Changes in Education – Good effort but could do
Unit 3 Repetytorium Podstawa Grupa B better!
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1 Usłyszysz dwukrotnie trzy teksty. Które z
In the past, students sat in rows of desks all facing the
podanych odpowiedzi A–C są właściwe i zgodne z
front of the room. The layout reflected the fact that
treścią nagrań?
classes generally involved the students listening to the
teacher. Nowadays, you are more likely to see desks
Text 1
grouped together with four or six students sitting
1 From what the speaker says, we can see that he
around them facing each other. Students can discuss
A understands the benefits of the Korean education
ideas and solve problems together in a relaxed way.
system.
B doesn’t see any disadvantages with the Korean 2 ____
education system. Less obvious, but just as important is a change in
C disapproves of the education system in the UK. attitudes. Whereas in the past a student might have
been dismissed as ‘lazy’, teachers now realise that
Text 2 there could well be a reason why they are having
2 What do the students do first? difficulties, such as dyslexia or problems at home.
A Listen to the instructions for the exam. Teachers are now trained to understand their
B Write something on the answer paper. students and know how to give each one individual
C Take the question paper out and look at it. attention, rather than focusing on the group as a
whole all the time.
Text 3 3 ____
3 One thing that schools must do is to Another change can be seen in the choice of set books
A inform parents before using physical punishment. for literature classes. There are more books by
B follow the same rules as all other schools. modern-day writers from a variety of different
C make sure their rules are available to read. backgrounds. The novel Girl, Woman, Other, which
won the Booker Prize in 2019, is by a woman of mixed
4 After school detention is only possible if
English-Nigerian background and features characters
A the child does not travel to and from school on a
whose lives students will understand much better
school bus.
than those of people from 200 years ago.
B the parents are informed of the detention in
advance. 4 ____
C the school is sure that it does not put the child in Technology has also made a big difference. Students
any danger. can research information online in ICT classrooms or
even on their own mobile phones. Homework tasks
5 The speaker’s intention in the interview is to can be sent to the teacher by email and parents are
A criticise the rules that schools are forced to follow kept informed of grades and absences in e-registers.
when giving punishments. Tests can also be done online and automatically
B explain what punishments are available to schools. marked, saving a huge amount of time for teachers.
C compare the effectiveness of different kinds of 5 ____
punishment. Foreign exchange schemes give students a chance to
____ / 10 practice their language skills abroad and can help
students in their future careers. However, a survey
2 Przeczytaj tekst. Które nagłówki A–G pasują do
found that only 30% of state school secondary
części tekstu 1–5? Dwa nagłówki zostały podane
students in the UK had the chance to go on one,
dodatkowo i nie pasują do żadnej części tekstu.
compared to 77% of independent school students,
A An unexpected advantage and Brexit will only make the situation worse.
B Speeding things up
C A pessimistic prediction ____ / 10
D Better able to help
E Being up-to-date
F Improving exam grades
G Changing the focus
5 Uzupełnij zdania prawidłowymi czasownikiami.
3 Uzupełnij zdania. Wykorzystaj w odpowiedniej
1 Their French teacher asked them to _________
formie wyrazy podane w nawiasach. Nie zmieniaj
in their essays next Friday at the latest.
kolejności podanych wyrazów, ale dodaj wszystkie
niezbędne elementy tak, aby otrzymać logiczne i 2 Did Maria _________ a good impression on the
gramatycznie poprawne zdania. W każdą lukę examiners? Did she answer all the questions?
możesz wpisać maksymalnie pięć wyrazów, wliczając 3 In our Biology lesson we decided to _________ a
w to wyrazy już podane. project and make a 3D model of the human
1 Yesterday, our teacher _______________________ heart.
(tell / we / sit) down and be quiet. 4 I don’t think it’s OK to _________ your
homework from another student and then
2 We are only ________________________________
pretend you have done it yourself.
(allow / take) exams once at our school; there is no
chance to take them again. 5 In our school if you fail a test, there’s always
a chance to _________ it sometime later.
3 My uncle _________________________________
(advise / I / watch) films in French to improve my 6 It’s important to know how to _________ good
listening skills. notes during a lecture.
7 Nadia will definitely _________ her best to pass
4 In P.E. we take _____________________________
her final exams.
(it / turn) be the team. ____ / 7
5 I really _________________________________ 6 Przeczytaj definicje i wpisz słowa. Pierwsza litera
(enjoy / talk / French) students online during our została podana. Ilość kresek odpowiada ilości
lesson last week. liter.
____ / 10 1 d _ _ _ _ _ head – a person who does the head
teacher’s job when he or she is not there
2 s _ _ books – literature you need to read in
4 Uzupełnij luki słówkami z ramki. Są trzy school in each year
dodatkowe słówka. 3 l _ _ _ _ _ – a small cupboard where you can
Civics compulsory corridors demanding keep your things while you are at school
fields gifted imaginative PE primary 4 b _ _ _ _ – the time between lessons at school
vocational when students can rest
5 g _ _ _ _ _ _ _ – a person who has finished their
1 My grandma was a ______________ school
school, college or university
teacher – she really enjoyed teaching English to
seven-year-olds. 6 c _ _ _ _ _ _ – a place in a school where
students can have a meal
2 Martha wants to be a hairdresser, so she’s
decided to attend a ______________ school. ____ / 6
3 If you want to know how your local government
works and what your citizen rights and duties
are, you should get interested in
______________.
4 The walls in my little brother’s school
______________ are decorated with cheerful
images of books with butterfly wings.
5 Our History teacher expects us to work hard –
he is very ______________, but always fair.
6 Angela is such a ______________ student! She
has won two Chemistry competitions this year!
7 In Poland education is ______________ for all
students aged 7 to 18.
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