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Goals ‘Talk about different learning styles Read and learn about learning styles Use the Present Continuous to describe actions happening now Use the Present Simple to describe habitual actions Use Present conditionals and can / can't / could / couldn't to talk about learning styles Listen and learn about the kinds of English spoken around the world Write an ontine profile Project: A presentation about learning styles 1. Everybody can learn, but each person leams differently. Look at the pictures. Join @ classmate and discuss which learning styles you see. 2 Look at the pictures and find: someone using his/her ears to lear. Explain how. someone using his her aves to learn. Explain how. someone using his/her body ta lear, Explain how, 3 Look at the pictures again, Whi are working .. students alone? with others? QED) learning. ‘+ You are going to prepare a presentation on learning styles. ++ You are going to give advice to people with different learning styles about how to improve their Match the quotes to the pictures. “Like working with other students” “If Lear it, [remember it? “Idon't work well with others” “Lremember better if read or [cok at things" “Hearn by doing” ‘win READING 1 Look at the text and choose the correct option 1 Whois this text for? 2 Whotis the writer's attitude towards learning? 3. Where would you read this text? a students a negative a Ina school magazine b- parents neutral b Ina scientific magazine © teachers © positive Ina newspaper f ae Wepyr/, (Cant a Nien ENERM(GO DVAGANEEE AR 168, What-do you know about your learning Pens he di cree han Tr) ‘Some people learn by doing, They learn ‘best when their body is invalved in the learning process. If you move your hands ‘around @ lot and are constantly moving, you erea/an — Some people prefer speaking and writing. They like learning through tongue twisters and rhymes. if you eniay writing, speech and drarna classes, you are a/ an ‘Some learners think in pictures and patterns rather than words, and ‘re good at understanding maps and graphs, if ‘you lke taking notes in different colours and creating diagrams and pictures, you are a/an ‘Some learners think in sounds and learn by listening. They think chronologically and perform wel in oral exams. iF you identify notes, rhythms and tones, and remember complete conversations, you are aan 2 Read the text and match the following learner types to the corresponding paragraphs. 1 solitary /intrapersonal learner 2 physical /kinaesthetic earner 3 auditory musical leamer 4. verbal linguistic leamer 5 social interpersonal learner © visual / soatial learner 7 logical / mathematical learner eee Some learners prefer using reason and logic to.understand cause and effect. They can also recognise patterns easily. IF you enjoy classifying and grouping information together, and organising agendas and itineraries, you are aan ‘Some learners learn best through interactions with other people. They are usually good at identifying the source of communication problems, If you are good at reading other people's ernotions, facial expressions and group dynamics, you are a /an Sone learners prefer to work slone and be independent. They are often good at reflecting and keeping a learning journal 'F you choose to use self-study techniques and can find connections between wit you already know and new material, you are a /a 3 Read again and write T (true), F (false) or DS (doesn’t say). 1 Physical/kinaesthetic learners practisejudo. 2 Logical mathematical learners identity patterns easily 3. Visual sbatial learners are good at reading maps. 4 Soi by communicating with other people Everybody leams in the same way. OLED, + You can naw identify the diferent learning styles. + Youcan link them with different actives inthe assoom. interpersonal learners learn best The learning process - collocations 1 Circle the correct options. 1 Itisimportant to take,/leam / identify notes to study later. 2 Everybody is/ does/ learn good at something. 3. Soltary learners read/ got/ use salt-study techniques ‘You should find / keep / understand a learning journal” to Jook/ find / start connections between what you already know and whatis new. 5 Youcan write/ see/ read facial expressions to identify emotions better Kingesthetic learners enjoy / practise / learn by doing, 7 When you understand take/ keep cause and effect, you remember facts better. Learning styles and activities 2 Write the missing letters and match the activities to the learning styles. Pp & T NN N M.. MOR NG logical/ mathematical solitary /intrapersonal auditory / musical physi social interpersonal al {kinaesthetic OC00O0 VOCABULARY 3 ©) Listen to 3 people talking about their learning styles and write A, B or C next to siaepceItesinach Prater Tiers ares activity. concentrate cr learn by doing memerising PE study alone tall touch 10 _work with others ecovonununn Join a classmate and discuss. ‘What's your learning style? What do you prefer doing? Is thera anything you enjoy doing that is characteristic of another learning style? Tell the class, ‘+ Now you have a list of preferred classroom activities and how they link with your learning style. { '» Find some more examples. 