Session 1 (poster presentation)

Schools with a Difference

Can you study these subjects at your school?

Match the words to the pictures:
Science school Ballet
school
Drama school Sports school
Music school
1. Read the title and look at the pictures. What do you think the text is
below is about?

Schools with a Difference

Lynne is thirteen. She thinks her school is great. She goes

to a sports school in Australia. She studies in the morning,
and in the afternoon she does sport. Lynne is very good at
athletics. She likes football, too. The only thing Lynne
doesn’t like is her uniform!

Steve is American. He goes to a drama school in California. Steve

studies theatre and drama. He really likes his school. He’s got a
lot of friends there. His friends want to be famous actors, but
Steve wants to be a pop star!

Claire and Tom are fourteen. They go to a boarding school in

England. The students live in the school and only go home on
holidays. Clare and Tom study classical ballet every morning, but
they really enjoy their school!

2. Read the text and check your answer.

3. Read the text again and answer the questions.

Who likes football?

When do Claire and Tom go home?
What do Steve’s friends want to be?
When have Claire and Tom got ballet sessions?
What does Lynne do in the afternoon?
Who is fourteen?

4. Listen and check your answers.

 School facilities
Guess where these students are

I’M PRINTING SOME WORK FOR MY PROJECT…

WHERE AM I?

IT’S RAINING SO WE ARE DOING EXERSICE

INSIDE TODAY…WHERE AM I?

I’M WATCHING A SCHOOL CONCERT WITH THE REST OF

MY CLASS…WHERE AM I?

I’M PLAYING FOOTBALL FOR MY SCHOOL

TEAM…WHERE AM I?

I’M EATING MY LUNCH, PIZZA AND THE BELL JUST RUN AND I AM WALKING
SALAD...WHERE AM I? TO MY MATHS LESSONS…WHERE AM I?

I’M DOING AN EXPERIMENT FOR I’M LISTENING TO MY TEACHER…WHERE

CHEMISTRY…WHERE AM I? AM I?

IT’S BREAK TIME AND I´M PLAYING A

GAME WITH MY FRIENDS…WHERE AM I? I’M READING A BOOK QUIETLY IN A
LARGE ROOM…WHERE AM I?

1. On the sports 4. In the playground 9. In the gym

field 5. In the library 10. In the
2. In the science 6. In the corridor computer room
lab 7. In the canteen
3. In the classroom 8. In the hall

What other facilities can you find in your school?

What do you study at school?

Match the disordered words in the first column to the best available
answer in the second column.

_____ahMt 1) Learn about Western culture

_____ yemtCishr 2) Learn about plants & animal life
_____ hGegaproy 3) Learn about the past
_____ rHitosy 4) Learn to sing and play instruments
_____ Bilgoyo 5) Learn numbers
_____ gEshlin 6) Carry out experiments in the lab
_____ siMcu 7) Learn about other countries
_____ heCnise 8) Learn about Chinese culture

Can you add more subjects you study at your school?

What do you need at school?

Find the words in the picture and discover the word missing

U N I F O R R M L A S U P N S
N L V F E W K E K C T V E O Y
E I Y V N G P Y N G Z Q N Y K
P E N C I L C A S E I V C A L
S R O S S I C S R F P K I R A
Q N B Q I C T N U U L R L C E
L D K Q J N Y G O B B Y A I H
P V T H B H X F K T E B X H T
K O M K V R A L G P E R E U S
M J O H U M Y X G C Y B G R K
J O Y L F A I Y S E G O O Z X
B K E D G N N A K D Y H D O H
O R S L A Q S X H B Z T G V K
V V F R L Y N C Q M W L N D X
N C E U E B M M K Z M T H R Q

__ __ __ __ __ __ __

Can you name the school materials you find in your

classroom?

Session 2
 PRESENT SIMPLE TO BE / TO HAVE GOT

(Blackboard)

-He has got a lot of friends

-it is a boarding school
-They are fourteen.
-They haven’t got a lot of free time

Which sentence use the verb “to be”?

Which sentence use the verb “have got”?
Do we use to be or have got to talk about possession?

What is the correct sentence?

-I have got 13 years old - I am 13 years old

- He’s a lot of friends - He’s got a lot of friends

Verbs TO BE / HAVE GOT use a long or a short form in affirmative and negative

1. LOOK FOR EXAMPLES OF LONG AND SHORT FORMS IN THE TEXT

(Reading)

2. PUT EXPRESSIONS UNDER THE RIGHT HEADING. USE AFFIRMATIVE OR

NEGATIVE AND BUILD TRUE SENTENCES FOR YOU AND FOR YOUR
PARTNER.

TWELVE/ A NATIVE SPEAKER / TWO SISTERS / GOOD AT MATHS/ DARK

HAIR / FROM SPAIN
TO BE TO HAVE GOT
1) Complete the sentences with AM, IS or ARE.

