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UNIT 9
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A. Getting Started
1. Look at the photographs marked A, B, C, D, E, and F below. What can you see in the
pictures? Tell a classmate what you think.

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2. Write a word or phrase to describe each of the pictures in the previous section.
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B. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
C. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
D. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
E. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
F. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

3. Using up to five words, write a title for the six pictures.

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Now, compare your title with your friend’s. Which one describes the pictures better?

4. Repeat the above activity, but this time use only ONE word.
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Compare your title with your friend’s. Is your title better than his/hers?

5. Using the word in question 4 above as a category, write 10 other things you know that
belong to this category.
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d. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
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g. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
h. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
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j. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

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B. Q & A
Answer the following questions. Write your answers to the questions and explain your
reasons (why? or why not?). Work on your own, then share your ideas with a friend(s).

1. A school is ..………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
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2. What three things can you remember about your primary school?

3. Describe your junior high school in five words.

4. People say that senior high school years are unforgettable. Do you agree with this?
Why or why not?

5. What’s your worst memory from schools?

6. What were your most favourite subject and least favourite subject at school?

7. Do you think school uniform is a good idea?

8. Apart from school uniforms, did your school have official rules? What are they?

9. Did you bring food to school or did you eat at the school canteen?

10. What kinds of sport did you play at school?

11. Were there extracurricular activities at your school that you took part in?

12. What do you think makes one school better than others?

13. Are you familiar with “exclusive schools” and “inclusive schools”? What are the
advantages and disadvantages of each?

14. Is it a good idea that disabled children go to a “special” school instead of a general
school?

15. What is one thing that you think all schools have or must have but your school DID
NOT?

16. What else do you want to say about (your) schools?

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C. Talk to a Friend
Ask a classmate the above questions. Then, answer your classmate’s questions about you.

D. Task
Design your ideal school. Say what the school should have according to the aspects
mentioned below.

Location

Number of classrooms

Students

Teachers

Principal/Headmaster

Rooms

Facilities

Curriculum

Activities

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