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Unit 4 | Reading
Read the text. Select True or False.

Spaced learning - the next education revolution?

In the U.K., all 16-year-olds must take a number of exams called GCSEs. For the last 10 years,
schools have had to publish their students' GCSE results. The results are included in national
league tables that show the position of every school in the country. Since the publication of
these school league tables, schools have tried to find ways to improve exam results so that
their school can get a higher position in the league table.
The principal of Monkseaton School in the north of England, Paul Kelley, promotes a
technique called ''spaced learning.'' He is sure that this technique can guarantee better test
results. The technique is based on the findings of American neuroscientist Douglas Fields from
the National Institute for Child Health and Development. Fields has shown that the best way
to help students develop a good memory is to divide information into parts and to include a
10-minute break after each part of information has been presented. During these breaks, the
part of the brain that learned the information can rest and a different part of the brain
becomes active. In Kelley's method, the teacher presents the same information to students
three times. After each presentation, the student receives a 10-minute break. During the
break, the students must do a physical activity or something completely different from what
they just learned. In 2008, 48 14-year-old students at the school were given a 90-minute
spaced learning biology class. They had never studied biology before, but 80% of students
achieved a D (a low pass) or higher in the exam. The class included three 20-minute
presentations and a 10-minute break after each. The technique seems to work well with
students who usually find it hard to learn in a normal class.
At the moment, Monkseaton is the only school in the U.K. that uses this system, but this may
change in the future. Supporters of this technique claim it will revolutionize the way students
learn and will improve exam results. Critics argue that the technique does not encourage
creative or critical thinking. Ken Robinson, a famous British expert on education, supports
techniques that develop critical thinking and real understanding. He has argued that exam
results should not be seen as more important than real understanding. He thinks that both
teachers and students should try to develop creativity in the classroom.
    T F
1. Ken Robinson claims that exam results are less important than true    
understanding.
       
2. Spaced learning has been adopted by many schools in the U.K.    
       
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3. In Kelley's classes, students do a physical activity during the breaks.    

       
4. Spaced learning was invented by Paul Kelley.    
       
5. Spaced learning helps students develop creativity.    

Unit 4 | Listening
Listen to the speakers. Complete the sentences with the correct first name.

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1. ___________________'s favorite teacher was a history teacher.

2. ___________________ liked the art teacher.

3. ___________________ remembers that a teacher got thrown out of the school.

4. ___________________ wanted to be like her teacher.

5. ___________________ had an elementary school teacher who told fantastic stories.

Unit 4 | Grammar - Third conditional 2

Choose the correct option to complete each sentence.

1. Sadie wouldn't have met Ravi if she ... to the party.

a. hadn't go  
b. hadn't gone  
c. hadn't been going  

2. If I hadn't dropped my computer, I ... all the information for my project.

a. wouldn't have lose  

b. wouldn't have lost  
c. wouldn't have losing  
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3. You would have enjoyed your literature classes more if ... the books.

a. you'd read  
b. you'd had read  
c. you'd be reading  

4. If I ... to private school, I wouldn't have been on the soccer team at my school.

a. had gone  
b. have gone  
c. have going  

5. If I had cheated on the final exam, I ... kicked out of school.

a. would have be  
b. would had been  
c. would have been  

Unit 4 | Grammar - should have

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb in parentheses.

1. Should you have ___________________ (eat) all that pasta?

2. He shouldn't have ___________________ (spend) so much time going out with his girlfriend.

3. Don't you think you should've ___________________ (stay) in school?

4. Randi should've ___________________ (go) to the music academy. She's a fantastic singer.

5. I should've ___________________ (get) a tutor for my English class.

Unit 4 | Grammar - Third conditional 1

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Match the parts of the sentence.

1. Harold wouldn't have gotten sick if a. you wouldn't have missed the meeting.

2. If I hadn't missed the last class, b. if she'd gone to art school?

3. Would Yolanda have become a famous painter c. I would have known about the quiz.

4. You wouldn't have made that mistake if d. you'd been paying attention.

5. If you'd gotten up earlier, e. he'd stayed at home last weekend.

Unit 4 | Grammar - too / enough

Choose the correct option to complete the sentences.

1. I have ... homework.

a. too much  
b. too many  
c. not enough  

2. The teachers in this school are not paid very well ...

a. too.  
b. enough.  
c. -.  
3. I didn't have ... credits to graduate, so I had to go to school for another semester.

a. too  
b. enough  
c. -  
4. I liked my high school, but there was ... much emphasis on football.

a. too  
b. enough  
c. -  
5. We have ... great fun in class.

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a. too  
b. enough  
c. -  

Unit 4 | Vocabulary – Procrastination

Match the parts of the sentence.

1. Did Cecelia put off a. about doing his laundry again.

2. Nathan waits b. doing research for that project?

3. Don't worry, I'll get around c. to doing the dishes sometime today.

4. David is procrastinating d. off paying your bills.

5. You should never put e. until the last minute for everything.

Unit 4 | Vocabulary – School life

Read the sentences. Select True if the words are correct or False if incorrect.

    T F
1. Did you make well in school?    
       
2. Don't worry - we all get mistakes.    

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3. Was Roger kicked out of his school when he was younger?    
       
4. I'm making a class in chemistry next year.    
       
5. I can't go out tonight. I have to take a lot of homework.    

Unit 4 | Vocabulary - College life

Choose the correct option to complete each sentence.

1. I was so stressed trying to get into medical school. Finally, I decided to ... and major
in art.

a. drop out of  
b. get into  
c. start over  

2. Wayne didn't have to take out a huge loan for college. He earned a full ...

a. scholarship.  
b. major.  
c. start over.  

3. It's not a bad idea to ... college for a little while if you think a break will help you get
focused.

a. drop out of  
b. start over  
c. get into  
4. Are you hoping to ... Yale? It's very hard, you know.

a. major in  
b. drop out of  
c. get into  

5. Tracy is going to ... education. She wants to be a teacher.

a. major  

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b. drop out of  
c. major in  

Unit 4 | Vocabulary - U.S. / U.K. differences

Choose the correct option.

1. Martin wants to take a gap year and hike across Europe. He plans to walk 15
kilometres a day.

a. American English  
b. British English  
c. both  

2. Her school's colours are green and gold.

a. American English  
b. British English  
c. both  

3. My neighbor and I are going to the same college.

a. American English  
b. British English  
c. both  

4. Juan's favourite teacher at university is Professor Sumner.

a. American English  
b. British English  
c. both  

5. Have you considered majoring in theater or dance?

a. American English  
b. British English  
c. both  

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