Unit 2
A Good Education
Watch the video and think: how do you learn best?
Possible ideas: I learn best when I work with a partner / do experiments / ask questions / move around / listen carefully.
Possible ideas: good teachers, safe spaces, clubs, sports, art, help with problems, time to talk, and chances to try new things.
Get Thinking Video
Before watching: Which kind of learning helps you remember things?
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Reading Warm-up
Look At The Photos
1Library / Study Space
2Science Lab
3Lunch & Talk
4Sports Team
Exercise 1
Look at the photos. Does your school have these rooms or places?
Exercise 2
SPEAKING Write a list of all the things you think a school should offer as well as a good education. Then compare with a partner.
A school should offer students the chance to talk about any problems they might have in their lives.
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Prediction
The Loneliest Schoolboy In Britain
Exercise 3
Look at the photos and the title on the next page. Why do you think this boy is the “loneliest schoolboy in Britain”? Read the text quickly to check your ideas.
Prediction Bank
only student
remote islands
no classmates
small school
far from town
Students choose two or three words, then make one full prediction sentence.