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Vocabulary reflexive pronouns
Fear of failure Grammar zero conditional; conditionals with
imperatives and modal verbs; in case
QUICK REVIEW make and do Write
four phrases with make or do that are
connected to you, or people you know.
Work in pairs. Tell your partner why
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A s everybody knows, if you have children, you want them to he happy
you chose these phrases. Ask follow- J-\. and successful. These days children are under more pressure than ever
up questions: A I chose 'do exercise' to do well at school, but is this helping or damaging our kids? We read a lot
because I go running quite a lot. of stories these days about pushy parents who make their children study all
B How far do you run? the time so that they can get into the best universities. This means children
spend most of their free time studying by themselves to please their parents.
However, the latest research suggests that this approach can do more harm -I
than good.
Speaking and Reading "lllf children study all the time, they don't develop in other ways," says r
Graeme Atkins, a child psychologist. "School isn't only about learning in class
Work in groups. Discuss these
questions. - it's also about learning how to get on with other children and how to become
part of society. 3If parents wanttheir children to he happy, they shouldn't
1 When you were a child, what did
put too much pressure on them. It's important that they are allowed to enjoy
your parents make you do? What
themselves."
did they let you do? Talk about these
It's also important how parents deal with success and failure. "One of the
things and your own ideas: helping
worst things that a parent could do is to praise their child for getting an A,"
in the home, going out on your own,
free time activities, toys and games, says Sarah Vine, a child education counsellor. "4 If you want to help your
birthdays, homework, etc. children, praise the effort they make - not the grades they get. Not every
child can be top of the class, but Sif you criticise children for not getting good
2 Do you think parents worry too much
about how well their children do at grades, they can feel like they're failures - and that can lead to psychological
school? Why? /Why not? problems when they become adults. We should also encourage children to work
things out themselves, but in many classrooms a lot of students are scared of
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a Before you read, check these answering questions in case they get them wrong."
words/phrases with your teacher So perhaps parents should worry less about their children's grades and
or in a dictionary. instead just encourage them to try hard at everything they do. As we all know,
making mistakes is part of the learning process, but it seems that children who r
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success failure develop are frightened of failure will fmd it harder to be happy and successful in life.
praise make an effort good grades
b Read the article. Which sentence
• HELP WITH GRAMMAR Zero conditional; conditionals with
describes the article best? •
• imperatives and modal verbs; in case
1 Children's results at school are the •
most important thing. a Look at sentences 1 and 2 in bold in the article. These are called
2 Praise the effort that children make, • zero conditionals. Choose the correct words in these rules .
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not the grades they get. •
• • Zero conditionals talk about things that are possible in the future/always true .
3 Only clever children will be successful •
• • In zero conditionals both verbs are in the Present Simple/a future verb form .
in life. •
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• b Look at sentences 3-5 in the article. Answer these questions .
c Read the article again. Answer •
• a Which sentences have a modal verb in the main clause?
these questions. •
• b Which sentence has an imperative in the main clause?
1 What do pushy parents want their •
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children to do? • c Which verb form is in the if clause in each sentence?
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2 What does Graeme Atkins think •
• c Look at this sentence from the article. Then choose the correct
children also learn at school? • words/phrases in the rules .
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3 Why does Sarah Vine think parents • Students are scared of answering questions in case they get them wrong .
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shouldn't criticise children for not •
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getting good grades? • • We use in case to talk about something that might/is definitely going to
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4 What problems can children who are • happen .
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frightened of failure have in the future? • • In case and if have the same/different meanings.
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d Work in pairs. Compare answers. • d Check in IH;fMWJ;lijt p142 .
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