Review 2: listening, reading and short answers
This review uses new tasks to check Units 4 to 6: screen time, design thinking and stories. For a listening task, read the questions first, listen once for the main idea and again for the details you need (what must, mustn’t, can, who said what, what will be done). For a reading text, read once for the main idea, then use the questions to find details. Check each option against the text: an answer must be true according to the text. For short answers, write full sentences and use the grammar you have learned: must, mustn’t and should for rules and advice; although and while for contrast; First, Next, Finally for steps; said that for reported statements. Notice how the language of the term meets in one text: a survey, a problem, a plan, a test, a result and a lesson.
| Skill | Strategy |
|---|---|
| Listening | Read the questions first. Listen for must, mustn’t, can and numbers. |
| Reading | Find the main idea, then the sentence that answers each question. |
| Short answers | Write a full sentence with words from the text. |
| Check | Does my answer fit the text and the grammar? |
Next Thursday our library will hold a Story Fair. First, each student must choose a story to tell: it can be a folk tale or a story that you invent. You mustn’t read from a paper, but you can use three picture cards. Mr Hassan said that the best story would be printed in the school newsletter. Although the fair is short, everybody will be given a turn.
Seif’s class decided to improve how they use phones. First they did a survey, and the results showed that many students checked their phones during lessons. Although some students enjoyed the notifications, others said that they felt distracted. The class defined the problem: “Notifications take our attention away.” Next they brainstormed ideas, and one idea was a phone box at the door. After a month of testing, the teacher said that the lessons had been calmer. In the end the students agreed that phones are useful, but they must be used at the right time.
Mini review team. Write a short announcement of five sentences about an event at your school. Use must, mustn’t, can, one future passive and one reported sentence. Read it aloud to a grown-up, who answers three questions about it without looking at the text.