Lesson 1 Independence Day Education and learning Reading: Good study habits Writing: Education in Japan and England: a comparison Teaching Notes Lesson Function 1

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Lesson 1 
Independence Day 
Education and learning 
Reading: Good study habits 
Writing: Education in Japan and England: a comparison 
Teaching Notes 
Lesson Function 1:
Introduce and practice topic-related vocabulary. 
Lesson Function 2:
Create opportunities to practice fluency.
Level:
Intermediate to Advanced.
Time:
60 – 90 minutes 
Key words:
skim, scan, comparison, crucial, vague, incentive, alert, put of.
 
Preparation:
Photocopy 1 worksheet per student.
To start:
Before handing out the worksheet, put students in pairs to 
brainstorm the names of famous universities in the world as they can. 
A.
Students work in pairs. Monitor. Stop the activity. Elicit feedback. 
Check pronunciation. (Or you could do this as an open class discussion.)
Answer for Question 1: If the students can’t say name famous universities 
in the world, help and remember them: Oxford, Cambridge, Sarbonna. Why 
this universities become very famous? Give the reasons. Five or more. 
B.
Students can work alone or in pairs for this. Monitor. Stop the 
activity. Elicit feedback. Answers with these words: a) book b) freshman 
c) sophomore d) junior e) register f) to feel proud g) self-confidence h) to 
see group mates i) out of the class j) university or institute
To finish:
Brainstorming: Tell students to turn the worksheet over. Give 
them one minute to write down all the topic-related phrases they remember 
from this lesson. Then get the students to check with a partner. Who 
remembered the most words? Quick open class discussion: Which phrases 
are the easiest/most difficult to remember? Why? Are there any similar 
expressions in their own languages? Quick quiz: Can the students remember 
the word combinations? 
A.
Good study habits 
Discuss the questions with a partner. 
1
What was your favourite and least favourite subject at school? 
2
When do you find it best to study? Why? 
Look at 
Texts A
and 
В
on page 5 and answer the questions. 
1
Which text is a quiz? 
2
Which text looks more serious? 
3
Which text is about studying effectively? 
Look at the texts again. Answer the questions. 
Text A:
1 How many questions are there? 
2
How many answers are there for each question? 
3
What does the second part of the text tell you? 

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Text В:
1 How many parts are there? 
2
Is there an introduction? 
3
Is there a conclusion? 
Read 
Text В
quickly. Answer the questions. 
1
Which is better: a planned target or a vague commitment? 
2
What two rewards are mentioned? 
3
What two reasons are given for delaying starting work? 
4
What is a more effective way of revising? 
What different ways did you read the texts to answer the questions in ... 
1 exercise 2 exercise
3 exercise
 
B.
Complete the quiz and then answer these questions. 
I What is your learning style? 2 Do you agree with your result? Why (not)? 
Look at the words in the table from 
Text B.
Write the part of speech. Match the 
words with their meanings.