Lesson 3. Today’s lesson is all about: Education and Learning

Today's lesson is all about: Education and Learning

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Discussion

Do you have many opportunities to practice English? Why? Why not?

Why do you think is that?

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Complete the question using one of the following words in the correct form:

chance - possibility - prospect

What do you think your

are of passing the Advanced exam?

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Complete the question using one of the following words in the correct form:

chance - possibility - prospect

Do you know that there is a

that there might be three candidates in your Advanced speaking test?

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Complete the question using one of the following words in the correct form:

chance - possibility - prospect

Do you relish the

of the exam day or are you dreading it?

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Complete the question using one of the following words in the correct form:

important - particular - significant - unique

Do you think you need to work on any areas of your English in

?

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Complete the question using one of the following words in the correct form:

important - particular - significant - unique

How

is it to be very familiar with the format of the exam do you think?

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Complete the question using one of the following words in the correct form:

important - particular - significant - unique

Do a

number of people take the Advanced exam in your city?

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Complete the question using one of the following words in the correct form:

important - particular - significant - unique

Would you say that you have had a

opportunity to do something? If so, what was it?

Speaking Part 1

​Short conversation with examiner / 2 minutes

What do you think your chances are of passing the Advanced exam?

Do you know that there is a possibility that there might be three candidates in your Advanced speaking test?

Do you relish the prospect of the exam day or are you dreading it?

Do you think you need to work on any areas of your English in particular?

How important is it to be very familiar with the format of the exam do youthink?

Do a significant number of people take the Advanced exam in your country?

Would you say that you have had a unique opportunity to do something? If so, what was it?

Breakout rooms activity (6 minutes)

Speaking Part 1:1.2a - Match up

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Reading and Use of English Part 2

Word formation. 8 questions / 8 marks.

​In this part, you read a text with eight gaps in it.

• For each gap, there is a word in capital letters at the end of the line.

• You have to form a word based on the word in capital letters to fit in the gap.

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Many of the applicants for the course were considered either

(inmature) or lacking in relevant experience.

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The whole programme was

(misorganised) from start to finish. No one seemed to know who was responsible for what.

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The professor was renowned for her

(imconventional) teaching methods.

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Eventually, the student was able to

(outcome) his shyness in class and speak in public.

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‘I will not tolerate

(disbehaviour) in my class,' the tutor warned.

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(Probooking) is extremely advisable as places are limited and will be assigned on a firstcome-first-served basis.

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The most recent training was

(untaken) more than four years ago. Further familiarisation is urgently needed.

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The dates of the course were

(unconvenient) so we did not attend.

Reading and Use of English Part 3: Warm-up

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Reading and Use of English: Part 3

​4-option multiple choice. 6 question / 6 marks.

• In this part, you read a text with eight gaps in it.

• For each gap, there is a word in capital letters at the end of the line.

• You have to form a word based on the word in capital letters to fit in the gap.

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Discussion

Studying abroad

Would you like to study abroad? Why (not)?

Which country/countries would you choose? Why?

What difficulties might you experience?

What difficulties might a foreign student experience in your country?

How do you think a period of study abroad would change you?

Breakout rooms activity (6 mins)

climate food accommodation clothes language

transport lessons teaching staff exams social life

You will hear a British student talking about her daily life in Abu Dhabi, where she is currently spending a year studying. Which of these aspects of her life there do you think she might comment on?

Listening

​Can you guess which word or phrase is missing from each sentence?

The speaker chose to study Arabic because one of the teachers had a (1) _______ for the subject.

​The language spoken in the city where she is studying is a (2) _______ which people understand across the region.

​The fact that students were a (3) _______ who were not married meant that they were not allowed to stay at the first hotel.

​One member of the group returned home soon after arriving because he was suffering from (4) _______.

​The (5) _______ is located in a shopping area.

​In the (6) _______ they do with their teacher lngy, the students learn how to shop for food.

​Arabic pronunciation is not easy for the speaker because the back (7) _______ has to be

used to produce some sounds.

​The speaker and her friends spend their weekends at a (8) _______ where they can swim and lie by the pool.