Form:7а
Date:02.12.2014
Theme: High education
Aims:
To practice communicative skills in discussions.
Summarizing knowledge about educational system of Great Britain.
To develop listening skills;
To revise grammar - ask and answer different kinds of questions, connected with the topic;
To bring up the interest to the education in English - speaking countries.
Form of lesson: lesson – discussion.
I. Introduction.
Good morning, dear students. Glad to see you. You’ve come here to practice listening & speaking English. Let’s do it! I ask you to be active, bright and emotional. Don’t be afraid of your mistakes because to err is human.
We will discuss the ways of learning in Britain, and speak about the problems of learning.
1) Lexical exercises.
Let’s remember the meaning of some words
· compulsory education
· boarding school
· graduate teacher
· to fail an exam
· degree
· sets
· broad curriculum
· extra - curricular activities
· to pass exams
· educational system
II. Main Part of the Lesson.
You should remember everything you know on the topic and answer the questions:
When do British children start schooling?
How do they call schools for five years old children?
Is primary school compulsory for children or not?
In what types of schools is primary education given in Britain?
At what age do children usually finish infant & junior schools?
After finishing primary school children go to secondary schools, don’t they?
What types of secondary school do you know?
How long can pupils stay in secondary schools?
When do they take their 1st public exam?
Where will children go after the fifth form if they decide to continue their education?
Is schooling in the sixth form compulsory in Britain?
What kind of exam do they take after the sixth form?
Where will children go after the fifth form if they decide to leave school?
I want to give you some information about “further educations” in Britain. After taking GCSE exam young people can take three ways:
They can continue their academic education in the sixth form & get GCE - A Level (General Certificate of Education Advanced level) and then enter the university they have chosen (The most popular way in Britain)
They can continue studying in a college, where they choose any practical course and get a diploma NVA (National Vocation Qualification) or S VA in Scotland. After that they can start working.
Mixed type education. Young people can get General National Vocation Qualification (GNVQ) or GSVA in Scotland and then they can start practical work or enter a university as well.
After that the education is considered to be higher. To get higher education young people go to the institute or college & after 3 - 4 years of studying they’ll get Bachelor - degree and if they study 1 - 2 years more – Master degree.
2. Now let’s make a scheme of the system of education in Great Britain to generalize your knowledge on the topic.
Please, use these cards:
Primary education
Nursery school
Public schools
Comprehensive school
University or college
Grammar school
Private school
Secondary education
You are all so clever. Ok let’s look on the screen and see are your answers rights or not.
3. Listening. Now we are going to listen to a part from the text about an old system of education in Britain. Your task is: listen to the text attentively and try to understand it.
Text
Before comprehensive schools were introduced in 1965 by the British government all children took an exam at the age of 11 called "eleven - plus”. Those who got the best results at this exam (about 20 per cent) were chosen to go to the best state schools called "grammar schools", which gave secondary education of a rather high standard. Those who failed the 11+ (about 80 per cent) went to secondary modern schools.
Secondary modern schools gave secondary education only in name and did not prepare schoolchildren for universities, as pupils were mainly prepared for practical jobs. A lot of people in Britain thought that this system of selection at the age of 11 was unfair on many children. So, comprehensive schools were introduced. But in a small number of counties they still keep the old system of grammar schools.
Have you understood the text? Now read the sentences from your cards and say if they are true or false and prove your opinion. Mind the social English.
Comprehensive schools were introduced in 1945 – false
At the age of 11 all children took an exam called “eleven - plus” – true
After taking this exam all children go to the best state school called “grammar school” – false
Those who failed the exam go to secondary modem schools – true
Modern schools do not prepare pupils for universities – true
All people in Britain liked this system of selection at the age of 11 - false
That is why comprehensive schools were introduced – true
6. Home task.Составить предложения на тему высшее образование в Казахстане
7. Reflection. What have you learned today? Everybody was very active today. Everybody tried to share his opinion so I think I should give only good and excellent marks today. And I want you to work this way at every lesson. Our lesson is over. Good-bye.
