First, discuss the following questions as a class; then listen to the text about schools in the 60’s to check your answers.

What do you think was school like in your parents’ childhood?

Did the teacher hit the students?

Did the students read a lot of books?

Did the students stand up when they answered questions?

Did the students make a lot of noise?

Did the teacher call the students by their surnames?

Now listen to the text about a typical school day at a modern British school and fill in the gaps in the following sentences.

1) There are about ___ students in the school.

2) The journey on the bus takes ___.

3) The brown stripe on swipe card (a plastic card with a magnetic strip used to make electronic payments and to enter some special places) is to ____ and black stripe is to__.

4) The students use tablet PCs (a personal laptop) to ___.

Listen to the text again and answer the following question.

What are the biggest differences between schools in the 60’s and schools today?

Writing

Interview one of your parents asking the following questions. Write down the responses.

• Did you get any pocket money as a child? What were your duties?

• Did you have any arguments with your parents when you were young?

• How old were you when you started living on your own?

• As you grew up did you start to understand your parents better?

• When was it more difficult to bring me up?

Write a paragraph comparing childhoods of two different time periods.

Read the tips below.

Compare and contrast paragraph

In a compare and contrast paragraph, you write about the similarities and differences between two or more people, places, things, or ideas.

Similarities

Spring weather in Almaty is similar to spring weather in Astana.

Both Almaty and Astana have rain in the spring.

Almaty also has a rainy spring season.

Astana has a rainy spring season, too.

 

Differences

 

On the other hand, winter is much colder in Astana.

However, winter is much colder in Astana.

Almaty has a mild winter, but Astana has a cold one.

In contrast to Almaty, Astana has a cold winter.

Astana differs from Almaty by having a cold winter.

While Almaty has a mild winter, Astana has a cold one.

Reading

Write ten sentences comparing and contrasting traditional and modern families.

Traditional families	Modern families

Share with a partner your opinion on changes in traditional and modern families. Use the following pattern.

“I think that modern families have changed greatly.”

“So do I.” or

I do not think that modern families are larger than traditional ones.”

“Neither do I.”

If someone says something negative and we agree with them, we can use neither.
If someone says something positive and we agree with them, we can use so.

We must also remember that the verb in the statement needs to agree with the verb in the response:

"I am excited about the party."
"So am I."

The verb you use depends on the tense.
Present simple: I study English. - So do I.
Past simple: I didn't like the film. - Neither did I.
Can: I can play the piano. - So can I.
Past simple with be: I wasn't very interested. - Neither was I.
Present perfect: I've been to Japan. - So have I.

Write correct answers that agree with the following sentences.

I’m a student. – So am I.

I went on vacation last year. -

I didn’t go to the cinema. –

I’ve seen that movie.

I like pizza. –

I’m not watching TV.

I don’t like coffee. –

 

Correct the mistakes in these sentences.

1) She’s tired and so I am.

2) He isn’t sad so neither am I.

3) He doesn’t speak Chinese and so do I.

Listening

Families in France

1. Match the following words with the correct definitions:

1) blended family a) to be three times more

2) precious b) a family made up of a couple and their children from previous marriages

3) to triple c) of high price or great value

2. Listen to a woman speaking about families in France and answer the questions:

What is the role of family in France?

What types of families are there in France?