INFOGRAPHIC ABOUT TECHNOLOGY FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES

1. In pairs, research and look for information (facts, figures, news, etc) about any technology or device that can be used in education. Write down the most important info you find (a synthesis of what you read about the topic, figures).

2. Go to easel.ly and create an account. Create an infographic about a device or technology used for education. The infographic must include images, graphics, figures and a timeline showing the development of the device or technology over the last years.

3. Once your infographic is created, prepare a presentation (powerpoint, google slides, etc) to present your ideas to your classmates and show your infographic.

DEADLINE: 5th DECEMBER


HELP: HOW TO CREATE AN INFOGRAPHIC WITH EASEL.LY

WORKBOOK UNIT 1 ANSWER KEY

Unit 1

Topic Vocabulary (page 8)

1 1. allow

 2. support

 3. bring up

 4. take after

 5. punish

2 1. d    2. c     3. e    4. a    5. b

3 1. inherited 4. looked up to

 2. determined 5. depended on

 3. spoiled

4 1. 1. foreign language

  2. requirement

  3. get a degree

 2. 4. study abroad

  5. Tuition fees

 3. 6. failed

  7. pass

 4. 8. feedback

  9. hand ... in

5 1. a    2. b     3. b    4. a    5. a    6. b    7. a

(page 9)

6 1. Education, childhood, valuable

 2. doubtful, impressive

 3. concerned, assessments, weakness

 4. suitable, sensitive

 5. generosity, various, hardships

 6. application, missing

7 1. neighbourhood 5. worthless

 2. demanding 6. independence

 3. assignments 7. attendance

 4. financial 8. excellence

8

 1. hardship 6. accomplishments

 2. brought ... up 7. tuition fees

 3. education 8. depended on

 4. got a degree 9. financial

 5. various 10. role model

Grammar (page 10)

1 1. 1. Have ... received

  2. had expected

 2. 3. hadn’t thought

  4. have risen

 3. 5. have been

  6. had copied

 4. 7. haven’t auditioned

  8. had ... acted

  9. have had

 10. has done

2 1. had been working

 2. had ... been taking

 3. haven’t been sleeping

 4. have been trying

 5. hadn’t been paying attention

 6. has ... been going

3 1. hasn’t been studying very much this term

 2.  had been discussing the school trip for 20 minutes

before he arrived

 3.  had been attending art college when he suddenly

decided to become a chef

 4. had been working as a researcher there since 1979

 5. have you been working there

 6. have been sitting here for four hours

4 1. been teaching literature for five years

 2. she had done her homework

 3. I had been waiting (for her) for half an hour

 4. graduated from university yet

 5. have you been dating Brian

(page 11)

5 1. have begun

 2. had planned / had been planning

 3. had heard

 4. have held / have been holding

 5. had been doing / had done

 6. has been offering

 7. has been presenting

 8. have received

6 1.  I can’t eat dinner. I have been eating junk food all

afternoon.

 2.

Had Meg left the party by the time you got there?

 3.  She hasn’t taught computer science

for five years.

She works in hi-tech now.

 4.  We had been running for 15 minutes when it

started to rain.

 5. They left before they

had finished their project.

7 1. has been giving 5. has ... been

 2. has ... gone 6. has been making

 3. had been working 7. had stopped

 4. had ... read 8. hadn’t been sleeping

Check Your Progress (page 15)

