1. EXAMS: Students walk around the class and talk to other students about exams. Change partners often and share your findings.
2. CHAT: In pairs / groups, talk about these topics or words from the article. What will the article say about them? What can you say about these words and your life?
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student / angry / impossible / complain / petition / question / topics / maths / degree / economics / course / studied / reading / explained / meaning / university / results |
Have a chat about the topics you liked. Change topics and partners frequently.
3. UNIVERSITY: How useful are these university courses? Complete this table with your partner(s). Change partners often and share what you wrote.
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How useful? |
Why? |
History of Art |
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Music |
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Engineering |
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English literature |
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Computer science |
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Geography |
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4. DIFFICULT: Students A strongly believe exams are too difficult; Students B strongly believe the opposite. Change partners again and talk about your conversations.
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5. TAKING EXAMS: Rank these with your partner. Put the best advice for taking exams at the top. Change partners often and share your rankings.
• sleep
• make notes
• drink coffee
• study with a friend |
• get up very early
• take a lucky mascot
• sit next to the top student
• relax |
6. IMPOSSIBLE: Spend one minute writing down all of the different words you associate with the word "impossible". Share your words with your partner(s) and talk about them. Together, put the words into different categories.
1. TRUE / FALSE: Read the headline. Guess if a-h below are true (T) or false (F).
a. |
Students in the in first year at university are angry over exams. |
T / F |
b. |
Over 100 students signed an online petition. |
T / F |
c. |
The students said all topics in the exam that were on the course. |
T / F |
d. |
A lecturer told students they would only need simple maths. |
T / F |
e. |
The head of the department told the BBC the exam was not fair. |
T / F |
f. |
A professor said students had studies all the topics in the exam. |
T / F |
g. |
Students were given extra reading for all topics in the exam. |
T / F |
h. |
There was only one term in the exam that students didn't know. |
T / F |
2. SYNONYM MATCH: Match the following synonyms from the article.
1. |
angry |
a. |
subjects |
2. |
nearly |
b. |
included |
3. |
contained |
c. |
concerned |
4. |
simple |
d. |
expression |
5. |
worried |
e. |
furious |
6. |
head |
f. |
given |
7. |
topics |
g. |
boss |
8. |
provided |
h. |
almost |
9. |
term |
i. |
definition |
10. |
meaning |
j. |
easy |
3. PHRASE MATCH: (Sometimes more than one choice is possible.)
1. |
signed a |
a. |
department |
2. |
exam questions were 'impossible' |
b. |
test scores |
3. |
questions on topics that were |
c. |
have seen before |
4. |
worried that they will get low |
d. |
needed maths |
5. |
this will affect what kind of |
e. |
petition |
6. |
head of the economics |
f. |
to students |
7. |
not all the questions |
g. |
not in their course |
8. |
the same as the level taught |
h. |
degree they get |
9. |
a term that students may not |
i. |
at the results |
10. |
look carefully |
j. |
to answer |
Final-year students at a university in England are (1) ____________ after they took an economics exam. Students from the University of Sheffield have signed a (2) ____________ to say the exam questions were 'impossible' to answer. Nearly all of the 100 students who took the exam complained and signed the (3) ____________ petition. They want the university to look into this. The students say the exam (4) ____________ questions on topics that were not in their course. They also say the questions included a lot of (5) ____________ maths that they had not been taught. One student said a (6) ____________ told them they would only need 'simple' maths. They are now worried that they will get (7) ____________ test scores, and that this will affect what kind of (8) ____________ they get.
