PLAY BY THE BOOK

1. Listen to Dillon asking about the school trip. Tick the things he has to do.
1. Get up early everyday
2. Go climbing
3.Go sailing
4. Go to the disco
5. Leave his phone at home
6. Share a bedroom
7. Help with the cleaning
8. Do any school work

2. Read and answer the questions.

A DIFFERENT WAY TO LEARN

Manor Park School in California has a gym, ten classrooms, a library and a kitchen.
However, there are no timetables, no homework and no exams. Teachers don't give
students marks for their work and they never give them tests. There are lessons but
students don't have to go to them. They can choose what they do and how they spend
their time. If they don't want to study, they can play video games, talk with friends or
watch TV. They can cook a meal if they're hungry, or bring food from home and eat it
when they like.
If students want to do a project or learn something, they can ask for lessons.
Anyone can go to these classes, from the youngest student, who is five, to the
oldest students, who are 18. Often students teach the classes themselves.
Thirteen-year-old Lewis taught a class on cosmology to a group of older
students last week. He says he's very interested in space and reads a lot about it.
He's going to give more classes over the next few weeks.

Other subjects available at the moment are Chinese, nature study, maths, bike
repair, film-making, art, music and photography. The head teacher says it's not
very important for children to learn hard things like chemistry or physics. 'They
just forget it,' she says. 'Instead, they need to learn how to learn. Then, when
they're interested in something, they know how to find out about it by
themselves.'

3. Read the text about the Manor Park School. Are these sentences right (A) or wrong (B)?

1. S
 tudents at the school don't have to study. A B
2. Teachers tell students what they have to do every day. A B
3.Students of all ages can study together. A B
4. Lewis has to teach one class a week. A B
5. The head teacher thinks students should study chemistry. A B
6. The head teacher thinks students can learn without a teacher. A B