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3rd Homework For Tuesday and Wednesday

1. The document provides homework assignments for several subjects covering Tuesday and Wednesday. It includes exercises from textbooks and workbooks on topics like writing, vocabulary, reading, and the body. 2. It also provides a biography of Amy Johnson, the first woman to fly solo from Britain to Australia, with sentences to rewrite in the passive voice. 3. Finally, it gives exercises filling in blanks with words related to education levels, schools, university studies, and teaching to practice these topics.

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3rd Homework For Tuesday and Wednesday

1. The document provides homework assignments for several subjects covering Tuesday and Wednesday. It includes exercises from textbooks and workbooks on topics like writing, vocabulary, reading, and the body. 2. It also provides a biography of Amy Johnson, the first woman to fly solo from Britain to Australia, with sentences to rewrite in the passive voice. 3. Finally, it gives exercises filling in blanks with words related to education levels, schools, university studies, and teaching to practice these topics.

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3rd Homework for Tuesday and Wednesday


Part 1
NOTE some of the homework will be corrected (PASSIVE!) on line, some in class
1. Book VERY IMPORTANT WRITING
Page 194 An email of complaint Exs. a, b and c
(In the exam there is sometimes a formal letter task)
Book
Vocabulary Bank
Page 233 EDUCATION All exs.
This topic is often included (PASSIVE) in the oral exam topics.
Book
Unit 6B page 100-101 Reading and listening exs a-d
Book
Page 102 VOCABULARY Exs. a-e
Book
Page 103 Can you understand this text?
Exs a and b
WORKBOOK Exs.
Page 108-109 Vocabulary the Body Exs a b and c
WORD DOCS.
Amy Johnson the first woman pilot to fly to Australia (English, 1903- 1941)

disappeared / joined / didn’t succeed / returned / were married /


was taught / held / was introduced / was written / tried

Amy Johnson (a) ……………the London Aeroplane Club when she was still a
schoolgirl. There, she (b) ……………….how to service planes and she (c)
……………….to a pilot called Jim Mollison, who (d) ………………..the record for a
flight to Australia. In 1930, Amy (e) ……………..to beat his record. She (f)
……………….., but she was still the first woman to fly to Australia. When she (g)
…………….., she and Jim Mollison (h) ……………… . Amy was very popular and a
song (i) ………………about her: Amy, wonderful Amy! Her death is a mystery.
During the war, in 1941, she and her aeroplane (j) …………….into the sea.
Somebody did that!
Rewrite the sentences using the passive.
Examples
Do NOT use by + agent UNLESS it is necessary.

Somebody stole my handbag.


My handbag was stolen. (We do not know who stole it)
Nobody asked him to come.
He wasn’t asked to come.
a) Somebody robbed the bank last night.
The bank ……………………………………………………………
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b) Somebody told me to wait outside.


I …………………………………………………………………………
c) Nobody invited her to the party.
She …………………………………………………………………….

d) Somebody drove them to the airport.


They ……………………………………………………………….
e) Nobody sent us any tickets.
We ………………………………………………………………….
f) Did anybody find the missing child?
Was …………………………………………………………………
g) Did anything disturb you in the night?
Were ……………………………………………?
1. EXS: 1-9 Prepare ex. 6 (good practice for the oral exam)
EDUCATION Thomas
1. Put each of the following words in the correct space in the passage below.
staff primary school pupils
learn play-school terms
start compulsory mixed

Bobby’s parents decided to send him to a _____ when he was three. They wanted
him to _____ to play with other children. In Britain children must, by law, _____
school at the age of five. Education is _____ from then. Bobby’s first real school
was the _____. There are three _____ a year and holidays at Christmas, Easter
and in summer. The _____ are boys and girls together, so it’s a _____ school.
The teachers on the _____ are young and friendly. Bobby likes school.
2.
Put each of the following words in the correct space in the passage below.
specialize state school
pass marks private school
fail subjects secondary school