10 GRAMMAR Present Continuous We use the Present Continuous: ‘= to describe what's happening now. 49, !'m reading now / at the moment right ‘© to describe whats happening in 2 picture, Eg. What is your mum doing in this photo? 1 Look at the picture and complete the sentences. Use the correct form of the verbs in the box. SPP aoe pero me) 1 Theteacer vote dean 2 Thepilathefontormecese 4 Wren they tm rabeed ase ose stents their hands? They that they want to say something Present Simple We use the Present Simple: for things we habitually do. Eg. We always ride our bikes to school for things we do on special occasions. Eg, She blows out candlas for her birthday. for things we don't expect to change Eq Iive in Argentina, for feelings, Eg Do you enjoy learning by doing? for things that are always tue. Eg The sun doesn't shine at aight | usually study with 2 friend She doesn't always enjoy working alune. Thay are often at home in the evening. He goes to the gyin twice a week 2. Complete the text with the correct form of the verbs in the box. There is one extra verb. (be get hate helo love notlike want Albert always avery good student He | ‘excellent grades. He ‘working with others and he often his classmates. What | he... doing? being lke a parrot. Memorising, He Present Simple and Present Continuous 3 Look at the table and complete the text about the Bertrand family. every day ‘today Mrand Mes not go to work Bertrand Alexandra ‘open their office atBam, prepare breakfast leave eatlier Francisco take the bus to school walk to school with friends Gastén, the cchange student live in France arrive in an hour Mrand Mrs Bertrand _openthei office at & am ‘every day, but today they ___ orton tort, Alexandra every day but today she Francisco every day. but today he Gastén, the exchange: student, and he to stay with the family for 2 month, They lke /love solving puzzles, She hates studying alone. don’t mind working in groups. 4 Write true sentences about your study preferences. 2 ove. 2 Idon't mind 3 Idon't tke 4 thate aes 5 tke “CONDITION (if/when ..) Present tense you need any help. RESULT Present tense / Imperative ask the teacher. When you like interacting you are a social learner. wth other people, We use Present conditional: to talk about real stuations. Eg ifthe cup falls, breaks. # to say that one event always follows another. Eg. If you press the button, the lights go on. # to describe rues. Eg, If your counter lands on a red square, you iiss a tur. Notice the position of the comma, If we write the condition first, we add a comma, Eg: When you tke particinating in hands-on lessons, you are a kinaesthetic learner. IF we write the result first. the comma is not necessary. Eg: You are a visual learner Ifyou like replacing words with colours and pictures. 5 Complete the sentences with ideas about learning styles. Add a comma () where necessary. 1 If you want to memorise numbers 2 you ate good at listening 3 Youcan improve your learning performance 4 You get good results 5 When you keep a learning journat @ can /can't/ could / couldn't We use can/can't/ could / couldn't ‘© to tak about ability ‘= to talk about something possible or allowed, Eg. lean ride a bike, {could run fast when | was yours. Eg. couldn't meet you yesterday because | was busy. J can't turn on my mobile phone We can go. NOT We can te go. Alicia can speak English. NOT Alicia cans speak English. OR Alicia can speaks English Could you understand the Maths problern? NOT Die-youconuaderstond the Mothe-peoblem? I can't ead gestures. NOT Hdenttesrecadaastanes, Look at the table and write about Margaret. Meet friends in the afternoon Study languages ‘Swim in the river 5 years ago. 1 Margaret couldnt et frond the afternoon. 2 3 Now “4 Margaretcan meet finde in the oternaon, 5 6 1 LISTENING AND SPEAKING English is usefull Gen: oo eel Nal 1 Look at the picture and discuss. {What problem did the third student have when Where are they? BBG ste on checker te SPI apy aha panei © 1 Why doesn't the want to stud Join a classmate and discuss. ‘lish? Do you use English at home? What for? What does the second student say they can do f they speak English? 3 Whyis it better to read about science on the internet? 12 Different kinds of English 4 Look at the picture and answer the questions. 5 © ¥ Listen and check your answers. 6 © > tisten again and tick what you hear. What is the meaning of the title of the presentation? 's there more than one kind of English? ELF ESP EPS EFL EAP ‘AEP oO oO Oo ° io Oo 2 Which kinds of English do you know? WORLD ENGLISHES 7 © ) Listen once more and answer. 1 What “oficial languages’ does the speaker mention? 2 Where do we study ESP and EAP? + Which English do we use to speak to a Japanese online fiend? G Join a classmate and discuss. Which English do you study at school? What can you do with the English you study? How de you study English? What is your learning style? 