1 1. pass, revise

 2. take after

 3. punish, disobey

2 1. educational 3. concerned

 2. neighbourhood 4. assessment

3 1. lectures 5. feedback

 2. encourage 6. suitable

 3. graduate 7. failed

 4. demanding 8. sign up for

4 1. has been awarding 4. hadn’t got

 2. had ... won 5. has been running

 3. had ... thought 6. had studied

5 1. has the band been playing

 2. will have finished the exam

 3. hadn’t played in a football match

 4. will be flying to Peru

6 1. although 3. Besides

 2. Despite 4. On the other hand

ANSWER KEY: MORE PRACTICE 1

MORE PRACTICE 1

Vocabulary 

1    1.   accomplishment                 5.   suitable

      2.   assignment                         6.   doubtful

      3.   requirement                        7.   Attendance

      4.   educational                         8.   generosity

2    Possible answers

      1.   can depend on me

      2.   don’t take after my mother

      3.   is to study abroad

      4.   must hand in my assignment by Monday

      5.   look up to people who volunteer and help others

      6.   sign up for the course

3    Possible answers

      1.   property

      2.   homework

      3.   laboratory

      4.   French

4    Possible answers

      1.   valuable                              5.   speaker

      2.   university                            6.   confidence

      3.   angry                                   7.   pocket money

      4.   engineering

5    1.   demanding

      2.   pass

      3.   hand in

      4.   live up to the expectations

      5.   excellence

      6.   educational

      7.   suitable

      8.   punish

      9.   attendance

    10.   role model

    11.   sensitive

    12.   effort

    13.   allowed

    14.   accomplishments

Grammar 

1    Possible answers

      1.   had already gone

      2.   have always dreamt / dreamed about horses

      3.   haven’t seen him in years

      4.   haven’t decided yet

2    Possible answers

      1.   has been worrying

      2.   had been looking for

      3.   have been reminding me

      4.   haven’t been waiting

3    1.   e        2.   d        3.   a        4.   c       5.   b

4    1.   have been                           5.   had taken care

      2.   Have … finished                6.   hasn’t called

      3.   have been walking             7.   have … been doing

      4.   had … been waiting          8.   hasn’t / hadn’t been                             feeling

5    Possible answers

      1.   They had been saving all year.

      2.   I had baked a cake.

      3.   I have never been there.

      4.   It has been raining all day.

      5.   My boyfriend and I had broken up.

      6.   I haven’t seen him in ages.

MORE PRACTICE UNIT 1

Vocabulary

1  Complete the sentences with the words below and a suitable suffix.

generous • education • require • doubt • suit • accomplish • assign • attend

      1.   What an …………………… ! You must be so proud.

      2.   Have you finished the maths …………………… yet?

      3.   The …………………… here is that everybody has to study maths and history.

      4.   Many animated films for children are not only funny, but …………………… .

      5.   That isn’t a …………………… colour for you.

      6.   The weather is terrible. It’s …………………… the outdoor concert will take place.

      7.   …………………… at the meeting was low. Obviously, not many people knew about it.

      8.   Thank you for the lovely gift. I appreciate your …………………… .

2  Rewrite the sentences with a similar expression below. Make any necessary changes.

take after • hand in • sign up for • study abroad • look up to • depend on

      1.   I will always be there to support you.

             You ...................................................................................................................  .

      2.   My mother is creative and athletic, but I’m not.

             I .........................................................................................................................  .

      3.   I hope I can go to university in another country.

             My hope ...........................................................................................................  .

      4.   My teacher wants the assignment by Monday.

             I .........................................................................................................................  .

      5.   I have got a lot of admiration for people who volunteer and help others.

             I .........................................................................................................................  .

      6.   Is your name on the list for the course?

             Did you ...........................................................................................................  ?

3  Name:

      1.   something you inherit  ……………………

      2.   something you revise  ……………………

      3.   a place where a researcher might work  ……………………

      4.   a foreign language in your country  ……………………

4  Complete the sentences with a suitable word. Pay attention to the words in bold.

      1.   The necklace is worthless although it looks …………………… .

      2.   I can’t afford the tuition fees at this …………………… .

      3.   She cheated in the exam, so the teacher was …………………… .

      4.   I hope to get a degree in …………………… .

      5.   I really enjoyed the lecture last night. I thought the …………………… was excellent.

      6.   It’s important to encourage Sally. She doesn’t have a lot of …………………… .

      7.   They spoil their children. They give them too much …………………… .

5  Complete the passage with the words and phrases below.

educational • punish • attendance • role model • sensitive • effort • allowed • accomplishments
live up to the expectations • excellence • demanding • pass • hand in • suitable

