Education is what survives when

what has been learned has been forgotten.

B. F. Skinner, U S p sycho lo g ist

7A Extraordinary school for boys

1 VOCABULARY education 2 PRONUNCIATION the letter u
a C o m p le te th e s e n te n c e s w ith th e c o r r e c t w o r d .
a O r c ! e ) t h e w o rd w ith a d iffe r e n t so u n d .
In th e U S
1 A s c h o o l f o r c h ild r e n a g e d f r o m a b o u t t w o t o fiv e
2 A
2
is a p reschool.
A s c h o o l f o r c h ild r e n a g e d f r o m fiv e t o 1 0 is a n
‘ of
boot up
3 abull
4/yu/
ementary
el________________ s c h o o l.
(JuncR) couple cut cute
3 A s c h o o l f o r c h ild r e n a g e d f r o m 11 t o 1 3 is a
fruit mussels full musical
iddle
m ________________ s c h o o l.
scooter pull push subtitles
4 A s c h o o l f o r c h ild r e n a g e d f r o m 1 3 t o 1 8 i s a true tongue put uniform
igh
h ________________ s c h o o l.
5 T h e c la s s c h ild r e n a r e i n is c a lle d a g r ade
________________ . b L is te n a n d c h e c k . T h e n lis t e n a g a in a n d
emesters
6 T h e s c h o o l y e a r is d iv id e d in t o t w o s________________ . re p e a t th e w o rd s.

7 ollege
S t u d e n t s h a v e t o a p p ly t o a c ________________ b e f o r e th e y
c a n s tu d y t h e r e .
3 GRAMMAR first conditional and future
In th e U K
time clauses + when, until, etc.
8 A s c h o o l f o r c h ild r e n a g e d f r o m a b o u t t w o t o fiv e is a
ursery
n ________________ s c h o o l. a M a t c h t h e s e n t e n c e h a lv e s .

9 A s c h o o l f o r c h ild r e n a g e d f r o m fiv e t o 11 is a 1 J o e ’s p a r e n ts w ill b e f u r io u s

imary
p r________________ s c h o o l.
2 A s s o o n a s I g e t m y d r iv e r ’s lic e n s e , e
10 A s c h o o l f o r c h ild r e n a g e d f r o m 11 t o 1 8 is a
3 I ’m s u r e w e ’ll fe e l m o r e r e la x e d b
econdary
s_________________ s c h o o l.
4 Y o u ’ll h a v e to g o t o a n e w s c h o o l f
11 T h e p e r s o n i n c h a r g e o f t h e s c h o o l is t h e
5 H e w o n ’t p a s s h is te s t a
ead
h ________________ te a c h e r . h
6 Nina won’t look for a job
12 erms
T h e s c h o o l y e a r is d iv id e d in t o t h r e e t________________ .
7 I ’l l b u y t h e b o o k d
13 A s c h o o l w h e r e c h ild r e n stu d y , e a t , a n d s le e p is a
8 I f I d o n ’t fe e l w e ll, g
oarding
b ________________ s c h o o l.
14 A p e r s o n w h o g o e s o n t o s tu d y h ig h e r e d u c a t io n a u n le s s h e s t u d ie s m o r e ,
niversity
u s u a lly s t u d ie s a t a u ________________ . b a f t e r w e g o o n v a c a tio n ,
e—i f h e fa ils h is e x a m a g a in .
b C o m p le te th e s e n te n c e s .
d b e f o r e c la s s e s s ta r t,
1 M y f r ie n d w a s s ic k s o s h e d id n ’t ta k e th e ex a m .
e I ’m g o in g to b u y a c a r .
2 ehave
S o m e o f t h e s t u d e n t s i n t h a t c l a s s b ________________
f w h e n y o u r f a m ily m o v e s t o a n e w h o u s e ,
v e r y b a d ly .
g I ’ll s ta y in b e d .
3 eat
I f y o u c h ________________ o n t h e e x a m , t h e t e a c h e r w o n ’t
h u n t il h e r d a u g h te r s t a r t s s c h o o l.
g r a d e it.
4 uspended
A b o y w a s s________________ fo r s te a lin g m o n e y fr o m
o th e r stu d e n ts.
5 ail
Y o u ’ll f _______________ y o u r c la s s e s i f y o u d o n ’t w o r k h a rd er.
6 I'm t a k in g m y d r iv e r ’s t e s t t o m o r r o w . 1 h o p e I
ass
P ------------------------- !
7 tudy
I h a v e e x a m s n e x t w e e k , s o I ’m g o in g t o s________________
th is w eek en d .
8 unished
T h e s t u d e n t s w e r e p ________________ b y t h e t e a c h e r fo r
b e in g n o is y i n c la s s .

