Broad Ways 1ère – Worksheet on 'School.dom' – page 62
1.Before reading the text, complete the following:
Type of document
Origin
Published
Author
Country
Number of paragraphs
2 Who's who? What's what? Match the two columns.
Orlando
Sara BARNES
Maitland
Class.com
The Florida Online High School
Florida, Kentucky, Illinois and Utah
Barbara Stein
the American Federation of Teachers
Dr BARNES
Lisa GUERNSEY
a journalist
a member of the National Education Association
a public online program
a trade union (un syndicat)
a young American student
an American city
four American states
Sara's father
Sara's hometown
Sara's new 'school'
4.True, False, We don't know? When the sentence is false, rewrite it so as to make it true
Sara Barnes is a former student of a public school near Orlando.
T (l.4 last fall)
She doesn't attend this school any more.
T
She stays at home because she has a handicap.
F l.7 useless …
She was expelled from school because she lied and gossiped.
F
More and more students are following online courses.
Class.com was created 27 years ago.
The Florida Online High School is run by parents.
All 50 American states are concerned by this revolution.
It will soon be possible to have a diploma without going to school.
T l.11 growing numbers
F l.14 three-year old
F l.19 state-run
F l.23 at least 4 states
T l.29 students can get
Teachers and administrators approve of the trend. (tendance)
F l.32 worry
Students need to be with other students their age.
T l.34 peer interaction
The American Federation of Teachers wants online courses to develop.
F l. 41-42 no more than half
Some parents blame the teachers for their children's bad results ???
Sara comes from a privileged social background.
She stopped going to school 6 weeks ago.
In fact, she gets the same results as before.
She enjoys homeschooling because she hates rules.
T l.47 Dr Barnes
T l.52
F l.52-53 improved
F l.57 don't like being told
5. Complete
This
____________________deals
with
the
development
of
homeschooling
in
the
____________________thanks to the development of ____________________courses and virtual
schools. It is illustrated by the ____________________ o Sara Barnes, 15, who used to attend regular
high ____________________but now takes her classes at ____________________and online. She is not
the ____________________ one to do so. An increasing number of high-school students choose to
____________________ online courses. Yet teachers and educators ____________________ this new
educational approach. They believe that interacting with people of the ____________________ age is
stimulating and helps them to open their minds. They consider that peer pressure and teacher pressure are
____________________. As for Sara, her ____________________ have improved since she left school.
She doesn't mind being away from her friends and agrees with her ____________________ that
socializing and schoolwork should not be mixed.
§1
the lunch break
come to an end
ninth graders
giggle
shuffle
head to
fall
cross-legged
barefooted
high school
homework assignments
nagging
lies
gossip
potins, ragots
élèves de troisième
devoirs à rendre, tâches
en tailleur
harceler
l'automne
la pause-déjeuner
le lycée
mensonges
pieds-nus
glousser, pouffer de rire
se rendre à
se terminer
traîner les pieds
§2
fully accredited
provide
full time
state-run
curriculum
a diploma / a certificate
the school's grounds
à temps complet
géré par l'état
le programme
les locaux de l'école
proposer, offrir
reconnu
un diplôme, une certification
§3
the emergence
alarm
worry
shift
well-rounded
peers
background
union
consider
urging
account for
half of
a deadline
a nudge
fall behind
troubled
à problème
changement
date limite pour un travail à rendre
envisager de
équilibré
incitant
inquiéter
la moitié de
l'apparition
origine, milieu
prendre du retard
représenter
ses pairs
s'inquiéter
un coup de coude
un syndicat
§4
convinced
health
computer literacy
records
marks
improve
socialize
hang out with
buddies
prom
abide by the rules
avoir une vie sociale
bulletins
connaissance de l'informatique
convaincu
copains, copines
la santé
le bal de fin d'année
les notes
obéir aux règles
s'améliorer
sortir, 'traîner avec'