Let’s break the ice!

 What’s your name?

 How old are you?
 Where do you come from?
 Which degree are you studying? Why did you choose it?
 What do you enjoy most about your degree?
 How long have you been studying English?
 Have you ever been to England or the United States?
 Education
 What kind of secondary school did you go to?
 Did you like it?
 How much homework did you usually get?
 Did you have to wear a uniform?
 Which subjects were you good at?
 Which subjects were you bad at?
 (Go to Unit 7A of student’s book)
Listening: page 65, 4.8, 4.9 and 4.10
4.8
 How long did Gareth have to teach the boys?
 What was his aim?
 What three things did he believe were important?
4.9

 What changes did Gareth make?

 To improve their language skills, he organized…
• A ______________ competition
• A ________________ ‘World Cup’
• A ________________, which the boys (and girls) had both to write and perform
4.10

 What was the result of this experiment?

 Did the boys’ reading improve?
What do you think about…?
 Single-sex schools
 Uniforms
 Learning outdoors
 Learning with games
 Teaching music, art and drama at school
 Teaching debate at school
Grammar: conditional sentences
 Zero conditional:
If you touch fire, you get burned
If it rains, you get wet
If babies are hungry, they cry
 First conditional:
If you study, you will pass your exam
If I need help, I will call you
 Second conditional:
If I met the Queen of England, I would say hello
First conditional
IF + PRESENT SIMPLE + FUTURE SIMPLE (WILL/WON’T + INFINITIVE)
 RIGHT: If you study, you will pass the exam
 WRONG: If you’ll study, you will pass the exam

Examples:
 If you’re late, you’ll miss the train
 If he doesn’t study, he won’t (will not) pass the exam
 She will get wet if she doesn’t use an umbrela
 He won’t (will not) pass the exam unless he studies (“unless” instead of “if”)
 I won’t have enough money unless I save
Activities
1. That girl ____ (get) into trouble ___ she doesn’t wear her uniform
2. If you give in your homework late, the teacher ___ (not mark) it
3. Gary will be expelled ___ his behaviour ____ (not improve)
4. They’ll be late for school ____ they ____ (hurry)
5. John ____ be punished if he ____ (shout) at the teacher
6. My sister _____ (finish) University this year ___ passes all her exams
7. I ______ (not go out) tonight _____ I finish my homework quickly
Reading, pp. 66-67
1. Look at the highlighted words. Do you understand all of them?
2. Read the text
3. Answer the questions:
• What was Amy Chua’s aim?
• What rules did she establish at home?
• Which subjects did she focus on?
• Why were people shocked by the book?
• Do her daughters agree with her education system?