Unit 3 School survey

Questions Notes

The school where you study English is interested in making improvements. You have been
asked to write a report for the director. Your report should discuss the school’s strengths and
weaknesses from the point of view of the students. You should also put forward at least one
recommendation for how the school could meet students’ needs more effectively. Write your
report in 220–260 words.

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Activity
Individual and group work:
writing and speaking
Aim
To write a report based on the
findings of a student-generated
survey
Vocabulary
Information and research
Preparation
Make a photocopy of the
worksheet for each student in
class.
Time
30 minutes for the survey + 40
minutes for the report
Lesson link
Unit 3, page 35
Unit 3 School survey
Teaching notes
Procedure
› Ask students to think of some examples of what makes the school where
they study English a good place to learn a language.
› Explain to students that they are going to carry out a survey to assess
the strengths and weaknesses of the school from the perspective of the
students.
› As a class, brainstorm a few topics students could write questions about,
e.g. facilities, classrooms, technology, desks/chairs, etc. Together, agree on
one good survey question. Write it on the board.
› Give each student a worksheet. Students add the first question the class has
agreed on. Then ask students to write the remaining questions individually.
Monitor and provide support as needed.
› Students do the survey as a mingle, where everyone stands up and talks to
as many of their classmates as possible. Alternatively, you could arrange
with other teachers beforehand to allow your students to go around the
school and survey other groups.
› Once students have completed their surveys, give them a few minutes to
review the information they collected and decide on the key takeaways from
their surveys. Put the students in small groups to discuss their findings.
› Refer students to the writing task at the bottom of the worksheet. Encourage
them to use the information gathered from their surveys and discussions
to help them. This writing task could be done in class or set for homework.
Alternatively, the writing task could be used as additional writing practice at
the end of the unit.
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