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1. Discuss in pairs:
What do you think about the educational system in your country? What skills or knowledge besides traditional subjects were you taught at school?

2.

ook through the lyrics ignoring the gaps and in pairs discuss the following !uestion:

Is the person in the song satisfied with what he was taught at school? Why?
When I was young, it seemed that life was so 1), a miracle, oh it was 2).., 3).. And all the birds in the trees, well they'd be singing so 4), 5).., ).... watching me! "ut then they sent me away to teach me how to be #)., $) ., %) ., 1&) And they showed me a world where I could be so 11) ., 12) .., 13) ., 14). . 'here are times when all the world's 15) the (uestions run too 1 ) for such a sim)le man! Won't you )lease, )lease tell me what we'*e learned I +now it sounds absurd but )lease tell me who I am! ,ow watch what you say or they'll be calling you a radical , liberal, 1#) , 1$) . Won't you sign u) your name, we'd li+e to feel you're 1%), 2&), 21).., a *egetableAt night, when all the world's 22).., the (uestions run so 23) for such a sim)le man! Won't you )lease, )lease tell me what we'*e learned I +now it sounds absurd but )lease tell me who I am! wonder beauty . magic ha))iness /oy . )lay sense logic . res)onsibility. )ractice de)end clinic . intellect . cynic slee) de)th

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fanatic .crime acce)t . res)ect . )resent slee) de)th

3. Complete the gaps with the correct form of the word given in the right column. Check the answers with your partner and name the parts of speech youve written. Now listen to the song and check your answers.

". ook at line 12. #hy do we use an ad$ective and not an adver% here& Can you give other e'amples of such cases& (. )atch the ad$ectives from the song with their meanings0

a) 1111111111111 2 reliable, trustworthy *. 1111111111111 Decide which of the ad$ectives mentioned inor the song have positive and which b) 2 ha*ing good social standing re)utation negative meaning 2 and group them accordingly. c) 1111111111111 o*erenthusiastic, obsessi*e +nderline those that can have %oth meanings. Compare your list with your partners one! or socially good enough d) 11111111111113beha*ior)2 is considered to be morally e) 1111111111111 2 belie*ing the worst of human nature and moti*es f) 11111111111111 4 good enough, )ro)er g) 1111111111111, 111111111111111 2 reasonable h) 1111111111111 2 well5educated

7. Discuss in pairs: What qualities are important to have in todays world? Why? Give examples Is it possible to teach such qualities at school? ow? Questions to older students: ow have things changed since you finished school? !re these changes positives or negative? Questions to younger students: Imagine you were a principal of your school" What changes would you make in your school?

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1. Discuss in pairs:
What do you thin+ about the educational system in your country> What s+ills or +nowledge besides traditional sub/ects were you taught at school>

2. ook through the lyrics ignoring the gaps and in pairs discuss the following !uestion:
Is the person in the song satisfied with what he was taught at school? Why?
When I was young, it seemed that life was so 1) wonderful, a miracle, oh it was 2) beautiful, 3) magical And all the birds in the trees, well they'd be singing so 4)happily, 5) joyfully, ) playfully watching me! "ut then they sent me away to teach me how to be #)sensible, $) logical, %) responsible, 1&) practical And they showed me a world where I could be so 11)dependable, 12) clinical, 13) intellectual, 14) cynical 'here are times when all the world's 15) asleep the (uestions run too 1 ) deep for such a sim)le man! Won't you )lease, )lease tell me what we'*e learned 12 I +now it sounds absurd but )lease tell me who I am! ,ow watch what you say or they'll be calling you a radical , liberal, 1#) fanatical, 1$) criminal Won't you sign u) your name, we'd li+e to feel you're 1%)acceptable, 2&)respectable, 21)presentable, a *egetableAt night, when all the world's 22)asleep, the (uestions run so 23) deep for such a sim)le man! Won't you )lease, )lease tell me what we'*e learned I +now it sounds absurd but )lease tell me who I am!

wonder beauty . magic ha))iness /oy . )lay sense logic . res)onsibility. )ractice de)end clinic . intellect . cynic slee) de)th

fanatic .crime acce)t . res)ect . )resent slee) de)th

3. Complete the gaps with the correct form of the word given in the right column. Check the answers with your partner and name the parts of speech youve written. Now listen to the song and check your answers.
1! 6*en at u))er5intermediate le*el some students write 7ll8 in the suffi9 4 ful, confusing it with the ad/ecti*e ful8! :raw their attention to the way we write ad/ecti*es li+e beautiful, wonderful, and what ha))ens when we form ad*erbs from these ad/ecti*es! 2! :raw students; attention to ga) 15 and the word asleep! As+ students what ma+es this ad/ecti*e different from other ad/ecti*es in the song 3such ad/ ne*er a))ear before nouns)! As+ students what other ad/ecti*es li+e that they +now 3awake# alike# afraid# alive# alone# ill# glad)! 3! <tudents might ha*e )roblems with ga) 1 ! :raw their attention to the collocation run deep 32If a feeling or )roblem runs dee), it is strong or serious and has e9isted for a long time 3definition from =ambridge :ictionary)

". ook at line 12. #hy do we use an ad$ective and not an adver% here& Can you give other e'amples& 3after stati*e *erbs li+e sound# feel# look# seem# appear we use ad/ecti*es (. )atch the ad$ectives from the song with their meanings0 and not ad*erbs)
a) de)endable 2 reliable, trustworthy b) res)ectable 2 ha*ing good social standing or re)utation c) fanatical 2 o*erenthusiastic, obsessi*e d) acce)table 3beha*ior)2 is considered to be morally or socially good enough e) cynical 2 belie*ing the worst of human nature and moti*es f) )resentable 4 good enough, )ro)er g) logical, sensible 2 reasonable h) intellectual 2 well5educated

Decide which of the ad$ectives mentioned in the song have positive and which negative meaning and group them accordingly. +nderline those that can have %oth meanings. Compare your list with your partners one!

7. Discuss in pairs: What qualities are important to have in todays world? Why? Give examples Is it possible to teach such qualities at school? ow? Questions to older students: ow have things changed since you finished school? !re these changes positives or negative? Questions to younger students: Imagine you were a principal of your school" What changes would you make in your school?