Read a part of the article“How to fix America's worst schools”
Fill in the gaps, using the words from the table
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gradingclassestook an exam lessonfreshmen tests a failing grade education
Phillips is about six months into its first year as a turnaround school – too soon to pronounce it a success or failure. But at least some signs are encouraging. In a variety of _____________, students all appear attentive and engaged, no matter how much they may struggle with the _______________material. Few disruptions break out in the hallways between classes.
Attendance is up 15 percentage points from last year (though at 69 percent, it could certainly improve more).
Students - drawn in by the __________________, who now have to take part in after-school activities like band or sports for their physical ________________credit - are starting to participate again. The band played in three city parades this year, and Phillips fielded a debate team for the first time in a decade. The results of the big annual ____________and ACTs, which take place this month, won't be known for some time. But students seem to be learning. They _____________ ___ _________ at the beginning of the year and then again four months later, at Christmas, and, according to Little, had made nine months progress. The principal's tough _______________new system, in which anything below 75 is an F, points to improvements, too. After the first five weeks, teachers had handed out ______ ____________ _________to all but 31 of the 650 students in the school. By the 20-week mark, 196 were without an F.
If you want to know more about this school go to:
http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Society/2011/0326/How-to-fix-America-s-worst-schools/(page)/8
Listening
Howmanypeopletakepartintheprocessoflearning/teaching?
Do you remember your school teachers who have had an influence on you? What did they teach you and what did you learn from them?
Watchtheclip “Youcan’tbemyteacher.” Fillinthegapswhilelistening.
Youcan’tbemyteacher
Are you going to teach me in a school? Are you going to make me sit in a desk all day? Is this what you are going to use to teach me with? (2 times) Do you know how to use a computer? (2 times) Are you a teacher? Are you my teacher? Are you going to teach me __________________ _________ __________? Are you going to teach me how to ________ _______on the Internet? Do you know what __________ ________on the Internet? Are you sure you are my teacher? (2 times) Are you going to learn how to use the technology? I am a ______________ _________. Do computers scare you? Are you afraid to use them? Have you been ______ ________________? Have you been on twitter? Have you been ________________? Do you even know what is _____ ______Internet? Are you going to be my teacher? Or just that textbook? Because I want to know... what the world has to offer And if you are not_______ _____ __________________... and know nothing about computers. you can't be my teacher! I said you can't be my teacher. ____________ _____________for somebody
who knows how to use the Internet. Do you think I am going to be ready? (2 times) Do you think you are preparing me for the _______________that I have to live in? Do you think I am going to be ready? That's your job! (2 times) d) What is a message of the song?Whatfromthekid’sperspectiveisnecessarytobeateachernowadays? Do you agree with him? What do you think “adigitalnative” means?Who can be called “a digital immigrant”?