Education in the world: Unit review by Teacher Na3im.

April 2020

1-Ideas to grasp.

 Schools prepare us for life and for the job market as well.
 Education is compulsory / obligatory for children under 16.
 School systems might look different, but they are pretty much the same. As a matter of fact, the age of the learner
often determines the stage this latter has to go through.

2-Vocabulary to integrate.

Verb Noun Adjective

To educate Education Educative – ed – tional.
To succeed Success Successful
To decide Decision Decisive
To opt Option Optional
To accept Acceptance Acceptable
To require Requirement Required
To comprehend Comprehension Comprehensive
to differ Difference Different

3-Grammar to master.

A-Combine the following sentences using the connectors in the list.

 Unlike - though - such ... that - because of.

a. Most countries have doubled its budget. The growing need for a better quality education.
b. Universities are free in Algeria. Universities are not free in France.
c. Education has become an important issue. Education is in the heart of all political programs.
d. Education is in the heart of all political programs. Results don’t seem to follow.

B-Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

'Do as the Romans do.' People ( to say ) this all the time. 'Do as the Romans do.' Well, the Romans ( to do ) some
pretty incredible stuff, so I guess it's good advice. The ancient Romans ( to be ) an Italian civilization from roughly 509
BC to 476 AD. Although they were based in the city of Rome, the Roman Empire ( to stretch ) across most of Europe and
the Mediterranean region, from Britain into Africa.

C-Ask the questions that the underlined words answer.

 Students go to university for a variety of reasons.

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Education in the World April 2020
Text Study N° 1 p 201.

Read the text p201 carefully then do the following activities.

A-Comprehension.
1-Copy the letter that best completes the sentence.

A-Mr Harris wants to see the headmaster before his son:

 a- does something wrong. b- makes a wrong choice. c- becomes a teacher.
B-William wants to be:
 a- a teacher. b- a headmaster. c- an artist.
C-Teaching is:
 a- a secure job. b- a risky job. c- an unpleasant job.

2-Are the following statements true or false in the dialogue? Justify the wrong answers.

a- William’s parents think going to an art school won’t guarantee his future.
b- The headmaster did not want to be a teacher.
c- Mr Harris had better let William decide for himself.

3- Activity1 p76. Answer the following questions according to the text.

4- Fill in the following table with information from the text.

Conditional sentence type1 Conditional sentence type2 Conditional sentence type3

5-What or who do the words in bold refer to in the text?

-I understand you’d like…

-I should see you as soon…
-It’s so chancy.
-He says he wouldn’t…

B-Text Exploration.

1-Match each word with its corresponding meaning.

Words Synonyms

a- decided 1-take up something.

b- engage in 2-security.
c- prevent 3-set his heart on…
d- safety 4- stand in his way.

2-Complete the following chart.

Verb Noun Adjective

……………… ……………….. Regrettable
……………… Guarantee …………….
To worry ……………….. ……………..

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3-Give the opposites of the following words keeping the same roots.

 Calculated - continuous - logical - graceful - thinkable - mature.

4-Rewrite sentence ‘b’ so that it means the same as sentence ‘a’.

1a-Thousands of schools have been built so far.
1b-They .............................................................

2a-‘We will build more schools next year,” they say / They said.
2b1-They say that .......................................
2b2-They said that ..................................

3a-If we don’t build new schools soon, we’ll have more overcrowded classes.
3b-Unless ............................................

4a-We have to build more schools.

4b-It’s high time ...........................

5-Classify the following words according to:

a. the number of their syllables.

b. their stressed syllables.

 Economy - include - inclusion - educational - mathematics - descent.

c- the pronunciation of the final ‘s’.

 Regrets - afterwards - graphics - cartoons - approaches - facilities.

 Learners - aspects - differences - ages - maths - computers.

6-Imagine what B says to complete the following dialogue.

A-Do you like going to schools?

B-………………………………
A-What are your favorite subjects?
B-…………………………………..
A-What do you hate about school?
B-…………………………………..

