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UNIT 2
Junior High School Life!
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Listening
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Εικόνα
READ
  • a magazine quiz
  • teenagers' e-mails
  • a school timetable
  • a poster about school clubs
  • blurbs of novels for teenagers
 TALK ABOUT
  • your student type
  • your ideal school routine
  • your preferences in school clubs
  • current activities
  • the plot of a book
LISTEN TO
  • teenagers talking about school clubs
  • a radio programme about teenagers'
    favourite books and authors
 WRITE
  • an e-mail about your ideal school
  • a school club poster
LINK TO
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Lesson 1
Εκπαιδευτικό Παιχνίδι Γλωσσάριο-Lesson 1
Εικόνα
1
 We're in Magda's Junior High School, in Nafplio. Magda and her friends are
doing a quiz in an English magazine. What do they want to find out? Do the quiz
to find out about yourself.
DO YOU WORK HARD OR DO YOU TAKE IT EASY? FIND OUT!
START
I always do homework at the last minute.
Teachers have sent me to the
head's office at least once this year.		 The Ancient Greeks? Who cares?
I know exactly where
my maths book is.
I often watch the Discovery and
History channels.		 I know what I want to study
at university.
Modern Greek is great!
I love reading books.		 There is one subject
that I'm ace at.		 I always dread parents' evenings.
‘Bookish' type
You love school and learning,
but make sure you find time
for some fun too. Rest and
relaxation are essential.
‘Sometime' student
You enjoy certain lessons and
hate others. Just take care not
to let yourself fall too far behind
in the subjects you don't like.
School ‘struggler'
Maybe you just need to put in
more effort. But if you really
find school tough, ask your
teacher for help.
 
2
 What type of student are you? Do you agree with the quiz? Why / Why not?
The quiz says I'm a ‘sometime student' but I don't agree because I'm ace at maths.
Fancy school?
3
 What type of student is your partner? Ask him/her to find out and tell the
class (if your partner agrees).
- Do you know where your maths book is?
- No, I don't.
- I think my partner isn't a bookish type because s/he doesn't like reading books.
4
 Magda sent an e-mail to her friends from the camp and attached the quiz.
Read their e-mails to find out what student type they are.
Guys, do this quiz to find out your student type. Can you guess
mine? I don't spend hours studying but I'm ace at English and History.
I enjoy reading English girls' mags and learning about women's life in
ancient Sparta. Mum doesn't agree at all. She says I don't try hard.
The truth is I always study Geography during the break. Anyway, I like
school but I mostly like hanging out with my friends.
Magda, from Nafplio (Greece)
Hi Magda! Great quiz! OK, I love Maths so much that I solve
problems even at the weekends. Geography is one of my faves, too.
I'm not saying that I find all subjects interesting but I study them all
because I want to get high marks at the end of the term. I enjoy
learning new things. My classmates say I study TOO much. Do you
think so?
Jean Paul, from Tours (France)
Still crazy about magazine quizzes? Well, for me, the only good
thing about the first day at school is that I meet my friends again. At
home, I always fight with my parents because I don't study and I'm
often late for school. But I can't help it. I never know exactly what we
have for homework. Which subject do I enjoy? Working on computers
is OK, I guess. I also love it when we play football. My PE teacher is
super!
John, from Manchester (UK)
UNIT 2
Lesson 1
5
 This is John’s school timetable. What is his favourite day of
the week at school? What would be Magda and Jean-Paul’s
favourite day if they spent a year in the UK? Why?
Εικόνα
School Timetable
  Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
8.00 - 9.30 R.E. History
Languages
(French/German)		 Maths
Science		 English English
R.E.
9.45 - 11.15 Maths
English		 English Biology
Health		 Maths
History		 ICT
Art
11.30 - 12.55 Biology Library Art Home
Economics		 P.E.
13.05 - 13.45 Science Music Library Geography P.E.
6
 Look at your timetable. Which is your favourite day of the week at school? Why?
Εικόνα
Guessing words from context
1
 Find words in the e-mails that mean:
Εικόνα
a. very good at
b. magazines
c. going out with friends
d. find the answer to a problem
e. favourites
f. a 3-month period at school
g. shout at each other
h. I can't do otherwise 		………………………………….
………………………………….
………………………………….
………………………………….
………………………………….
………………………………….
………………………………….
………………………………….
Fancy school?
‘School’ Collocations
2
 Work in pairs and complete the sentences to make true sentences about your
school routine. Do you think that your school makes you work hard or not?
  • Lessons start at … and finish at …
  • We have an English lesson twice / three times a week.
  • We usually / often / sometimes / never take tests.
  • We have / don't have exams at the end of the year.
  • We have two / three breaks every day.
  • I want to get high / low marks.
  • I usually spend …….. hours on homework.
  • I go to school on foot / by bus / by car / …….
  • We usually have loads of / a little homework to do.
Collocations
words that go together

