Unit 4 - The Ways We Learn

Unit 4 - The Ways We Learn

Student's Book - p. 38

Objectives

• Functions: asking and giving/refusing permission.

• Grammar: present perfect with for and since; a, an, the or no article.

• Vocabulary: school subjects; verbs about thinking.

QUESTION 1

Write down words that come to mind when you think of these places.

Student's Book - p. 38

SUMMER CAMP

- SUN

- FRIENDS

- TENT

A SCHOOL

- TEACHERS

- BOOKS

- FRIENDS

BEFORE WE BEGIN...

Do you know the meaning of these words?

Multiple Choice

What is the meaning of the word tool ?

• mecânico

• ferramenta

• chave de fenda

Multiple Choice

What is the meaning of wood ? Choose the right picture.

Multiple Choice

What is the meaning of nails ? Choose the picture.

Multiple Choice

What is the meaning of ropes ? Choose the picture.

Multiple Choice

What is the meaning of hammer ? Choose the picture.

Multiple Choice

What is the meaning of knife ? Choose the picture.

QUESTION 3

Read and listen to the article. For each question, circle the correct letter A, B, C or D.

Multiple Choice

1. What is the writer doing in this text?

• a) describing a summer school he started in 2005

• b) Explaining how to send a child to Tinkering

• c) Talking about the U.S. school system

• d) Talking about Gever Tulley's programs for kids

Multiple Choice

2. What does the text say about safety at the school?

• a) The school is too dangerous for kids.

• b) No child has ever had an accident.

• c) Children have never hurt themselves badly.

• d) The school doesn't give information about that.

Multiple Choice

3. What reactions to Brightworks have there been in the media?

• a) They have compared it to Tinkering School.

• b) Most of them have been positive.

• c) There hasn't been any reaction.

• d) Most of them have been negative.

Multiple Choice

4. What effect has the school had on Tina Cooper?

• a) It has changed her opinion about school.

• b) It has given her exciting and boring times.

• c) It has made her more interested in San Francisco.

• d) It has encouraged her to ask more questions.

Question 3 - Answers

1 - D

2 - C

3 - B

4 - A

Question 4

Which things might Gever Tulley say in a presentation to parents about the Tinkering School?

Student's Book - p. 38

Multiple Select

He would say...

• a) We are trying to do our best. We offer your kids a balance of things they will like doing and things they will have to do.

• c) Kids can learn a lot by doing things in teams. We give them material and tools. They plan and make things.

• d) All the articles in newspapers and magazines say kids are more motivated here than at many other schools.

Question 4 - Answers

- Letter C

- Letter D