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Hot Spot Level 1, Module 3, Extra reading

2 School of the Air Level 1, Module 3


1

Reading
Work with a classmate. Look at the photos and guess what the School of the Air is. Then read
and check.

years old.
My names Bradley and Im eleven
a school.
My home is very far from a town or
Of course,
Its on a big sheep farm in Australia.
the radio
I go to school, but my lessons are on
ll there
and computer. My school is very sma
in different
are only 160 children and we are all
towns, too!
towns. The teachers are in different
do on
Early in the morning, there is work to
. Ive
the farm. Then its time for my lessons
(and my
got computer lessons with my teacher
ve got
We
k.
classmates) for four hours each wee
a special website for our homework.
This time
Ive got more lessons in the afternoon.
the books
my mum is my teacher! Shes got all
and CDs for my school work.
for all the
Once a year, there is a fantastic party
called Alice
students and teachers. Its in a town
from my
Springs. Alice Springs is three hours
classmates
home. The parties are fun because my
e!
and teachers are all in the same plac

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Comprehension
Read again. Are these sentences true (T) or false (F)? Correct the false sentences.
1 Bradleys home is in Alice Springs. T / F

Bradleys home is three hours from Alice Springs.

2 Bradley has got jobs to do on the farm before lessons start. T / F


3 Bradley hasnt got any classmates in his computer lesson. T / F


4 Bradleys mother isnt at home in the afternoon. T / F


5 Children at School of the Air have got lessons with both parents and teachers. T / F

6 Bradley sees his classmates once a year. T / F


Vocabulary
Match the adjectives with their opposites.

1 far

a boring

2 small

b same

3 different

4 fantastic

d big

near

Speaking and Writing


a) Make notes about these things.
the lessons you have
your favourite subjects
your teachers
your classmates
things you do after school
b) Work with a classmate. Ask and answer question about the things in Activity 4a.

How many students are


there in your class?

There are 28 students in my class.

c) Write an e-mail to Bradley about your school. Use your notes from Activity 4a.

This page is taken from www.macmillanenglish.com/hotspot. It is photocopiable and may be used within the class.
Copyright Macmillan Publishers Limited 2011.

PHOTOCOPIABLE

Hot Spot Level 1, Module 3, Extra reading

2 School of the air Teachers notes


Aim
In this lesson, students read and learn about School of the Air, and write an e-mail about their own
school day.

1 Reading
Put the students in pairs and ask them to
discuss what the School of the Air might be.
Ask them to look at the photo for ideas.
Ask a few students to share their ideas with
the class.
Read the text with the students and ask them
to see if their answer was correct.
Answer
School of the Air is an online/radio/phone/postal
form of schooling. It started in Australia to teach
children who live too far from a school, but is
now used in other countries too, e.g. the USA, to
teach children in remote locations.

2 Comprehension
Students read the text again. Then ask
them to read the sentences and circle true
(T) or false (F). Tell them to correct the false
sentences.
Check the answers with the class.
Answers
1 F (Bradleys home is on a farm three hours
from Alice Springs.)
2 T
3 F (Bradley does his computer lessons with a
teacher and his classmates.)
4 F Bradleys mother is his teacher in the
afternoon.)
5 T
6 T

3 Vocabulary
Students match the words with their
opposites.
Ask the students to compare answers in pairs
before checking them with the class.
Answers
1c 2d 3b 4a

4 Speaking and writing


Ask the students to make notes about the
points on the list.
Then put them in pairs and tell them to ask
and answer questions about the thing in the
list. If necessary, elicit the questions students
will need to ask before they begin, e.g. How
many students are there in your school/class?
What lessons do you have? What are your
favourite subjects? Who are your teachers?
Who are your classmates? What do you do
after school?
Monitor and help where necessary.
Then ask the students to work on their own
and write an e-mail to Bradley about their
school, using their notes to help them.
Note: The writing stage of this activity could
be set for homework.

The authors and publishers would like to thank the following for permission to reproduce their photographic material:
Photodisc. Bananastock.

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