Sally has just started her new school at the age of 11. There are different kinds of
school from this age, but the general word for them is _____. Sally’s school is a
government school, usually called a _____. Some parents pay to send their
children to a _____. At first Sally will take a lot of different _____ (history,
English; chemistry etc.) but, after a few years, she’ll _____ . If she can _____ a
number of exams with good _____ (A,B,C), it will help her to get a good job. Of
course she hopes she doesn’t _____.

specialize state school


pass marks private school
fail subjects secondary school
3.
Put each of the following words in the correct space in the passage below.
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courses last degree studies graduate grant student


keen fees

Harry is 21. He passed his school exams with good marks and left school at 19.
Now he’s at university. He’s a _____ and he receives a _____ from the state to
help him pay the university _____ and his personal expenses. He is very _____
on his subject, mathematics, and it will be useful for him in the future. He works
hard and enjoys his _____. University _____ in Britain usually _____ for three
years. After this, Harry hopes to _____.
A good _____ will get him a good job.
4.
Put each of the following words in the correct space in the passage below.
mark strict graduate
prepare classes teacher training college
behave lessons homework

Betty is 35 and she’s a teacher of English in a state secondary school. She’s a


_____ of Sussex University and has a degree in English Literature. When she
graduated, she first worked in an office but she was very bad at typing and soon
got bored with the job. She decided she wanted to teach, so she went to a
_______________. She teaches six different _____ of children between the ages
of 12 and 18. The pupils enjoy her _____, but she finds it hard work.
She gives the children a lot of _____ to do, and every evening she has to _____ it
and to _____ for the next day. One problem is that the children in Betty’s school
don’t _____ very well. They’re often impolite. Betty and the other teachers have
to be very _____ with them.
5. Complete the text below.
Bobby started school _____ the age of five.
They have a holiday _____ Christmas.
There’s a holiday ______ the summer, too.
The teachers _____ the staff are very young.
Sally goes _____ a secondary school.
She’ll probably pass _____ good marks.
Harry’s _____ university.
He gets a grant _____ the state.
Mathematics will be very useful _____ him _____ the future.
Betty’s a teacher _____ English.
She’s a graduate _____ Sussex University.
Her pupils are _____ 12 and 18.
She’s very strict _____ them.
6. Use complete sentences to say what school subjects you are, or were
good at interested in keen on
bad at bored with
You can choose from the following list of subjects.
biology art history literature
mathematics chemistry languages computers
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sport physics geography


7. Put each of the following words in its correct space in the passage below.
state terms seminar degree co-educational
private primary tutorial graduate lecture
nursery school grant secondary break up
compulsory fees academic

When children are two or three years old, they sometimes go to a _____, where
they learn simple games and songs. Their first real school is called a _____
school. In Britain children start first school at the age of five. The _____ year in
Britain begins in September and is divided into three _____. Schools _____ for
the summer holiday in July. _____ education begins at the age of about eleven,
and most schools at this level are _____, which means boys and girls study
together in the same classes. In Britain education is _________ from five to 16
years of age, but many children choose to remain at school for another two or
three years after 16 to take higher exams. Most children go to _________
schools, which are maintained by the government or local education authorities,
but some children go to _____ schools, which can be very expensive.
University courses normally last three years and then students _____, which
means they receive their _____.
At university, teaching is by _____ (an individual lesson between a teacher and
one or two students), ____________ (a class of students discussing a subject with
a teacher),___________(when a teacher gives a prepared talk to a number of
students) and of course private study.Some people who receive a university place
are given a _____ _______by the government to help pay their _____ and living
expenses.
8. Explain the difference between …
To sit an exam and to set an exam
To take an exam and to pass an exam
Compulsory and voluntary
To educate and to bring up
A pupil and a student
9. Complete the gaps in the sentences below.
Which school did you ____ to?
He left school _____ the age _____ 18.
The summer term ends _____ July.
She’s not at home, she’s _____ school.
She goes _____ Sussex University.
His lecture was divided _____ four parts.
School breaks _____ next Friday.
He is now _____ university.
She is _____ the same class as her brother.
Students usually receive a grant _____ the state.
They’re given a grant _____ the state.

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