way2go! 5. Practice Pack, Arbeitsheft

19 Discussing ideas Here are some sentences from a discussion on the importance of getting good grades. Put the jumbled sentences into the correct order. 1 important / students / more / Isn’t / for / to develop / than / their own opinion / good grades / to get / it / ? 2 important / that / is / agree / getting / Do / good grades / you / ? 3 if / you are / you / I / only / interested in / get good grades / think / can / the subject / . 4 finding / later in life / good grades / will help with / more, / a good job / What’s / . 5 along / that / with / go / I’ll / . 6 really / you / Do / are / that / not important / think / good grades / ? 7 we learn / for life, / see / it, / I / for school / not / As /. 8 if / It / you have / at school / difference / for your life / doesn’t / much / good grades / make / . 9 with / OK / that / you / Are / ? 10 being / opinion, / enthusiastic teachers / In / depends on / my / a good student / having / . Now read through the sentences again and categorise them. Use ‘G’ for ‘giving your opinion’, ‘A’ for ‘arguing your case’ and ‘R’ for ‘reaching an agreement/a conclusion’. Some sentences can go into more than one category. LANGUAGE 3 b More suffixes Here are some more facts about Eton College. Complete the sentences by using the words in brackets and adding the correct suffixes. LANGUAGE 4 1 Eton College is so famous that (visit) walk across the bridge over the river Thames from nearby Windsor to see it. 2 If you are a (photograph), you may want to take some pictures of the older parts of the school, which was opened in 1440 by King Henry VI. 3 An (educate) for students at Eton College is a combination of old traditions and modern learning. 4 Students who are especially interested in art are encouraged to become (paint) in the Drawing School at weekends. 5 If you are a keen (music), you can even learn to play the harp or bagpipes at Eton. 6 The rugby, cricket and hockey teams may do their (train) at the weekend. 7 The teachers at Eton meet daily to have a (discuss) about the day’s events. 8 In PE lessons the students have a (train) to help them get fit. 9 Students can see important (inform) displayed on the notice boards. 10 Even if you are a good student, there’s always room for (improve). Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv