Wider World 2 Unit 8

Listen to a podcast about Montessori schools and choose the correct answer.

1 Maria Montessori became a doctor in        [1870., 1874., 1896.]

2 Montessori schools are                                     [both primary and secondary schools., only primary schools., only secondary schools]

3 Pupils in Montessori classes are                   [different ages., three years old., the same age.]

4 Students at Montessori schools should                                  [sit at their desks all day., choose their own activities., get up and go home if they want.]

5 The speaker tells us that Montessori schools are                               [not as good as other schools., similar to most schools., not liked by everyone.]

Complete the sentences with the words below. There is one extra word.

boss / canteen / doctor / entrepreneur / outdoors / playground / pupil / stairs / university

0 Another word for a student is a pupil.

1 At break time, students go outside to the            , where they run around and play games.

2 The art room is on the top floor. You can walk up the        to get there.

3 Tom’s got a summer job at the local bookshop, and Mrs. Estevez shows him what to do. She’s a very nice      .

4 Diego doesn’t want to work in an office. He’d like to enjoy the weather and work          as a gardener.

5 At school, students can buy food and eat their lunch in the         .

6 Neven had a great business idea and started his own company. He’s an amazing              .

7 Anastasia is interested in medicine and helping people who are sick. She’s going to be a good        .

Complete the words in the sentences.

0 The other students in my class are my classmates.

1 There’s lots of special equipment in the Science l     , and students have to be very careful with it.

2 Mum’s got a great job at the local florist’s working Monday to Wednesday. It’s a p____-t___           job.

3 Ye-jun is going to give a p              about Korea to his Geography class.

4 If you want to practise that Maths problem, you can do e           online.

5 You’ll remember the lesson if you make n       when the teacher explains things.

6 Students mustn’t go into the s       room because it’s only for teachers.

7 Mrs. Martinez looks after children and adults who need her help. She is a c      worker.

8 The sales assistant at the department store couldn’t help Dad, so he asked to speak to the m         .