Different Schools: Traditional vs Alternative Education

1. 北师大 高二 (5) Unit 15

2. Unit 15 Learning Lesson 2 Different Schools

3. Objectives • To prepare questions for a listening exercise • and to predict its content • To practise using vocabulary related to • school and education • To practise disagreeing and contradicting • politely • To practise using phrasal verbs

4. Different Schools

8. The words from the key words box are related to schools. Look up the words in your dictionary and put them under the three headings.

9. Key words motto, traditional, independent, strict, boringdrills, test-focused, conservative, project work, assignment, assessment, learner-centered approach, alternative, structured, analyse, activities, problem-solving

10. Traditional Education: traditional, strict, boring drills, test-focused, conservative, structured Alternative Education: independent, project work, learner-centred approach, alternative, activities, problem-solving All Kinds of Education: motto, assessment, assignment, analyse

11. Can you use the Key Words above to describe your school?

12. Mrs Liu has asked two exchange students from the UK, Jack and Nicholas, to discuss their learning experiences with her class. Jack had a “traditional ”education and Nicholas had an “alternative” one. Before you listen, read the Listening Strategies and prepare three questions.

13. Listening Strategies: preparing your own questions Predict what topics you think will be mentioned. Think of things you would like to know and write questions, e.g. what does “alternative education” mean? How different was Nicholas’ school from Jack’s school? Now listen and see if your questions are answered?

14. Listen again. 1. Traditional education ______. A. isn’t very strict B. making our school fit for every child C. test studied everything

15. 2. Jack in school _______. A. has to obey many rules B. needn’t wear uniform C. recites all texts 3. Nicholas _______. A. dislikes Jack’s school B. seldom review the notes C. doesn’t memorize any the text

16. 4. Jack’s school is different from Nicholas’ in ______. A. teachers’ requirements B. teachers’ experience C. teaching marks.

17. Here are extracts from two school leaflets. Listen again and match the extracts with Jack’s (J) and Nicholas’ (N) schools.

18. 1 Founded in 1896, “Tredona School” is proud of its long list of outstanding past students. J

19. 2 The results we have seen from our approach to teaching challenge conservative and traditional schools. N

20. 3 Our goal is to contribute to the students’ whole being by giving each of them real-life skills. N 4 Our school motto reflects the importance we place on good manners, hard work and and success. J

21. 5 Our teachers are employed to teach and get students to participate in the learning process- they are not there to hand out punishment. N

22. 6 Due to the limited number of places and our excellent reputation, students should apply early. Preference is given to children of past students. J

23. Who said these things? Decide if they are said by Jack’s or Nicholas’ teachers. Write J for Jack’s teacher and N for Nicholas’ teacher.

24. Read the words on the blackboard • and copy them into your notebooks. J

25. 2. Talk among yourselves in small groups and explain why you made those decisions. N

26. 3. Decide on an environmental topic that you’d like to research. N

27. 4. I’m afraid that there is no excuse for late work. You will lose marks. J

28. Now listen to the second part of the conversation. Complete the Function File with expressions from the list. not necessarily, I don’t think, one of the problems, I’m sorry to disagree, maybe, to a certain extent, not really

29. Disagreeing politely Nicholas: (1) ________ (2)___________ it’s as popular as it used to be in the 1970s. Jack: Well, (3) ________________, yes, but I can’t really say because I only know my type of school. Not really I don’t think to a certain extent

30. Jack: (4) _____________________ I’ve heard about the sort of alternative school that Nicholas goes to is that students don’t prepare well for tests. Nicholas: (5) __________________, Jack, but I don’t accept that at all. One of the problems I’m sorry to disagree

31. Jack: Well, (6) ______ you’re right. Our lessons were very structured, … Nicholas: (7) _____________. It doesn’t suit all students. maybe Not necessarily

32. Listen and practise saying the expressions.

33. Speaking Think about the questions below. Then in pairs, discuss them. Use expressions from the Function File with the correct intonation.

34. 1. Which school would you prefer to go to? Why? 2. What are the advantages and disadvantages of traditional schooling? 3. What are the advantages and disadvantages of alternative education?

35. Complete the passage with the following words and phrases. to a certain extent, select, misunderstand, reputation, mild, assignment, slight, loose

36. A: The leg of this table are (1) ______. I can’t buy it. B: Well, (2) _____ another one then. A: I have a (3) ______ feeling that you’re angry with me. What’s up? B: (4) __________________, you’re right. I’m angry that you’ve made me come shopping with you but I’m so tried. loose select slight To a certain extent

37. A: Please don’t (5) _____________ me, but don’t you think you should take things easier? You’ve been working late very night. You’re usually such a (6) _____ person, but you’ve been in a bad mood for the last week! misunderstand mild

38. A: Well! I am working on a huge (7) ___________ and if I don’t do well, I hate to think what will become of my (8) __________ as an excellent accountant! assignment reputation

39. Complete the sentences with the Phrasal Verbs. Use a dictionary to help you. fall behind, get on with, get together, go on to, go over, look up, put off, put on, set up, take up

40. 1. If you _________ in your work the teacher will _______ it with you. 2. We had free afternoons when we could ___________. 3. We once ______ a performance of Hamlet. fall behind go over get together put on

41. 4. I also _____ a school radio station. 5.There was a good library if you wanted to ________ information. 6. I ______ studying for weeks. set up look up put off

42. 7. I studied science with a teacher who I ___________. 8. I want to _______ do further research. 9. There were lots of activities you could ______________________. got on with go on to take up/set up/get on with

43. Comparing cultures Two people are talking about the schools they went to -a traditional British public school and an alternative school in the USA. Listen and talk about their similarities and differences.

44. QUOTE…UNQUOTE “ Education is what remains when we have forgotten all we have been taught.” Lord Halifax (1633-95) • Read the quote and try to explain it. • What do they think they will “forget” when they leave school? what sort of person would they call an “educated” person?

45. Homework Do the exercise page 80.