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 b C o m p le te th e s e n te n c e s w ith a w o rd fr o m 4 READING
th e b o x .
a R e a d t h e a r t i c l e o n c e . W h a t d o S o u t h K o r e a n s t u d e n t s d o in
if until when- after unless before a h ag w on ?

1 T h e y w o n ’t h a v e t o w e a r a u n i f o r m when 1 s le e p 3 stu d y
th e y g o t o h ig h s c h o o l. 2 m e e t f r ie n d s 4 h a v e lu n c h
2 unless
I w o n ’t le a v e e a r l y ______________________ th e
t e a c h e r g iv e s m e p e r m is s io n .

When is it time -
3 if
E l l a w ill b e d is a p p o i n t e d ______________________
s h e d o e s n ’t g e t g o o d te s t s c o r e s .

to stop studying?
4 after
I ’l l t a k e a lo n g v a c a t i o n ______________________
c la s s e s e n d .
5 T h e t e a c h e r w o n ’t s t a r t t h e c la s s
until a ll t h e s t u d e n t s a r e q u ie t.
t's 10 p.m. and six government employees are out checking the

c
6
I
before
I ’l l t a lk t o m y t e a c h e r s ______________________
c h o o s e w h ic h c o lle g e s to a p p ly to .

C o m p le te th e s e n te n c e s w ith th e c o r r e c t
I streets of Seoul, South Korea. But these are not police officers
looking for teenagers who are behaving badly. Their mission is to
find children who are still studying. And stop them.
f o r m o f th e v e r b s in p a r e n th e s e s . U s e th e
Education in South Korea is very competitive. The aim of
s im p le p r e s e n t o r fu tu r e (will / w on ’t).
almost every schoolchild is to get into one of the country's top
1 I’ll d o d o m y h o m ew o rk as so o n as I get universities. Only the students with the best grades get a place.
h o m e , (d o , g e t) The school day starts at 8 a.m. and students finish studying
2 will be
W e ____________________________la te u n le s s somewhere between 10 p.m. and 1 a.m. at night. This is because
hurry up
w e ____________________________. (b e , h u rry up) many go to private academies called hagwon after school.
Around 74 percent of all students attend a hagwon after their
3 will have
M y f r i e n d s ____________________________a
regular classes finish. A year's course costs, on average, $2,600
go
g o in g -a w a y p a r t y b e f o r e t h e y __________________
per student. In Seoul, there are more private tutors than
t o K o r e a , (h a v e , g o)
schoolteachers, and the most popular ones make millions of dollars
4 won't wait
T h e b u s ____________________________f o r you a year from online and in-person classes. Most parents rely on
aren't
i f y o u ___________________________ o n tim e . private tutoring to get their children into a university.
( n o t w a it, n o t b e)
With so much time spent in the classroom, all that students in
5 doesn't come
I f t h e t e a c h e r ____________________________, South Korean high schools do is study and sleep. Some of them are
won't take
w e ____________________________t h e exam . so exhausted that they cannot stay awake the next day at school.
( n o t c o m e , n o t ta k e ) It is a common sight to see a teacher explaining the lesson while a
6 won't leave
J a m e s ____________________________h o m e u n t il h e third of the students are asleep on their desks. The teachers don't
finds
____________________________a jo b . (n o t le a v e , fin d ) seem to mind. There are even special pillows for sale that fit over
the arms of the chairs to make sleeping in class more comfortable.
7 won't be able to
A l i c e ____________________________b uy
Ironically, the students spend class time sleeping so that they can
lend
a c a r u n le s s h e r p a r e n t s ________________________
stay up late studying that night.
h e r t h e m o n e y , (n o t b e a b le t o , le n d )
The South Korean government has been aware of the
8 A s so on as my
gets faults in the system for some time, but now they have
b o y f r i e n d _________________________________ h is t e s t
will call passed some reforms. Today, schoolteachers have to
s c o r e s , h e ____________________________ m e.
meet certain standards or take additional training
(g e t, c a ll)
courses.
9 won't start
S h e ___________________________ k in d e r g a r te n
is However, the biggest challenge for the government is
u n t il s h e ____________________________fiv e y ears
o ld . ( n o t s t a r t , b e )
the hagwons. Hagwons have been banned from
having classes after 10 p.m., which is why there are
10 will play
Y o u ___________________________ b e tte r i f you
street patrols looking for children who are studying
practice
____________________________ e v e r y day.
after that time. If they find any in class, the owner
(p lay , p r a c tic e )
of the hagwon is punished and the students are sent
home. It's a strange world, where some children have
to be told to stop studying while others are reluctant
to start.