13 WRITING Write your pen friend’s profile 1 Read Megan's profile and write the questions she answers. eco Pen Friends “a a € > GS | __vompentriendscom |= Megan My name is Megan and! am 16 years od |Uivein Asuncion, the capital ety of Paraguay. | can spesk three languages: Spanish, Guarani and English. | ike playing the guitar and singing, At the moment, 'm doing a course on singing because rm working hard to improve my performance. | want to be a pop star. {At school, m doing well. do all my homework on weekdays, [im not very good at sports. | carit run fastor ht the ball, but 'm e good dancer. am a cheerleader for my schoo! hockey tear. weno 2. Read and find the conjuctions she uses to add information contrast oifferent ideas: add a negative ides: ‘adda consequence: ‘add a reason’ profile. Each paragraph should have related information Sentences start with a capital etter and end in a full stop. Use the conjunctions in Exercise 2 to connect information. 14 ‘iii yarikeinyeyks ~ Let's complete the Project! 1 You now have a list of classroom activities | which you can associate with different learning styles. 2 Describe how activities can influence and improve learning according to different learning styles. Use the Present conditional, 3 Look for pictures to represent the activities. 4 Group the pictures according to learning style. 5 Prepare the presentation. Each member of the group should speak about a different aspect of the topi Practise and remember that the mark the ‘group gets depends on each member's effort. Discuss different ways of improving learning Understand my own responsibility in ‘the learning process Describe routines and preferences Describe what is happening now or in pictures Talk about abilities in the present and in ‘the past Understand the value of learning English Identify and respect different kinds of English Write a profile for an online social network Present a detailed description of earning styles and activities that suit ‘them Reflect on the importance of individual effort to achieve a common goal 15 @ Learning Styles 76 READING How to Bea Successful Student bby Alana Simmons While many students think that intelligence is key, in fact, dedication and focus is much more important to student success than any other factor. So, if you want to be a great student, with great marks, follow our sx guidolines below to develop winning habits. Review schoolwork on the same day Go over everything you did in school on the same day, hilo its stl fresh. That way, you can fix the material in your mind or identify topies that you need help with. If you find that you need help, you can ask your teacher the following day. Write everything down Writing has been scientifically proven to aid in committing things to memory. Having notes also helps when you need to revise for a test. Don’t multitask When you sit down to study, turn off the TV, radio, notifications on your phone and any other distractions from electronic devices. itis best not to check emails and, massages and not to take phone calls. Intelligence vs hard work Don't overestimate the value of intelligence and don't ‘4. Read the article and tick the correct answer. 2 What's the article about? © How to be an inteligent student b How to be an outstanding student, © How to be a knowledgeable student. 2 How many tips does the article offer? b seven «< eight 3 This advice is for a students. © parents, © teachers. 000 O00 O00 2 Read the article again and write T (true) or F (false). 1 Dedication and focus are more important than intelligence for student success. 2 tis not necessary to go over the day's schoolwark. 3 Taking nates has been proved to help students remember what they study. 4 Successful students should do two things at the same time. 5 Students are advised to study for two hours straight without a break © itis best to take things step by step. underestimate the value of hard work. Great effort will yield great results, Pace yourself Most students can't focus for more than an hour. Our suggestion isto study for forty-five minutes and rest for fifteen, before returning to work Break things down into smaller tasks When you have a big task, like a project or @ test to study for, make a list of all the small steps you must take to get you to your final goal successfully Follow these six easy steps and you will become the student you dream of being. getting the great marks and ‘success you know you can achieve. 3 Read once more and complete the sentences. 1 Ifyou want to be an outstanding student, follow the six quidelines 2 Review the day's work 3 Writing things down 4A suggestion to remain focused is to Breaking things down 6 Following these steps will VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR ‘1. Match the columns to form complete 2 Use the expressions from Exercise 1 to expressions complete the sentences. 