School Subjects
Related Section of pack: Education
Aim:
to allow learners to recap on the Scottish School System (pages 241 –
243 in NIACE pack); to give learners the opportunity to write down
and become familiar with school subjects ; to practise the Present
Simple and the Present Continuous tenses
Materials:
2 worksheets
ESOL level:
Access 3 - Intermediate 1
SCQF level:
3-4
Time:
90 mins
Preparation:
photocopy worksheets
In class:
This lesson is related to but not using pack materials. It follows on from pages 241 –
245 and is designed to consolidate before continuing to timetables.
1.) Ask learners about their own children / grandchildren, which schools they go
to in your town/city and what they learn at school. Help with the spelling of
subjects.
2.) Learners work on worksheet 1, A and B. Tutor circulates to help and advise.
3.) Quickly remind learners about Present Simple being used for general
statements and repeated actions and Present Continuous being used for what is
happening NOW. Practise this orally first. E.g. What are you doing this
morning? I’m learning English. What do you do on Tuesdays? I go to college.
I learn English.
4.) Learners to work on worksheet 2. Tutor circulates to correct and help where
needed.
Assessment: the task helps prepare learners for the following summative
assessments:
Access 3 Personal and Social English Outcome 1, 2 & 3 (DA9K09)
Intermediate 1 English for Work and Study Outcomes 1, 2 & 3
(DA9H10)
School Subjects
Worksheet 1
A
Write as many school subjects as you can remember:
B
Complete the following text:
In Scotland children start school at the age of ----- years. They spend 7
years at ------- school. They move to secondary (comprehensive school)
when they are 12. There they learn many subjects, including E------,
Ma---, G--------, H------, F-----, Ch-------, Phy-----, Comp-----, Bio-----,
Spo-- and Mu---.
In Class 4, when they are --, they can sit up to 8 Standard Gr----.
In Class 5 they can sit up to 5 H------. To study at university they need 4
or 5 Highers.
In Scotland compulsory education is from age 5 to 16. Children between
these ages have to attend school by law.
School Subjects
Simple Present Tense
C
EXAMPLE
Claire __________ French at school. (learn)
She learns French at school.
Claire __________ German at school. (not learn)
She doesn’t learn German at school.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
D
Sheyda
Geography.
(learn)
She
History.
(not learn)
Makato
Maths.
(like)
He
English.
(not like)
Daniel
Sport.
(love)
He
Maths.
(hate)
Samera
English every day.
(study)
She
Spanish.
(not study)
Abeer
to Maths 3 times a week. (go)
She
Biology.
(not go)
Present Continuous
Example:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
(now)
Claire is learning French this morning.
Sheyda
Samera
Abeer
Lin Nin
Surin
Weam
Yuk Lin
Qin
Geography today.
English this afternoon.
to Maths now.
in her diary at the moment.
to the teacher just now.
to Samira.
a story.
his book.
(learn)
(study)
(go)
(write)
(listen)
(speak)
(read)
(open)
School Subjects
Worksheet 2
A
Simple Present Tense
EXAMPLE
(in general; repeated actions)
Claire ------ French at school. (learn)
She learns French at school.
She ------- ----- German at school. (not learn)
She doesn’t learn German at school.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Sheyda ------- Geography.
(learn)
She ------ ----- History.
(not learn)
Makato ----- Maths.
(like)
He ------ ---- English.
(not like)
Daniel ----- Sport.
(love)
He ----- Maths.
(hate)
Samera ------- English every day.
(study)
She ------- ----- Spanish.
(not study)
Abeer ---- to Maths 3 times a week.
(go)
She ------- -- to Biology.
(not go)
B
Present Continuous
Example
(now)
Claire is learning French this morning.
9. Sheyda -- -------- Geography today.
(learn)
10. Samera -- -------- English this afternoon.
(study)
11. Abeer -- ----- to Maths now.
(go)
12. Lin Nin -- ------- in her diary at the moment (write)
13. Surin -- --------- to the teacher just now.
(listen)
14. Weam -- --------
to Samira.
(speak)
15. Yuk Lin -- -------
a story.
(read)
16. Qin -- ------- his book.
(open)