gateway 1 Unit 2 Education

Education is The action or process of teaching someone, especially in a school, college, or university- The knowledge, skill, and understanding you get from attending a school, college, or university.

Vocabulary 

School Buildings

• Schoolyard
• Classroom· Dormitory
• Boarding school
• Laboratory
• Sports fields
• Auditorium
• Multimedia room
• Library
• Cafeteria
• Restrooms/toilets

School Subjects

• Maths
• Physics/Chemistry
• Biology/Geology
• Literature
• History/Geography
• Islamic studies
• Physical education
• Foreign languages
• Arabic
• Civic education
• Philosophy

School Activities

• Exams-tests· 
• Scientific experiments
• Homework -assignment
• Break time
• Oral presentations
• Extra activities
• Open days
• Holidays
• Field trips
• Exhibitions
• lessons

Teaching/Learning Materials

• Blackboard-whiteboard
• Desks and tables
• Cd Roms
• Maps and posters
• Overhead projectors
• Video and DVD players
• Audio cassette player
• TV set
• Bookshelves
• Laptops and desktops
• Internet connection

Functions/Communication Skills: Giving and Asking for Advice

Asking for Advice

• What do you advise me to do?
• What do you suggest/recommend we do this evening?
• What should I do when I’m in Marrakech?
• Could you recommend a good restaurant near here?
• Could you suggest somewhere to go for a drink?
• Do you have any advice on visiting the British Museum?
• Could you advise me on the best way to get to Tangiers?
• What’s your advice on playing hockey?
• What would you do if you were me?

Giving Advice

• You should do some exercise.
• You ought to eat more fruit and vegetables.
• Why don’t you go jogging?
• How about eating less sugary food? I suggest taking a holiday.
• I suggest (that) you take a holiday. I recommend going to bed earlier.
• I recommend (that) you go to bed earlier. If I were you, I would revise my lessons every day.

Grammar: Past Simple Vs. Past Continuous (Progressive)

Past Continuous

• Affirmative: Was/ were + verb(ing)

They were studying English yesterday at 14h30

• Negative: Was/ were not + verb(ing)

I wasn’t playing tennis

• Interrogative: Was/were + subject+ verb(ing)

Was she helping her mother?

The Use:

1- Temporary action in progress in the past

Ex: It was raining all-day

2- Action that was in progress when another action happened

Ex: while I was having dinner, the bell rang 

I was having dinner when the bell rang

3- With a specific time in the past

Ex: They were studying English yesterday at 14h30

Used to: Past Habit 

We use used to express:

• An activity that we did regularly in the past (which we don’t do anymore in the present)

Ex: I used to play football. (it means that I don’t play football anymore now)

• Affirmative: I used to play sports.
• Negative: I did not use to play sports.
• Interrogative:
  • Where did you use to play sports?
  • Did you use to play sports?