e.g.
take a test
have a break
high marks
by car

Find more in
‘At my school'
(Task 2)
Dictionary Skills
3
 Use your English - English dictionary to complete
the table. Which one doesn't exist?
Verb Noun
  life
  truth
fight  
solve  
4
 What are these symbols for?
Adj.    adv.    [U]    [C]
[pl.]    AmE    n    v
  • Find an example for each.
  • Find two more symbols and explain them to the class.
UNIT 2
Lesson 1
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Present Simple
1
 Study the example sentences and complete the Grammar table.
  • I like some subjects.
  • I don't study ancient Greek much.
  • Which subject do you enjoy?
  • Mum helps me with my homework every day.
  • She doesn't fight with me.
  • Does your mum help you with your homework?
  • Yes, she does / No, she doesn't
Present Simple
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Habits and states
Form
Statements
I / you /..... / they + verb
He /..... /..... + verb-s/es/ies
Questions
Do I / you / we / they+ verb
............. he/she/it + verb
Negatives
I / you / we / they don't + verb
He / She / It .......... + verb
 REMEMBER:

  • Do / Don't add -s/-es/-ies to the verb when you make questions and negatives in the 3rd person singular.
  • After When / What time / How often / How many etc keep the question form of the verb
  • don't = do not
  • doesn't = ......... .....
see Grammar Appendix, page 161
Adverbs of frequency
2
 Study these example sentences and complete the Grammar box.
  • I always fight with my parents about homework.
  • I never know exactly what we have for homework.
  • I'm often late for school.
The adverbs of frequency (always / usually / often / sometimes / never) normally come:

  • before / after the main verb
  • before / after the verb 'to be'
see Grammar Appendix, page 161-162
Fancy school?
3
 What is your ideal school like? Answer the questions and write two more.
How often do you
take tests?
………………
How many breaks do
you have every day?

…………………………		 Do you work in groups in class?
………………
Do you choose the subjects
you study each term?

…..........................
What kind of teachers do you prefer?
……………………………

a. …………………….......……		 Does the student council decide
about school trips or events?

………………
b. …………………….......……
4
 Ask your partner about his/her ideal school.
In your ideal school, what
time do lessons start?		 At 10.30. And they finish at
At 12.00. In yours?
UNIT 2
Lesson 1 Fancy school?
Εικόνα
My ideal school
1
 Write an e-mail about your ideal school and send it to your e-friends. Start
like this:
Hi, everybody,
This is .... from ...... and I'll tell you about my ideal school.
Lessons start at 10.30 and finish at 12.30. We never … We
always get…
When you finish:
  • Get comments from your teacher and
    classmates and write your 2nd draft.
  • Ask your ICT teacher to help you type it,
    format it and send it.
 My Portfolio
Your teacher will help
you to organise your
portfolio.
The organisation “Compassion Beyond Borders” organises courses for 350
women and girls who live in poor villages in India. They learn how to read and
write and the basics about health care and then they can study at public schools.
The cost is $35 for each woman per year.
Το παρόν αποτελεί μέρος του ψηφιακού εμπλουτισμού των σχολικών βιβλίων (Ψηφιακό Σχολείο) και διατίθεται μόνο για εκπαιδευτική χρήση και στο πλαίσιο για το οποίο διαμορφώθηκε.