English +
Monday 28 January 2019
Tuesday 22 January 2019
Monday 3 December 2018
Reading Comprehension
NOW
TEACHERS ARE ORDERED TO
SMILE AT
THEIR PUPILS
A
secondary school has ordered teachers to welcome children with a
smile at the start of every lesson as part of a drive to hand more
power to pupils. Staff have also been told to ensure they are not
boring students by setting work that is too hard.
The
move is the latest example of a Government initiative to give pupils
a major say in many aspects of their schooling, but some critics say
this is putting children in charge.
Yesterday
the Mail revealed that 20 students at a Kent secondary school were
given iPhones to provide instant feedback of teachers to senior
staff. In another incident, a teacher being interviewed for a job by
a student panel was asked to sing the Michael Jackson song ‘Bad’.
She failed to get the job after refusing. Pupils on another interview
panel voted in favour of a female candidate because she was the
‘prettiest’, although shewas not hired.
Schools
Secretary Ed Balls admitted the approach used by some schools was
‘completely wrong’, ‘absurd’ and ‘ridiculous’. ‘The
people who are in charge are the head teachers, the governors and the
teachers,’ he said. ‘The
idea that you would give out iPhones to secretly spy on teachers,
that would be in my view, completely wrong’. ‘Any head teacher
doing that needs to look hard at themselves and consider the way in
which they are doing things’.
But
far from dismissing the practice, he added: ‘Some schools do ask
teachers
to get a report from the children about how lessons are going’.
Daily
Mail, Tuesday, April 6th, 2010, p. 10
I.
Answer the following questions using your own words but taking
into
account the information
in
the text. (2 points: 1 point each)
a.
What
measures have teachers been forced to take in secondary ?
B
Why have mobile phones been used in some schools?
II.
Are the following statements true (T) or false (F)? Identify the
part
of the text that supports your answer by copying the exact passage on
the answer sheet.
(1.5
point: 0.5 each)
a.
Teachers have been told not to assign homework.
b.
In Kent, iPhones were given to every student.
c.
Some schools want their students to express their opinion about their
classes
III.
Find a synonym for each of the four words below from these six
options:
(1 point: 0.25 each)
staff
schooling feedback Incident panel governors
a.
jury, committee
b.
event, episode
c.
employees
d.
response, opinion
IV.
Choose a, b, or c, in each question below. Only one choice is
correct.
(1.5 points: 0.5 each)
1.
A teacher was asked to sing ‘Bad’...
a.
and got the job.
b.
and never got the job.
c.
and was then asked to refuse the job.
2.
Ed Balls stated that...
a.
students should have more power.
b.
teachers should be secretly observed.
c.
iPhones are not a good tool to provide feedback.
3.
Some schools want students to...
a.
give their opinion on lessons.
b.
describe teachers.
c.
report about the use of iPhones.
Thursday 22 November 2018
Monday 15 October 2018
Follow your dreams by Aina Clavell
FOLLOW YOUR DREAMS BY AINA
BANKSY by Bryan Franco
BANKSY
When people think about which is the most dangerous weapon, they
say the atomic bombs,or the climate change(caused by humans
for changing) but,I think the human is the most dangerous «weapon»
because the actions of the humanity are destroying the Earth.This
urban work of Banksy captures the thinking I explained before.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
Tests
http://www.xtec.cat/eoi/an_cni_main.html
-
BANKSY STREET In this picture you can see a child breaking a heart. I think this symbolizes that the child has his heart bro...
-
THE BANKSY STREET ART In the Banksy Street Art, there is a paint called There is always hope . The girl and the bal...