C1.2 Unit 4 Education

Overall aims for the week

Improve capacity to discuss topics related with learning and education. 

Keep working at accuracy and range. 

Research and present on a self-selected topic.

Can-do statements/sub-aims

By the end of this week students will be able to…

Take excellent and useful notes from complex texts. 

Do a presentation on a self-selected topic.

Grammar focus:

Punctuation, linkers, coherency.

Skills:

Presentational skills: clear speech, good interaction, good pacing, clear structure. 

Writing skills: cohesion, accuracy, development, clarity. 

Editorial management of a text or notes.


Project:
Educate yourself about any topic you like. 

Give a short presentation to the class on Friday.

From the textbook:






How do these words relate to the topic of education?











minor

to play up














cram











a dunce














drop out













field











to sit in on















head













middle of the pack












assessment











Grammar: 










Can you draw these?






a colon
a semi colon
an inverted comma
ellipsis
a dash
a hyphen
parentheses
italics
roman
a comma
an apostrophe
quotation marks







OK - what is each one for?








Linkers





Can you think of a synonym or similar phrases for each of these linkers / sentence adverbials? Try to find the closet one you can...














Even so














Ideally














Not only that













Mind you













Obviously









Linkers and Sentence adverbials













Surprisingly












In other words













For illustrative purposes















Finally













As a rule











Moreover












Then again












In addition












Thus










For all that











All in all












Incidentally












Unfortunately












Curiously











Apparently











Naturally











Admittedly












Similarly











Thankfully
















As you can imagine












As luck would have it












Strange as it may seem










Besides









In fact









In theory










Meanwhile










On the contrary











All the same










In retrospect









Likewise










What's more









In writing... 













What is "cohesion"?












What is "range"?












What is "clarity"?











What is "development"?











What is "effectiveness"?











What is "task achievement"?












What is "accuracy"?












What is appropriacy?












What is "awareness of audience"?











What is "style"?






















More education vocab:









prerequisite













syllabus










teacher-centred










Task-based learning











form










extra-cirricular










Cirricculm









A-levels








swat








HOD









enrol











humanities











Honours












freshman











post-doctoral











credits











learning styles
















EQ










ADHD

Kahoot!