1 take © a techniques 1 Being able to read facial expressions i eee Si ineneciina helps students to understand their teachers better. 2 Everybody is 3 use self-study O « effect You just need to discover what, 4 keepa O d notes 3 ifyou you can keep track of your successes and challenges prin © © ‘earring joumal 4 Sometimes reading is not enough. Many people 6 read facial © & doing 5 itisbestto in 7 ean i jearniby © 5 00d at something class and review them later. 8 understand cause and C) hi connections 6 Studying Science helps students to 3 Match the definitions to the terms. 1 Students like to hear solutions and examples explained to them. They are O a sisual/ spatial often able to hear notes and tones in music and speech, 2 Students like diagrams and drawing out concepts, charts and OP social /interpersonal processes. They learn by locking ator creating visusl concepts, 3. Students prefer reading and writing, word games and poems; aregood ©) —€ logical / mathematical with words, can use them effectively, and like seeking out new words ‘to add to their vocabulary. 4 Students prefer careers in programming, accountancy, science, O 4 solitary /intrapersonal research and other number and pattern-orientated careers. These leamers are good at recognising pattems and numbers. 5 These students are hands-on learners who prefer to physicaly engage ©) —e_verbal / linguistic with the materials of the subject matter, These learners prefer to ‘get their hands dirty’ and are energetic. 6 These lamers prefer woking in groups. They are usuallyextroveted == ©) auditory /musicl and good communicators, 7 These leamers can be visual, auctor, physical, verbal or ogc O a physical kinsestnetic Jeamers, but are also independent, introspective and private. 4 Label the different students using the words in the box. concentrate _learnby doing move talk _ touch 7 5 Whatis my learning style? Read about each of these students. What learning style do they have? 1 My name is Beatrice. love numbers, so | do well in Maths and Science. | ike to discover patterns when | am learning something new. | would like to be SUM 2 Mvrameis Pietro, When | grow © up, Lwant to be @ composer! always listen to music when | study and Ihave even made some of my study notes into a rap. It was a huge hitin class, learner. 3 My name is Amanda, | am good at languages. like reading different kinds of novels and poetry and lam a pretty good writer too. | love finding new ‘words in the dictionary which | can use in my stories. learner, 4 My name is Antonio. When | take notes in class, | always rewrite ‘them in the form of a flow chart, ‘This way | can revise what we studied, and I can understand the subject more easily, - leamer, '5 My name is Joanna. | love doing projects with my friends. I think (group work is better because we can share our ideas and knowledge and help each other tobe better students. learner. 6 My name is Raul. | like reading and writing, [take great notes inclass, but | prefer to study at home where | can have silence and privacy to really learn. Raulisa 78 6 Complete the text with the words from the box. Jeaming journal good at notes Jeaming style. cause and effect study alone _memorising work with others ‘There are many things that good students do to be successfu, First of all, a good student understands his orher teaming style, that is, the techniques that work best for them when they are learning. One way to discover one's learning style is to keep 2 That way, it will be easy to understand related to one’s learning. One important thing that all ood students do is take which helps with But good students are not just studying. They also usually (on projects and assignments. However, students with soiltary /intrapersonal learning styles prefer to +50 again, taking the first step and knowing about one’s learning styles is the key to being @ successful student. 7 Complete the sentences about Giovanni with ‘the correct form of the verbs in brackets. 1 Giovenni is. (be) the top student in his class, 2 His classmates always (want) to work with hi 3 He (study) for three hours every day after school 4 He and his friends (play) football twice aweek, 5 He not be) so good at football, but (enjoy) playing. (be) a good student, he (not do} so well in French. | 6 Although he 8 You are going to interview Giovanni about his learning style and study habits. What are you going to ask him? When / study? Where / study? What / revise? Who /help / difficulty? Why/su How many / study / daily? What / weekends? How / prepare /tests? shen do you stody? cessful student? eNooeune ‘9 What does a successful student not do? Make alist, 1 Successful students / get distracted / mobite phones and social media Successful students don't get distracted by mobile ‘phones and social media, 2 A successful student / waste time 3 Successful students / procrastinate 4 Asuce sful student /farget to do / homework 5 Successful students / eat lots of junk food 6 A successful student /ignore advice/ teachers and parents 10 Complete the dialogue with the Present Continuous form of the verbs in brackets. ‘Ana “Hi, Mum, What are you doing?” Mum “| am making (make) empanadas” Ana “Yurnmy. But why? anything special (happen , Mum “Not really, but your father have} a get-together with some friends in the living raom, sa | thought | would make them a treat” ‘Ah, yes! They (play) his ola fashioned music!” ‘Don't say that! it’s much better that what you ‘young people {listen} to these days: “if you say so, Mur! Well, got to runt (study) for my test tomorrow. Don't forget to call me when the empanadas are done. Mum “Ha-ha.