SCHOOL REPORT
Date: 2015-10-07; view: 502.
SCHOOLING PROGRESS
Task 1. Success and failure.Look at the following example sentences. Work out the Russian equivalents for them.
| Success I passed my exam. I did very well. I got nine out of ten for my homework. (= 9/10) I got a very high mark. (e.g. 18/20) I got a good grade. (e.g. B+) I'm good at English. | Failure I failed my exam. I did very badly. I got three out of ten for my homework. I got a very low mark. (e.g. 5/20) I didn't get a very good grade, (e.g. D-) I'm hopeless at (= very bad at) maths. |
Task 2. In the UK writing school reports is part of a teacher's job. School reports help a student's parents know how their child is doing at school. Below there is an example of such report. Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space in the same line. Number 1 has been done for you as an example.
| Margaret started English Literature this term, and I am afraid that her (1) __introduction__ the subject has not been entirely (2) __________. She has not shown much enthusiasm, and does not always pay (3) __________ in class. Her assignments are often (4) __________, because she is so untidy, and because of her (5) __________ to check her work thoroughly. She failed to do any (6) __________ before the end of term test, and had poor results. She seems to have the (7) __________ idea that she can succeed without studying. She has also had many (8) __________ and has frequently arrived late for class. This has resulted in several (9) __________. Although Margaret is a (10) __________ student in some respects, she has not had a satisfactory term. | 1. INTRODUCE 2. SUCCESS 3. ATTEND 4. READ 5. FAIL 6. REVISE 7. MISTAKE 8. ABSENT 9. PUNISH 10. GIFT |
Task 3.Complete the extracts from two school reports. Use the words from the box.
| half-hearted | respect | mature | distracted | insolent |
| participated | contributes | applies | concentrate | |
| <== previous lecture | | | next lecture ==> |
| LEARNING HOW TO LEARN | | | Report 2 |