E-Learning
Unit: English assessment /
Directed assignments
Specialty: Sociology of Education/ Master 2 /
Dr kasmi ouahiba/ Email: w.kasmi@univ-bouira.dz
Document type Text in English + explanation of terms + submission of questions about
the text / Document submission date: 11/2024
Dear Student,
This unit “English assessment (terminology)” aims at improving the student’s capacity to
understand and analyze a text in sociology in order to make him confident with his capacities
to deal with sociological production over the world through “enthusiastic” hardworking.
The first part of the text I am proposing to you is a part of resource book of multi-level skills
activities presenting variety of tasks written for the students), the aim of this text, which is a
combination of 3 texts presenting 3 types of schools which is focusing on: type of each school
and given information for each one, and given a brief description of the activity students will
be doing and working in individual work
try to read all these texts to acquire the correct pronunciation of English, and I ask you to
explain the difficult vocabulary (main concepts) as well as answer all the questions
raised on the texts and translate all the texts into Arabic
Every student must send the responses via my email mentioned above or receive them
personally from the university.
Be steadfast, our slogan is: « Yes, we can do it »
Text title: A preparation for life1
1- You are reading about real but unusual schools, try to understand each of the texts above
by explaining the difficult vocabulary (main concepts), and write the information for
each school as follow and give your opinion on the other hand:
Informations: your opinion:
Type of school ? Unusual features ?
Type of students ? Positive features ?
School rules ? Any you would changed or add; the
strangest?
Daily routine or programme ? possible problems and how you dill
with them?
Most surprising features and why ?
2- Follow up: Read the texts and give your own ideas to design the perfect school
• Make notes about the daily routine.
• Describe your ideas.
• Give a title to each school
• Make a Vote on which school is:
a) the most interesting c) likely to be the most successful
b) the most unusual d) The best preparation for life
3- Questions about the text:
- What are the main similarities and differences between the schools? (Making comparisons)
- What is the most surprising features and why ? (Paraphrasing factual information)
- How do the schools compare in your opinion? (Expressing opinions)
- Which school do you think is likely to be the most successful and why ? (Making
comparisons)
- Which school offers the best preparation for life ? (Making comparisons)
- express your opinions and write your comments? (Agreeing and disagreeing)
Key language : Academic, appreciation, balanced, behaviour, democratic , equality, freedom,
individual, maintenance, opportunity, participate, practical, reasonable, responsability, self-
reflection, spiritual.
4- After answering all the questions raised on the texts; try to translate all the texts into Arabic.
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- Mick Gammidge, Speaking Extra, Cambridge university press, 2004, Unit 13 Education, PP 86, 87
