Prime Time 7/8, Language in Use, Arbeitsheft

Open gap fill: Project helps parents to help their children You are going to read a text about a school project in Wales. Some words are missing from the text. Fill in the word which best fits each gap (1–10). Use only one word in each gap. Write your answers in the spaces provided at the end of the text. The first one (0) has been done for you. For those of us who … (0) our way through theWelsh education system before the year 2000, or even that of five or ten years … (Q1) , our experiences will inevitably be different from those of the current generation of school children, who are in the middle of aWelsh government drive to boost … (Q2) standards in literacy and numeracy. You might think the most fundamental difference is that this generation have never known a time … (Q3) the internet, smart phones or tablets. But with so … (Q4) incremental government changes to our education system in recent years and current plans to develop a unique curriculum specifically forWales, the way in which core … (Q5) like maths and English are taught now will inevitably be different … (Q6) the way the previous generation (or two, or three) were taught. Equally, some of the content in today’s syllabus may not have been taught in the past – which means parents or carers couldn’t help … (Q7) if they wanted to. This is where schools are … (Q8) steps to encourage parents and carers to come along to after- school sessions and community events, to help them to engage not only in school life but the very things their children are learning on the curriculum. Of course, trying to balance work, family and after-school sessions is far from easy, especially if you don’t live near your child’s school. This is why sessions like those organised by Newport’s Duffryn High School … (Q9) place everyWednesday in the community itself, at the old library in Pill where many students and their families live. “In the evenings we go over how you can work with your child in English and maths, the heads of English and maths show them what the course is and what the demands will be, and simple techniques of … (Q10) they can help their child,” explained Duffryn head teacher JonWilson, whose school was recently praised by the education inspectorate for its high percentage of “good” or “excellent” lessons. ( South Wales Argus , 21 May 2014; adapted and abridged) 0 made Q1 Q6 Q2 Q7 Q3 Q8 Q4 Q9 Q5 Q10 8 ✔ 110 Sample Matura tasks S Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv