Language Training
- Expressions with get, prepositions and particles (Gold, p. 120)
- Sentence transformation exercise (Gold, p. 164) - it's high time we did, shed light on, floods of complaints, lose no time in doing something, in the short term.
Vocabulary
Corrections
I speak/write a good English
better would be:
I speak/write English well
Discussion - Language Learning and Tests
- Compare and contrast your experiences learning Italian and learning English
- What do your remember about your classes at school?
- How was writing taught at school?
- What is different about studying a language as an adult?
- Do you think it is important to learn language terminology (e.g. the names of tenses)? When studying your own language? When studying a foreign language?
- What should be the main aim of a language test?
References
Nicky Morgan is the U.K.’s Secretary of State for Education
Key Stage 2 refers to the national curriculum for school years 3 - 6 in England in Wales (7 to 11 year olds)
Spag = spelling, punctuation and grammar
Vocabulary
to keep in mind
to stack up
to turn up
Reading
What are Michael Rosen’s criticisms of the test? Do you agree?
http://www.theguardian.com/education/2015/nov/03/morgan-grammar-test-right-answer-spag-english-spelling-punctuation-grammar?CMP=fb_gu
Going Further
(1) Take a look at the test discussed in the article. Do you agree with the comments made by Michael Rosen?
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/439299/Sample_ks2_EnglishGPS_paper1_questions.pdf
(2) Horrible Histories
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