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6 reading • Reviews 6 LaNgUage fOCUs • can, could, be able to
Reading • Reviews I can find and rephrase information in a text. I can talk about past, present and future ability.
THINK! Which things would you change about your school? Why? 1 Study the sentences from the texts on page 60. 4 Complete the report with the words and
Aim Do they talk about ability in the past, present phrases in the box. You can use them more
than once.
or future?
RiveR Plate School
BRIT School, London 1 After they graduate, many students will can can’t couldn’t will be able to
RiveR Plate School
Find and rephrase information in a text. RiveR Plate School
be able to have very successful careers as
Buenos Aires, Argentina
singers or actors.
THINK! This is definitely a school with a difference. The 2 Young people can join the school from the HOMESCHOOLING
age of fourteen.
Ask: What’s your school like? What kind of school is located in the stadium of one of South 3 They can’t forget to do their homework!
America's most important football teams.
school is it? Elicit a few ideas and encourage If you study hard and have River Plate is unique because it’s the only sports 4 If you study hard and have a passion for Many people think that homeschooling is much
performing arts, you won’t be able to resist
students to use vocabulary from page 58, a passion for performing institution in the world that’s got its own kindergarten – the BRIT school. easier than going to school. They think homeschoolers
arts, you won’t be able to
e.g. It’s a mixed school / secondary school. resist the BRIT school. with students as young as five years old – school, 5 People believed that girls couldn’t play 1 get out of bed at any time they like and
Read out the questions and put students BRIT School students can take special classes college and university. If you get good marks at the football as well as boys. simply have a relaxing day. The truth is that homeschoolers
school, you can get into college or university at the
2
do whatever they like: they have a
into pairs to discuss them. Ask them to in technology and performing arts like dance, same location. Students can watch football matches 2 Match sentences 1–5 in exercise 1 with rules timetable like students at ordinary schools. In the past,
agree on three things they would like to singing, music and drama. However, they also do and see famous players practise. a–c. teachers or parents taught children at home who
go to school. This was often because
change and think about the reasons why. ordinary subjects, such as English, maths, science The school started in 1928 for young football players, rULes 3 they lived too far away from the nearest school. Today,
and foreign languages. After they graduate,
but in those days, girls couldn’t attend the classes.
Ask some students to tell the class about many students will be able to have very successful People believed that girls couldn’t play football as a We use can and can’t to talk about ability many parents choose to homeschool their children.
in the present.
their discussions, and bring students’ ideas careers as singers or actors. well as boys. Now the school and its ideas have b We use could and couldn’t to talk about They believe that
changed and everyone has the chance to be part of
together on the board. See if you can Young people can join the school from the age this historic institution. ability in the past. if they teach their
of fourteen. Its unusual curriculum means students
children at home, they
come up with a list of five things that most do exams and take part in performances and c We use will / won’t be able to to talk about 4 learn
students agree they would like to change. exhibitions. The timetable is ability in the future. better this way. They
challenging: they have to also think their children
ANSWerS practise at break time and 3 Choose the correct options. 5 get better
Students’ own answers. after school, but they can’t 1 ‘Will you be able to / Can you hear the bell exam results in the future.
forget to do their homework
in your classroom?’
on time! ‘Yes, we can. It’s really loud!’
Background 2 In the future, we could / will be able to do 5 Use IT! Work in pairs. Which of these
all our exams online.
There is a range of specialist schools in 3 At my last school, we won’t be able to / school issues are the same now as in the
Britain for children who are particularly 1 Read the reviews about two unusual schools. 3 VOCaBULary pLUs Use a dictionary to couldn’t use tablets in class. past? Which will be different in the future?
Use can, can’t, could, couldn’t or will / won’t
talented in singing, dancing, music Which school used to be single-sex? At what check the meaning of the words in blue in 4 These days, many students can / could be able to.
the texts.
find out what their homework is from the
or drama. Pupils usually join these age can you attend these schools? school’s website. 1 choice of subjects 4 class size
specialist schools at the age of eleven 2 2.12 Read and listen to the reviews again. 4 Use IT! Work in pairs. Make a list of the 5 ‘In the past, will students be able to / 2 ways of learning 5 rules
could students use computers in class?’
or fourteen, and usually have to board, Complete the sentences using information advantages and disadvantages of each school. ‘No, they couldn’t.’ 3 school uniforms
Which school would you prefer to go to?
as the schools may be some distance from the reviews in your own words. 6 Turn the music down. I can’t / couldn’t study. The issues we think are the same
from their home. Schools in Britain must 1 BRIT School students go to lessons in now as in the past are …
.
follow the National Curriculum and
teach subjects such as maths, English 2 As well as doing exams, BRIT School In the past, students couldn’t
students also
.
choose unusual subjects. In the
and science, so children who go to 3 River Plate School is unusual because future, they will be able to make
specialist schools often work very hard . more unusual choices.
to fit in their normal academic work and 4 Girls couldn’t attend River Plate School
their specialist training and performing. .
60 Learn Learn 61
exercise 1
Focus on the texts and explain that they
are reviews of two schools. Read out the 3 it’s the only sports institution in the exercise 3 VOCABULArY PLUS
questions and ask students to read the world that has its own kindergarten –
texts quickly to find the answers. Check with students as young as five years Students use a dictionary to check the
meaning of the blue words. With stronger
answers with the class. old – school, college and university classes, you could encourage students to
ANSWerS 4 because people believed that girls try to guess the meaning from the context
The River Plate School used to be couldn’t play football as well as boys first then check in a dictionary. Check that
single-sex. students understand all the words.
You can attend the BRIT school at age
ANSWerS
fourteen; the River Plate School from five Optional activity: reading Students’ own answers.
years old until university age. Write the following sentences on
the board: Workbook page 42 exercise 5
exercise 2 e 2.12
Allow students time to read through 1 It first opened in 1928. exercise 4 USe IT!
the sentences, then play the audio. 2 You must do your homework on time. Put students into pairs to discuss the
Students read and listen and complete the 3 You have to do activities after school. advantages and disadvantages of each
sentences. Encourage them to use their Students work in pairs to read the texts school and decide which they would like
own words where possible, rather than again and decide which school each to go to. Ask some pairs to tell the class
just copying chunks from the text. Check sentence is about. Check answers with their ideas.
answers with the class. the class. ANSWerS
ANSWerS ANSWerS Students’ own answers.
1 technology and performing arts like 1 River Plate 2 BRIT 3 BRIT More practice
dance, singing, music and drama, plus Workbook page 42
English, maths, science and foreign Practice Kit Reading 6
languages
2 take part in performances and
exhibitions
T68 Unit 6