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Warmer: Discussion
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Task 1. Running Dictation
Parents’ evening
Every school has a parents’ evening once a year or more.
At parents’ evening you can talk to your child’s teacher.
At primary school you usually talk to one teacher.
At high school or secondary school you talk to lots of teachers.
The teachers will tell you how your child is doing at school.
They will tell you if there are any problems.
You can ask the teachers questions about your child.
Task 1b. Paired Dictation.
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Parents’ evening.
Every school has a parents’ evening once a year or more.
______________________________________________________________________
At primary school you usually talk to one teacher.
______________________________________________________________________
The teachers will tell you how your child is doing at school.
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You can ask the teachers questions about your child.
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Parents’ evening.
______________________________________________________________________
At parents’ evening you can talk to your child’s teacher.
______________________________________________________________________
At high school or secondary school you talk to lots of teachers.
______________________________________________________________________
They will tell you if there are any problems.
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Task 2. Parents’ Evening Vocabulary.
Here are some words your child’s teacher might use. Practise saying these words.
• Can you find the words in the conversations below?
• Underline the words you find.
behaviour
attendance progress support
concerns subjects
pupil
He listens to the teacher and works hard. His behaviour is very good.
She is a good pupil. She comes to class every day. Her attendance is excellent.
Her favourite subjects are English and P.E. She is making good progress in maths.
You can support your child by listening to him read and helping him with his homework.
Have you got any concerns about your child?
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Which word means....
problems or things ________________________
you are worried about.
the amount that somebody has improved. _______________________
how regularly your child goes to school
during term time. _______________________
what a person does or says, a
persons actions. _______________________
something you study at school like _______________________
maths, English or history.
help _______________________
a person who is learning at school. _______________________
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Task 3
• Look at the leaflet from Wolverhampton County Council.
• There is a lot of information about Parents’ Evenings.
• Find these questions. Choose the correct answer.
a. Once a year in primary school and three times a year in secondary school. b. Once a year for secondary school and once a term or twice a year for
primary school.
a. No. You should make an appointment. b. Yes. You don’t need an appointment.
a. The class teacher in primary school and the subject teachers at secondary school.
b. The head teacher and other parents.
a. 5 minutes. b. Between 5 and 15 minutes.
Find this section in the leaflet.
• There is a list of questions to ask your child’s teacher.
• Read through the questions and practise saying them to your partner.
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• Put the words in the correct order to make the questions.
Example:
Answer:
Cut out these words and put them in the correct order.
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3.
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5.
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Task 4.
This part of the leaflet tells you some important things to remember about Parents’ evening. Read the information and answer the questions.
Write the letter from the correct answer next to the question.
Questions.
1. What is “a chat”? ___ 2. Why is it important to talk to your child before parents’ evening? ____ 3. You should give your child feedback. What does this mean? ___ 4. What is “a pat on the back”? ___ 5. What should you do to help your child try harder at school? ___ 6. What does the word crucial mean? ___ 7. Which sentence means that it is very important for parents and teachers
to work together? ____ 8. Do you have to wait for parents’ evening to discuss your child’s progress?
_____
Answers.
A. It is telling your child that you are pleased with them.
B. This means you should tell your child what the teacher said.
C. You should give them support and encouragement.
D. Close co-operation and communication between home and school is crucial in ensuring that your child’s best interests are met.
E. an informal talk with your child.
F. No, you can make an appointment.
G. to find out if they have any problems or concerns about school.
H. very very important.
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Cooler: WORDSLAM
behaviour
progress
pupil
attendance support
concerns
subjects primary school
secondary school
parent teacher
parents’ evening crucial
chat
questions answers
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Extension Task.
STUDENT D: You are the class teacher! Answer Student A/B/C ’s questions about their child.
Child’s name: Billy Billy is a well behaved child. He mixes well with the other children at school and has lots of friends. Sometimes he can be a bit chatty, and he could help himself by talking less in class. He always asks sensible questions and listens when the teacher is talking, but he needs extra help with spelling. He could do some extra practice at home to help with this.
Child’s name: Tomasz Tomasz is a lazy child and is not making good progress. He needs extra support with Maths and it is crucial that he does extra practice at home. It would help if he went to bed earlier at night and spent less time playing computer games. He doesn’t join in talks or ask questions, and he spends most of the time chatting with his friends.
Child’s name: Kinga Kinga is a good student and there are no concerns about her progress. She has excellent attendance and behaviour, and she is doing well in all her subjects. She is quite shy and it would help if she did extra activities after school where she could meet and play with other children. She does ask questions but she doesn’t like to join in class talks. She has a few friends, but she doesn’t mix well with all the children in the class.
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STUDENT A Your child’s name is Billy. Ask the teacher questions about his school life.
STUDENT B Your child’s name is Tomasz. Ask the teacher questions about his school life.
STUDENT C Your child’s name is Kinga. Ask the teacher questions about her school life.
