UNIT 2 : EDUCATION PROF.
EL ASSRI
1. In pairs, study the following words. 3. In pairs, read and discuss the following quotes.
How many ones do you know? Be ready to give similar ones in Arabic
Noun: education
Synonyms: literacy 1/ Education is what remains after one has
Antonyms: ignorance, illiteracy forgotten what one has learned in school.
Adjectives: educated≠ uneducated Albert Einstein
educational
Verb: educate 2/ The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit
Adverb: educationally is sweet. Aristotle
2. In pairs, study this definition. 3/ Education is the passport to the future, for
tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it
today. Malcolm X
Education: the process of teaching or learning
in a school or college, or the knowledge that you get 4/ Education is the most powerful weapon which
from this. you can use to change the world.
(Cambridge advanced learners dictionary) Nelson Mandela.
4. Complete the map with words related to education.
Formal education Informal education
Preschool education Family
EDUCATION
5. Work in groups of 4 and use the words from exercise 4 to complete this table. Be ready to justify your
answer.
The top 4 factors affecting education
1.
2.
3.
4.
UNIT 2 : EDUCATION PROF. EL ASSRI
School buildings School verbs/classroom School School materials
activities activities
· School yard · To learn · Break time Uniform
· Classroom · To study in class/at home/abroad · presentation Worksheet
· Boarding school≈ dormitory · To teach · Extra activities Exam= test ≈ quiz
· Laboratory ≠ · To graduate · Holiday Exercise=homework= assignment
· Sports fields · To take notes= to write sth down · school trip Timetable=schedule
· Library · To take an exam = to sit for · research Degree = certificate≈ diploma
· Canteen≈ lunch room To pass an exam · project Scholarship $$
· Restroom≈ WC · To fail an exam · term= semester
· Teachers’ lounge · To cheat ≈ to copy from a friend
· To understand= to grasp= to get
· To do the exercise/homework
· To participate ≈ to ask/answer
· To research
1. Complete the sentences using the right words from the list:
1-Imane is very happy because She…………her English exam, but Amine is sad because he………...it.
a) researched b) failed c) passed
2-Every time the teacher is explaining, the students are supposed to…………….
a) teach b) graduate c) taking notes
3-We will……………………the exam next Friday.
a) cheat b) take c) understand
4-At primary school, children……………….how to read and write.
a) participate b) do c) learn
5-After school, we sometimes have to……………….. homework
a) do b) write c) library
6- Next year, I will get my baccalaureate…………….
a) scholarship b) exam
c) degree
2. Match the words with their
definitions:
6- timetable f- a large building at a college or university where students live.
7- boarding school g- a large room in a school where children can sit down to eat.
8- canteen h- a list of the times when classes in school happen.
UNIT 2 : EDUCATION PROF. EL ASSRI
3. Write a paragraph talking about :
- Your first day in school
- Your best teacher in primary school
- Your favourite school subject / dream job
