UNIT 6: Lesson 3, Learn by doing!

Lesson 3

Learn by doing!

1	Penelope is writing an e-mail to the e-group. Read it to find out about her and her hobby.

2	Can you do this quiz? If you need help with the language, look at the HELP BOX first.

QUIIZ

1. Philopappos Hill is in the city of...

a. Kalamata

b. Athens

c. Alexandroupoli

2. On Philopappos Hill there is a ....

a. church

b. wall

c. monument

3. Demosthenes in ancient Greek history was a(n) ....

a. orator

b. general

c. tyrant

4. The Assembly of the Athenians met at ...

a. Plaka

b. the Acropolis

c. the Pnyx

5. What live performances take place on Philopapos Hill?

a. ancient drama

b. ballet

c. traditional Greek dances

key on page 141

Link to www.e-yliko.gr for the
first grade of Junior High
School: Underwater
Exploration

3	HELP BOX! Match the words (1-7) with the pictures (a-g). Then, listen and check.

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1. monument
2. inscription
3. orator
4. treasure
5. compass
6. live performance
7. assembly

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UNIT 6

Lesson 3

1	Penelope is going to write an article about a piece of news she heard on Omega Radio, a radio station for English-speaking people who live in Athens. Look at the pictures she is going to use (a-f in Task 3) and think about:

a. Who the people are

b. Where they are

c. What they are doing

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2	Listen to the first part of the news report. Check your guesses in Task 1 and choose the best title for the news report.

Listen to the whole news report and help Penelope put the
pictures (a-f) in the correct order (1-6).

Listen again and help Penelope complete her notes for the article.

14th Junior High School of Athens
The Event: School Trip to Philopappos Hill

Time spent: ¹ ...............................
Name of game: treasure hunt
Work in ² ...............................
A questionnaire about ³ ..............................
in ancient Athens.

1st task: Find where Greek orators stood to
⁴........................................
2nd task: ⁵ ............................... on the
Philopappos monument
Equipment: ⁶ ................. and ⁷ .....................
Main Organiser: Mr Ravasopoulos,
the ⁸...................... teacher
Total number of ss this year: ⁹ ...............

5	Have you ever been on a trip like this? When was it? What did you do? Tell the class. If you haven't, do you like the idea of it? Why / Why not?

Learn by doing!

Present Perfect Simple vs Past Simple

Study the example sentences and complete the Grammar table.

a. Yesterday, students of the 14th Junior High School of Athens visited the Philopappos Hill.
b. Our teachers have given us a questionnaire to complete.
c. At the end of the day, all of them wanted to repeat it next year.
d. The school has organised this game four times so far.

In which of the above sentences: 1. We are not interested in when an action happened. 2. We are interested in when an action happened. 3. We talk about a repeated action up to now. What tense have we used in each case?	.... and .... .... and .... ....
“Mum, I've had a wonderful day on the school trip. We found a ll the answers to that questionnaire and we won the first prize!” What tense do we use to give more details about a past event? ...................................

see Grammar Appendix, page 172

1	The students of the 14th Junior High School played treasure hunt and learnt history. In what other occasions do we learn new things by doing something? In pairs, look at the pictures and make a list. Add your own ideas.

e.g. We learn (how to) by .... / When I ...., I learn about / how to...

2	Find someone who..... AGAIN! Look at page 148. Go around the class, ask and take some notes.

3	When you finish, tell the class which answers amused you the most.

e.g. I found someone who has ....... It happened .... He / She ......

UNIT 6

Lesson 3

1	Read this extract from an article about the Kazantzakis museum. In small groups, discuss what you could look for in this museum if you played Treasure Hunt.

2	Prepare a short Treasure Hunt Task Sheet for the rest of the class. You can ask for information or ask students to find something if they visit the museum.

e.g.

Find one of the writer's photographs with someone else. Who is he with and where?
Find two of his personal belongings a visitor can find in the museum.

The Kazantzakis Museum is in Varvaroi, a place about 20 kilometres to the
south of Herakleion. In the museum, there are some of the Cretan writer's
personal things, documents, letters, the first Greek editions of his books,
translations in 49 languages, photographs, theatrical works and costumes.
There is also a collection of press reviews which refer to Kazantzakis and have
appeared in Greek and foreign newspapers. Visitors can enjoy learning details
about the famous writer's life and career during an audiovisual presentation
in five languages: Greek, French, English, German and Dutch.

adapted from www.culture.gr

Learn by doing!

