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Sunday 19 June 2011

Course Syllabus

Week 1
Lesson 1.Do exs.1-6 in class with your teacher and classmates. Read the tasks carefully. Pay attention to techniques for a group discussion of ideas in ex.3 (See “How to contribute to a group discussion of ideas” in “Learning strategies” p.169). Dialogue vocabulary on p.9 will help you.
In ex.6 read the dictionary definitions of the words and phrases from the text and do the tasks. Use a monolingual dictionary or an electronic one Lingvo 12 on the teacher’s notebook.

At home do exs. 1, 2 in your Workbook (WB) on p.4, exs.7-8 in the Student’s Book (SB) on p.11.

Lesson 2.  Do ex.9-13 in class with your teacher and classmates. In ex.9 be ready to tell each other about the best/worst thing that happened to you on the first day at school this year.  Pay attention to how to use Present Perfect in ex.13 (See “Grammar reference” p.180). In exs.10-11 try to listen to 3 teenagers about their experiences on the first day at school, make notes in the table in WB p.5.

At home do exs.4-6 in WB pp.5-6. In ex.4 use Present Perfect, in ex.6 complete the essay about what school means to you using 4 points and Useful language.

Lesson 3. Do exs.14-18 in class with your teacher and classmates. Pay attention to pronunciation focus in ex.15. Choose the best options to define the words in bold in ex.16: boarder, homesick, bright, scholarship, compulsory, being left behind.  In ex.17 get meaningful combinations to make sentences about yourself, then go round the class to find the students who have ideas similar to yours. Report your findings to the class.

At home study the internet resources given by your teacher. They will be useful for your project. Do exs. 8-10 in WB on pp.7-8. They all are about your elective courses choice.
Lesson 4. Do exs.19-22 in class with your teacher and classmates. Here you will compare modern schools with those 100 years ago and ancient ones.

At home talk to the oldest person to find out what school was like in the time of their youth. In  ex.23 use the points to guide you.

Lesson 5. Do exs.24-31 in class with your teacher and classmates. You’ll become familiar with the psychologist’s advice how to avoid school stress, discuss  things you like about school, things you dislike about school and what can be done about them.

At home write if you agree or disagree with the psychologist’s advice. Give your reasons and explanations.  Study “How to give a perfect presentation” in “Learning strategies” p.170, it will help you to get ready for your project work.

Lesson 6. Ex.33- a project “Start anew”
 Work in groups of 3-4. Do the tasks:
1.      Read through the ideas and decide on 2-3 points to speak about.
2.      Discuss the points you have chosen and make notes.
3.      Make a presentation with the ideas you have discussed. You can use pictures and photos to illustrate what you want to say.
4.      Give your presentations on school-related topics. (See “How to give a perfect presentation” in “Learning strategies” p.170);

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