A Different Type of Education

School can be a ^1. ……………………………… time for a lot of students who worry about having to ^2. ……………………………… tests and ^3. ……………………………… assignments on time. In addition, it’s sometimes very difficult for kids to ^4. ……………………………… of parents who demand nothing less than ^5. ……………………………… . However, there are parents who think differently and want an ^6. ……………………………… system that is
^7. ……………………………… for children who have got different learning styles. One possibility is the open or democratic schools that are operating in countries all over the world. The oldest and most famous one is Summerhill in England that was started in 1921 at a time when it was acceptable to ^8. ……………………………… students who were weak learners. A.S. Neill, who founded Summerhill, wanted a school where there would be no punishments and ^9. ……………………………… at classes would be voluntary. In time, Summerhill became the ^10. ……………………………… for democratic schools all over the world. These open schools are ^11. ……………………………… to the needs of every student. It is believed that students make an ^12. ……………………………… when they are given independence and are ^13. ……………………………… to choose what they want to study. Democratic schools believe that students should want to go to school and their ^14. ……………………………… shouldn’t only be measured according to a mark.

Grammar

1  Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets. Use the Present Perfect Simple or Past Perfect Simple.
Add extra words.

      1.   By the time we got home, everyone ………………………………………… . (go)

      2.   Since I was a child, I ………………………………………… . (dream)

      3.   I didn’t recognise him. I ………………………………………… . (not see)

      4.   I don’t know what I’m going to wear. I ………………………………………… . (not decide)

2  Complete the sentences with a suitable verb. Use a perfect continuous tense.

      1.   Call her. She ………………………………………… about you all day.

      2.   I finally found what I ………………………………………… all day yesterday.

      3.   I won’t forget about the meeting. You ………………………………………… about it all week.

      4.   It’s OK. I ………………………………………… in the queue for long.

3  Match the sentences in A to the continuations in B.

             A                                                                                                            B

      1.   We have been studying for the test for over a week.      ......  a.   We only started yesterday.

      2.   We had been studying for the test for a week.                 ......  b.   That’s why we didn’t do well.

      3.   We haven’t been studying for the test for very long.       ......  c.   We’re going to start today.

      4.   We haven’t studied for the test yet.                                    ......  d.   We were very well prepared for it.

      5.   We hadn’t studied for the test.                                            ......  e.   I’m sure we’ll do well.

4  Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets. Use a suitable simple or continuous perfect tense.

      1.   They ……………………………… (be) in Los Angeles for a week. They’re having a great time.

      2.   ……………………………… you ……………………………… (finish) your homework yet?

      3.   We ……………………………… (walk) around for hours, but we’re still not tired.

      4.   How long ……………………………… they ……………………………… (wait) outside by the time you arrived?

      5.   By the time you returned my call, I ……………………………… (take care) of the problem.

      6.   I’m surprised he ……………………………… (not call) me all week. Maybe something is wrong.

      7.   What ……………………………… you ……………………………… (do) all day? You look exhausted.

      8.   It was no surprise that she cancelled the meeting. She ……………………………… (not feel) well all week.

5  Write a logical sentence to continue the first sentence. Use the words in brackets and a suitable
simple or continuous perfect tense.

      1.   They finally had enough money to buy a car. (save / all year)

             .............................................................................................................................

      2.   My mother was surprised when she got home. (bake / a cake)

             .............................................................................................................................

      3.   What’s it like in London? (never / be there)

             .............................................................................................................................

      4.   The ground is wet. (rain / all day)

             .............................................................................................................................

      5.   I was very upset when you saw me. (boyfriend / break up)

             .............................................................................................................................

      6.   I wonder how Paul is. (not see / in ages)

             .............................................................................................................................