Module 5

VocabularyLie around-to spend time lying down and not

doing anything

Give somebody a say(in something)- to allow somebody to take part in deciding something

Put your mind to something-to decide to achieve something by thinking and working very hard at it.

(do a) crash course in- a course in which you learn all the most important things about a subject in a very short period of time.

Have a breather- to stop what you are doing for a short time and have a rest.

Skip- to deliberately miss a lecture or class.

Make an observation about- to make a spoken or written remark about something you have noticed

(have a) well-rounded education/experience of life – to have an education or experience of life which is very varied and complete

Deal with- to take action to solve a particular problem or issue

PromIn high school all

Juniors & Seniors are invited to go to Prom, a dance to celebrate seniors

SAT / ACTAll Juniors &

Seniors must take a test called the SAT or ACT. This score tells you where you can go to college.

Highest Score: 2400

Lowest Score: 600

Middle 50% ofFirst-Year StudentsPercent WhoSubmitted ScoresSAT Critical Reading:690 - 78096%SAT Math:690 - 79096%SAT Writing:690 - 78096%ACT Composite:31 - 3429%

LockersMost students

have their own locker in the hallway of the school. This is where they store their books. Teachers have their own classrooms.

Questions to ask each other

If you could learn a new hobby what would you learn?

What was your favorite cartoon you watched when you were a small child?

Are you a morning person? Or a Night Owl?

Did your parents push you to succeed or did they let you figure things out on your own?

HeadlinesWatching TV is bad for toddlers

The happiest days of your life

The early bird catches the worm

Push Parents help children succeed

We all have genius within us

Watching TV Programmes(A) Seems to benefit all children up to the age of

16

(B) is particularly beneficial for 2- and 3-year olds.

(C) is good for toddlers whatever the programme

According to Dutch scientists, the children’s

stress disorders are probably mainly caused

by(a) the inability to sleep

(b) problems at school

(c) being separated from their parents.

According to the Richard Roberts, ‘evening types’ do better in intelligence

tests because.. (a) they sleep more

(b) of their genetic inheritance

(c) they did the tests in the evening.

According to Matthew Melmed, the best way for

parents to help their children would be..

(a) to enroll them in extra classes

(b) to spend more time with them

(c) to put less pressure on them

It appears that the ‘brain zapper’

(a) has only been successful in some cases.

(b) had a negative effect generally.

(c) is useful for teaching young children

Guessing Meaning from Context

#1 – derive

#2 – fill in, subjected to

#3-expectant, a plethora

#4-beset with

#5- In the meantime, a hard time

More practice#1- Impact

#2- Scores

#3-Rife

#4- Peers

#5- depicted

Questions to ask…Which research did you find most surprising?

Do you think any of the findings might be dubious? (difficult to believe)

Are the trends described in articles 3&4 happening in your country too??

Life SkillsDifference between

Gimnazium & Technical Schools

Were you taught practical skills at school?!

What are some practical skills??

Listening..

Person #1

Person #2

Person #3

Person #4

Person #5

Person #6

Person #7

Person #8

Person #9

Let’s TalkWhat skills should be put into Hungarian

schools??

Which ones already exist?

In your group, write a proposal as to why this skill should be put into the school system. How can it benefit the student, the family, the country?

Present it to the Class.