A. ______________ they new students?

B. ______________ you American?
C. Steve and Greg______________ actors.
D. This subject______________ (not) difficult.
E. Claire______________ (not) our teacher.
F. I _____________a teenager.

2) Complete the sentences with HAVE GOT or HAS GOT.

A. She______________ ballet shoes.

B. ______________you______________ a cat?
C. They ______________ (not) a uniform.
D. ______________ He______________ a new teacher?
E. I ______________a new dictionary.

3) Look at the picture. Are the sentences below true or false?

The students have got uniforms The cat is on the chair

The teacher has got glasses All the students are boys
The girl has got a dictionary The girl has got a school bag

Correct the false sentences. Use the negative

Work with a partner. Ask and answer questions about another student in
your class. Use the words below to help you.

Is he a Yes, he is
boy?

Is he tall? No, he
isn’t

Has he got
brown
eyes?

IS IT
DANIEL? YES, IT
IS!

*Game: guess your identity (pictures on the back)

Students move around the classroom and ask questions to their classmates.
Session 3

1. Look at the pictures. Which type of school do the students go to?

2. Listen to the interview. Are Lisa and Alan students, teachers or pop
stars?

3. Read the sentences. Listen again and decide if the sentences are
true or false? Correct the false sentences.

 Lisa plays the violin

 Lisa and Alan also study other subjects
 Lisa and Alan study music in the morning
 Lisa likes rock music
 THE ALPHABET

1) Listen and repeat.

A B C D E F G
H I J L M N
O P Q R S T U
V W X Y Z

2) Listen and mark the letter you hear.

1.h/a 5.t/q
2.w/y 6.a/e
3.j/g 7.k/c
4.o/l 8.v/u
3) BINGO ALPHABET. Mark those sounds which match with the letter of
the alphabet ( your teacher will write the letters on the blackboard)

/kju:/ /ef/ /zed//zi:/ /si:/ /wai/ /a:/

Look at the dictionary entries. Find a noun, a verb and an adjective.

How do you know?

study verb /stʌd.i/

teacher noun /ti.tʃər/
big adjective /bɪg/

Use your dictionary to see if the words below are nouns, verbs or adjectives.

Indoor Bring Playground interesting learn

Look at the sentences below:

Claire is a dancer they have got a uniform
Claire is a good dancer they have got a blue uniform

Do the adjectives come before or after the nouns?

The green school bag
The school bag is green
She has got a green school bag

Adjectives in the first position - before the noun - are called

ATTRIBUTIVE adjectives. Those in the second position - after the noun -
are called PREDICATIVE.

1) Write the words in the correct order.

 Uniform / have / we / got/ a / nice.
Got / school / hasn’t / our / lessons / dance
My / interesting / are / classes/ very
School / my / in / England/ is
Is /old/ school / it /an

2) Write five sentences about your school. Use the verbs to be or have got
and use adjectives to describe it.

Session 4
A Christmas Carol
Before reading the book. Work with your partner and answer the
questions (bring answers as homework). Use the internet and other
sources to provide background information.

1 When was Dickens born?

2 When did he write A Christmas Carol?
3 Was the story his first one?
4 What did his father do?
5 What happened to Dickens in 1824?
6 Where does this story take place?
7 What was the city like at that time?
8 How many people bought the story before Christmas 1843?

Start your glossary on scene 1 for your contribution to the library

(homework)

Look at the picture on the front cover:

1. What kind story is this?
2. Do you know how many ghosts appear in the story?
3. Can you find any of the ghosts?
 Answer the questions to scene 1:
1. What does Mr Scrooge thinks about Christmas?
2. Who is Fred?
3. When did Mr Scrooge’s partner die?
4. What do the gentlemen want from Scrooge?
5. Who wants to spend Christmas with his family?

Write a dialogue with your partner and role play a conversation

between Bob Cratchit and Scrooge about Christmas Day. Bob wants the
day off, Scrooge wants him to work (Work in pairs)

Information Gap Activity

Student A
School Size and Number of Facilities Extracurricular
characteristic students subjects
s
Saint 520 Drama
ballet
Patrick’s
Cervantes 1200 library Spanish
Science lab Italian
Language lab
Bus service
Washington 1500

San Martin Small 470

Boarding
private

Student B
 School Size and Number of Facilities Extracurricular
characteristic students subjects
s
Saint Small A canteen
catholic A library
Patrick’s
Music hall
Hall
Cervantes Large
Public

Washington Large Playing fields athletics

private Gym
Computer room
San Martin swimming pool Horse riding
Canteen music
Computer room
Science lab
Session 5

Work in pairs

Visit the websites and practise the verbs

to be and have got and the vocabulary of
the unit

 Tests on verbs to be and have got: form, uses, positive

and negative sentences, questions and completing texts.
 Memory game: matching words to images.
 Labelling pictures.
 Crosswords.
 Websites

http://www.theyellowpencil.com/gramahavegot.html
http://www.theyellowpencil.com/gramatobe.html
http://www.britishcouncil.org/kids-topics-school.htm

Session 6

SCHOOLS
 Look at the pictures of schools from other countries. How are they
different from your school? How are they similar?

