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Document 01 Workbook Unit 1 Education Darah Rico 2021110071
Document 01 Workbook Unit 1 Education Darah Rico 2021110071
Unit 1
Education
Sports
a. Do you remember who said what in the radio interview between the presenter, Duke, and
the football hero, Joe Norse? Complete the table below.
Joe
Duke
Norse
b. Joe Norse’s football coach wrote a letter of recommendation to help Joe get into college.
Complete his letter, using the words below.
d. Write the dialogue for a radio interview between Duke and Coach Washington. Use the
words and phrases from activities a. and b. to help you.
Duke: Welcome to “Local Athletes.” Today’s guest is Coach Fraser Washington.
Hi
Coach Washington: _______________________________________________________
Duke: _______________________________________________________
Do you think it’s important for a football team to be motivated?
Absolutely
Coach Washington: _______________________________________________________
Duke: Did you coach Hank Perry and Dick Verall?
_______________________________________________________
Yes, i did
Coach Washington: _______________________________________________________
True False
2. Nowadays, parents teach their children 1-2-3 and A-B-C before they
start school.
6. Nowadays, children know much more than they did in the past.
b. “College for Kids?” discusses formal education for pre-school children. Mark whether the
statements below are for or against formal education for pre-school children.
For Against
d. Harriet Nelson, the author of the article, “College for Kids?” received many letters from the
parents of pre-school children. Below are two of the letters she received. Which letter do
you agree with? Complete the following sentence:
B
I agree with letter ________________ believe that kids shoul be kids and they don´t
because:__________________________________
need dificult stuff
_______________________________________________________________________.
Sincerely,
Gordon Smith
Yours truly,
Lucy Cavendish
e. Write your own letter to Harriet Nelson. Use the words and phrases from activities a, b, and
c. to help you.
f. Read and discuss your letter with a partner. Do you agree or disagree with your partner’s
letter?
Math Test
a. Do you remember the dialogue, “Math Test”? Rewrite the dialogue by putting the words
below in the correct order.
b. Mark whether a teacher, or a student, or both might ask the following questions.
c. Write a dialogue between Mr. Pascal and one of his students. Use the sentences and
phrases in activities a. and b. to help you.
Sue: for
Hi, Tim. I haven’t seen you (1) ____________ since
such a long time, not (2) _____________
already
Tim: They’re fine. Clara has (3) _____________ started high school. What about your twins?
Sue: just
Oh they’re great – they’ve (4) ______________ started kindergarten.
already
Sue: Well, they only started last week. But they have (5) ______________ made lots of
friends. What does Clara think of high school?
yet
Tim: Actually she hasn’t made many friends (6) ______________ and she’s finding the
homework assignments really difficult.
Sue: Oh dear, I’m sure it will get better and anyway, grades and diplomas aren’t everything.
c. Here are some more questions that Duke asked, Joe Norse in his radio interview. Write the
answers that Joe might have given.