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b R e a d t h e a r t ic le a g a in . M a r k t h e s e n te n c e s 5 LISTENING
T ( t r u e ) o r F ( f a ls e ) .
a L i s t e n t o a r a d io p r o g r a m a b o u t a n e w T V s e r ie s .
1 T h e s t r e e t p a t r o l in S e o u l is lo o k in g f o r
W h i c h w o r d d e s c r i b e s t h e m e t h o d s u s e d b y t h e t e a c h e r in
c r im in a ls . _F
th e s e r ie s ?
2 M o s t s tu d e n ts in S o u th K o r e a w a n t to go
1 u n u su al
t o a u n iv e r s ity . T
__
3 A l l p r iv a t e t u t o r s i n S o u t h K o r e a a r e 2 tr a d itio n a l

p a id w e ll. F__ 3 o ld - fa s h io n e d

4 S c h o o l t e a c h e r s a r e u s e d to s t u d e n t s w h o b L is te n a g a in a n d c o r r e c t th e m is ta k e s .
s le e p i n c la s s . T__
1 T h e s e r ie s is a dram a.
5 T h e g o v e r n m e n t is d o in g n o t h i n g to
reality show________________________________________________
im p r o v e t h e e d u c a tio n s y s te m . F__
2 T h e s tu d e n ts a r e sixteen.
6 E v e r y a c a d e m y m u s t c lo s e b e f o r e 9 p .m . F__
fourteen
7 S t u d e n t s a r e p u n is h e d i f t h e y a r e fo u n d
3 A b o y s a y s h e ’ll b u r n a car.
in a hagw on. F__
building
c L o o k a t th e h ig h lig h te d w o r d s a n d p h r a s e s .
4 T h e te a c h e r u sed to b e a soldier.
W h a t d o y ou th in k th e y m e a n ? U s e y o u r
rock musician
d ic t io n a r y t o lo o k u p t h e ir m e a n in g an d
p r o n u n c ia tio n .
5 H e te a c h e s m ath a t a h ig h s c h o o l.
English
d C o m p le te th e s e n te n c e s w ith o n e o f th e 6 T h e stu d e n ts have to say a number in th e g a m e.
h ig h lig h te d w o r d s o r p h r a s e s fr o m th e te x t. an insult
1 I t ’s a r e a l challenge f o r t e a c h e r s to g e t 7 T h e s tu d e n ts re a d S h a k e s p e a r e t o s o m e dogs.
a ll th e ir s tu d e n ts to p a ss th e ir e x a m s. cows
2 J o n h u r t h i s n e c k , s o h e s h o u ld n ’t u s e 8 T h e p u n c t u a tio n le s s o n is i n a classroom .
pillows
t w o ________________ in b e d . field
3 competitive t o g e t in t o s o m e
I t ’s v e r y ________________
9 S o m e o f t h e s t u d e n t s t h i n k t h e t e a c h e r is crazy.
u n iv e r s it ie s . Y o u n e e d e x c e l le n t g r a d e s . all right
4 reluctant
M y c h ild r e n a r e ________________ t o g o o u ts id e
10 T h e n e x t e p is o d e is t h e f o l lo w i n g Friday.
w h e n i t ’s c o ld .
Wednesday
5 P e o p le u s in g la p to p s o n t h e b u s is a
common sight t h e s e d a y s. c L i s t e n a g a i n w i t h t h e a u d i o s c r i p t o n p .7 4 .

6 M a r y n e e d e d e x t r a h e lp w ith m a t h a n d
tutors
h is t o r y , s o s h e h a s p r i v a t e ________________
t o h e lp h e r w ith t h e s e s u b je c t s . USEFUL WORDS AND PHRASES
L e a rn th ese w ord s and ph rases.
a p r o d ig y /ə 'p r a d a d ji /
d e t e r m in e d (to d o s o m e t h i n g ) /d i't a r m a n d /
r e s e n t (s o m e b o d y ) / r i'z s n t /
t a k e u p ( t e n n is ) / 't e ik Ap/
r e q u ir e d / r i'k w a ia r d /
fo r b id d e n / f a r 'b id n /
o u t s t a n d i n g /a o t's tte n d ir )/
p r e s t ig io u s / p r s 's t id ja s /
ca u se c o n tro v e rsy / k o z 'k a n tr a .v a s i/
p u sh (so m e b o d y ) to o h ard / p o j tu 'h a r d /