- •Балаценко л.М.
- •Contents
- •Передмова
- •Theme: Learning and Teaching Styles
- •Text 1 managing your study time
- •Vocabulary Practice
- •Text 2 how I got my first-class degree
- •What does it take to graduate from university with a First?
- •Vocabulary Practice
- •Text 3 how to be a good learner (a gapped text)
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- •Vocabulary Practice
- •Text 4 my lessons in the classroom
- •Vocabulary Practice
- •If necessary, write down your answers to the questions.
- •Text 5 allowing for thinking styles
- •I'm Oligarchic, You're Oligarchic
- •Ibm Professor of Psychology and Education
- •Vocabulary Practice
- •Text 6 applying multiple intelligences theory (Abridged)
- •Implications of Ml theory for foreign language education
- •Vocabulary Practice
- •Text 7 a fresh look at the classroom
- •Vocabulary Practice
- •Vocabulary Practice
- •Text 9 a tale of two teachers
- •Vocabulary Practice
- •Insisting
- •Text 10 teaching with a magic touch
- •Vocabulary Practice
- •Introducing a listening activity
- •Introducing a reading activity
- •Introducing a writing activity
- •Introducing a true/false activity
- •Introducing a gap-filling activity
- •Introducing a discussion activity
- •І. Word Formation
- •My Child’s a Genius!
- •Improve Your Child’s Mind
- •І. Idioms
- •Expectation fortune pressure world undone strike useful force light realise
- •3. Expressions with do
- •І. Defining and Non-defining Relative Clauses
- •Іі. Stative Verbs
- •In each sentence, write the correct form of the verb. Explain the differences in meaning between the simple and continuous forms of the verbs.
- •Continuous Aspect
- •Іі. Modal Verbs
- •I. Fill in the blanks below using these phrases and a suitable form of the verbs in the brackets. The first one has been done as an example.
- •In order to learn to write a summary you should do all the activities.
- •I. In pairs or small groups, discuss the following questions.
- •II. Read the texts about reading skills and do the assignments that follow.
- •Informal letters
- •It's a student's life
- •In order to write a good article you should remember the following:
- •Vocabulary in use
- •How to Be a Successful Learner.
- •What Is the Cost of Genius?
- •The Brain and Intelligence
- •Reference literature
- •For Notes For Notes
- •Learning and Teaching Styles Навчаючи вчимося
- •40002, М. Суми, вул. Роменська, 87
My Child’s a Genius!
Child prodigies are the circus animals of our age, a source of 1)……………..… to us all; whether they are worthy of admiration or pity is 2)…………..….. . It is more than two decades since the 3)…………. Ruth Lawrence, at the age of thirteen, obtained a First in mathematics at Oxford University, becoming a national 4)………..….. More recently, six-year old Justin Chapman enrolled at the University of Rochester, New York, to study ancient word history. Their intellectual 5)………..………are obviously impressive, but surely such children are too immature to cope with university? Some 6)……………..… point out that while it is entirely understandable that parents of exceptionally gifted children should 7)………..……… them to succeed, it is important that they are not put under 8)……..…… pressure, and also that their emotional and social development as children is not neglected.
1) fascinate 3) remark 5) achieve 7) courage
2) debate 4) curious 6) psychology 8) exceed
Fill the gaps with word formed from the words given after the text.
Improve Your Child’s Mind
Like a computer, our minds process all the 1)…………. we input. Our beliefs and 2)……… are built up by the thoughts and 3)……………….. we regularly give ourselves. So too with children. Children’s minds are incredibly active, with thousands of thoughts each day.
Affirmations - short, simple 4)………………… that we repeat to ourselves either internally or out loud - can effectively direct those thoughts towards a particular purpose. For example, if your child is worried about an 5)……….. test, you could teach him to repeat to himself.
“I’m going to do well really well.” Thus, the mind shifts from the worry to 6)……………. Affirmations also affect actions. As a result of the positive 7)…………. his mind is feeding him, he may even study an extra half an hour before going to bed. Most important, he’ll start thinking about ‘doing well’, and expecting the best from his 8)…………… .
1) inform 4) state 7) stimulate
2) expect 5) come 8) perform
3) suggest 6) confident
І. Idioms
Expressions with come
Study the following expressions with come. Choose an expression with come in its correct form to complete sentences 1-9.
in for something-be exposed to something unpleasant
down (heavily) on somebody-criticise or punish harshly
out with something-say something surprising
up with something-produce an idea
Come to the point-avoid details and say what's important
round-regain consciousness
round to something-change your opinion
down with something-catch an illness
to terms with something-accept a situation as it is
Our neighbour’s wife died last year and he still cannot ______ her death.
The new law _________ those driving; with no proper tax and insurance.
My young cousin __________ some strange expressions. Goodness knows where she hears them.
Although he’s an entertaining speaker, it takes him ages to _______.
After deliberating for several hours, we finally _____________a possible solution to the problem.
Soon after their arrival at the holiday resort they all _________gastric flu.
When he ________after the operation, he had absolutely no idea where he was.
I'm afraid the government has __________a lot of criticism over its policy on health.
My grandmother doesn't want to move in with my parents, but I think she'll _________.
Complete each sentence with the most appropriate word from the box. Consult a dictionary if necessary.