| won't” Ana Mum Ana 14. George and Lisa are looking at Lisa's family photo album and talking about the Write George's questions. 1 Q _Where are you and your family oing? {40} ‘As We are going to California by car 2 @ (90) Az think they are trying to make a pyramid. (wear) ¢_itlooks Ike they are having a faney dress party That's why everyone is wearing such strange clothes, celebrate) As They are celebrating my grandfather's 80" birthday here. See the cake? 5 @ (get / married) A: That's my aunt, She is wearing beautiful dress, 6 @ (hota A: My mumis holding me! 12 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets, 1 IFI_ask (ask), my teacher explains (explain) a second time, 20 Ifyou (waste) time, you (do) badly in the test 3. ifthey (not sleep) enough, they (9) irritable the next day, 4 Ifyou (lay) sports, you (have} a healthy body and mind, 5 When you (put) in the effort, you (get) the reward, 13 Complete the text with can, can't, could or couldn't. When Berto was a child, he covldn't play sports because he was very sick. The only activities he do were quiet ones like reading, doing puzzles and playing board games. He ‘even go outside to play with the other kids. He underwent many treatinents and his health improved, so now, he play football and basketball with his friends. Because he read so much and did so many puzzies as a child, he also beat all his friends at quizzes. As good as his health is though, he bea professional athlete like his idol, Lionel Messi LISTENING 1. ©) Listen and choose the correct option. 2 2 E> Listen again and write T (true) or F (false). 1 2 3 Diego and Elena are: a friends, 'b teacher and student. © brother and sister. What time of the day is it? @ morning lunch time « after school Diego and Elena are discussing what they like about school b what they don't like about school © what's easy and difficult for them in school Diego calls Elena, Elena is doing eight subjects this year, Elena is enjoying Maths and Science subjects, Elena is having difficulty with Biology. Diego is doing well in the same subjects as Elena, Elena has an idea to deal with their problem, 3 @b tisten once more and complete the 1 4 5 6 80 sentences. Diego is doing really well in English, French and History. Elena has not finished ‘Diego is having ditfiouly with Elena suggests that, Diego suggests that Diego and Elena plan to go to the library WRITING 1. Complete Fernanda's profile for the Dean's List with your own ideas. Brookfield Academy Dean's List ‘We congratulate our outstanding students Camila, Santiago and Fernanda, who have all made the Dean's List for the second year in a row: We thank them for their contribution to the school community and the wider community through their volunteer work. ‘The Principal Name: Grade: Subject: cpa: Camila Femande 8B Geooraphy 40 Name: Fernanda Diaz Grade: Subject: GPa: Hobbies: 2 Complete the sentences about Camila, Santiago and Fernanda. 1 Camila, Femanda and Santiago go to Brookfield Academy, 2 Camila, Santiago and Fernanda have been on the ist times. 3 and and Santiago outstanding students, Carnila is on the Dean's List for Santiago is on the Dean's List for Femanda ison the Dean's List for Camile's hobbies are Santiago's hobbies are Femanda's hobbies are wavane Hobbies: Ballet and jazz make Camila, Fernanda e 3 Based on everything you have learned, write some advice for your classmates on how to be a great student. 1 Tobeagreat student, you shold hrm yor learning syle 2 3 3 4 5 - 6 4 You are on the Dean's List. Write a message to your friend who goes to another school, saying what you do to be successful, what you are studying now and what your hobbies and volunteering acti SELF-CHECK 1 Complete the sentences with the correct verb. 4 Complete the text with the Present Simple or 4 Retmportarcts recy dace the Present Continuous form of the verbs in i 0 notes in class. ies 2 Tomés good at Maths and Hithpromed hd Cora Biology. (study) at Seaview High Schocl. 3 Jan 2 leaming journal of her My friends and all {do} well in se enna ca andebestt Sem est student in our class. He is on the Dean's List. This 4 Some people by doing. year, he {do} advanced classes ta 5 Alearing journal and notes can help you to prepare for university. He (study) conneciionswhde:yurstily, the same subjects as we are, but at a higher level 6 ood self-study techniques to do wal in tests. 2 Match the learning styles to the related words. 1 legical/mathematical

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