Unit 4. School education system

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Tuesday October 20th, 2015
PERIOD 27
Lesson 5: LANGUAGE FOCUS
Unit 4: SCHOOL EDUCATION SYSTEM
algebra carefully politics physical
chemistry academic primary statistics
computing cinema compulsory September


A. Pronunciation:
Stress i n three-syllable words
I. Listen and repeat:
4. The GCSE stands for the General Certificate of secondary education.
English, Maths and Science are compulsory in the national examination at certain stages of the school education system.
3.The national curriculum is usually set by the government.
2.The typical school day normally finishes at 3.00 p.m in England.
1.The academic school year generally commences in September .


A. Pronunciation:
Stress in three-syllable words
I. Listen and repeat:
II. Practise reading these sentences:
Find the word whose stress pattern is
different from the others:
A. chemistry B. statistics C. government D. primary
A. general B. normally C. carefully D. computing
A. September B. physical C. national D. cinema

chemistry
statistics
government
primary
general
normally
careful
computing
September
physical
national
cinema
UNIT 4
E. LANGUAGE FOCUS
B. Grammar:
SCHOOL EDUCATION SYSTEM
Review the passive voice
Look at the following examples then infer the general form of the passive voice

The dog bit the boy
The boy was bitten by the dog




My cat catches a mouse
A mouse is caught by my cat
People are building a house for an old woman
A house is being built for an old woman
UNIT 4
E. LANGUAGE FOCUS
B. Grammar:
SCHOOL EDUCATION SYSTEM
Review the passive voice
Form: S + be + PII
Active:
Passive:
S +
S +
BE + PII
V + O
(+ by +O)
* Matching: Match the tenses or verbs in A with the passive forms in B.
a. S +have/ has + been+ PII
b. S+ am/ is / are +PII
c.S+ am/is /are+ being + PII
e. S+ was/were + PII
d. S+ will ( shall) + be + PII
f. S + was/were+ being + PII
g. S+ can( must…)+ be+ PII
II. Grammar: PASSIVE VOICE
a. S +have/ has + been+ PII
b. S+ am/ is / are +PII
c.S+ am/is /are+ being + PII
d. S+ will ( shall) + be + PII
e. S+ was/were + PII
f. S + was/were+ being + PII
g. S+ can( must…)+ be+ PII
II. Grammar: PASSIVE VOICE
The academic school year in England___________ into three terms. (devide)
Each term ______________________by a one-week break. ( separate)
3. The national curriculum _____________________________by the government
and _____________________ in all state schools. ( set, must follow)
4. The national curriculum ______________ of more than ten subjects. (make up)
5. The state school system ___________ for by the state. (pay)
6. The advanced students ________________ to take part in the annual
International Olympic Competition. (select)
is devided
1. Exercise 1: Fill in each blank with the simple present passive form
of the verb in brackets.
is separated
is set
must be followed
is made up
is paid
are selected
Simple present: S+ am/is/are + PII…
Exercise 2: Fill in the spaces of the following passage with the correct tense in the passive voice of the verbs in brackets.

The world’ first electronic computer…(1.build) by the University of Pennsylvania in1964. However,computers.…(2.sell) commercially for the first time in the 1950s. Much progress on computers..…(3. make) since 1950. Computers are now much smaller and more powerful and they can be bought much more cheaply.

Computers …(4.use) in many fields-in business, science, medicine, and education, for example. They …(5.can use )to forecast the weather or to control robots which make cars. The computer’s memory is the place where information … (6.store) and calculations …(7. do). A computer cannot think for itself – it…(8.must tell) exactly what to do. A lot of difficult calculations can be done very quickly on computers .

1) A. is built B. was built C. has been built
2) A. have been sold B. was sold C. were sold
3) A. have been made B. has been made C. was made
4) A. are used B. is used C. use
5) A. can use B. can be using C. can be used
6) A. is stored B. are stored C. stores
7) A. is done B. is doing C. are done
8) A. must tell B. must be told C. must be telling



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1. They first published this dictionary in 1870.
2. They are painting the kitchen now.
3. Shakespeare wrote “ Romeo and Juliet” in 1605.
4. They have just built a new primary school in my village.
5. They will speak English at the conference.
6. Jane hasn’t cleaned the floor yet.
7, They have translated Shakespeare’s tragedies into many languages.
Active: S + V + O
Passive: S+
They built this school in 1997.
→This school…
be + PII…
+ by+ O
How to change an active sentence into a passive one.
They built this school in 1997.
→This school was built in 1997.
was built in 1997
3. Exercise 3: Change these sentences into passive voice.




1. They first published this dictionary in 1870.
2. They are painting the kitchen now.
3. Shakespeare wrote “ Romeo and Juliet” in 1605.
4. They have just built a new primary school in my village.
5. They will speak English at the conference.
6. Jane hasn’t cleaned the floor yet.
7. They have translated Shakespeare’s tragedies into many languages.
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3. Exercise 3: Change these sentences into passive voice.
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3. Exercise 3: Change these sentences into passive voice
1. This dictionary was first published in 1970.
2. The kitchen is being painted now.
3. “Romeo ans Juliet” was written by Shakespeare in 1605.
4. A new primary school has just been built in my village.
5. English will be spoken at the conference.
6. The floor hasn’t been cleaned yet.
7, Shakespear’s tragedies have been translated into many languages.
Science
History
Music
Arts
Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the others:
A. usually B.September C. statistics D. computing
Use the correct form of the verb in bracket:
In England, schooling (complete) between the ages of 15 and 16.
is completed between the ages of 15 and 16.
Find and correct one mistake in this sentence:
In England,the state school system can divide into two levels
A B B D
of education: primary education and secondary education.
be divided into two levels.
C D
January

september
English
Maths
A lucky subject.
A lucky subject.
Turn into a passive sentence:
The state pays for the state school system.
The state school system is paid for by the state.
Lucky subjects
Homework:
- Revise the grammar on the passive voice .
Do the exercises ( handouts)
Prepare: Unit 5- Reading lesson
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