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online
angry
difficult
low
contained
degree
petition
lecturer
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The (9) ____________ of the economics department, professor Andy Dickerson, told the BBC that the exam was (10) ____________. He said not all the questions needed maths. He said the level of maths in the exams was the same as the level (11) ____________ to students on the course. Professor Dickerson also said all the exam questions were on topics the students had (12) ____________. He said: "All questions were based on topics taught in the course and for which (13) ____________ reading was provided." He added that one question in the exam used a (14) ____________ that students may not have seen before. He said this was no problem because the question (15) ____________ the meaning of the term. The university said it would look carefully at the (16) ____________. |
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further
head
explained
taught
results
fair
term
studied |
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Final-year students at a university in England are angry after they took ______ |
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a. an economics exam
b. the economical exam
c. and economics exam
d. an economical exam |
2) |
signed a petition to say the exam questions were ______ |
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a. 'impossible' for answer
b. 'impossible' by answer
c. 'impossible' to answer
d. 'impossible' for answer |
3) |
They want the university to ______ |
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a. look onto this
b. look unto this
c. look into this
d. look in too this |
4) |
the questions included a lot of difficult maths that they had ______ |
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a. not been taught
b. not been tort
c. not been taut
d. not been thought |
5) |
They are now worried that they will get ______ |
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a. lowly test scores
b. lows test scores
c. lower test scores
d. low test scores |
6) |
professor Andy Dickerson, told the BBC that ______ |
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a. the exam was flair
b. the exam was fare
c. the exam was fair
d. the exam was fear |
7) |
the same as the level taught to students ______ |
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a. on the cause
b. on the course
c. on the coarse
d. on the case |
8) |
based on topics taught in the course and for which further ______ |
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a. reading was provide it
b. reading was provided it
c. reading was provides it
d. reading was provided |
9) |
one question in the exam used a term that students may not ______ |
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a. have scene before
b. have seen before
c. have sin before
d. have sine before |
10) |
He said this was no problem because the question explained the ______ |
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a. meaning for the term
b. meaning off the term
c. meaning oft the term
d. meaning of the term |
Final-year students at a university in England (1) ___________________ took an economics exam. Students from the University of Sheffield have (2) ___________________ to say the exam questions were 'impossible' to answer. Nearly all of the 100 students who took (3) ___________________ and signed the online petition. They want the university to look into this. The students say the exam contained questions (4) ___________________ not in their course. They also say the questions included a lot of difficult maths that they had not been taught. One student said a lecturer told them they would (5) ___________________ maths. They are now worried that they will get low test scores, (6) ___________________ affect what kind of degree they get.
The head of the (7) ___________________, professor Andy Dickerson, told the BBC that the exam was fair. He said not all the questions needed maths. He said the level of maths in the exams was (8) ___________________ level taught to students on the course. Professor Dickerson also said all the exam questions (9) ___________________ the students had studied. He said: "All questions were (10) ___________________ taught in the course and for which further reading was provided." He added that one question in the exam used a term that students (11) ___________________ before. He said this was no problem because the question explained the meaning of the term. The university said it would (12) ___________________ the results.
1. |
In what year were the students who complained? |
2. |
How many students took the exam? |
3. |
What did the students do online? |
4. |
What made the questions more difficult? |
5. |
What are the students worrying might be low? |
6. |
What department is Andy Dickerson in? |
7. |
What did professor Dickinson say not all questions needed? |
8. |
What extra thing was provided for students to help with the topics? |
9. |
How many terms in the exam might students not have seen before? |
10. |
What will the university look carefully at? |
1. |
In what year were the students who complained? |
6. |
What department is Andy Dickerson in? |
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a) first
b) second
c) third
d) final |
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a) history
b) economics
c) English
d) geography |
2. |
How many students took the exam? |
7. |
What did professor Dickinson say not all questions needed? |
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a) 50
b) 100
c) 150
d) 200 |
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a) answers
b) revision
c) thought
d) maths |
3. |
What did the students do online? |
8. |
What extra thing was provided for students to help with the topics? |
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a) go on Facebook
b) study
c) sign a petition
d) started a blog |
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a) reading
b) chocolate
c) time
d) tuition |
4. |
What made the questions more difficult? |
9. |
How many terms in the exam might students not have seen before? |
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a) the maths
b) bad light
c) noise
d) the ink was difficult to see |
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a) 3
b) 2
c) 1
d) 0 |
5. |
What are the students worrying might be low? |
10. |
What will the university look carefully at? |
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a) the exchange rate
b) the temperature
c) exam scores
d) their chances |
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a) cheating
b) results
c) questions
d) students |
Role A – Sleep
You think sleep is the best thing to pass exams. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them why their things aren't so good. Also, tell the others which is the worst of these (and why): coffee, getting up early or studying with a friend. |
Role B – Coffee
You think coffee is the best thing to pass exams. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them why their things aren't so good. Also, tell the others which is the worst of these (and why): sleep, getting up early or studying with a friend. |
Role C – Getting up early
You think getting up early is the best thing to pass exams. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them why their things aren't so good. Also, tell the others which is the worst of these (and why): coffee, sleep or studying with a friend. |
Role D – Studying with a friend
You think studying with a friend is the best thing to pass exams. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them why their things aren't so good. Also, tell the others which is the worst of these (and why): coffee, getting up early or sleep. |
1. WORD SEARCH: Look in your dictionary / computer to find collocates, other meanings, information, synonyms … for the words 'angry' and 'exam'.
