To accept Acceptance Acceptable
To require Requirement Required
To comprehend Comprehension Comprehensive
To differ Difference Different

Read the text p83 carefully then do the following activities.

1-The reading passage is: a- A web article b- A school report c- An excerpt from a book.

2-Activity1 p83. Answer the following questions according to the text.

3-Fill in the following table with information from the text.

Schools / levels

Students age

4- In which paragraph is it mentioned that just a small number of students join college?

5- Reorder the following ideas according to their occurrence in the text.

a. Schools are ranked according to their results.
b. Different curriculum for British schools.
c. Some teenagers choose to get a job.
d. Education is a major worry for the British society.

6- What or who do the words in bold refer to in the text?

 …must pay their fees §1
 …than it is in the…§1
 …school with another. §3

7- Copy the letter that corresponds to the right answer.

The reading text is: a- Argumentative. b- Prescriptive. c-Expository.
GRAMMAR EXPLORER I. P84 By Teacher Na3im
Quantifiers : Countable or uncountable ? January 2020

Quantifiers are words which express quantity: a few, a little, many, much, some, a lot of, any, no.

Quantifiers Countable Uncountable

-a few / few X

-a little / little X

-many / ? X
Question word.
-much / ? X
Question word.

-some X X

-a lot of / lots of X X

-no / none X X

-any ? X X
Question word.

Complete the following sentences with: a few, a little, many, much, some, a lot of, any, no.
Sometimes there are several possibilities.

 Jane has got……..pets at home.

 Have you seen……..wild animals in Africa? –Yes, we have seen ………
 I haven’t got ……..money on my bank account.
 Have you got ……..information about the crisis? –No, I haven’t got……….information about that.
 When we went to Paris, we visited ……..interesting places.
 We’ve got ……….letters to send.
 Is there ……..coffee left in the kitchen. –Yes there’s ………
 Sara speaks ………..Japanese. She visited Tokyo ……….years ago.
 We have …………knowledge about GMF’s.

GRAMMAR EXPLORER II. P85

Comparatives.
Superiority
Physics are easier than Maths.
Maths are more difficult than physics.
Schools are much larger than before.
Equality
Physics are as easy as Maths.
Maths are as difficult as physics.
Schools have as many subjects as students
can take.
Inferiority
Maths are less complicated than Physics.
Maths are less difficult than physics.
School fees are cheaper in Finland.

Examples from the text.

Superiority Equality Inferiority

...of money on education are more For the British, no subject is as important This is the reason why private education is
popular than those who promise. as that of education. less accepted in Britain than it is in the
Secondary schools are much larger than United States.
primary schools.

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GRAMMAR EXPLORER III P86.

Similarities and differences.

Similarity. -Like Britain, Algeria favours education.

- This requirement is more or less similar to what is required by American universities.
Difference. -Unlike Britain, Algeria provides free education at all levels.
- In contrast to the old practice, standards are watched closely by inspectors.

Activity3p85: Write a short comparison between primary and secondary schools in Algeria showing the main
similarities and differences between them. Use the notes in the table and the structures from Grammar
Explorers I, II and III.

Start like this:

There are many / no differences between primary and secondary schools in Algeria. Classes are smaller /
less/ more crowded .... . Unlike primary schools teachers, .....( do your best )

GARAMMAR EXPLORER IV p86.

The passive voice : review.

Activity1p87.
Start the sentences with the words in bold. Eg: Writing is regarded as a process by educationists.

Follow-up: This short text will sound better if you insert sequencers where necessary.

Eg: Writing is regarded as a process by educationists. First, they .... . Then, .....

More transformation from active to passive and vice-versa.

.My grandfather built this house in 1943-1

.............................................. This house
.Picasso was painting Guernica at that time-2
.........Guernica

.The cleaner has cleaned the office -3

.......................The office

.He had written three books before 1867-4

...............................Three books

.John will tell you later-5

............... You
.The work must be done-6
…………………Someone
.Jimmy was delayed by the traffic this morning-7
………………………The traffic
.Mr Brown is being helped by a bunch of students-8
……………………………A bunch of students
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January 2020

Think, pair,share. P89.

School is the only place in the world where I feel free.

Using the following notes, write a letter to a friend of yours in which you describe a typical day in your
school.

 On my way to school.
 Meet my friends.
 My favourite moments.
 My favourite subjects.
 What I hate about my school.

The Seven Steps for writing in an exam situation.

 What am I going to write? ( form and content )

 Study the notes / transform the notes into sentences.
 Correct my sentences.
 Decide on appropriate link words.
 Write a draft. Use the first sentence of the task statement as an introduction.
 Correct the draft and think of a concluding sentence.
 Write the final version. ( mind handwriting and punctuation )

These are, roughly, the typical layouts or templates of formal and informal letters.

Formal letter. Informal letter.

Your address. Hi + name.

Date.
Body of the letter.
Receiver’s name
and address. It’s been a long time since...
Sorry I haven’t answered ...
Dear sir/madam. School is ....

The body of the letter.

Eg: I am writing to inform you...
....

Closing: Looking forward to ... Saying goodbye.

Yours sincerely Bye for now.

Signature.