The Ministry of Education & Higher Education

Palestinian National Authority

The Ministry of Education & Higher Education

Directorate of Khan Younis

Atraining material

based on

English for Palestine

Prepared by

English Language Committee

( Eleventh Grade )

Compiled by :

Mr.Ashraf Al Behairi & Mrs. Samiha Abu Zaid

Supervised by

Mr. Haidar Abu Shaweesh , Mr. Majed Salah & Mrs. Rola El Farra

Answered by :

Mr. Mohammed Ashour

Checked by:

Mr.Ashraf Al Behairi & Mr. Ismail El-Farra

مادة اثرائية للحادي عشر علمي + أدبي

خان يونس

2017 -2018

Unit 1/ Learning styles

Read the following passage then answer the questions that follow:

Visual learners prefer learning by seeing, either through reading or with pictures and other images. Aural learners learn best by hearing words or music, while physical learners tend to use their bodies and sense of touch (‘learning by doing’). No matter which of the three basic groups you are in, you may work best either on your own or with others, but obviously it’s impossible to be both a social and a solitary learner.
In reality, though, a person’s own learning style is neither simple nor fixed. Each of us has a mixture of learning styles. Many people find that they have one style that suits them best, while others use different styles according to what they are studying.

A. Answer the following questions:

1. What are the forms of learning styles? / What are three basic learning styles?

Visual learners, Aural learners and physical learners.

1. How do visual learners improve their learning style?

By seeing, either through reading or with pictures and other images.

1. How do aural learners improve their learning style?

By hearing words or music.

B. Decide whether these sentences are True or False:

1. Charts are the most helpful for aural learners. ( F )
2. According to the text, it’s possible to be either a social or a solitary learner, but not both. ( T )
3. All of us have a mixture of learning styles. ( T )
4. Reading textbooks aloud is the most helpful for aural learners. ( T )
5. No matter which of the three basic styles you are in, you may work best either alone or with groups.(T )
6. A person’s own learning style is either simple or fixed. ( F )
7. All students have the same learning styles. ( F )

C. Complete the following:

1. Learners may be either social orsolitarybut not both. / Learners can't be both social andsolitarybut either one of them.

2. Physical learnerstendto learn by doing something practical

3. Some people vary their ways of studying accordingto the subject they are learning.

4. Listening to words and music is an example ofaurallearning style while doing exercise is an example of physicallearning one.

D. Circle the correct answer :

1. What is most helpful for aural learners? a) music and sounds b) written texts c) mind-maps

2. What is most helpful for visual learners? a) diagrams b) lectures c) loud reading

3. What is most helpful for physical learners? a) CDs b) exercise c) images

4. What is most helpful for visual learners? a) flash cards b) lectures c) loud reading

E. Which learning styles are most suitable for these students?

1. "I’d rather show you how to do it than explain it." Learning style:physical learners

2. "I’m quite good at hearing differences in how people speak." Learning style:aural learners

3. "I find it hard to focus on my own. Can I study with you, please?" Learning style: social learners_

4. "I often draw diagrams to help me understand ideas." Learning style:visual learners

F. Write what the underlined words or pronouns refer to:

1.their ( line 2 ) : physical learners 2. them ( line 6 ) :Many people

3.others( line 6 ): other people

Read the following text then answer the questions below:

Tips for smarter learning
Traditionally, schools tend to use particular teaching methods (either visual or aural, using books, CDs and written tests). Pupils who learn well with these styles are often seen as ‘clever’, while those who use different styles may find themselves in lower classes, labelled as ‘slow learners’. In reality, they may be neither slow nor especially clever, but if they are treated differently, they may begin to believe the label that others put on them.
But it doesn’t have to be that way. Becoming more aware of your personal learning style can help you to take control of your learning by using techniques that work well for you. For example, here are some tips on how to adapt your study to your learning style:
Visual learners
➜ Turn your notes into pictures, charts or diagrams.
➜ Don’t have things around you that might distract your attention.
➜ Look at general ideas first before focusing on details.
➜ Use mind-maps, spidergrams, etc instead of written notes.
Aural learners
➜ Record lectures or lessons to listen to later.
➜ Discuss ideas with other students.
➜ Read textbooks aloud (when you’re alone!).
➜ Listen to quiet music while studying.
Physical learners
➜ Take frequent breaks when studying alone.
➜ Learn new material while doing something active (e.g. exercise).
➜ Work while standing up.
➜ Take subjects that include practical activities and fieldwork.

Answer the following answers"

1. What teaching methods do schools tend to use?

Visual or aural, using books, CDs and written tests

1. There are two labels to learners who learn well with visual or aural and those who use different styles. What are they?

a)Clever learners b) Slow learners

1. What can help you to take control of your learning?

Becoming more aware of my personal learning style

Write what the underlined words or pronouns refer to:

these styles ( line 2) :visual or aural, using books, CDs and written tests

they( line 3 ) :Slow learners

Here are some more pieces of advice. Which types of learner are they for?