A Treasure Hunt Game

You are going to organise a Treasure Hunt Game for the students of your
school. Work in groups of five and do the following:

Choose a place of interest in your area. It can be an archaeological site, a museum, an old
building still in use, a port, a monument etc.
Learn more about this place. You can visit it or find out more about it on the Internet or in
encyclopedias.
Select interesting information you can use to prepare a Treasure Hunt Task Sheet. Include
some easy tasks and some more demanding ones.
Write the Treasure Hunt Task Sheet.
Form groups to play the game. Exchange task sheets with another group.
In order to win, you must find all the correct answers on the other group's task sheet and
present them to the rest of the class.

UNIT 6

S e l f - A s s e s s m e n t

VOCABULARY LINK

1	Match the words (1-10) with their meaning (a-j).

1. community
2. throw away
3. volunteer
4. manufacturer
5. sort
6. personal qualities
7. salary
8. inscription
9. monument
10. treasure

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………
………
………
………
………
………
………
………
………

a. a collection of valuable things
b. a group of people living in the same area
c. a person or company that makes something
d. an old building important in history
e. offer to work without getting any money
f. put something in the bin
g. put things in groups
h. the money you get from your job every month
i. words written in stone or metal
j. your character (if you are polite, friendly etc.)

¹/₂ POINT FOR EACH CORRECT ANSWER TOTAL ___/5

Complete the sentences with the correct word from the box. There is an
extra word you do not need to use.

orator spare guided tour compass
throw away application form

1. Don't ................................... things you can use again!
2. If you have some .................................. time, you can join us!
3. If you want to get the job, you must first fill in a(n) ..................................!
4. We need a(n) .................................. to find our way back to the camp.
5. Demosthenes was a famous .................................. in ancient Greek history.
6. What about a(n) .................................. around the island?

1 POINT FOR EACH CORRECT ANSWER TOTAL ___/6

GRAMMAR LINK

3	Complete the table.

VERB	PAST SIMPLE	PAST PARTICIPLE
be
	broke
come
		found
keep
	lost
		met
write

¹/₂ POINT FOR EACH CORRECT ANSWER TOTAL ___/8

S e l f - A s s e s s m e n t

4	Complete the sentences using Present Perfect or Past Simple.

1. Our class ……………………… (just/join) an eco team.
2. He ……………. (collect) 100 aluminium cans last week.
3. ………. you ………………. (volunteer) for the “Clean-up Day”?
4. Margaret …………………….. (already/do) her homework.
5. ……….. Sheila …………………. (get) a prize for her empty waste paper bag yesterday?

1 POINT FOR EACH CORRECT ANSWER TOTAL ___/5

5	Delete the extra word in each sentence.

1. I have known my best friend for ten years yet.
2. Has Terry have adopted a stray dog?
3. My dad is very happy. He has just not won the lottery.
4. I've got some bad news! I've already lost my MP3 player.
5. We have visited a wax museum last summer.
6. Were you been at home five minutes ago?

	1 POINT FOR EACH CORRECT ANSWER TOTAL ___/6
	TOTAL SCORE ___/30

CHECK YOUR ANSWERS WITH YOUR PARTNER. THEN LOOK AT THE ANSWER KEY ON PAGE 176

0 -10

11 -20

21 -25

26 -30

S e l f - A s s e s s m e n t

Which is true for you? Put a tick

in the right box.

I can read a ‘green' poster to find out what it is about.
I can say which environmental scheme I would like to join and why.
I can read an advertisement to find out what kind of work it is about.
I can talk about what kind of voluntary work I can do.
I can find the information I want in a letter of application and a CV.
I can write a letter of application to do voluntary work for a bazaar.
I can write my CV.
I can talk about what voluntary work each of my classmates can do for the
bazaar.
I can read a text about a place of interest to prepare a Treasure Hunt Task Sheet
for the visitors.

: I'm very good! What can I revise?	My Notes: ……………………………………………… ……………………………………………… ……………………………………………… ……………………………………………… …………………………………....…………
: I can become better. What should I practise?
: I must try harder. What do I need to work on?

FOCUS ON SPEAKING SKILLS

Tick

the speaking strategies that have helped you in this unit.
Which other(s) do you want to try in the future?

Read the task carefully to understand the context and what you have to do.
Use English as much as possible. Don't miss your chance to practise.
Think of the language you need. If there is a Language Bank, study it
and use the words and phrases in it. You can go back to Language
Banks in previous units if you think they will help you.
In pair-work, listen to what your partner says and make a comment.
Help your partner with language.
Ask your partner to repeat, rephrase or explain if necessary.
Try to paraphrase if you can't find the right word.
Give an example to support your idea. It's easy to find one.
Don't worry about mistakes. Practice makes perfect.

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