Unit 4. Special education

Unit 4:
SPECIAL EDUCATION
SPEAKING
LESSON:
network
School
Homework
Teacher
break
test
subject
activities
How much time do you prepare for lessons every day?
What do you often do in the breaks between the periods?
What subjects at school do you like or dislike? Why?
Vocabulary
Lower-secondary school (n)

2. Oral test (n)
3. Break (n)
4. Semester (n)
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Task 1
The question in the interview below have been left out. Work with a partner and fill in the blanks with the right questions.
1. What were your subjects then?
2. What was your timetable?
3. What about homework?
4. Which lower-secondary school did you go to?
5. What part of the school life didn’t you like then?
6. Can you tell me about the tests and
examinations at your school then?
7. What did you like best about your school then?
Interviewer: (A)……………………………….......
…………………….?
Hanh: I went to Long Bien Lower-secondary
School in Gia Lam, Hanoi.
Which lower-secondary school did you go to
Interviewer: (B)………………………………...
…………………..?
Hanh: My subjects were Maths, Physics,
Chemistry, Literature, Biology, History,
Geography, English, Information Technology
and Physical Education.

What were your subjects then
Interviewer: (C)………………………………..
………………………..?
Hanh: Well, I went to school in the morning
and I often had five classes.
What was your timetable
Interviewer:(D)…………………………………..
……………………………………………?
Hanh: Well, we had different kinds of tests, you
know. Oral tests, fifteen-minute tests, forty-five
minute tests, and the final examination at the
end of the semester.
Can you tell me about the tests and examinations at your school then
Interviewer: (E)………………………………
……………...?
Hanh: It’s different with every teacher. Some
liked to give a lot of homework and others
didn’t.
What about homework
Interviewer: (F)………………………………….
………………………..?
Hanh: To be honest. I liked my school a lot but
if I could change one thing, it would be the
breaks between the classes. They were too
short.
What part of the school life didn’t you like then
Interviewer:(G)……………………………….......
…………………………..?
Hanh: I liked everything in my school, you know.
Well, of course, not the breaks as I’ve said. I
liked my teachers, my friends and the different
activities at school then.
What did you like best about your school then
Task 2
Interview your partner, using
the following questions
1. What were your subjects then?
2. What was your timetable?
3. What about homework?
4. Which lower-secondary school did you go to?
5. What part of the school life didn’t you like then?
6. Can you tell me about the tests and examinations
at your school then?
7. What did you like best about your school then?
Task 3: Tell the whole
class what you know about
your partner.
Example: Hanh went to Long Bien Lower secondary school. She had 10 subjects to learn at school. She went to school in the morning and often had 5 classes each morning…
Fill the blanks with ONE suitable word or phrase
Hanh is now in (1) …… at Nguyen Gia Thieu High School. She (2)……ten subjects to learn at school. She (3)…… to school in the morning and often has (4)……each morning. After each period, she has a (5)……She has different (6)…… like oral tests, 15-minute tests, 45-minute tests and the final exams at the end of the semester. Like other students, she has to (7)…… at home. She (8)… her school, however, she would like the (9)…… to be longer. She also likes (10)……, (11)…… and the different (12)………… at school.
Fill the blanks with ONE suitable word or phrase
Hanh is now in (1) grade 10 at Nguyen Gia Thieu High School. She (2) has ten subjects to learn at school. She (3) goes to school in the morning and often has (4)five periods each morning. After each period, she has a (5) 5-minute break.She has different (6) kinds of tests like oral tests, 15-minute tests, 45-minute tests and the final exams at the end of the semester. Like other students, she has to (7) do homework at home. She (8) likes her school, however, she would like the (9)breaks to be longer. She also likes (10)her teachers, (11)her friends and the different (12) activities at school.
Homework
Rewrite the interview between you and your partner.
Prepare next lesson.