Think Values

Learning For Life

Read the statements. Tick the things that you think Aron is probably not learning at his school.

Speaking Example

Student: What’s the best part of your school day?

Aron: P.E. I love being outside.

After Reading

Ask Aron

Exercise 5 Think of three questions you would like to ask Aron and write them in your notebook.

Textbook examples

What’s the best part of your school day?

Do you miss your brothers?

Do you like always coming first in every test?

Your notebook

Speaking

Take Turns To Be Aron

Exercise 6 · SPEAKING Work in pairs. Take turns to be Aron. Ask and answer your questions from Exercise 5.

What’s the best part of your school day?

P.E. I love being outside.

Think Values

What Is Aron Probably Not Learning?

Exercise 7 Read the statements. Tick (✓) the things that you think Aron is probably not learning at his school.

Everyone is different and that’s a good thing. 1 Teamwork is important to achieve things in life. 2 We need to learn to respect the natural world. 3 It is important to be friendly and help others. 4 It is important to know how to spend time on your own. 5 It’s good to learn how to get on with people of different ages. 6

Possible answer: 2 and 4. Aron has a teacher and adults around him, so he may learn independence and how to talk to adults. But because he has no classmates, teamwork and helping friends are the weakest parts.

Compare Ideas

Compare Your Ideas With A Partner

Exercise 8 · SPEAKING Compare your ideas with a partner.

I think he is learning how to get on with people of different ages.

Why?

Well, he has all that time with just his teacher.

Yes, I agree with you.

Speaking

Discuss These Questions

Exercise 9 · SPEAKING In small groups, discuss these questions.

1 Which of the things from the list in Exercise 7 do you think are important to learn?

2 What would you add to your personal list of important things to learn?

Group notes

Do you miss your brothers?

Yes, I do. I only see them at the weekend.

Do you like having the playground all to yourself?

Sometimes. But I’d like someone to play with too.