1. Repeat material aloud in your own words. Aural learners
2. Use flash cards when studying vocabulary.Visual learners
3. Use coloured pens to highlight important ideas. Visual learners
4. Do something with your hands while studying.Physical learners

Replace the underlined words in these sentences with words from the text.

1. There are several different ways of solving this problem. methods
2. If you are called a clever child, people expect you to do well. labelled
3. She asked me for some pieces of advice about the best way to solve the problem. tips
4. Teachers sometimes change material to suit the needs of their students. adapt
5. Shall we look at the general idea first and leave the small points till later? details

Passage two

Read the text about education and complete the tasks below.(15 marks)

Education in many countries is compulsory for children up to about the age of sixteen. Most young people stay in school longer than that. Most graduate from high school at the age of seventeen or eighteen.

Almost half of these high school graduates continue, their education at a college or university. Education for most young people in these countries is free up to the time they graduate from high school. There are private schools, but most parents send their children to public schools, where students do not pay tuition. When young people go to college, however, they must pay tuition at a public university or a private university. University costs are going up a lot. private universities have become very expensive because the government does not help the private schools.

Who pays? The parents of children in college may have to pay more, or often the students may have to find jobs. These students have to worry about assignments and grades also about their jobs. If they work too much at their jobs, they may be absent from class or miss assignments or make too many errors on tests. They may even fail their courses and have to leave the university.

1. Answer the following questions. (4 points)

1. Why do most parents send their children to public schools?

They do not pay tuition.

1. Why have the private university costs become expensive?

Because the government does not help them.

1. Decide whether each of the following statements is True or False. (4 points)

1. University education is free. ( F )
2. Nearly 50% of high school graduates continue their education at a collage or a university.( T )

1. Give words from the passage that have almost the same meaning as. (3 points)

1. homework assignments 2.mistakeserrors

1. What does each of the following pronouns refer to? (3 points)

1.they (line 7) young people 2.they (line 12) students

1. The word' compulsory ' (line 1) means. (1 point)

a.obligatory b. unnecessary c. useless

Language and vocabulary study

Match the words and phrases in the box with their meanings:

ways – called – pieces of advice – change – small points – occupation – qualification – higher Education – required field

1. methods : ways 6. details: small points

2. tips:pieces of advice 7. labelled : called

3. adapt: change 8. degree or other certificate:qualification

4. job : occupation 9. college or university study:higher Education

5. you must fill in this part:required field

Complete the sentences with words from the box:

adapt – tips – according – methods – tend – details – solitary – labelled– visual learners

1She asked me for sometipsabout the best way to solve the problem.

2Teachers sometimes adapt material to suit the needs of their students.

3Shall we look at the general idea first and leave the details till later?

4If you arelabelleda clever child, people expect you to do well.

5There are several differentmethodsof solving this problem

6Visual learnersprefer learning by seeing, either through reading or with pictures and other images.

7Learners may be either social orsolitarybut not both.

8Some people vary their ways of studying according to the subject they are learning

9Physical learners tendto learn by doing something practical

Match the words and phrases in the box with their meanings:

as an answer – especially – overall – really, actually – I think –
expressing the idea differently – summarising the point

1. In general: overall 5. in fact: really, actually

2. In other words:expressing the idea differently 6. in particular:especially

3. in response: as an answer 7. In my opinion : I think

4. in short: summarizing the point

Complete the sentences with words from the box:

in general – in particular – In my opinion – in short – in response – In other words – in fact

1I don’t think that idea is very practical. In other wordsI don’t think it will work.

2It is interesting, well-written and cleverin shorta great book.

3In my opinion, this is the wrong way to solve the problem.

4I like reading all kinds of books but in particular short stories.

5He wrote a letterin responseto the advert.

6People think he’s unfriendly but in facthe’s just shy.

7In generalstudents respond well to this teaching method

Match each phrase in the box with two of the definitions below:

come into – break into – go in – turn into – take in

1. enter (literal) :go in
2. give someone a place to live (literal) :take in
3. enter a building by force (literal) :break into
4. change direction and enter (literal): turn into
5. enter (a room) (literal) :come into

Match each phrase in the box with two of the definitions below:

come into – break into – go in – turn into – take in

1. receive when someone dies (non-literal) :come into
2. enter the brain (non-literal) :go in
3. interrupt (non-literal) :break into
4. change something into a different form (non-literal) :turn into
5. hear and understand (non-literal) :take in

Complete the sentences with phrasal verbs from the box:

came into – break into – go in – fall into – turned into – took in

1. I turned into a side street.
2. When I just read written notes, the information won’t go in
3. Thieves sometimes break into houses.
4. While my parents were away, my grandparents tookme in
5. My father was quite rich and I came into a lot of money when he died.
6. Which age group do youfall into18 to 20, 21 to 25, or over 25?

Complete the sentences with phrasal verbs from the box:

fell into – came into – broke into – go in – turning into – take in

1. He came intomy office and sat down facing me.
2. turningwritten notes intodiagrams helps some learners.
3. Just knock on the door and go in
4. I fell intothe river yesterday.
5. He broke into the conversation to offer a suggestion.
6. I wasn’t listening properly so I didn’t take inwhat she said.

