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Focus on new words, grammar and pronunciation in this short text.
Doing the online activities, discussion, survey and writing will help.
Listen many times – enough for you to you understand everything.
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THE LISTENING TAPESCRIPT
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Science is one of the most important subjects we study at
school. I loved it. I thought it was so interesting. Time in
my science lessons went very quickly because I was
always working on things and doing experiments. I liked
all of the sciences, physics, biology and chemistry. I wish
I continued studying science. I would love to be a
scientist now. I think being a computer scientist would be
great. Science is so important for our life and our world.
All of the world’s problems can be solved with science.
We can go to different planets because of science. I hope
governments pump lots of money into science so we
have more and better scientists in the future. It’s
interesting to think about what future science will be like.
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LISTENING GAP FILL
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Science is one of the most important subjects we study at
school. I loved it. I ________________ interesting. Time in
my science lessons went very quickly because I
________________ on things and doing experiments. I
________________ sciences, physics, biology and chemistry.
I wish I continued studying science. I would love to be a
scientist now. I think being a computer scientist
________________. Science is so important for our life and
our world. All of the world’s problems can be
__________________. We can go to different planets
because of science. I hope governments pump lots of
money into science so we have more and better scientists
in the future. It’s interesting to think ________________
science will be like.
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CORRECT THE SPELLING
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governments pump lots of myeno into science so we
have more and better scientists in the future. It’s
interesting to think about what future science will be like.
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UNJUMBLE THE WORDS
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school. I loved it. I thought it was so interesting. Time
science went quickly my lessons very in because I was
always and things on working experiments doing. I liked
all of the sciences, physics, biology and chemistry. I
science continued wish studying I. I would love to be a
scientist now. be would scientist computer a being think I
great. Science is so important for our life and our world.
solved be can problems world’s the of All with science.
We because planets different to go can science of. I hope
governments pump lots of money into science so we
future the in scientists better and more have. It’s
interesting to think about what future science will be like.
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DISCUSSION (Write your own questions)
STUDENT A’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)
1. ________________________________________________________
2. ________________________________________________________
3. ________________________________________________________
4. ________________________________________________________
5. ________________________________________________________
6. ________________________________________________________
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DISCUSSION (Write your own questions)
STUDENT B’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A)
1. ________________________________________________________
2. ________________________________________________________
3. ________________________________________________________
4. ________________________________________________________
5. ________________________________________________________
6. ________________________________________________________
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STUDENT SCIENCE SURVEY
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Write five GOOD questions about science in the table. Do this in pairs. Each student
must write the questions on his / her own paper.
When you have finished, interview other students. Write down their answers.
STUDENT 1 STUDENT 2 STUDENT 3
_____________ _____________ _____________
Q.1.
Q.2.
Q.3.
Q.4.
Q.5.
Now return to your original partner and share and talk about what you found
out. Change partners often.
Make mini-presentations to other groups on your findings.
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WRITING
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Write about science for 10 minutes. Show your partner
your paper. Correct each other’s work.
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HOMEWORK
1. VOCABULARY EXTENSION: Choose several of the words from
the text. Use a dictionary or Google’s search field (or another
search engine) to build up more associations / collocations of
each word.
2. INTERNET INFO: Search the Internet and find more
information about science. Talk about what you discover with
your partner(s) in the next lesson.
3. MAGAZINE ARTICLE: Write a magazine article about science.
Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Give
each other feedback on your articles.
4. SCIENCE POSTER Make a poster about science. Show it to
your classmates in the next lesson. Give each other feedback on
your posters.
5. MY SCIENCE LESSON: Make your own English lesson on
science. Make sure there is a good mix of things to do. Find some
good online activities. Teach the class / another group when you
have finished.
6. ONLINE SHARING: Use your blog, wiki, Facebook page,
MySpace page, Twitter stream, Del-icio-us / StumbleUpon
account, or any other social media tool to get opinions on science.
Share your findings with the class.
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