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Education in the World April 2020
Text Study N°2 p83.

Read the text p83 carefully then do the following activities.

A-Comprehension.

1-The reading passage is:

a- A web article b- A school report c- An excerpt from a book.

2- In which paragraph is it mentioned that just a small number of students join college?

3-Fill in the following table with information from the text.

Schools / levels

Students age

4- Reorder the following ideas according to their occurrence in the text.

a. Schools are ranked according to their results.

b. Different curriculum for British schools.
c. Some teenagers choose to get a job.
d. Education is a major worry for the British society.
e. 2-Activity1 p83. Answer the following questions according to the text.

5-Activity1 p83. Answer the following questions according to the text.

6- What or who do the words in bold refer to in the text?

 …must pay their fees §1
 …than it is in the…§1
 …school with another. §3

7- Copy the letter that corresponds to the right answer.

The reading text is: a- Argumentative. b- Prescriptive. c-Expository.

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B-Text Exploration.

1-Find in the text words that are opposites in meaning to the following:

a-a little §1 b-public §1 c-smaller §2 d-different §2.

2-Divide the following words into roots and affixes.

 Recently - manageable - disabled - inadequately .

3-Combine the following pairs of sentences using one of the connectors in brackets.

a. Education is an important subject. Education is a priority for British politicians. ( such … that / so … that )
b. Some students will go to university. Some students will follow some training. ( either … or / neither … nor )

4-Match pairs that rhyme.

A B

1-schools a-remote
2-coat b-whole
3-hole c-fair
4-dare d-rules

5-Fill in the gaps with the words from the list.

schools - students - middle - exams - divided - classes.

The Korean public education structure is …1… into three parts: six years of primary school, followed by three years of
…2… school and then three years of high school. In 1996 only about five percent of Korea's high …3… were
coeducational. However, …4… in many coeducational high schools are still divided along gender lines.

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Education in the World April 2020
Text Study N°3 p100.

Read the text carefully then do the following activities.

1-Copy the right answer. The text is taken from:

a- A book. b- A magazine. c- A school report.

2-Are the following statements true or false according to the text? Correct the false ones.

a. According to the constitution, government must finance education.

b. American states have personalized educational systems.
c. Americans prefer local control on education.

3-In which paragraph are schools expenses in the USA mentioned?

4-Answer the following questions according to the text.

a. What is the main difference between the USA and other countries as stated in the text?
b. Who is in charge of education in American states? Why?
c. Do American poorer states like Federal funds? Justify by quoting from the text.

5-What or who do the words in bold refer to in the text?

-...its purpose is...§1

-...that are able and willing...§2
-...than those that cannot...§2

6-Choose the best title for this text.

a. State schools in the USA.

b. Federal government in the USA.
c. Educational system in the USA.

7-The text is:

a-Narrative b-Expository c-Prescriptive.

8-Give the general idea of the text.

9-Find in the text words that are closet in meaning to:

a- aim §1 b- affairs §1 c- to limit §2.

10-Find in the text words that are opposite in meaning to:

a- similarly §1 b-private §1 c-wealthier §2.

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 April 2020
Writing.

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School is the place where most people get their fundamental scientific and moral training.
Using the following notes, write a composition of about 100 words in which you explain how important
school is.

 Provides knowledge in various subjects.

 Learn / Respect time / acquire discipline.
 Learn to cope with different people.
 Have big dreams.

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School is the only place in the world where I feel free.

Using the following notes, write a letter to a friend of yours in which you describe a typical day in your school.

 On my way to school.
 Meet my friends.
 My favourite moments.
 My favourite subjects.
 What I hate about my school.

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Using the following notes, write a newspaper article about the causes and effects of examination stress on
students. What, in your opinion, are the best ways to reduce this handicapping feeling?

 Fear of failure.
 Family pressure
 Too many subjects / too much to learn.
 Ways to cope / get rid of stress.

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