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Grammar
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Mr Lim ________ such a busy man that he has to work all day.
(1) is
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(3) respecting
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My neighbour found out that his car had lost two of ________
wheels.
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Vocabulary
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He has ________ many mistakes in his life but we must forgive him.
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Rewrite each set of sentence into one sentence using the word(s)
provided.
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You were careless. You lost both your wallet and the keys.
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because ______________________________________________
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where _______________________________________________
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Cloze Passage
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Read the passage and fill in the blanks with the most suitable word.
Read the passage and fill in the blanks with the most suitable word.
Animals
Many people love fur coats __________ they don't think of where the
fur comes from. Even when there are laws which ____________ the killing
of wild animals, many animals are still being __________ for their skins.
Today there are many people who feel upset at the ____________ of
killing wild animals to __________ coats and other goods. There are many
ways to keep us warm, why must we kill animals for just this __________?
We can use plastic, canvas and other man-made materials to __________
bags and shoes. We don't _________ real animal skins at all. If we choose
not to buy products _________ from animal skins than these animals need
not be killed for this purpose.
In 1908, the Queen of England ___________ that she didn't want any
of her subjects to ____________ their hats with feathers. Soon women all
over the world stopped wearing hats with feathers. Since the __________
of feathers stopped so did the killing of birds.
Up level the above paragraph, with at least ONE complex sentence
SNU
overboard until ruled crown born ashore men journey stopped old sail reason
Animal Fur
Vocabulary: hunted purchase said manufacture because make made require
wearing ban idea purpose
If schools are teaching correctly and engaging students, the majority of homework becomes irrelevant Photo: Getty Images
By John Walmsley
Regardless of your personal beliefs, I hope that your Christmas will be a time for family, friends and festivities. However, as a teacher and a parent, I must regrettably admit that for too
many pupils, these Christmas holidays will also include no small amount of homework.
The debate around holiday homework has raged for years and its a topic which divides teachers, parents and pupils alike. Recently, the discussion has been brought to the fore by a
number of new free and academy schools who have declared that they would not issue homework.
The increasing trend of primary and secondary schools announcing they would ban homework only seemed to fuel the debate- it even made the Education Secretary sit up and take
notice.
Michael Goves decision to rethink national guidelines on homework was a wise move. If educators and parents cant agree, what chance was there for a consistent Government
opinion on how much time children should spend on homework each night?
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Personally, my view is that homework is totally unnecessary for primary school pupils and those in the first three years of secondary school education. However, I will concede that it is
necessary when students reach their crucial exam years.
At that stage from year 10 and higher homework assignments serve a purpose; they provide opportunities for students to develop valuable skills in independent research, academic
citing, and the fundamental principles of academic honesty.
>> Parents paid 600 'to help their children with homework'
Ultimately each school, teacher and parent will draw their own line in the sand when determining the correct age for pupils to be given homework; but discussions over homework should
not stop there.
What must be asked is the value homework provides to students and, in my opinion, that debate should be based upon three questions:
Will homework assignments help to develop the students independent learning skills?
How can educators guard against placing undue pressure on students and help parents support their childs learning?
Today, league tables and exam results have created a mechanistic education system. Schools, pupils and teachers are too often focused on achieving scores and targets.
In my view, this underpins the homework debate, and it completely negates the truest goal of education, which is to inspire and nurture a students love for learning.
For parents, when it comes to homework, there is a fine line between helping your children and doing the work for them. Just as teachers should avoid placing unwarranted pressure on
their students, parents should appreciate that by doing the work for them, they are in fact hindering their childs ability to think independently.
Homework becomes an exercise in futility if children arent allowed to take charge of their own learning. Instead, parents should put their efforts into providing an environment which
helps to instil a real desire to learn.
As I have already stated, there will always be times, such as exam preparation, when parents and teachers need to ensure students are studying at home. In my opinion, the true issue
isnt whether students should work at home, its whether homework should be routinely assigned?
If schools are teaching correctly and engaging students, the majority of homework becomes irrelevant. In my experience, engaged students regardless of age will, on their own initiative,
actively seek to advance their knowledge and learning outside of school. In such cases the teacher and parent roles should then act to support this drive in whatever way they can.
In my own school (which I should mention is an international sixth-form boarding school), we try to use experiential learning to engage and enthuse our students. We do this by providing
a dual programme which sees students split their school time equally between academics and corresponding extra-curricular activities.
Frequently, students themselves will take the lead in setting up extra-curricular activities outside of school hours.
Having taught in many kinds of schools in the UK and abroad, I can honestly say that no-other curriculum does more to encourage students to become actively involved in their own
learning.
While I accept that not every school will have the luxury of adopting a co-curricular programme to the extent we have; its an option I actively encourage them to try, and I believe it would
be more readily welcomed by their students.
Personally, I dont think schools should routinely issue students with homework (particularly below GCSE classes). Ultimately, as a parent your question shouldnt be why are schools
giving so much homework? but rather, is this homework relevant, interesting and does it encourage independent thinking?