Level 3 - Unit 5: Education (Grammar 2)

Activity 1: Listen to the recording and fill in the blanks with suitable words

Finland is not satisfied with constantly being top of​ (a)   world's education leagues.​ (b)   goverment is now planning to reform its education system so that young Finns are better prepared for​ (c)   digital age.​ (d)   key part of the proposed reforms is to place as much emphasis in digital and workplace skills as on more traditional subjects. ​ (e)   example of this would be to use 3D printers in history classes so students can create models of ancient buildings

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Activity 1: Listen to the recording and fill in the blanks with suitable words
The government also wants to promote vocational training and encourage learning in real-life work settings. Students performance would be evaluated by ​ (a)   teacher as well as by an official from the company helping the student.
One teacher, Kristi Lonka, explained why ​ (b)   ship in educational methods was necessary. She said: "Traditionally, learning has been defined as a list of subject matters and facts you need to acquire, such as arithmetic and grammar...But when it comes to real life, our brain is not divided into disciplines in that way. We are thinking in ​ (c)   very holistic way, and when you think about the problems in the world - global crises, migration,​ (d)   economy, the post-truth era - we haven't really given our children the tools with this inter cultural world". She added: "I think it is​ (e)   major mistake if we lead children to believe that the world is simple, and that if they learn certain facts, they are ready to go."

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1, Decades ago the notion of landing a spacecraft on ......... moon would have seemed......impossible feat.

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2, We can see Shrewsbury Town football pitch from the window of our shop. Yesterday, I was watching......them play through the window, but stopped when......customer came in.

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3, In 1991, the remains of ......Neolithic hunter, which were 5,300 years old, were discovered high in......Alps

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4, Do you know ......name of .......American author Bill Bryson's latest book?

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5, The word deafness is used to describe.....degree of hearing loss, though it is most commonly used where there is......total inability to hear.

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Activity 3: Fill in the blank with "a/an/the/Ø"
People often ask what is​ (a)   most difficult language to learn, and it is not easy to answer because there are many factors to take into consideration. Firstly, in​ (b)   first language the differences are unimportant as people learn their mother tongue naturally, so the question of how hard a language is to learn is only relevant when learning​ (c)   second language.​ (d)   native speaker of Spanish, for example, will find Portuguese much easier to learn than a native speaker of Chinese, for example, will find Portugese much easier to learn than a native speaker of Chinese, for example, because Portugese is very similar to Spanish, while Chinese is very different, so first language can affect learning​ (e)   second language.

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Activity 3: Fill in the blank with "a/an/the/Ø"
​ (a)   greater​ (b)   differences between ​ (c)   second language and our first,​ (d)   harder it will be for most people to learn. Many people answer that Chinese is the hardest language to learn, possibly influenced by the thought of learning the Chinese writing system and ​ (e)   pronunciation of Chinese does appear to be very difficult for many foreign learners.

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However, for Japanese speakers, who already use Chinese characters in their own language, learning writing will be less difficult than for speakers of languages using​ (a)   Roman Alphabet. Some people seem to learn languages readily, while others find it very difficult. Teachers and the circumstances in which the language is learned also play ​ (b)   important role, as well as each learners motivation for learning. If people learn​ (c)   language because they need to use it professionally, they often learn it faster than people studying a language that has no direct use in their day to day life....

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