- Share your findings with your partners.
- Make questions using the words you found.
- Ask your partner / group your questions.
2. ARTICLE QUESTIONS: Look back at the article and write down some questions you would like to ask the class about the text.
- Share your questions with other classmates / groups.
- Ask your partner / group your questions.
3. GAP FILL: In pairs / groups, compare your answers to this exercise. Check your answers. Talk about the words from the activity. Were they new, interesting, worth learning…?
4. VOCABULARY: Circle any words you do not understand. In groups, pool unknown words and use dictionaries to find their meanings.
5. TEST EACH OTHER: Look at the words below. With your partner, try to recall how they were used in the text:
- final
- signed
- impossible
- contained
- lecturer
- degree
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- head
- needed
- based
- further
- problem
- results
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Write five GOOD questions about exams in the table. Do this in pairs. Each student must write the questions on his / her own paper.
When you have finished, interview other students. Write down their answers.
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- Now return to your original partner and share and talk about what you found out. Change partners often.
- Make mini-presentations to other groups on your findings.
STUDENT A's QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)
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What did you think when you read the headline? |
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What springs to mind when you hear the word 'exam'? |
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What do you think of exams? |
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What do you do the night before an important exams? |
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What's the worst feeling you've had over an exam? |
6) |
What do you think about what you read? |
7) |
Should the students get a new, easier exam? |
8) |
Has an exam ever made you angry? |
9) |
How good are you at maths? |
10) |
What do you think of universities? |
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STUDENT B's QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A)
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Did you like reading this article? Why/not? |
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What advice would you give the university students? |
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How difficult do you think it is to write a fair exam? |
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How long do you spend preparing for an exam? |
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Are exams the best way to test people? |
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What do you think of English exams? |
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How could people get over the stress caused by exams? |
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Would you prefer to take an exam or do a project? |
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What else can the students do to get a new exam? |
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What questions would you like to ask the students? |
STUDENT A's QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B) |
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Final-year students at (1) ____ university in England are angry after they took an economics exam. Students from the University of Sheffield have (2) ____ a petition to say the exam questions were 'impossible' to answer. Nearly (3) ____ of the 100 students who took the exam complained and signed the online petition. They want the university to look (4) ____ this. The students say the exam contained questions on topics that were not in their course. They also say the questions included a lot of difficult maths that they had not been (5) ____. One student said a lecturer told them they would only need 'simple' maths. They are now worried that they will get low test scores, and that this will (6) ____ what kind of degree they get.
The head of the economics department, professor Andy Dickerson, told the BBC that the exam was (7) ____. He said not all the questions needed maths. He said the level of maths in the exams was the (8) ____ as the level taught to students on the course. Professor Dickerson also said all the exam questions were on topics the students had studied. He said: "All questions were based (9) ____ topics taught in the course and for which further reading was (10) ____." He added that one question in the exam used a term that students may not (11) ____ seen before. He said this was no problem because the question explained the meaning of the term. The university said it would look (12) ____ at the results.
Put the correct words from the table below in the above article.
