Being a student. Use your skills

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2.

Do you like taking tests?
What was the worst test you ever took?
Are there too many tests in school?
Are there any kinds of tests that you love?
Have you ever cheated on a test?

3.

THE
STANDART
GRADING
SYSTEM IN
THE USA

4.

achievement, adjustment,
admit, attitude, average,
colleges, common, failure,
grade, letter, marking, method,
minimum, occasionally, pass,
percentage, perfect, progress,
record, reports, school, teacher
Grading is a (1) … used in
schools to (2) … students’
achievements. Almost every (3) …
keeps record of each student’s (4) … in order to have some
basis for measuring his (5) … . The record supplies
information for (6) … to parents. Universities and (7) … often
use this information to help determine whether they should (8) … a student.
For a long time, the most (9) … method of recording achievement was by (10) …, with a mark
or (11) …, of 100 per cent representing (12) … achievement. The (13) … mark for a (14) … was
usually 70 per cent, and for (15) … work, about 80 per cent. Today, the letters A, B, C, D, E and
(16) … F, are much more commonly used. The mark A stands for exceptional achievement,
and E or F means (17) … . A few schools use no (18) … system at all. Instead, each (19) …
writes a detailed (20) … to the parents. Such letters report the student’s progress, (21) …
activities and social (22) … . Key: 1 method, 2 record, 3 teacher, 4 adjustment, 5 progress, 6 reports, 7 colleges,
8 admit, 9 common, 10 marking, 11 percentage, 12 perfect, 13 pass, 14 minimum
15 average, 16 occasionally, 17 failure, 18 achievement 19 school, 20 letter, 21
grade, 22 attitude.

5.

Journalist: What exam did you _______________
take
(take)?
Viktor: FCE. First Certificate in English.
passed
Journalist: Do you think you __________________
(pass)?
Viktor: I think so. I’m quite optimistic. I think I ________
(do)
did
the exam quite well.
Journalist: When ____________
you _________
(get) your result?
will
get
Viktor: Tomorrow morning. I study at a language school and when I __________________
(go)
go
to class tomorrow the grades will be on the notice board. My name ______________
(be) the
will be
first on the list because my surname begins with ‘A’.
celebrate
passed
Journalist: How __________you
________________
(celebrate) if you _______________
will
(pass)?
will go
Viktor: I _____________________(go)
to a cafe with other students from my class. Well,
with the students who have passed.
have passed
Journalist: And what will you do if you ______________
(pass)?__________you______________(carry)
on studying English?
Are
going to carry
Viktor: Yes, I’d like _______________
(take) the CAE1 exam next year.
to take
Journalist: And if you ________________________________
(not, pass)?
haven’t passed
will take
Viktor: I _________________________________
(take) the exam again in June.

6.

1. Search for PET, FCE and
CAE in the Internet.
2. Write your presentation using
the material you have found,
the following phrases and the
plan below.
3. Do the presentation in class
using the Helpful Tips.
1to outline—
окреслювати
To start with …
Today I want to talk to you
about …
After that, I’ll move on to ...
That’s all about …
Now I would like to …
Finally, I’ll review the main
points.
Feel free to interrupt me
if you have any questions.
Let’s move on to …
A good example of this is …
Good morning, everyone, and
welcome! The purpose of this
presentation is to get you
acquainted with ... . First of all …
THE PLAN OF YOUR
PRESENTATION
1 Welcome your
audience.
2 Introduce your
subject.
3 Outline1 the structure
of the talk.
4 Give a summary of
your findings.
5 Make conclusions.
6 Answer the questions
of your audience.

7.

This is an Intermediate level
exam. If you can read simple
books and articles, write simple
letters and communicate on
common topics, then this exam is
for you.
PET
B1
Preliminary

8.

This is an Upper-Intermediate
level exam. If your English level
is good enough for use in daily
communication, business and
education, then B2 First (FCE) is
an exam for you.
FCE
B2 First

9.

This is an Advanced level exam.
If you are able to use complex
language structures, communicate
easily and freely in a variety of
situations - the C1 Advanced
(CAE) exam is for you.
CAE
C1 Advanced

10.

CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENT
OR ONE FINAL EXAMINATION?
A proposal for education reform is
being discussed by students,
teachers, parents, experts, etc. It still
hasn’t been decided how students
will be assessed at the end of their
secondary school education. Before
making the final decision, the
Ministry of Education is interested
in what students have to say about
this rather controversial1 issue.
Then follow the instructions
below.
1 Form three groups.
• The first two groups should prepare
arguments for either accepting or rejecting the
motion, present their arguments and be ready
to answer the questions from the other group.
• The third group should listen to both groups
and decide whether to accept or reject the
motion providing arguments for their decision.
Before making the decision, the third group can
put questions to both groups.
2 Allow time for the groups to prepare their
arguments.
3 Group presentations.
4 Asking and answering the questions.
5 Presenting the decision.
1controversial [ˏkɒntrәˊvɜ:ʃl] — спірний, дискусійний

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https://pptmon.com/useful-design-for-education/
https://amberstudent.com/blog/post/us-grading-system-everything-you-need-to-know
https://ilc.org.ua/en/exams/adults
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZw1OPu9_38&t=2s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHJTzIhwxss&t=1s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWPj97jGRGE