Ticket to English 1 Unit 1 Education

1- Vocabulary

School buildings

· Schoolyard

· Classroom

· Dormitory

· Boarding school

· Laboratory

· Sports fields

· Auditorium

· Multimedia room

· Library

· Cafeteria

· Restrooms/toilets

School subjects

· Maths

· Physics/chemistry

· Biology/geology

· Literature

· History/geography

· Islamic studies

· Physical education

· Foreign languages

· Arabic

· Civic education

· Philosophy

School activities

· Exams-tests

· Scientific experiments

· Homework -assignment

· Break time

· Oral presentations

· Extra activities

· Open days

· Holidays

· Field trips

· Exhibitions

· lessons

Teaching/learning materials

· Blackboards

· Whiteboard

· Desks and tables

· Maps and posters

· Overhead projectors

· Video players

· Tablets

· Smart Phones

· TV set

· Bookshelves

· Laptops and desktops

· Internet connection

2- Functions / communication asking for and expressing opinion

A- Asking about opinions

What do you think about….
In your opinion, …?
What’s your opinion….?
Do you have any particular views on …?
Are you for or against…..?
Do you think that …..?
If I asked your opinion about …………, what would you say?
Would I be right in saying …?
How do you feel about …?
Do you share the view that …?
Please tell me your opinion on …
Would you agree that …?

Expressing opinions

I think/ guess/ believe ..…
As far as I am concerned, …
To my mind, …
According to me, …
Some people may disagree with me, but …
As I see it, …
It seems to me that…
In my point of view / my opinion,…
From my point of view…
To the best of my knowledge, …
To my mind / To my way of thinking, …
I am of the opinion that…
I have come to the conclusion that …
Personally speaking / Speaking for myself, …
I’m no expert (on this), but …
I take the view that. ..
My personal view is that…
In my experience…
As far as I understand / can see/see it,…

Agreeing

I agree with you / I do agree you’re definitely right.
I share the same view
I couldn’t agree more.
We seem to be on the same wavelength.
It’s so nice to meet someone who thinks that way too.
That is logical.
I can’t argue with that.
(I have) No doubt about it.
That is a more convincing argument, I must admit.
That’s a good point.
I see your point.
(That) makes sense (to me).

Disagreeing

I’m afraid. I can’t agree with you.
No way.
I disagree with you.
I don’t agree with you.
That’s not always true.
You could be right, but…
It’s hard to argue with that, but…
I’m not sure I agree with you
I think you’re wrong
I can see a hole in that argument.
That’s not the way I see it.
Sorry, but I am not convinced.
It is quite old-fashioned to say that.

Examples:

Alex: What do you think about single-sex schools, Suzy?
Suzy: Well, I think that they will perform better in mixed schools
Alex: I do not share the same point of view.

Bob: Any initial thoughts on studying English at university?
Quinn: That sounds a good idea.

3 – Grammar: The Simple Past Tense

To see this lesson of the simple past click here

Grammar: Reflexive Pronouns

Reflexive pronouns are words that finish with either -self or -selves. They are used when the subject and the object of a sentence are the same.

Personal pronouns

I
You (singular)
He
She
It
We
You (plural)
They

Reflexive Pronouns

Myself
Yourself
Himself
Herself
Itself
Ourselves
Yourselves
Themselves

Examples:
– Tom thinks of himself
– I did the exercise myself. No one helped me.
– Bob and Quinn blamed themselves for the accident.
Notice:
reflexive pronouns cannot be used after Feel, relax, concentrate, meet.
Tom is upset, he can’t relax (not relax himself)
I need to concentrate (not concentrate myself)

4- Writing: Paragraph

A good paragraph should have these elements: