6 Underline the correct word in each of the sentences below. Are there similar idioms in your language?
A student should learn the text by heart / mind before the presentation.
If you want to make the grade / result you have to study very hard.
I’m going to learn / teach that boy a lesson he won’t forget.
After classes we stayed to brainrain / brainstorm ideas for the birthday party.
My neighbor is a bookworm / bookbeetle and is always reading books for university classes.
Education
Studying abroad
Listening
1 Listen to a teacher comparing British and American education systems and complete the chart below.
|
UK
|
Age |
USA |
Age |
|
infant school
|
5 |
1) ……… |
5 |
|
2) ..........
|
8-11 |
elementary school |
6-11 |
|
secondary school
|
11-16 |
3) ………. high school |
12/13-15 |
|
sixth form
|
16-18 |
senior high school |
4) ………. |
|
• university • college • other training institution |
18+ |
• university • college • other training institution |
5) ………. |
2 What about your country? Compare your educational pattern with American and British ones (What age do you start elementary / secondary/ senior school?)
Exams
& Qualifications
3 Work in pairs. Discuss the questions.
Do you like exams? How do you feel before, during and after them?
4 a. Look at the abbreviations below. What these letters stand for? Compare your answers with the correct answers in Section 1 of the Appendix.
• GCSE • NVQ • AS Level • ‘A’ Level • HND • BA/BSc • MA/MSc • PhD
b. At what age do you think students get these qualifications? What are the equivalents in your country?
5 Fill in: fail, revise, pass prepare in the correct form. Mind the tense form.
I always _____ thoroughly before I take an exam.
He’s _____.for his driving test now.
Ann always _____. her exams with excellent grades.
I am not surprised he _____. his exams, he didn’t revise at all.
6
Watch
the video about exams in the UK and complete the statistics.
• Students take GCSE exams after they are __________.
• Around __________ % of students continue to further education.
• Students usually specialize in __________ or __________ subjects.
• Students may take AS Level exams after __________ year.
• Students take ‘A’ Level exams when they are __________.
7
Watch
the video again and choose the best answer.
Students take a gap year between school and university to:
travel around the world.
relax and have a good time.
travel and get work experience.
Watch
the additional video about gap year at
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajTtOKuEnZg
and find out what
a gap year is?
Speaker 1_______________________________________________________
Speaker 2 _____________________________________________________
Speaker 3_____________________________________________________
Speaker 4 _____________________________________________________