 Read the texts. Find things that are different from your
school.

An English School
I’m Tim. I go to a boys’ school in
England. I’ve got a uniform, but
I don’t like it! I study from 9.00
to 3.30 pm. I have lunch at 1.00
pm. I bring sandwiches and
crisps for lunch. My mum’s a
doctor. I want to be a doctor,
too.
An Alaskan School
My name’s Billy. I go to a big school in
Alaska. All the teachers have got
computers on their desks. Our school has
got a big indoor playground. In the winter it
is very cold and dark, so we play football in
the playground after school. Our lessons
are in English, but we also learn Inuit (an
Eskimo language)
 Read the texts again and answer the questions.

 Where does Billy play football in the winter?

 What does Tim have for lunch?

 What have Billy’s teachers got on their desks?

 What does Tim want to be when he leaves school?

Make a poster about your ideal school

1. Interviewing each other

Well, my ideal school is very big

Mario, how is your ideal
school? Give me some
ideas, please!
and beautiful. It has got a big park on
one side and a swimming pool on the
other. We have a big library with lots
of books. We also have a basketball
court and a shopping mall.
We have two hours for lunch in a
big dining hall. We can eat lunch and
chat there.
It’s got a hall where we can listen
to pop music and watch TV.

2. Writing

Write sentences about your ideal school (use the vocabulary of the
unit and the verbs to be and have got, pay attention to word order)
 Find or draw
pictures of your
ideal school and
Materials:
make a poster Pencil, pen,
with your markers, blue,
illustrations andcard, scissors,
sentences photos
My ideal school is very
big

My school is in Seville My school

has got
Great art
classes

The students in my We’ve

got lots of

Name and Surname

2nd ESO….

I can… Need to
practise
OK Great

Talk about my school.

SCHOOLS WITH A DIFFERENCE

Recognize vocabulary related to school subjects,

materials, facilities and equipment.
Distinguishing adjectives in predicative and attributive
position.

Use the present simple of the verb to be and have got

distinguishing uses and form.
Recognize curiosities and traditions related to schools
around the world.
Distinguish the pronunciation of the letters of the
English alphabet

Exchanging information about personal details

 Attitudes always sometimes never

I do my homework on time.
I cooperate with my mates in group
and pair works
I help the members of my group
I volunteer to explain my ideas,
opinions and work
I get on well with my group

Activities (1 Bad- 2 so-so- 3 ok- 4 quite good - 5 excellent)

Give a mark to the final project: 1 2 3 4 5

Did you find help and support for difficulties? 1 2 3 4 5

Which was your favourite activity?

Which activity didn’t you like?

Vocabulary

Complete the puzzle with words from the list above:

Across Down

3. The chef has got a white _________ 1. We’ve got an

4. They _________ to rock music. ________ playground.
5. My favourite _______ is athletics. 2.In a _________ school, the students
don’t go home every day.
Writing

Write the words in the correct order.

1. Great/school/the/sports/is.
2. cat/they/got/a/have/small
3. Glasses/boy/got/the/has/blue.
4. School/their/in/Alaska/is.
5. Actor/he/good/is/a.

Grammar

Complete the sentences with the correct form of to be or have got.

1. He_____ not a doctor.

2. _____ Lucy _____ an interesting job?
3. How old _____ I?
4. Kevin _____ a new dictionary.
5. _____ you_____ a new uniform?

Our school

Hello, we are four teenagers from Spain and we are going to tell you
some things about our High School. Our High School is in Huelma, which is a
little town situated in a mountain area of the south of Spain. It is called
I.E.S. Sierra Mágina and it is twenty four years old. It has two buildings,
one of them, the newest, is called "el chale" (the cottage) and it has two
floors, seven classrooms, two toilets and a laboratory. The other building
has two floors, very big balconies, a language room, a teacher’s room, an
auditory, two technologies rooms, a library, a laboratory, a music room, the
offices and a lot of classrooms.

A lot of people from other small towns come here to study; they are
from small villages which are near Huelma. We start school at twenty past
eight in the morning, and we finish at twenty to three. We go to school
from Monday to Friday and we attend six subjects a day. In this
"marvellous" High School there are 485 pupils, 44 teachers, and two stray
dogs that are the whole day with us.
 We like parties and we have a lot of them. San Juan Bosco’s day, he is our
patron and it is the 31st of January and during this day each class prepare
a meal, and finally there is a contest to choose the best food. Andalusia’s
day is in the 28th of February, and during this day there are a lot of
activities for us, for example: football matches among students and
teachers…and things like that. During the Cultural Week we do funny
activities and we have a wonderful week.

1. Where is the school?

2. How many buildings are there?
3. Where do the students live?
4. How many pupils are there in the school?
5. Do the students wear a school uniform?
6. How many subjects do they study everyday?
7. When do classes prepare a great meal?
8. Is there a “White Week” in the school?