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Skills Skills

Reading

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1 You read about floating schools in Unit 1, Culture, of your Student’s Book.

Read more about these schools and who started them, then answer the questions below.

Photos of Floating

Schools

When he was young, Mohammed
Rezwan knew a lot of children who
didn’t get any education because of the fl oods in Bangladesh so he decided to keep them
above the water – on a boat. He got money from businesses and friends to start the fi rst
school boat in 2002. Now there are almost a hundred boats. They travel slowly along the
rivers, giving lessons to thousands of children, six days a week. The boats stop at villages
along the shore and collect children who are more or less the same age and level. When
the classroom is full – about thirty children – the lessons begin. After classes, the children
must go back to their homes. Then, the boat picks up more children. Each boat has
three groups of students each day. These school boats are simple and use electricity from
solar panels. They have computers, DVD players, a CD player and use the web. But, most
importantly, they have teachers and hundreds of books.

1 Why did Mohammed Rezwan want to do something about the problem? ..............................................
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2 What was his solution?.............................................................................................................................................
3 When did the first school boat start?..................................................................................................................
4 How many are there now?.......................................................................................................................................
5 How many days a week do the school boats function?.................................................................................

6 How big are the classes?.........................................................................................................................................
7 Can students use computers on the boats?......................................................................................................

Listening

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1 Rupa is from Bangladesh. She lives in a village. Listen and circle T (True) or F (False)
CD1
for the sentences below.
1 Rupa doesn’t like school. T / F
2 The rains last from June to October. T / F
3 She often didn’t go to school. T / F
4 She has classes for six hours every day. T / F
5 She must help at home. T / F
6 Her favourite subjects are Music and Information Technology. T / F

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