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the |
(b) |
a |
(c) |
an |
(d) |
this |
2. |
(a) |
singed |
(b) |
signed |
(c) |
signature |
(d) |
singing |
3. |
(a) |
every |
(b) |
whole |
(c) |
entire |
(d) |
all |
4. |
(a) |
unto |
(b) |
into |
(c) |
onto |
(d) |
as to |
5. |
(a) |
teaching |
(b) |
taught |
(c) |
teaches |
(d) |
teach |
6. |
(a) |
effect |
(b) |
effort |
(c) |
affect |
(d) |
affront |
7. |
(a) |
flair |
(b) |
flare |
(c) |
fair |
(d) |
fare |
8. |
(a) |
similar |
(b) |
sameness |
(c) |
same |
(d) |
sameness |
9. |
(a) |
of |
(b) |
in |
(c) |
to |
(d) |
on |
10. |
(a) |
proven |
(b) |
provision |
(c) |
provident |
(d) |
provided |
11. |
(a) |
have |
(b) |
be |
(c) |
done |
(d) |
taken |
12. |
(a) |
carelessly |
(b) |
careless |
(c) |
carefully |
(d) |
careful |
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answer. Nearly all of the 100 students who took the exam complained and signed the online |
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the University of Sheffield have signed a petition to say the exam questions were 'impossible' to |
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not in their course. They also say the questions included a lot of difficult maths that they had not been |
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taught in the course and for which further reading was provided." He added that one question |
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as the level taught to students on the course. Professor Dickerson also said all the exam |
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taught. One student said a lecturer told them they would only need 'simple' maths. They are now |
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fair. He said not all the questions needed maths. He said the level of maths in the exams was the same |
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in the exam used a term that students may not have seen before. He said this was no problem because |
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questions were on topics the students had studied. He said: "All questions were based on topics |
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worried that they will get low test scores, and that this will affect what kind of degree they get. |
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Final-year students at a university in England are angry after they took an economics exam. Students from |
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The head of the economics department, professor Andy Dickerson, told the BBC that the exam was |
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petition. They want the university to look into this. The students say the exam contained questions on topics that were |
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year - Final angry are England in university a at students . |
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to exam 'impossible' petition the were A say questions . |
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of the 100 students who took the exam Nearly all . |
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affect of get will kind they This what degree . |
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said needed not maths all the He questions . |
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topics taught in the course All questions were based on . |
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before term may seen A students have that not . |
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the results The university said it would look carefully at . |
Final-year students at a / the university in England are angry after they took an / the economics exam. Students from the University of Sheffield have singed / signed a petition to talk / say the exam questions were 'impossible' to answer. Nearly every / all of the 100 students who took the exam complained and signed the online petition. They want the university to view / look into this. The students say the exam contained / container questions on topics that were not / non in their course. They also say the questions included a lot of difficult maths that they had not been taught / teaching. One student said a lecturer told them they would only need 'simple' maths. They are now worried that they will get low test scores, and that this will affect / effect what kind of degree they get.
The head / header of the economics department, professor Andy Dickerson, told the BBC that the exam was flair / fair. He said not all the questions needed maths. He said the level of maths in the exams were / was the same as the level taught to students on the course. Professor Dickerson also said all the exam questions were on / in topics the students had studied. He said: "All questions were based / bases on topics taught in the course and for which farther / further reading was provided." He added that one question in the exam used a term / turn that students may not be / have seen before. He said this was no problem because / due the question explained the meaning of the term. The university said it would look carefully at / of the results.
Talk about the connection between each pair of words in italics, and why the correct word is correct.
