Objectives:

• to revise and enrich students' vocabulary on the topic "School"

• to practise hstening for gist

• to develop students' reading skills

• to develop speaking skills of students through the methods of interactive activities

Warm up

Memory test

In pairs, look at the words given below and write down all the words you can remember.

Letter, serious, heart, philosophy, envelope, page, paper, 2,000 years, ma­gician, scarf, rabbit, trick, five o'clock, empty, hat, mysterious, fur, universe, hair, amazing,

Which strategies did you use to memorize the words? Memory Strategies:

• Read the list of the words quietly a few times.

• Repeat the words aloud. Begin with one word, them two, then three and so on.

• Think of the items visually, e.g. a picture of envelope.

• Make connections between words, e.g. scarf, hat (clothes).

• Classify words grammatically, e.g. serous, empty, amazing (adjectives).

• Classify words alphabetically, e.g. page, paper, philosophy.

Choose three things that you are good at remembering or learning.

1. numbers: telephone numbers, dates, scores, prices

2. sounds: voices, pieces of music

3. machines: how to use and repair them

4. images: what people wear, details of the houses

5. actions: using your hands, e.g. cooking, driving

6. places: names, directions

7. people: names, faces

8. smells: places, food

Introducing the Topic

Vocabulary

A) Remember how to use the words, laboratory: a lab workshop Assembly Hall

to equip, equipment: to be well equipped, modern equipment record, to record chemistry, physics, biology canteen: a school canteen

habit: work habits; school habits; to develop good habits; to be in the habit of doing something; to break the habit

opportunity: to offer opportunities; to find (afford) an opportunity to do something; to give somebody an opportunity; to miss an opportunity; to have an opportunity for (of) doing something

to satisfy, satisfactory: to satisfy somebody's curiosity (interest); to be satis­fied with the results in sports (work, studies); a satisfactory answer

to disappoint, disappointed: to be disappointed in a person, in some idea, in a book

to acquire: to acquire knowledge (a habit, skills) success, successful: to be a success

to cope: to cope with a difficult task (problem, subject); to cope with dif­ficulties

B) Read the names of the subjects in column A and find the words which rhyme in column B.

B

seaography mystery grief laughing reeling

fainting in coils writhing drawling

A

reading

writing

history

geography

drawing

painting in oil

Latin

Greek

C) In column B find pairs of the words that rhyme with the names of the sub-

jects. A

reading and writing history and geography drawing and painting in oil Latin and Greek

B

drawling and fainting in coils laughing and grief mystery and geography reading and writing

Reading

A) Read the poem and fill in the necessary words: big, me, day, better, agree, a key, sea, world, ABC.

LESSONS

We learn such lots of things at school,

And new ones every_(day);

I think the names of some of them Are very hard to say. If people say arithmetic

Is hard, I don't_(agree):

For if you know your tables, it's

As plain as_(ABC)

Geography's about the_(world)

It's interesting to me. Because I like to hear about

The lands across the_(sea).

Geography is very nice,

But history is_(better).

And composition teaches us

How to write a letter.

But reading is the best of all,

For reading's like a_(key)

That opens many doors.

It opens books for_(me).

And when I reach the upper school,

I'll learn, when I am_(big).

Geometry and Algebra,

And something queer called trig.

B) Answer the questions on the poem.

1. What subjects does the boy in the poem speak about?

2. What does the boy think about different subjects?

3. Do you agree with what the boy says about arithmetic and other subjects?

4. What is your favourite subject at school? Why do you like it best of all?

5. Why is reading the best for the boy? What is your attitude to the reading?

6. What books do you prefer to read?

Speaking

Work in pairs.

The students speak about School Subjects. They say what they think about different subjects that they learn at school, which of them are easy and interest­ing, which are difficult, what the subjects teach them, etc.

Relaxation

A minute for a joke

AN ESSAY

The teacher asked his pupils to write an essay, saying what they would do if they had a million pounds.

Every pupil except little Sammy began writing immediately. Sammy sat idle, watching the flies on the ceiling.

The teacher collected the papers, and Sammy handed in a blank sheet.

"How is this, Sammy?" asked the teacher. "Is this your essay? Every other pupil has written two sheets or more, while you have done nothing!"

"Well", replied Sammy, "That's what I would do if I were a milhonaire!"

Work in pairs

Read through the following School report and try to write in the names of the subjects.

Look at the example first.

HASTINGS COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL SCHOOL REPORT Pupil's name: Joanna Steele, Form: 4

SUBJECT

GRADE

_TEACHER'S REMARKS_

Quite good, but her spelling needs to improve

Good. Her holiday in Paris has certainly helped her a lot_

Needs to work harder — especially at map reading

An excellent pupil. Very interested in subject and her project on "Roman Britain" was the best I've ever read

Still uses her fingers to count

Fair. A lot to leam but seems to enjoy doing experi­ments

Always tries to hard and is becoming an excellent ten­nis player

Very poor. Hates the subject — especially singing

Quite good. Likes drawing teachers

A god pupil. Regularly does the reading at Morning Assembly

Listening

A) Listen to the song / poem Wonderful World. What school subjects are men­tioned in the song?

WONDERFUL WORLD

Don't know much about history, Don't know much biology,

Don't know much about a science book, Don't know much about the French I took. But I know that I love you, And I know that if you love me, too, What a wonderful world this would be. Don't know much about geography, Don't know much trigonometry. Don't know much about algebra, Don't know what a slide rule is for. But I know that one and one is two, And if this one could be with you, What a wonderful world this would be. I don't claim to be an 'A' student, But I'm trying to be. For maybe by being an 'A' student, baby, I can win your love for me.

B) What is your attitude to these subjects? Are they your favourite ones? Are you good at them?

Homework

Speak / write about your school: the building, the rooms and labs, the equipment, the teachers, your favourite subjects, the lessons that seem boring and uninteresting.