Pre-intermediate Level Prof.

Sanae ELMELLOUKI

Theme 1: Education Prof ELMELLOUKI

Discussion:

1. Put each of the following words or phrases in its correct space in the passage below.

State - terms ~ degree - co-educational- private - primary Qgraduate

- nursery school- grant - secondary ~ break up - compulsory - fees - academic

When children are two or three years old, they sometimes go to (a) where they
learn simple games and songs. Their first real scheel is called a (b) school. ln
Britain children start this school at the age of five J:he (ç). year in Britain begins
in September and is divided into three (d) ~..Schools (e) .for the
summer holiday in July. (f) education begins at the age of about eleven, and
most schools at this level are (g) , which means boys and girls study together
in the same classes. ln Britain education is (h) .from five to 16 ye~rs of age,
but many children choose to remain at school for another two or three years after 16 to take
higher exams. Most children go to (i) schools, which are maintained by
the government or local education authorities, but some children go to
(j) schools, which can be very expensive. University courses normally
last three years and then students (k) :' : which means they receive their
(1) At University, teaching is by (m) (an individual
lesson between a teacher and one or two students), (n) (a class of
students discussing a subject with a teacher), (o) (when a teacher gives
a prepared talk to a number of students) and of course private study. Most people who receive
a university place are given a (p) by the government to help pay their
(q) and living expenses.

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2. Ex~lain the difference between:
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(a) To sit an exam and to set an exam---------------------------------------------------------------
(b) To take an exam and to pass and exam---------------------------------------------------------
(c) CompuIsory and vo 1 unta ry--------------------------------------------------------------------------
(d) To educate and to bri ng up-------------------------------------------------------------------------
(e) A puPi 1 and a stu dent ----------------------:----------------------------------------------------------
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Translation: oral practice

Semantic Map
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3. Oral expression: write sentences using the words Vou have just learnt

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Theme 2: Elections & Government. Prof. S. ELMELLOUKI

Elections
1. Put each of the following words or phrases in its correct place in the passage below.

Election campaign 1 support 1 polling day 1 opinion poll/ votel polling station/ predict/ ballot
box 1 candidate

People sometimes try to {a) the result of an election weeks before

it takes place. Several hundred people are asked which party they prefer, and their answers
are used to guess the result of the coming election. This is called an {b)... .
Meanwhile each party conducts its {c) T': with meetings, speeches,
television commercials and party members going from door to door encouraging people to
{d)........................................ their party. ln Britain, everyone over 18 is eligible to
{e) The place where people go to vote in an election is called a
{f).................................................... and the day of the election is often known as
{g) The voters put their votes in a {h) .
and later they are counted. The {i) with the most votes is then
declared the winner.

Government
2. Instructions as above.

cabinet.~ right-wing/ prime minister 1 cne-party states 7 coalition r majority y left-

wing 1 opposition 1 split '

ln most countries, except {a) , there are several different political

parties. The one with the {b) of seats normally forms the
government, and the parties which are against the government are called the
{c) Sometimes no single party wins enough seats, and several
parties must combine together in a {d)...............................................................to form a
government. The principal ministers in the government form a group called the
{e) The leader of this group, and of the government, is the
{f)............................................... Of course, there are many different kinds of parties and
governments. A socialist or communist party is often described as
{g) A conservative party on the other hand, is usuallvsaid to be
{h) Political situations are always changing. Sornetlrnes-in a party
or between two parties there is a big argument or deep difference of opinion. This is called a
(i) When, on the other hand, two parties work together, this is
sometimes called an {j) ; .

3. Explain the difference between ...

• Pro- and anti-
• An election and a referendum
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• Translation: oral practice

• Semantic Map

4. Production: oral communication + Sentence making

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