Decide which meaning is literal and which is non-literal. Write L (literal) or NL (non-literal) beside each sentence.

1. Mona came into a large fortune when her uncle died. NL
2. Water turns into ice when you freeze it. NL
3. The road was blocked, so they turned into a narrow path. L
4. He was homeless, so we took him in. L
5. My brother came into my room and sat next to me. L
6. His house was broken into by burglars last week. L
7. Please, don’t break into my speech while I am speaking. NL
8. While my friend was playing football, he fell into the ground. L
9. The ideas were too complex. I read them again and again, but they didn’t go in.NL
10. My sister knocked on the door and went in. L
11. The film was turned into a successful Hollywood film. NL
12. Palestine and Jordan fall into Asia. NL
13. I hope you are taking in what I am saying. NL

Complete the sentences with words from the box:

focus – hold – pay – distract – turn

1. This is very important, so pleasepayattention.
2. I prefer studying in silence so that there’s nothing to distract my attention.
3. Some parts of the text are underlined to focus the reader’s attention on them.
4. Now that we’ve discussed the present situation, can we turnour attention to the future?
5. The story was a bit boring and it didn’t hold my attention.

Complete the sentences with words from the box:

focused – held – pay – distract – turned

1. Please pay attention and listen carefully to what I am saying.
2. She turnedher attention to a new problem.
3. Our attention was held throughout his long talk.
4. Don’t distractmy attention – I’m studying.
5. While the teacher was explaining the lesson, he focused on the last point.

Complete the sentences using "make or do"

1. It’s been hot for so long that this cooler weather will make a nice change.
2. I needed help so I asked him todo me a favour
3. If you want to be healthy you need to domore physical exercise.
4. You can make efforts to improve your learning.
5. He joined the army because he wanted to do his duty to the country.
6. It’s not fair that I have to do the houseworkwhile my brother watches TV.
7. It doesn’t matter if you make a mistake. Just do your best.
8. The company needs to sell more products tomake profit and compete in the market.
9. He’s quite shy and finds it difficult to make friends.
10. 10-We’ve discussed this for long enough. Now we need tomake a decision

Complete the grammar rules

1 We use both … and to talk about … / B / a. two negative or impossible ideas or choices.
2 We use either … or to talk about … / C / b. two true facts or ideas.
3 We use neither … nor to talk about … / A / c. two possible ideas or choices.

Fill the gaps in these sentences with both … and, either … or or neither … nor.

1. Labelling a student as ‘a slow learner’ is both unhelpfuland unfair.
2. Neither AnorC is correct, so the right answer is B.
3. In this country, 16-year-olds can either stay at school or leave and get a job.
4. The plan has bothadvantagesand disadvantages.
5. Either you support me or you’re against me. There’s no middle way.
6. I neitheragree nordisagree with what she says. I don’t know enough about the subject.
7. Everyone was worried. Neitherhis friends norhis family knew where he was.
8. You can eitherphoneor send an email. Which way is easier for you?
9. BothAhmadand his brother are studying at university.
10. The book isneither funnynor exciting. I didn’t enjoy it at all.
11. The person in the photo is eithera singeror an artist. I can’t remember which.

Rewrite the sentences as one sentence, using both … and, either … or or neither … nor.

1. It is impossible to be a social learner and a solitary learner at the same time. (both … and)

It is impossible to be both a social learner and a solitary learner.

1. Individual learning styles are not simple. Also, they are not fixed. (neither … nor)

Individual learning styles are neither simplenor fixed

1. You may work best on your own. Or you may work best with others. (either … or)

You may work best either on your own or with others.

1. This way of learning is useful. It’s also fun. (both … and)

This way of learning is both useful and fun

1. His suggestion wasn’t helpful. Also, it wasn’t practical. (neither … nor)

His suggestion was neither helpful nor practical.

1. Students don’t like the new system. Their parents agree with them. (neither … nor)

Neither the students nor their parents like the new system.

1. All learners belong to one of two groups. Some are solitary, others are social. (either … or)

All learners are either solitary or social

1. You need to focus on the general idea. You need to focus on details too. (both … and)

You need to focus on both the general idea and the details

1. We can stop and have a break. Or we can keep working. (either … or)

We can either stop and have a break or we can keep working.

1. You must study hard. You will not get high marks. (either … or)

You must either study hard or you will not get high marks.

1. He doesn’t understand the lesson. He doesn’t ask his teacher. (neither … nor)

He neither understands the lesson nor he asks his teacher.

Choose the correct answer:

1. Neither the president nor his helpers______( was / were ) present.
2. Either he or I ______( am / is / are ) on the right side.
3. Both Ali and Ahmed______( likes / like ) mangoes.

Writing

For the scientific stream only للفرع العلمي فقط

Distance learning is learning when you aren’t in the place your class is. Write a topic about distance learning, advantages and disadvantages.