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B) Read and think, then brainstorm your ideas in class.Sometimes we are robbed of our time , for example , by telephone calls. Who or what else is robbing us of time? What are the most common time thieves'? @ Work in groups. Read the situation and prepare a five-minute talk on how to do well in school exams. Use the 'Useful Tips' below. • Some classmates of yours keep complaining about their grades. They claim that they spend hours preparing for the exams, but results are disastrous. Your results , on the other hand, are impressive. You have decided to help your classmates. 'a thief [8 :v] -3llOAi •relevant ['rei;JV;mt ] -AOpe4HL-1
--• TIPS Short Talk • plan your talk , but DO NOT read it • include all important information • present your points in a simple, clear and direct way • use informal language • use relevanr transitional words/phrases
(!) Complete the text with the correct words from the box.
achievement , adjustment , admit , attitude , average , colleges , common , failure, grade, letter, marking, method , minimum , occasionally , pass, percentage, perfect, progress, record , reports , school , teacher
GRADING Grading is a (1) ... used in schools to (2) ... students ' achievements . Almost every (3) ... keeps a record of each student's (4) ... in order to have some basis for measuring his (5) ... . The record supplies information for (6) ... to parents. Universities and (7) ... often use this information to help determine whether they should (8) ... a student. For a long time , the most (9) ... method of recording achievement was by (10) ..., with a mark or (11) ..., of 100 per cent representing (12) ... achievement. The (13) ... mark for a (14) ... was usually 70 per cent, and for (15) ... work, about 80 per cent. Today, the letters A , B, C, D, E and
A few schools use no (18) ... system at all. Instead,
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USE YOUR ENGLISH 1- (i) Complete the interview by changing the forms of the verbs in brackets. Z Then act out the interview in pairs. IIJ
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Journalist : What exam did you ... (take)? Viktor: FCE. First Certificate in English. Journalist: Do you think you ... (pass)? Viktor: I think so. I'm quite optimistic . I think I ... (do) the exam quite well. Journalist: When . .. you ... (get) your result? Viktor: Tomorrow morning. I study at a language school and when I ... (go) to class tomorrow the grades will be on the notice board. My name ... (be) the first on the list because my surname begins with 'A'. Journalist: How ... you ... (celebrate) if you ... (pass)? Viktor: I ... (go) to a cafe with the other students in my class . Well, with the students who have passed . Journalist : And what will you do if you ... (pass)? ... you ... (carry) on studying English? Viktor: Yes , I'd like ... (take) the CAE' exam next year. Journalist: And if you ... (not, pass)? Viktor: I ... (take) the exam again in June .
a) Think and answer. Who does better in each of the following subjects in Ukrainian schools- boys or girls? • Chemistry •Literature • History • Physics • English • Geography eMaths e PT • Biology
'CAE = Certificate in Advanced English USE YOUR ENGLISH
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General Certificate of Secondary Education results of male and female school leavers in the UK Girls
40% Mathematics 35% 40% Physics 11% 25% Geography 17% 22% Chemistry 15% 20% History 18% 15% Biology 22% 13% French 25% 15%
1 ... are more interested in languages than boys. 2 ... are better in Physics and Mathematics . 3 ... are better in the Humanities (English, French or History). 4 ... are better in most Science subjects (Maths, Physics, Geography or Chemistry). 5 ... are more interested in Biology. Date: 2016-03-03; view: 1627
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(16) ... F, are much more commonly used. The mark A stands for exceptional achievement , and E or F means (17) ....
each (19) ... writes a detailed (20) ... to the parents . Such letters report the student's progress , (21) ... activities and social (22) ... .
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Look at the information in the bar chart and complete the sentences with the words 'boys' or 'girls'.
English 55%