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final-year students at a university in england are angry after they took an economics exam students from the university of sheffield have signed a petition to say the exam questions were 'impossible' to answer nearly all of the 100 students who took the exam complained and signed the online petition they want the university to look into this the students say the exam contained questions on topics that were not in their course they also say the questions included a lot of difficult maths that they had not been taught one student said a lecturer told them they would only need 'simple' maths they are now worried that they will get low test scores and that this will affect what kind of degree they get
the head of the economics department professor andy dickerson told the bbc that the exam was fair he said not all the questions needed maths he said the level of maths in the exams was the same as the level taught to students on the course professor dickerson also said all the exam questions were on topics the students had studied he said "all questions were based on topics taught in the course and for which further reading was provided" he added that one question in the exam used a term that students may not have seen before he said this was no problem because the question explained the meaning of the term the university said it would look carefully at the results
Final-yearstudentsatauniversityinEnglandareangryaftertheytoo
kaneconomicsexam.StudentsfromtheUniversityofSheffieldhavesig
nedapetitiontosaytheexamquestionswere'impossible'toanswer.Nea
rlyallofthe100studentswhotooktheexamcomplainedandsignedtheo
nlinepetition.Theywanttheuniversitytolookintothis.Thestudentssay
theexamcontainedquestionsontopicsthatwerenotintheircourse.The
yalsosaythequestionsincludedalotofdifficultmathsthattheyhadnotb
eentaught.Onestudentsaidalecturertoldthemtheywouldonlyneed'si
mple'maths.Theyarenowworriedthattheywillgetlowtestscores,andt
hatthiswillaffectwhatkindofdegreetheyget.Theheadoftheeconomics
department,professorAndyDickerson,toldtheBBCthattheexamwasf
air.Hesaidnotallthequestionsneededmaths.Hesaidthelevelofmathsi
ntheexamswasthesameastheleveltaughttostudentsonthecourse.Pr
ofessorDickersonalsosaidalltheexamquestionswereontopicsthestud
entshadstudied.Hesaid:"Allquestionswerebasedontopicstaughtinth
ecourseandforwhichfurtherreadingwasprovided."Headdedthatoneq
uestionintheexamusedatermthatstudentsmaynothaveseenbefore.
Hesaidthiswasnoproblembecausethequestionexplainedthemeaning
oftheterm.Theuniversitysaiditwouldlookcarefullyattheresults.
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1. VOCABULARY EXTENSION: Choose several of the words from the text. Use a dictionary or Google's search field (or another search engine) to build up more associations / collocations of each word.
2. INTERNET: Search the Internet and find out more about exams. Share what you discover with your partner(s) in the next lesson.
3. EXAMS: Make a poster about exams. Show your work to your classmates in the next lesson. Did you all have similar things?
4. IMPOSSIBLE: Write a magazine article about the exams the university students took. Include imaginary interviews with people who are for and against the students getting a new exam.
Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Write down any new words and expressions you hear from your partner(s).
5. WHAT HAPPENED NEXT? Write a newspaper article about the next stage in this news story. Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Give each other feedback on your articles.
6. LETTER: Write a letter to an expert on exams. Ask him/her three questions about exams. Give him/her three of your ideas. Read your letter to your partner(s) in your next lesson. Your partner(s) will answer your questions.
Ask your students what they have read, seen or heard about this news in their own language. Students are likely to / may have have encountered this news in their L1 and therefore bring a background knowledge to the classroom.
Get students to role play different characters from this news story.
Ask students to keep track of this news and revisit it to discuss in your next class.
Ask students to male predictions of how this news might develop in the next few days or weeks, and then revisit and discuss in a future class.
Ask students to write a follow-up story to this news.
Students role play a journalist and someone who witnessed or was a part of this news. Perhaps they could make a video of the interview.
Ask students to keep a news journal in English and add this story to their thoughts.
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TRUE / FALSE (p.4)
a |
F |
b |
F |
c |
F |
d |
T |
e |
F |
f |
T |
g |
T |
h |
T |
SYNONYM MATCH (p.4)
1. |
angry |
a. |
furious |
2 |
nearly |
b. |
almost |
3. |
contained |
c. |
included |
4. |
simple |
d. |
easy |
5. |
worried |
e. |
concerned |
6. |
head |
f. |
boss |
7. |
topics |
g. |
subjects |
8. |
provided |
h. |
given |
9. |
term |
i. |
expression |
10. |
meaning |
j. |
definition |
COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS (p.8)
1. |
Their final year |
2. |
100 |
3. |
Sign a petition |
4. |
Maths |
5. |
Their exam scores |
6. |
Economics |
7. |
Maths |
8. |
Reading |
9. |
One |
10. |
The results |
MULTIPLE CHOICE - QUIZ (p.9)
1. |
d |
2. |
b |
3. |
c |
4. |
a |
5. |
c |
6. |
b |
7. |
d |
8. |
a |
9. |
c |
10. |
b |
ALL OTHER EXERCISES
Please check for yourself by looking at the Article on page 2.
(It's good for your English ;-)
